that sits between gaming and crypto. People usually call it YGG. At the center of YGG is a simple idea. There are games where players need NFTs to start. These NFTs can be a character a weapon or land inside a digital world. Many people want to play but they cannot buy the NFTs because the price is too high. YGG buys these NFTs and gives them to players so they can play and earn. In return the player shares a part of the earning with the guild. This model became famous during the early days of play to earn games.
The story of YGG began around the time when blockchain games were still new. One of the founders Gabby Dizon was giving his own NFTs from a game called Axie Infinity to people in his community. They played the game and earned tokens and for some of them it was real income. This happened during the pandemic when many people lost jobs. The simple idea of lending NFTs turned into something bigger. It solved a real problem. A player did not need money to enter the game. They only needed time and interest. The founder team understood that this model could be scaled. They formed YGG as a global decentralized guild.
YGG has a mission written in its whitepaper. It wants to build the largest virtual economy in the world. It believes that virtual worlds will one day become as valuable as real ones. In those worlds the players are workers creators and community builders. If a guild owns land and assets in these worlds then the value created by players can be shared back with the community. This idea made YGG different from normal gaming companies. It is not selling a game. It is supporting players inside many games. It is a network not a studio.
To make this work YGG uses a scholarship model. The guild raises money from investors and community members. It uses this money to buy NFTs and game tokens. These NFTs are stored in the treasury. The guild then selects players called scholars. A scholar uses the NFT to play the game. They earn rewards by doing tasks battles or farming inside the game. The rewards are split between the scholar the manager who helps them and the guild treasury. The split rules are open and clear. This turns NFTs into productive assets. The value does not come only from price speculation. It comes from work inside the game
Later the guild expanded into many games not only Axie Infinity. It looked for games where players earn through land worlds and long term economies. Games like The Sandbox and League of Kingdoms joined the list. YGG did not just buy characters. It bought land in metaverse worlds because land creates more activity. The guild also looked at tokens released by games and used DeFi tools to earn yield from those tokens. Everything is done with the idea that the NFT is not a picture. It is a tool to create value
The structure of YGG is built like layers of community. At the top there is the main DAO. It holds the big treasury and decides the main direction. People who hold the YGG token can vote. They choose how the treasury moves into new games what the rules are and how rewards should be shared. Below the main DAO there are small DAOs called SubDAOs. Each SubDAO is focused on one game or one region. A SubDAO in a country may help local players. A SubDAO for a specific game knows the rules of that game and can plan better. This way YGG is not one central office. It is a network of many small guilds all connected to the main one.
YGG also designed something called vaults. The vault idea is simple. If someone has YGG tokens they can stake their tokens in a vault that is linked to certain guild activities. One vault may be linked to a specific game. Another vault may be linked to the whole DAO. When the guild earns money through the scholarship model or through farming the reward can be given to people who staked in that vault. This creates a direct connection between the activity of the guild and the holders of the token. A holder can choose what they believe in and stake there. It is more detailed than one pool for everything.
The YGG token has a fixed supply. It is the main token used for governance and staking. The supply is divided between community programs investors founders treasury and advisors. Tokens unlock slowly over time so that the community and the team grow together. The governance use of the token means that players and holders can influence the direction of the guild rather than a company making every choice. It also means the community can vote on how rewards should be shared and what assets the guild should buy.
The growth of YGG happened during a period when many people were interested in play to earn models. For some players especially in countries where income levels are low it became a way to support themselves. During the pandemic the guild model created social impact. There were stories of families paying rent and food from earnings made in virtual games. This made YGG more than a financial project. It became a community support system. The founders also helped education programs and online learning tools through partnerships because they believed that gaming skills can open more opportunities in the digital world.
At the same time YGG has challenges that it must deal with. Play to earn economies can be unstable. Some games release too many tokens and the value drops. If the main games lose players the yield falls. Market cycles in crypto are very strong. During a bull market many NFTs and tokens are valuable. In a bear market activity slows. YGG has to adjust and look for games that are fun first and earn second. The industry is moving from play to earn to play and own where the main goal is fun ownership and long term economy not only short term income.
YGG tries to evolve with the market. It invests in more games across different genres. It supports creators and builders. It tries to train players in skills beyond grinding tokens. It adds SubDAOs for local communities so that every market can grow in its own way. The vaults are still developing but they show how the guild wants to make reward distribution more transparent.
When I look at YGG I see a new type of organization. It is not only a crypto project and it is not only a gaming guild. It is something between a digital labor union and an investment cooperative. It gathers resources so that players can enter virtual worlds. It turns digital property into shared opportunity. It builds a path for people with skill time and passion to benefit from new online economies even if they do not have money at the start. The YGG token connects everyone by giving a vote and a stake.
The future of YGG will depend on the success of Web3 games. If games become better deeper and more stable then the guild model becomes stronger. Players will not join only for income. They will join for community story and digital identity. The guild will continue to manage assets and help players grow. If YGG can move from a focus on farming tokens to a focus on long term ownership inside virtual worlds then it can stay important in the next phase of digital life.
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