Please give a warm Origin welcome to Kelly Hwang, my lifelong friend of 20+ years and seasoned crypto and traditional finance investor. Kelly recently joined Origin as Head of Investments and Treasury. His primary objective is to grow the Origin Foundation’s balance sheet, so that we will have many years…

We’re adding a world-class product, business strategy, and global operations leader to the Origin executive team. The entire team is ecstatic that Linus Chung (Twitter, LinkedIn) is going to take on the reins as VP of Product. Linus’s primary mandate is to scale Origin Story to be the NFT platform…

Last week, the core team put forth a governance proposal to distribute Origin Story platform fees to OGN stakers. As a reminder, the primary objective of this proposal was to create a direct connection between Origin Story’s product traction/revenue growth and OGN performance. We’re pleased to report that this proposal…

Say hello to the Praise Pals, a colorful collection of 8,888 unique characters on the Ethereum blockchain representing inclusivity and joy. Beyond providing utility in the form of access to exclusive online/offline events and follow on drops, each Praise Pal NFT doubles as your way of earning the Praise Network’s…

A couple of weeks ago, we put forth a governance proposal to launch a new governance and value accrual token for OUSD, called OGV. This proposal passed with overwhelming approval from the community, and OGN has seen a welcome and healthy price appreciation since the announcement. It’s clear that the…

We’re expanding Origin Story to enable the creation of large-scale NFT collections for growing communities of collectors and fans to position creators in the gaming, metaverse, and PFP (profile picture) verticals for success. Beginning next week, we will be launching a series of generative collections with our inaugural partners in…

Last year, we announced that we joined the 888 Inner Circle as the Yellow Realm guardian. 888’s Inner Circle is an exclusive community of NFT collectors, innovators, and evangelists. Holders have had exclusive access to high-profile drops and IRL and metaverse events held by the renowned collector. Upcoming 888 Inner…

The world’s original influencer and inventor of the creator economy, Paris Hilton, is unveiling the ‘Past Lives, New Beginnings’ NFT collection on Origin Story. Select sale participants will also get inside access to Paris with experiences in both the metaverse and in real life that have never been offered to…

During NFT.NYC in November, we unveiled Origin Story (www.story.xyz) for the first time and invited creators that were interested in launching their NFT sales to join our waitlist. Creators such as Orbseer, TedsLittleDream, Ali Sabet, Dr. Sian Proctor, and Alex Alpert showcased their work on Story a month later at…