Candy Digital
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Candy Digital is a digital collectibles company, founded in 2021 with backing from Fanatics, Galaxy Digital's Mike Novogratz, and Gary Vaynerchuk, best known for officially licensed MLB and DC Comics NFTs. The company has changed hands multiple times amid the broader 2022 NFT market downturn, including a 2023 sale by Fanatics, a 2025 acquisition by Futureverse, and a 2026 acquisition by new CEO Tad Smith, who has publicly framed his tenure as an effort to 'restore trust' with fans and partners. No regulatory action or fraud finding against the company was found; the one litigation record identified is an employment dispute, and all claims about named individuals in that case are allegations, not established findings.
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Timeline(8 events)
October 2021
Candy Digital closes a $100 million Series A funding round, valuing the company at approximately $1.5 billion.
CointelegraphNovember 2022
Candy Digital lays off more than a third of its roughly 100-person workforce amid the broader NFT market downturn.
Sportico / The BlockJanuary 2023
Fanatics announces plans to sell its roughly 60% majority stake in Candy Digital to a group led by Galaxy Digital and ConsenSys Mesh.
The Block / BloombergJune 2023
Candy Digital merges with Palm NFT Studio and confirms additional layoffs of about 30 employees as part of the process.
DecryptDecember 2023
A former Candy Digital VP of engineering files an employment lawsuit (Robbins v. Candy Digital Inc.) against Candy Digital, Fanatics, and other defendants in the Southern District of New York.
Law.com Radar16 April 2025
Futureverse acquires Candy Digital, bringing its MLB, Netflix and DC Comics licensing relationships into the Futureverse ecosystem; financial terms undisclosed.
Bleeding Cool (via Ground News)18 May 2026
Tad Smith and family acquire Candy Digital; Smith becomes CEO and states his priority is to 'restore trust, listen closely to fans, support our partners.'
EIN PresswireMay 2026
Candy Digital begins re-minting its digital collectibles onto the Solana blockchain, moving holders to self-custody Solana wallets.
Candy.io FAQDecision Log
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This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain (1 decision). 0 of 14 cited source URLs have an Internet Archive snapshot.
model: claude-code-investigator
generated: 11/6/2026, 4:20:37 AM
last updated: 11/6/2026, 4:20:37 AM
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