YGG Onchain Guild Launches $7.5M Ecosystem Pool to Capitalize on Yield-Generating Opportunities

Yield Guild Games (YGG), the world’s largest decentralized gaming guild network, has allocated 50 million YGG tokens (valued at approximately US$7.5 million at the time of transfer) to an Ecosystem Pool under the leadership of a newly formed proprietary Onchain Guild, with a mandate to explore yield-generating strategies.

YGG’s Onchain Guilds are autonomous, purpose-driven, proprietary structures through which YGG collaborates with aligned partners to pursue specific mandates using treasury assets. Each guild operates onchain using programmable capital and shared accountability, enabling transparent coordination without intermediaries. Each guild operates with a defined mission, leveraging decentralized infrastructure to coordinate transparently, align incentives, and pursue outcomes consistent with YGG’s broader ecosystem goals. YGG’s Onchain Guilds are independently structured, mandate-driven ventures that operate exclusively with YGG’s own treasury assets to pursue proprietary trading strategies. They do not accept third-party capital or offer investment services.

As market conditions turn bullish and digital asset opportunities regain momentum, this initiative represents a significant evolution in YGG’s capital strategy, shifting from passive treasury holding to active proprietary deployment. With this move, the tokens have exited the treasury wallet, and their reclassification will now be reflected in the circulating supply. Rather than sitting idle, these treasury assets are now actively stewarded, with any potential proceeds available to support YGG’s long-term mission.

Unlike YGG’s earlier strategic investments in early-stage ecosystem projects, this initiative is focused on actively managing treasury assets through proprietary trading with an emphasis on efficiency and sustainability. The objective is to generate returns on treasury assets to strengthen YGG’s operational sustainability, token economics, and support YGG-led ecosystem initiatives over time.

“We’ve already seen how guilds can organize, contribute, and earn through shared digital ownership,” said YGG co-founder Beryl Li. “With the Ecosystem Pool, we’re demonstrating how YGG guilds can also take a more active role in managing treasury assets, deploying them strategically, and strengthening the financial foundations of the ecosystem. This is a blueprint that we hope will inspire more Onchain Guilds to unlock new capabilities, strengthen the ecosystem’s economic foundations, and drive even greater impact for communities.”

While the pool may opportunistically support projects aligned with YGG’s gaming footprint, including titles within the YGG Play publishing unit, its scope extends more broadly to digital assets and frontier technologies where market opportunities align with the Onchain Guild’s proprietary strategy.

The Ecosystem Pool is co-led by YGG Corporate Development Manager Serge-Raymond Nzabandora and YGG Head of Corporate Development Andy Chou, who bring deep experience across technology investing, capital markets, and strategic development. Serge previously held roles as a venture investor at MSA Capital in Beijing and an investment banker at Credit Suisse in London, while Andy previously was on the corporate development team at eBay and advised tech companies as an investment banker at Stifel Financial in San Francisco. As co-leads, they envision the Ecosystem Pool as a benchmark for how mission-aligned organizations can deploy proprietary assets with purpose and transparency, reinforcing the long-term viability of their token ecosystems.

This new Onchain Guild reflects YGG’s approach to coordinating proprietary capital through transparent, onchain structures. The Ecosystem Pool is the first in a series of internally funded initiatives aimed at exploring strategic opportunities while reinforcing the Guild’s mission and sustainability.

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