Anand

Founder & CEO @LayerEhq. NFT tribesman. Artist fanboy. Lucky husband, proud father, wishful thinker.

[Anand @viananda]

New York, New York [Feb 9, 2026] — Anand Venkateswaran has reached an agreement with Portkey Technologies Pte Ltd. and Vignesh Sundaresan to resolve the court action filed against him in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, Portkey Technologies Pte Ltd. and Vignesh Sundaresan v. Anand Venkateswaran, Case №23-cv-05074 (S.D.N.Y.). The Court entered a Consent Judgement in the action on [Jan 30, 2026]. To avoid the burden, expense, and distraction of continued litigation, and without admitting liability or wrongdoing, Mr. Venkateswaran releases the following statement:

- From August 2017 to February 2022, Mr. Venkateswaran was an independent contractor to Portkey who handled marketing and communications for various NFT-related projects, and was not a partner of Portkey or Mr. Sundaresan.

- Mr. Sundaresan exclusively purchased the “the Beeple (b. 1981), EVERYDAYS: THE FIRST 5000 DAYS” NFT.

- Mr. Sundaresan made all decisions regarding the purchase of this and any other NFT for Portkey or Metapurse, and Mr. Venkateswaran did not have any decision-making or management authority over those purchases.

Additionally, in accordance with the terms of the parties’ agreement and the Consent Judgment, Mr. Venkateswaran has withdrawn certain prior public statements and will take additional action to update or remove other public statements to better reflect his independent contractor role with Portkey; he has also made a settlement payment to Portkey of an undisclosed sum. This statement is made to conclude the lawsuit.

[Anand @viananda]

The NFT space in 2021 was a maelstrom. Arcs that take other industries decades to unfold happened in weeks, sometimes minutes. Fortunes made and unmade, narratives written, and communities born and fractured. I never imagined I'd become one of those stories. On Monday, I'm closing a chapter in that story.

#NFTart #blockchain #CryptoCommunity

[Anand @viananda]

@theAngieTaylor @money_alotta He was one of a kind.

[Anand @viananda]

Acting like sore losers is what leaves the Left in the same spiral of denial, shock and condescension when it happens again. #USAElection2024 #Trump

https://t.co/vKLyIVgXf3

[Anand @viananda]

@fabinrasheed I'm good, Fabin. Always a pleasure to see your work.

[Anand @viananda]

@10101_art A nice thread. I believe curators are more essential today than ever before. They used to be gatekeepers. They need to be enablers. What they do best (or need to) is open up new ways for people to connect with the art. And a transaction is just one of hundreds of ways.

[Anand @viananda]

@Coldie @money_alotta @nftboxes One of the greats. Even in his most radical works, there was this little seam of compassion.

[Anand @viananda]

@BasicBc @scottsantens Beautiful. Powerful.

[evin @provenauthority]

If you are hosting a crypto/tech event

& “cannot find” qualified female speakers,

I will help you ❤️🪩⛓️

We don’t have to live like this, don’t be embarrassed that your network is weak

Ask for help and we will help you!

[Anand @viananda]

@bryanbrinkman No, just to remember it five seconds after you said it I think 🤦🏽‍♂️

[Anand @viananda]

And the first personal attack comes from Biden. And Trump was fully prepared for this. All through the debate, when Trump didn’t like a Biden response, he simply segued to a counterattack. Biden on the other hand spent his response time on defence.

[Anand @viananda]

#debate
Watching President Biden lose his train of thought mid-response was wince-inducing. Donald Trump is in control of this debate, and a lot more.

[Anand @viananda]

The Roe v Wade question was a great opportunity. Trump brought up late term abortion multiple times and only the this time did Biden push back.

[Anand @viananda]

Dude so much love. Just listened through and I’m genuinely touched. But real talk - what you got from me is a tiny fraction of what you and Matt have given. And the best part is that you two dudes have no idea how precious the thing you built is. ❤️❤️❤️

[Rizzle @NFTland]

told @niftytime i feel like ive been uncharacteristically positive on that latest recordings & so that's weird cuz it's not like im not extremely jaded or anything but the zoom out is legit & good feels all the way around🤷‍♂️♥️

latest @MattAndRizzShow ep🫡

https://t.co/3NCy6WCevR

[Anand @viananda]

Congratulations and godspeed, @ramzps! This is an irresistible idea in an exciting space.

[ramz 🎲 @ramzps]

finally able to reveal this! ecstatic to announce our $4.3m seed round at @playAInetwork

we’re here to change how you play the game 👇
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[Play AI 🎲 @playAInetwork]

Ready, Player?
We’re thrilled to announce our $4.3M Seed Round, to build the Modular Intelligence for Gaming 🌱

This also marks the reveal of the Play Collective, a completely new way for you to now look at gaming and beyond

The first step in building the unified intelligence layer for gaming and virtual worlds starts today 👇🏼

[Anand @viananda]

Talk about picking a winner!
@SlingShotDAO is among the most ambitious, revenue-oriented, community-run projects in Web3.
Congratulations, @alphabit_fund

[Alphabit @alphabit_fund]

🚀 Alphabit Fund is thrilled to announce lead investment of US $3mil in @SlingShotDAO.

Why do we believe Slingshot is the new dawn of #Web3gaming? Mini-thread: