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About Ancient8
Analysis of 14 Feb 2026Ancient8 is a gaming-focused Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain built on the OP Stack with Celestia data availability, designed to serve as Web3 gaming infrastructure. Backed by Dragonfly Capital, Pantera Capital, Coinbase Ventures, Hashed, and Makers Fund with $10M raised in seed funding, Ancient8 provides tools for game developers including the Space3 publishing platform, AncientX Studio, and account abstraction for smooth onboarding.
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The team is fully doxxed with co-founders Howard Xu (former VC investor at Insight Partners and TCV) and Zane Nguyen (founder of Coin68, Vietnam's leading crypto media outlet). The mainnet launched in March 2024 and has since attracted 199K+ Twitter followers, 128K Discord members, and secured a 500,000 OP grant from the Optimism Foundation to fund ecosystem development.
