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Yat Siu to Become Animoca Brands CEO in AI and Institutional Push

Open the sourceReported by The Defiant, thedefiant.io, 9 November 2026, by The Defiant Team

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Animoca Brands said Yat Siu will take on the CEO role in addition to his executive chairman position, part of a push toward AI and institutional business, while group president Evan Auyang moves to senior advisor to the board. The leadership change at the Hong Kong-based Web3 investor and gaming group comes as it sharpens focus on artificial intelligence and courting institutional capital. Animoca has built a broad portfolio across blockchain gaming, NFTs and metaverse projects, and the restructuring signals a bid to consolidate executive control under its co-founder. Watch for how the company deploys its balance sheet and token holdings into AI-related ventures and whether the institutional pivot produces new partnerships or funding.

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Animoca Brands, Yat Siu, Evan Auyang