← ygreviewed 2026-10-17 · 20 claims checked
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These findings are produced by an automated reviewer, and its results vary between runs: the same page, checked three times on the same day, came back with 15%, 20% and 34% of its claims disputed, mostly because each run extracted a different number of claims. Treat what follows as leads, not rulings.
“Disputed” means the reviewer could not reconcile the claim with the evidence it cited. It does not mean the claim is false. “Unverifiable” means no reachable source settled it either way.
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disputed
5 claimsThe reviewer could not reconcile the claim with the evidence it cited. This is a lead, not a ruling that the claim is false.
- #10[disputed][awaiting moderator]in section: Tokenomics and Vesting Concerns
“Public sale tokens (25 million YGG) were fully unlocked on July 27, 2023, coinciding with a period of significant price volatility.”
reviewerPublic sale tokens (25 million YGG) were fully unlocked on July 27, 2023.The cited source directly contradicts this claim: it was the advisor allocation, not the public sale, that unlocked in July 2023.Proposed correction (not yet applied)Public sale tokens (25 million YGG) were fully unlocked on July 27, 2021, at the token generation event. - #12[disputed][awaiting moderator]in the timeline
“Public sale and advisor token allocations fully unlock, releasing 25 million YGG tokens.”
reviewerPublic sale and advisor token allocations fully unlock on 2023-07-27, releasing 25 million YGG tokens.Same underlying date-conflation error as the corresponding section claim.Proposed correction (not yet applied)Advisor token allocations fully unlock; the 25 million YGG public sale allocation had already fully unlocked at the July 2021 token launch. - #15[disputed][awaiting moderator]in section: Current Strategy and Pivot
“YGG Studios debuted in May 2025, shifting strategy toward directly publishing blockchain games.”
reviewerYGG Studios debuted in May 2025, shifting strategy toward directly publishing blockchain games.No source located uses the name 'YGG Studios'; the publishing arm is uniformly referred to as 'YGG Play,' which the page itself uses correctly elsewhere (e.g., in the summary).Proposed correction (not yet applied)YGG Play debuted in May 2025, shifting strategy toward directly publishing blockchain games. - #16[disputed][awaiting moderator]in the timeline
“YGG Studios debuts, marking a strategic shift toward directly publishing blockchain games and launching the YGG Play Launchpad.”
reviewerYGG Studios debuts, marking a strategic shift toward directly publishing blockchain games and launching the YGG Play Launchpad.Same underlying naming error as the corresponding section claim; the date (2025-05-23) itself is correct and matches LOL Land's confirmed Abstract Chain launch date.Proposed correction (not yet applied)YGG Play debuts, marking a strategic shift toward directly publishing blockchain games and launching the YGG Play Launchpad. - #17[disputed][awaiting moderator]in section: Current Strategy and Pivot
“In 2024, YGG allocated $7.5 million from its treasury to an on-chain ecosystem pool for yield farming and liquidity provision.”
reviewerIn 2024, YGG allocated $7.5 million from its treasury to an on-chain ecosystem pool for yield farming and liquidity provision.Multiple independent sources date this specific allocation to August 2025, not 2024.Proposed correction (not yet applied)In August 2025, YGG allocated $7.5 million from its treasury to an on-chain ecosystem pool for yield farming and liquidity provision.
unverifiable
3 claimsNo source the reviewer could reach confirms or contradicts the claim.
- #13[unverifiable][awaiting moderator]in section: Impersonation Scams Targeting YGG Community
“Separately, scammers have impersonated YGG via email, promoting allegedly concluded Ronin airdrops to steal personal information from community members.”
reviewerScammers have impersonated YGG via email, promoting allegedly concluded Ronin airdrops to steal personal information.Could not independently access the cited X/Twitter post or find independent corroboration of this specific scam claim, though it is consistent with YGG's broader, well-documented scam-warning practice. - #18[unverifiable][awaiting moderator]in section: Current Strategy and Pivot
“The 'Casual Degen Gaming' strategic initiative for 2025 featured the game LOL Land, which reportedly generated over $8.2 million in lifetime revenue and attracted over 709,000 unique players.”
