Episode 19: How Gaming Can Secure Your Digital Identity | Privacy in Motion

Watch on YouTube ↗  |  January 12, 2026 at 18:31  |  7:49  |  CoinDesk
Speakers
Robby Yung — CEO, Investments, Animoca Brands

Summary

Robby Yung, CEO of Investments at Animoca Brands, discusses Web3 gaming, digital ownership, stablecoins, and privacy with Privacy in Motion. He argues that NFTs restore residual value to in-game assets, stablecoins are a mainstream crypto catalyst, and zero-knowledge privacy tools can give users more control over identity. The interview is thematic and names few specific investable objects beyond Web3 gaming, NFTs, and stablecoins.

  • Robby Yung outlines Animoca's history from mobile free-to-play games to crypto and NFTs.
  • He says Web3 gaming succeeds with smaller but higher-paying audiences because players buy and resell assets.
  • He argues NFTs restore ownership and residual value lost in digital downloads.
  • He views stablecoins as a breakout, easy-to-understand crypto product and a driver of adoption.
  • He says stablecoins can be flexible, potentially backed by gold or real estate.
  • He discusses privacy and zero-knowledge proofs as tools for user-controlled identity and data sharing.
  • The conversation is thematic and does not present public equities as investable ideas.
Ideas
Robby Yung CEO, Investments, Animoca Brands 1:04
Stablecoins are crypto's mainstream adoption catalyst.
Stablecoins are a breakout, easy-to-understand product that can bring crypto into the mainstream; 'stablecoin summer' reflects real adoption. They are flexible: they need not be dollar- or fiat-backed and could be backed by gold or physical real estate or used as a medium of exchange, depending on how consumers and companies adopt them.
STABLECOINS HIGH
Robby Yung CEO, Investments, Animoca Brands 3:11
NFTs restore residual value to digital assets.
Digital downloads removed the ownership and residual value that physical game media had, but NFTs restore digital property rights to in-game assets. This lets players resell their items, changing how they approach purchases and making NFTs a key mechanism for Web3 digital ownership.
NFTS HIGH
Robby Yung CEO, Investments, Animoca Brands 4:21
Web3 gaming monetizes smaller, higher-paying audiences.
Web3 gaming is finding success in games with smaller audiences of tens of thousands to single-digit million users but much higher monetization: players usually must buy in-game assets to play, nearly 100% pay, and spend $10-$300 per month versus Web2 free-to-play where roughly 2% of users pay pennies per month. The ability to resell assets changes consumer mindset and aligns game economics with ownership.
METAVERSE HIGH
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This CoinDesk video, published January 12, 2026, features Robby Yung discussing STABLECOINS, NFTS, METAVERSE. 3 trade ideas extracted by AI with direction and confidence scoring.

Speakers: Robby Yung  · Tickers: STABLECOINS, NFTS, METAVERSE