Claynosaurz
Summary
Claynosaurz is a Solana-native NFT collection and web3 animation studio launched in November 2022, comprising 10,222 animated 3D dinosaur characters. Founded by Montreal-based animation professionals with verifiable film industry credits, the project has delivered multiple product milestones including physical merchandise, a Solana Phone exclusive NFT drop, cross-chain expansion to Sui, and a forthcoming Gameloft mobile game. No fraud, rug pull, or regulatory actions have been identified; the primary risk factors relate to NFT market depreciation, complex multi-token ecosystem mechanics, and the inherent execution risk of an early-stage gaming and entertainment IP.
Connected Entities
1 entities · 10 linked investigationsTimeline(9 events)
2021-11-01
Nicholas Cabana and Danial Cabral conceive the Claynosaurz concept; Phil Cabana suggests pivoting to Web3 NFTs
NFT Now — Claynosaurz exclusive profile2022-11-26
Genesis collection of 10,000 animated 3D dinosaur NFTs mints on Solana, selling out in approximately three minutes; 131,000 SOL in secondary trading volume within weeks
Medium / Mellow Morning — How Claynosaurz Became The Biggest Project on Solana2023-01-01
Solana Mobile partners with Claynosaurz on 'The Call of Saga' exclusive NFT collection for Saga phone purchasers; 2,000 NFTs airdropped, later trading above 16 SOL
Decrypt — Solana Saga Owners Got a Free NFT2023-06-02
Technical profile published detailing Claynosaurz's cloud rendering pipeline with Conductor; confirms animation production infrastructure
Befores & Afters — How these animated dino NFTs are rendered in the cloud with Conductor2023-11-01
First limited-edition Claynosaurz plushies launch; manufactured by same factory as Gund / Paw Patrol toys
NFT Now — Exclusive: Claynosaurz Launch Plushies2024-09-12
Gameloft collaboration announced to develop Claynosaurz-branded mobile game combining location-based and creature-collecting mechanics; target release iOS/Android 2025
Decrypt — Gameloft Reveals Claynosaurz Mobile Game Based on Solana NFTs2024-10-01
Claynosaurz wins 13 awards at the 2024 Collision Awards for animation excellence, defeating nominated works from Pixar, Disney, and Sony; judges from Walt Disney Animation Studios, Ubisoft, and The Pokemon Company
Solana Floor — Claynosaurz Brings Home 13 Collision Awards2025-04-01
Claynosaurz announces expansion to Sui blockchain at Token2049 Sui Basecamp; unveils Popkins collection (25,000 NFTs) and cross-chain achievements/soft staking system
Decrypt — Claynosaurz Expands From Solana to Sui With New NFTs, Upcoming Game2025-05-01
Popkins NFT launch on Sui described as technically successful; Sui Foundation publishes post-mortem on infrastructure performance
Sui Blog — How Sui Tech Made Claynosaurz's Popkins NFT Launch a Resounding SuccessDecision Log
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This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain and source URLs are archived via the Internet Archive.
model: claude-sonnet-4-6
generated: 5/31/2026, 9:15:09 PM
last updated: 5/31/2026, 9:15:13 PM
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