reviewerLOL Land reportedly generated over $8.2 million in lifetime revenue and attracted over 709,000 unique players.Could not locate a source matching the $8.2 million / 709,000 figures exactly; nearby but non-matching figures exist for both revenue and user counts. - #19[unverifiable][awaiting moderator]in section: Current Strategy and Pivot
“The organization reported ending 2025 with a treasury valued at approximately $21.5 million and repurchased over $1.1 million in YGG tokens during Q4 2025.”
reviewerYGG ended 2025 with a treasury valued at approximately $21.5 million and repurchased over $1.1 million in YGG tokens during Q4 2025.No source located confirms either the $21.5 million year-end-2025 treasury figure or the $1.1 million Q4 2025 buyback; nearby reference points ($38M mid-2025, $20.6M Q1-2026) are not inconsistent with a declining treasury, but do not corroborate the specific numbers stated.
stale
1 claimThe claim was accurate when written but events since have overtaken it.
- #20[stale][awaiting moderator]in section: Current Strategy and Pivot
“The YGG Play arm launched the YGG Play Launchpad and the $LOL token, with partnerships including Pudgy Penguins.”
reviewerThe YGG Play arm's Launchpad, $LOL token, and partnerships represent YGG's current strategy.The entire 'Current Strategy and Pivot' section, including the sentence quoted here, presents YGG Play, its Launchpad, and LOL Land as YGG's ongoing current strategy. By the time of this review, YGG had publicly dismantled this entire business line (confirmed independently and via the page's own cited CMC source), making the section materially out of date given the page elsewhere claims to reflect 'mid-2026' conditions.Proposed correction (not yet applied)The YGG Play arm launched the YGG Play Launchpad and the $LOL token, with partnerships including Pudgy Penguins, before YGG announced on July 6, 2026 that it was sunsetting YGG Play -- shutting down the Launchpad and its games, including LOL Land, by July 31, 2026 -- citing unsustainable economics amid a prolonged downturn, and redirecting the business toward selling anonymized gaming data to AI labs.
partially supported
3 claimsThe cited evidence supports part of the claim but not all of it.
- #1[partially supported][awaiting moderator]in section: Overview and Background
“The project was co-founded in October 2020 by Gabby Dizon, a 20-year gaming industry veteran who co-founded Altitude Games in 2014, alongside fintech entrepreneur Beryl Li, a Cambridge University alumna who served as President of the university's Cryptocurrency Society in 2016, and a developer known as Owl of Moistness.”
reviewerYGG was co-founded in October 2020 by Gabby Dizon (20-year gaming veteran, co-founder of Altitude Games in 2014), Beryl Li (Cambridge alumna, President of the Cambridge University Cryptocurrency Society in 2016), and Owl of Moistness.Core facts (three named co-founders, Dizon's Altitude Games background, Li's Cambridge credentials) are well corroborated across sources. The specific month (October) and the specific year (2016) for Li's society presidency could not be independently confirmed or refuted in available sources. - #5[partially supported][awaiting moderator]in section: Token Launch and Funding
“The a16z deal terms included a four-year agreement with a two-year lock-up period and two-year vesting schedule.”
reviewerThe a16z deal terms included a four-year agreement with a two-year lock-up period and two-year vesting schedule.None of the three sources the page itself cites for this section mention these deal terms; the claim is corroborated only by sources outside the page's citation list, and those sources disagree on which specific tranche the terms apply to. The substance is plausible but the sourcing in the page is a mismatch. - #8[partially supported][awaiting moderator]in section: Token Price Collapse and Market Performance
“The current CoinMarketCap ranking is approximately #665 with a market cap of approximately $24 million.”
reviewerAs of mid-2026, YGG trades at approximately $0.025-0.03 with a CoinMarketCap rank of approximately #665 and market cap of approximately $24 million.Price and market cap are accurate to within normal fluctuation. The rank figure differs from the live value by roughly 7%, which may reflect a different data-snapshot date given ranks move daily, but could not be reconciled exactly.
confirmed
8 claimsThe cited evidence supports the claim as written.
