Flappy Bird Foundation responds to doubts: We are not GameFi scammers, but Flappy Bird IP guardians!
With the announcement of Flappy Bird's plan to return to the market with the GameFi version, the community has been questioning it, and even the original game developer Dong Nguyen spoke for the first time in seven years, emphasizing that he has nothing to do with the project. But the Flappy Bird Foundation said that their mission is to protect and promote the cultural heritage of Flappy Bird, not the so-called "GameFi scammers."
The origin and mission of the Flappy Bird Foundation:
The foundation is composed of a group of passionate fans of Flappy Bird who have been concerned about the game since it was removed from the shelves in 2014. In 2018, the trademark was acquired by Mobile Media Partners after the game was removed from the shelves, and was eventually acquired by Gametech Holdings, LLC. In August 2024, the Flappy Bird Foundation officially took over the trademark rights of Flappy Bird from the latter and became the sole manager of the IP and ecosystem.
Controversial GameFi return:
The foundation announced that Flappy Bird will return as a mini-game on Telegram and will soon launch a token mechanism, which has attracted the attention of the crypto community. However, the original developer Dong Nguyen immediately spoke out through the X platform, clarifying that he was not involved and did not support any cryptocurrency projects. This made some people question whether this was a "hot" behavior of borrowing Flappy Bird's brand to "ride the heat" of the GameFi project.