Animoca Brands co-founder and executive chairman Yat Siu said he would become CEO on December 1, while retaining his executive chairman role, according to a PANews report published on November 9, 2026, at 15:40:17 (UTC+8). President Evan Auyang would move into a senior adviser role.
The infrastructure direction
Siu said Animoca Brands would use products including its agent platform, Minds, to connect AI agents with Web3 digital ownership. The stated goal is to build identity, reputation and settlement infrastructure for a machine economy.
These are plans described by Siu; the report does not establish deployment milestones or adoption figures for that infrastructure.
Institutional business and relisting preparations
Siu also said the company would continue expanding its institutional business and tokenization infrastructure. Alongside that expansion, Animoca Brands would strengthen governance and financial reporting in preparation for a future relisting. The report gives no relisting date.