Animoca Brands Pushes Into Stablecoins, AI and DePIN, Eyes Nasdaq Listing via Reverse Merger

Overview

• Chief strategy officer Keyvan Peymani said the firm is broadening beyond gaming into stablecoins, AI and decentralized physical networks, with stablecoins the near‑term priority.
• Animoca, Standard Chartered and HKT formed Anchorpoint Financial in Hong Kong to seek a stablecoin issuer license under the city’s new regime.
• The company plans to go public on Nasdaq through a reverse merger with Currenc Group, a developing transaction that requires audits and regulatory and shareholder approvals.
• Animoca invested $10 million in Pencil Finance to support tokenized student‑loan products that would run on stablecoin rails.
• New infrastructure moves include partnerships with IoTeX for AI over decentralized device data and with GEODNET on precise location tech and Satellite Miners, while EDU Chain has attracted about $150 million in TVL.