- #2[confirmed][no action needed]in section: Overview and Background
“The organization is notably Filipino-led and marked a16z Crypto's first investment in a Filipino-founded startup.”
reviewerYGG marked a16z Crypto's first investment in a Filipino-founded startup.Confirmed by multiple contemporaneous outlets, though the a16z Crypto blog post itself does not state this explicitly. - #3[confirmed][no action needed]in section: Token Launch and Funding
“The token distribution allocated 45% to community incentives, 15% to founders, 13.25% to seed investors, 11.67% to treasury, 4.44% to Series A-1, 2.50% to public sale, 2.50% to a Series 4 round, 2.22% to Series A-2, and 1.75% to advisors.”
reviewerYGG token distribution: 45% community incentives, 15% founders, 13.25% seed investors, 11.67% treasury, 4.44% Series A-1, 2.50% public sale, 2.50% Series 4, 2.22% Series A-2, 1.75% advisors; 1B total supply.All stated percentages verified against DropsTab's live tokenomics data. - #4[confirmed][no action needed]in section: Token Launch and Funding
“In August 2021, a16z Crypto led a $4.6 million funding round, with participation from Kingsway Capital, Infinity Ventures Crypto, Atelier Ventures, and gaming entrepreneur Gabriel Leydon.”
reviewera16z Crypto led a $4.6 million funding round in August 2021 with Kingsway Capital, Infinity Ventures Crypto, Atelier Ventures, and Gabriel Leydon participating.Fully corroborated by the cited CoinDesk article and independently by other August 2021 coverage. - #6[confirmed][no action needed]in section: Token Launch and Funding
“In August 2023, YGG raised a further $13.8 million in a token sale co-led by DWF Labs and a16z Crypto, with Galaxy Interactive, Sangha Capital, and Sanctor Capital also participating.”
reviewerIn August 2023, YGG raised $13.8 million in a token sale co-led by DWF Labs and a16z Crypto, with Galaxy Interactive, Sangha Capital, and Sanctor Capital also participating.Consistent across multiple outlets. - #7[confirmed][no action needed]in section: Token Price Collapse and Market Performance
“YGG launched in July 2021 at approximately $1.50 and surged to an all-time high of approximately $11.27 on November 20, 2021, coinciding with the peak of the Axie Infinity and play-to-earn boom.”
reviewerYGG launched at ~$1.50 in July 2021 and reached an all-time high of ~$11.27 on November 20, 2021.Cross-platform ATH figures range $11.17-$11.50; the page's $11.27 falls within normal data-provider variance and is appropriately hedged with 'approximately.' - #9[confirmed][no action needed]in section: Token Price Collapse and Market Performance
“This rapid reversal was attributed to large-scale selling by institutional investors: venture capital firm Bitkraft Ventures and market maker DWF Labs moved significant YGG holdings to Binance, while market maker Wintermute Trading deposited approximately 11 million YGG tokens (approximately $6.7 million) to various exchanges, generating heavy sell-side pressure.”
reviewerThe August 2023 crash was driven by Bitkraft Ventures and DWF Labs moving holdings to Binance, and Wintermute Trading depositing ~11 million YGG (~$6.7M) to exchanges.Figures match the cited source closely; minor imprecision in attributing DWF Labs' destination specifically to Binance. - #11[confirmed][no action needed]in section: Tokenomics and Vesting Concerns
“Advisor allocations were also fully unlocked in July 2023.”
reviewerAdvisor allocations were also fully unlocked in July 2023.Accurate in isolation; the error is in pairing it with the public sale unlock (see separate finding). - #14[confirmed][no action needed]in section: Regulatory and Legal Status
“No known SEC, CFTC, DOJ, or other major regulatory enforcement actions have been identified against Yield Guild Games or its founders as of mid-2026.”
reviewerNo known SEC, CFTC, DOJ, or other major regulatory enforcement actions have been identified against YGG or its founders as of mid-2026.A negative claim (absence of enforcement action); no contradicting evidence was found in searches, but this type of claim can never be proven exhaustively.
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