Odaily Planet Daily News A group of investors, including former executives of Binance and Yield Guild Games, conducted a community acquisition for the blue-chip NFT series 0N1 Force. According to a statement, the group is led by blockchain investment institution Old Fashioned Research (OFR). The specific amount was not disclosed. 0N1 Force first started minting in August 2021, containing 7,777 NFTs. This is one of the first anime NFT series on the market, and has since accumulated more than 54,000 ETH ($90 million) in trading volume across all markets. The founder of 0N1 Force has left, and the current project leader Henry Finn (also known as Starlordy) will become its CEO, and the existing community moderators will also be retained. OFR was founded in late 2021 by Ling Zhang, former vice president of Binance M&A, and Wayne Fu, former head of corporate development at Binance. Last May, the company quietly launched a $100 million fund. During his tenure at Binance, Zhang led the exchange's acquisitions and investments in companies such as FTX, Multicoin Capital, and CertiK. The organization will form a community committee to oversee 0N1 Force, including Finn, Zhang, OFR strategic advisor and former Binance CFO Wei Zhou, as well as new chief strategy officer William Tong and Yield Guild Games COO Colin Goltra, who will join the project as a senior advisor and investor. The organization said it intends to "deploy significant funds to the growing 0N1 Force series with the goal of establishing it as a leading metaverse native IP." The project's 2023 roadmap includes a 50 ETH Artist Fund to support community talent and a graphic novel series created and led by community contributors. (The Block)