Four Web3 Gaming Companies: Igloo Shuts Abstract Down on December 15, Animoca's Nasdaq Route Stalls

The information provided in this article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Cryptocurrency investments carry a high degree of risk. Always conduct your own research.Igloo is ending its layer 2 Abstract on December 15, 2026, Animoca has suspended its route to the Nasdaq, Yuga Labs has handed over brands and Sky Mavis rebuilt its rewards model. What is left of the four big Web3 gaming companies, and which date concerns you.Four companies sit behind almost everything still being built in Web3 gaming in 2026: Igloo Inc. with the Pudgy Penguins, Animoca Brands out of Hong Kong, Yuga Labs with the Bored Ape Yacht Club and Sky Mavis with Axie Infinity. Three of them have switched something off or handed something over this year, and one has set a date that concerns you if you hold a balance on the Abstract chain: it ends there on December 15, 2026. This article works through the four companies one by one. What is still running, what has been discontinued, which token hangs on what, and how much of it a holder in Europe can actually get at. To see what became of the games themselves, the review of Illuvium, Axie and Sandbox is in our Web3 Gaming in...