Bloktopia
A 21-floor virtual skyscraper for crypto brands, closed four years after its IDO
A virtual reality metaverse shaped as a 21-storey skyscraper, one floor per million bitcoin, where crypto companies leased space and holders of its BLOK token could buy, rent and advertise on virtual real estate.
- Capital raised (announced)
Recorded announced backing; this is separate from cash received, customer deposits and money recovered.
Funding
| Round | Date | Announced | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Private rounds | 2021 | ||
| IDO (public token sale) | 2021 | Not disclosed |
Announced is what was said at the time. Cash actually received is rarely disclosed and is not assumed to match.
People
| Name | Role | Period | Now | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Tavakoli | — | Unknown | — |
Timeline
23 September 2021
The company also named brands that would lease space in the building's prime floors, including Animoca Brands, Polygon and Avalanche.
October 2021
Scheduled for 5 and 6 October 2021 across four launchpads: Seedify, Red Kite, OxBull and TrustPad.
24 May 2022
As reported by ChainCatcher, which also named a partnership with Ready Player Me for avatars.
5 January 2026
A Final Chapter for Bloktopia:
How it ended
On 5 January 2026 the company's X account posted "A Final Chapter for Bloktopia", linking to a farewell post on its blog. A report in April 2026 listed Bloktopia among the Web3 projects that shut down in the first quarter of the year.
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Sources
5 sources behind this page.
- 1Web3 Faces Setbacks as Several Projects Shut Down in Q1 2026 · Blockchain Reporter, syndicated on Bitget News · Apr 2026
- 2Bloktopia on X: "A Final Chapter for Bloktopia" · Bloktopia (company X account, retrieved through twitterapi.io) · Jan 2026
- 3Posts from the Bloktopia X account, 15 December 2025 to 15 February 2026 · Bloktopia (company X account, retrieved through twitterapi.io)
- 4The concept of the metaverse is cooling down. Can Bloktopia go against the trend? · ChainCatcher · May 2022
- 5Bloktopia raises $4.2m for its VR metaverse. Round led by Animoca Brands, Jake Paul & Bitboy · PR Newswire (press release issued by Bloktopia) · Sep 2021
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