📌 What YGG Is
Yield Guild Games (YGG) is a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) built around blockchain-based gaming and play-to-earn ecosystems. It invests in NFTs and in-game assets and enables a global community of players and investors to share in rewards earned from these assets.
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🧠 Core Purpose
Supports blockchain gaming by pooling and managing NFT assets (like game items, virtual land, characters).
Helps players earn rewards via scholarship programs and rentals of assets to those who can’t afford them.
Uses SubDAOs — smaller communities focusing on specific games or regions.
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🪙 YGG Token (Specifications)
Token Standard:
YGG is an ERC-20 token on the Ethereum blockchain.
Total Supply:
1,000,000,000 YGG tokens (capped supply).
Circulating Supply:
A portion (~420 million as of early 2025) was circulating, per some data.
Initial Distribution:
25 million tokens were sold in an Initial DEX Offering (IDO) on SushiSwap in 2021.
Around 45% of total supply is allocated to community/user distribution over time.
Common Allocation Breakdown:
Different summaries report similar allocations (may vary slightly by source) including:
Community/User distribution: ~45%
Investors: ~24.9%
Founders: ~15%
Treasury: ~13%
Advisors: ~2%
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🛠️ Token Utility
Governance:
Holders can vote on proposals for the YGG DAO (technology, partnerships, asset purchases, etc.).
Staking & Rewards:
YGG can be staked in vaults to earn rewards (often a mix of YGG, ETH, stablecoins depending on vault terms).
Network Services:
Pay for services or access features on the YGG platform.
Exclusive Access:
Unlock premium content, Discord exclusives, etc.
Guild Creation: (In some protocol implementations)
Tokens may be burned to create new Onchain Guilds in the expanded ecosystem protocols.
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🧩 Ecosystem Features
SubDAOs:
Smaller autonomous communities focused on specific games or regions.
Asset Management:
The YGG treasury holds NFTs and digital assets used for play-to-earn activities and revenue generation.
Scholarship Programs:
Players (scholars) can use guild-owned NFT assets to play games and share earnings with managers without upfront cost.
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📌 Summary Table
Feature Detail
Token Name Yield Guild Games (YGG)
Standard ERC-20 (Ethereum)
Total Supply 1,000,000,000 YGG
Circulating ~420M (approx early 2025)
Initial Sale IDO on SushiSwap
Main Uses Governance, staking, payments, access
Ecosystem DAO + SubDAOs + gaming NFTs
Core Focus Play-to-earn gaming & metaverse asset management
