Purchase of Animoca Brand Shares & Sale of IPv4 Addresses and Structured Products
TORONTO, ONTARIO, February 15, 2023. – Cypherpunk Holdings Inc. (CSE: HODL, OTC: CYFRF) (“Cypherpunk” or, the “Company“), a sector leader for blockchain, privacy and cryptography focused investments, would like to announce update on the Company’s holdings.
Purchase of Animoca Brand Shares
The Company is pleased to announce that it has acquired 9.09 million ordinary shares of Animoca Brands Corporation Limited (“Animoca Brands”) through secondary market trades. The Company paid an aggregate purchase price of approximately AUD $10 million (CAD $9.42 million) for this purchase.
Commenting on the purchase, Tony Guoga, Cypherpunk’s Chief Executive Officer, stated: “We are delighted to invest into Animoca Brands again, this has proved to be a great investment in 2021 and we were able to exit within short period of time and realize a profit of over 250%. The Company feels Animoca Brands is undervalued based on its wide array of assets in the Metaverse, NFT and GameFi sectors. The Company believes in Animoca Brands management and vision and feel they are well positioned to deliver value for shareholders.”
About Cypherpunk Holdings Inc.
Cypherpunk was established to invest in currencies, companies, technologies and protocols, which enhance or protect privacy. Its strategy is to make targeted investments in businesses and assets with strong privacy attributes, often within the blockchain ecosystem, including select cryptocurrencies. Current equity investments include Samourai Wallet, Wasabi Wallet, Chia, NGRAVE and GOAT.
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