Possession of Meebits, the tokenized metaverse avatar IP launched by CryptoPunks creator Larva Labs in 2021, has modified arms for a second time.
The Meebit Firm (aka MeebCo), a brand new agency backed by crypto enterprise fund 1confirmation, introduced Friday that it has acquired the Ethereum NFT IP and assortment from Yuga Labs, the earlier proprietor and creator of the Bored Ape Yacht Membership.
Yuga Labs had acquired the Meebits IP from Larva Labs in 2022 alongside CryptoPunks. MeebCo, which is led by CEO Sergio “Sergito” Silva, will oversee future growth across the 20,000 Ethereum NFT avatars. It has additionally launched a rewards system known as Bits that goals to gasoline participation across the avatars.
2/ To kick issues off, we’re launching Bits, a participation-driven rewards system, and saying a partnership with @opensea, our official third-party market. Our purpose is to make Bits a significant and rewarding expertise for Meebit group members. All collectors,… pic.twitter.com/rbtGHAxVwN
— Meebits (@MeebitsNFTs) February 14, 2025
“Steering an NFT challenge to success takes imaginative and prescient, dedication, and a deep love for the group,” wrote Yuga Labs co-founder and CEO Greg “Garga” Solano on X. “Meebits couldn’t be in higher arms with [Silva] and the workforce at MeebCo—excited to see them push the Meebs to new heights, and to see their plan for Bits unfold. Onward!”
Phrases of the deal weren’t disclosed, although Silva advised Decrypt that Yuga Labs may have a stake in The Meebit Firm. Yuga Labs didn’t instantly reply to Decrypt’s request for remark.
Meebits launched in 2021 because the NFT market growth was escalating, however whereas initially distinguished, the avatars haven’t had the enduring demand of Larva Labs’ unique CryptoPunks, which nonetheless command a minimal value of almost $100,000 on secondary marketplaces.
In contrast, Meebits at the moment begin at a value of beneath $2,000 price of ETH on NFT marketplaces as of this writing, and that’s following a 69% value spike after the acquisition was revealed earlier Friday. Meebits first offered for about $8,750 price of ETH when the preliminary sale started in Could 2021.
Meebits had been designed for use throughout numerous 3D metaverse platforms and video games, however the projected metaverse growth didn’t actually go as deliberate—at the very least not but, Silva stated.
“Meebits had been very forward of their time,” he advised Decrypt. “They simply have not had an opportunity to be appreciated.”
Underneath new possession, MeebCo now provides Meebits holders and group members a chance to earn Bits, a sort of factors awarded to assist drive engagement across the assortment. Factors programs in crypto are sometimes a precursor to an on-chain token launch and airdrop, although no such plans have been shared as of but.
Based on an X thread, MeebCo will present Meebits NFT merchants with Bits in the event that they transact by way of distinguished market OpenSea, the challenge’s most popular third-party buying and selling platform. Current Meebits holders will even be awarded retroactive Bits as soon as a portal platform launches within the coming weeks, plus Silva stated further methods to earn are on the horizon.
“It is only a higher method for folks to align themselves with the long run that we’re constructing,” he advised Decrypt. “If you wish to be part of the long run [of Meebits], it is a great way to lift your hand by collaborating with totally different activations that can provide help to accumulate Bits.”
