In an thrilling flip of occasions within the trade, the group behind the NFT firm MeebCo has simply introduced that the creators of CryptoPunk will be part of their board as strategic advisors.
Matt Corridor and John Watkinson, who created the favored CryptoPunks assortment, are additionally the unique brains behind Meebits. MeebCo acquired Meebits from Yuga Labs in February 2025. Yuga Labs initially bought the mental property rights for Meebits and CryptoPunks in early 2022 from Larva Labs, one other NFT firm co-founded by Corridor and Watkinson.
Larva Labs unveiled Meebits as a set that includes 20,000 distinctive 3D pixelated avatars in 2021. Since then, the gathering has undergone a number of adjustments each in administration and on-chain.
MeebCo’s CEO, Sergito Silva, commented on the event, saying: “Honored that Matt and John determined to formally be part of us as strategic advisors, formalizing a relationship that we’ve constructed over time. I’m very humbled by their willingness to formally help us and to work by our facet to deliver the Meebits as much as their full potential.”
The newest additions to MeebCo’s administration group come as the corporate implements some adjustments within the Meebits ecosystem. Following a group heads-up earlier this month, the agency shut down the Meebits web site to construct a brand new one for providing contemporary net experiences. Whereas efforts to launch the brand new website are underway, the group has availed a short lived platform for customers.
Alternatively, collectors can nonetheless entry their 3D fashions by way of the augmented actuality platform DashBo UGC. In addition they have the choice to request collectibles from the Meebits group by way of Discord.
In addition to upgrading its web site, MeebCo has simply concluded a program aimed toward lowering the circulating ground provide of Meebits and enhancing the consumer expertise. The agency launched the MeebCo Upcycling Program a number of weeks in the past, and it ran for 18 consecutive days, concluding on September 8.
Collectors who participated in this system traded a number of much less fascinating Meebits from their holdings for extra worthwhile ones from MeebCo’s vault. This system offered individuals with entry to illiquid traits and facilitated the gathering of data for Meebit’s new web site by way of a beta program.
As MeebCo has accomplished the Upcycling Program, it’s engaged on enhancing buying and selling capabilities for the brand new web site. Keep tuned to see what different adjustments the agency implements within the Meebits ecosystem.
