@nealstephenson Are you really a writer? Lamina1, where you served as CEO, has shut down, yet you remain silent. Many invested because it was founded by the writer who coined “metaverse.” Don’t you owe those who believed in the project an explanation?
@nealstephenson Other than a single post saying that the project is going bankrupt, there has been no detailed explanation or communication whatsoever.
How is this any different from the actions of a scammer?
Are you just a CEO in name only, there to serve as a figurehead?
@Lamina1official Leaving just a single post and then disappearing shows a shocking lack of leadership from a CEO.
Your team’s actions have caused users to suffer financial losses, and the community is in turmoil. What makes me even angrier is the complete lack of explanation accountability
Creative communities need more than chat and good intentions.
Lamina1 Spaces adds a contribution ledger for offers, reviews, milestones, disputes, cash, equity, and activity history.
The work becomes visible. The record becomes manageable.
Loryn Brantz’s Good Advice Cupcake dispute is a creator-rights warning for every animator.
If a character carries your voice, personality, or authorship, lock down consent, credit, participation, and AI-use terms before it becomes someone else’s scalable IP.
Australia’s ACTF and Screen Australia Kids IP Incubator has funded 3 digital-first projects launching on YouTube.
Indie animators should study the shape: clear audience, shippable format, repeatable release plan, rights map, and proof of demand.
Deadline’s specialty box office report has a useful indie signal:
Black Bear’s Tuner opened at about $102K on 4 screens, while Obsession jumped nearly 30% in weekend two to $58.5M domestic.
For creators: audience proof, clean rights, and smart rollout strategy are leverage 👇
Introducing Lamina1 Spaces V2
Over the next 10 days, we’ll share a look behind the curtain at the new Spaces product - ahead of public release.
First up: the IP hub.
A home base for creators, community, content, crowdfunding, quests, contributions, and co-ownership.
Indie animators: ANNY-curated shorts are now screening in Alamo Drafthouse preshows.
Your short can prove demand through YouTube retention, signups, merch, crowdfunding, and community partners.
That evidence gives you leverage when rights and next steps are on the table.
The traditional indie film path: make film → hire sales agent → festival circuit → hope for a deal.
The new path: build audience → crowdfund → self-distribute or negotiate from leverage.
The sales agent isn't gone. They're just no longer the only door.
Last August, we asked ourselves: what if worlds were built with communities, not just delivered to them?
Today, that experiment comes online as Artefact: from Neal Stephenson, Wētā Workshop, and Lamina1.
🎥 Sign up for early access on L1 and Linea at → https://t.co/U0iHtsOEf0
South Korea’s Web3 market is evolving fast with enterprise adoption, strong regulation, and unique security challenges from major exploits to retail scams.
Read the full 2025 Skynet Korea Web3 Security & Ecosystem Report 👇