Back to collectionFunding for the Long Haul, and a Community Change Ahead
Background: The studio is still preparing for acceptance of its game vertical slice, while the macroeconomic outlook is turning more hawkish. Today: On the Federal Reserve meeting night, hawkish signals grew stronger and BTC rebounded to 49,000, with a macro shift close at hand; the studio’s news that day, however, had nothing to do with macroeconomics. Impact and next steps: The funding gives the studio a financial basis for continued long-term work, while the announcement directly addresses the community’s questions about the silence.
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Background: The studio is still preparing for acceptance of its game vertical slice, while the macroeconomic outlook is turning more hawkish. On the night of the Federal Reserve meeting, the studio’s funding news and community plans addressed separate concerns.
Today: On the Federal Reserve meeting night, hawkish signals grew stronger and BTC rebounded to 49,000, with a macro shift close at hand; the studio’s news that day, however, had nothing to do with macroeconomics. The announcement first apologized for the recent lack of updates and explained that the team had been working behind the scenes to keep everything on schedule. It then disclosed that Ex Populus had raised a total of USD 8.5 million, including investment from Animoca, at a gaming platform valuation of USD 80 million. In restrained language, it said that by today’s standards this was not a large sum, then made clear the team intended to stay for the long haul and was serious about its work. Ten minutes later, a second announcement previewed a major community change in the coming days, offering only this explanation: “You asked; we listened.” The narrator later read the two announcements side by side many times: one was about money, the other about people. Money determined how long the room could stay open; people determined who would be inside while it was open.
Impact and next steps: The funding gives the studio a financial basis for continued long-term work, while the announcement directly addresses the community’s questions about the silence. The coming change shows that the team heard members’ views, but its specifics have not been explained. The macro shift is still approaching; the community must wait for the change to arrive, and the studio still has to take its slice through acceptance.