Koda Nexus Opens in Otherside, Bored Ape Yacht Club Creator Debuts Social Hub

Yuga Labs launches Koda Nexus in Otherside metaverse as a central, evolving social and onchain hub. Yuga Labs opens the Koda Nexus in its Otherside metaverse on Nov. 12, 2025, unveiling a persistent city‑style hub with districts, an ancient temple core and recurring challenges, announced by co‑founder Greg Solano. Summit features let users log in … Read more

Yuga Labs Partners With Amazon Games to Launch NFT Game in Otherside

Yuga Labs announced a partnership with Amazon Games at Apefest in Las Vegas to develop a co‑branded non-fungible token (NFT) game within the Otherside metaverse, with Otherdeed landholders integrated into the game ecosystem and the Voyager Boximus NFT series granting early access. The collaboration aims to accelerate mainstream adoption of web3 gaming by combining Yuga … Read more

BMW Converts BAYC NFT Into Real‑World 1/1 Apecar, Hands Vehicle to Collector at IAA Munich

BMW handed over the one‑off “Apecar 1/1” to collector Dennis Weidner during IAA Mobility at BMW Welt in Munich on Sept. 12, 2025, transforming a Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) non‑fungible token (NFT) from the Otherside metaverse into a physical, bespoke vehicle. The Apecar — created originally as a digital artwork by Yuga Labs — … Read more

Apecoin Expands to Solana: Boosting Multi-Chain Growth Through DeFi Partnerships

Apecoin, the governance token associated with the Bored Ape Yacht Club non-fungible token (NFT) project, has officially expanded to the Solana blockchain, with the APE token synchronization completed on September 9, 2025. This move is part of the Rapid Apecoin Integration Deployment (R.A.I.D) strategy unveiled on August 31, 2025, designed to tap into Solana’s over … Read more

Bored Apes Creator Yuga Labs Moves to Sunset Apecoin DAO, Launch Apeco

Yuga Labs, creator of the Bored Ape Yacht Club, has proposed terminating the decentralized Apecoin DAO and transferring its assets to a new entity called Apeco to accelerate ecosystem growth. Apecoin DAO to Dissolve Under Yuga Labs Proposal Yuga Labs CEO Greg Solano has formally proposed sunsetting the Apecoin Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO), calling it … Read more

Regulatory Retreat? SEC Drops Yuga Labs Investigation Amid Crypto Policy Shift

Yuga Labs, the blockchain innovator behind the popular Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) non-fungible token (NFT) series, declared today that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has concluded its inquiry without pursuing enforcement action. Yuga Labs: ‘NFTs Are Not Securities’ Regulators terminated their scrutiny of the company this week, ending a probe launched in October … Read more

Yuga Labs Resumes Layoffs; CEO Says Web3 Platform ‘Lost Its Way’

According to Greg Solano, co-founder of Yuga Labs, the Web3 platform has laid off additional workers partly because it had “lost its way.” Solano also encouraged employees uninterested in the next phase to consider accepting the same severance package offered to those affected by the layoffs. Convoluted Corporate Processes Yuga Labs, the Web3 platform behind … Read more

7-Day NFT Sales Increase by 37%, Bitcoin-Based Collections Lead

Sales volumes of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) recorded a more than 37% increase to $277 million in the seven-day period ending April 11. Six of the top 10 collections with the largest sales volumes were Bitcoin-based NFTs. Some experts attribute the renewed interest in NFTs to the rise of real-world assets and NFTs with built-in utility. … Read more

NFT Collection Veefriends Physical Collectibles to Debut at Macy’s and Toys’R’Us

In recent times, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and their physical counterparts have started to debut at well known retail stores and luxury boutiques. On October 4, the NFT project called Veefriends revealed that the team is launching its limited edition series of collectible characters exclusively at Macy’s and Toys”R”Us. Veefriends holds the 20th position in terms … Read more

Yuga Labs May Face a Potential Class-Action Lawsuit Over Apecoin and NFT Sales

According to the international law firm Scott+Scott’s website, there’s a possibility that the non-fungible token (NFT) company Yuga Labs may be threatened with a class action lawsuit for generally promoting “the growth prospects and change for huge returns on investment to unsuspecting investors.” Law Firm Seeks Investors Who “Suffered Losses” From Yuga Labs Products The … Read more