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Moca Network-OKX partnership backs identity apps with MOCA co-investment

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Moca Network and OKX Ventures announced a partnership on October 28, 2026 , to help identity-driven applications secure investment and access payment and wallet infrastructure. The agreement combines support for projects in Moca Network’s ecosystem with a commitment by OKX Ventures to use part of its MOCA Coin reserves for co-investment opportunities.

Key takeaways

The partners will jointly select and support projects building on Moca Network.

Selected teams will receive access to OKX payment services and wallet integration.

The agreement extends an investment relationship announced in November 2024.

Moca Network and OKX partnership targets identity applications

The partnership between Moca Network and OKX Ventures aims to speed up the development and adoption of applications using the network’s digital identity infrastructure. Both organizations will work together to find promising projects, support their development and help them scale.

The agreement extends an existing relationship: OKX Ventures’ earlier investment in the ecosystem was announced on November 12, 2024 . In their joint announcement, the partners described a focus on practical applications, institutional-grade infrastructure and coordinated assistance for developers.

The digital identity infrastructure behind Moca Network

Developed by Animoca Brands , Moca Network is a decentralized digital identity network designed to work across blockchains. Its infrastructure supports privacy-preserving identity verification and interoperability for users and data across industries and ecosystems.

The partnership targets consumer applications and other uses of that infrastructure, including AIR Kit and Moca Chain . Moca Network uses MOCA Coin for utility and governance.

Moca Network describes its ecosystem as bringing together more than 600 portfolio companies , enterprise partners and over 700 million addressable users .

MOCA co-investment and access to OKX services

OKX Ventures has committed part of its MOCA Coin reserves to investment opportunities identified through the collaboration. The allocations are intended to support identity-driven consumer applications and other projects using Moca Network’s infrastructure.

As projects mature, they may receive additional investment from Animoca Brands and OKX Ventures, according to the announcement.

Selected projects will also receive access to OKX’s global infrastructure, including payment processing, on-ramp services, OKX Wallet integration and other ecosystem resources. The partners said this access is intended to make onboarding easier for developers and users.

OKX Ventures is the investment arm of OKX, a global digital asset and Web3 company. Its stated initial capital commitment is USD 100 million ; that figure describes the investment arm, not the size of this partnership.

Leadership puts capital and identity infrastructure at the center

OKX Ventures founder Jeff Ren framed the agreement around giving developers resources to expand internationally. Animoca Brands co-founder and executive chairman Yat Siu emphasized the partners’ shared view of digital identity infrastructure.

“Through this strategic partnership, we intend to equip teams with the capital, infrastructure, and expertise required to scale globally and grow alongside Moca Network,” Ren said.

Siu said: “This strategic partnership deepens our collaboration and shared conviction that identity-focused infrastructure will play a central role in the next phase of the Internet.”

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Article produced with the assistance of artificial intelligence and reviewed by the editorial team.

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