AWARP, a sovereign-grade financial infrastructure project, has secured a strategic investment from Animoca Brands, a global digital assets leader building and investing in impactful technologies and ecosystems to reimagine future economies through AI and the agentic web. The two companies will collaborate on real-world asset (RWA) tokenization and cross-border payment networks to advance the development of on-chain financial infrastructure in emerging markets.

AWARP has committed to adopt regulated stablecoins as its core settlement units, helping to connect local economies in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region and in emerging markets with global liquidity networks and enabling seamless integration across key processes including asset issuance, on-chain clearing, and payment flows.

‍In addition, Lao National Digital Technology Group (LADT), AWARP’s key national-level implementation entity in Laos and the ASEAN region, will focus on tokenizing assets such as minerals, variable renewable energy, and artificial intelligence data centers (AIDC). LADT will also work to strengthen on-chain settlement systems and liquidity networks to accelerate the convergence of real-world and digital assets.

‍Animoca Brands has global Web3 ecosystem relationships and experience in bridging traditional finance and the on-chain economy, including  through its work on regulated stablecoin projects. Animoca Brands will support AWARP in asset issuance, product and application development, and user growth, and assist it to explore regulated stablecoin use cases.

‍AWARP expects the strategic investment to enhance the market  recognition of both AWARP and LADT among institutions and the broader market, and enable both entities to strengthen the execution of their strategies in regional trade, real-world assets, digital payments, and cross-border clearing.

‍As RWAs and regulated stablecoins continue to emerge as core elements of on-chain financial infrastructure, AWARP is building a next-generation financial network to serve markets in the ASEAN as well as broader emerging markets.

‍Richard Ma, CEO of AWARP, said: "The strategic investment from Animoca Brands is a key development for AWARP. We are building financial infrastructure for emerging markets, and Animoca Brands’  global network and its expertise in regulated stablecoin frameworks  are essential to our growth. This collaboration will help us scale the tokenization of real-world assets and improve payment systems across ASEAN."

‍Yat Siu, co-founder and executive chairman of Animoca Brands, said: "Regulated stablecoins are the bridge between traditional and on-chain financial systems. In particular, AWARP’s work in Laos and ASEAN shows how on-chain systems can integrate with real-world economies. We are thrilled to invest in AWARP as it  advances the financial infrastructure and modernizes financial services in emerging markets."

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‍About AWARP

‍AWARP is committed to building next-generation digital economy infrastructure for frontier markets, systematically constructing a national-level industrial framework centered on a national public blockchain, digital ID, industrial parks, compliant payments, and RWA. This system has formed a closed loop of "Issuance – Circulation – Returns," using Laos as a replicable template to export next-generation on-chain financial infrastructure to the Global South.

‍About Lao National Digital Technology Group (LADT)

‍LADT is a Lao national digital technology group established under the leadership of AWARP. Under the guidance of the Lao Ministry of Technology and Communication and the Bank of Laos, LADT, as a national entity company, is systematically constructing five major infrastructure components. Its subsidiary, NewPay, has covered over 1.3 million users, with Q4 2025 transaction volume exceeding 180 million USD. For more information, visit www.ladt.co.

‍About Animoca Brands

‍Animoca Brands Corporation Limited (ACN: 122 921 813) is a global digital assets leader building and investing in impactful technologies and ecosystems to reimagine future economies through AI and the agentic web. It has received broad industry and market recognition including Fortune Crypto 40, Top 50 Blockchain Game Companies 2025, Financial Times’ High Growth Companies Asia-Pacific, and Deloitte Tech Fast. Animoca Brands is recognized for building digital asset platforms such as the Moca Network, Open Campus, Anichess, and The Sandbox, as well as institutional-grade platforms; providing digital asset services to help Web3 companies launch and grow; and investing in frontier Web3 technology, with a portfolio of over 600 companies and digital assets. For more information visit www.animocabrands.com or follow on X, YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and TikTok.