Animoca Brands F1 Delta Time

The cars survived. The licence to call them Formula 1 cars did not.

One of the first major NFT games: collectible Formula 1 cars, drivers and components on Ethereum, with a utility token used for entry to race modes. Animoca announced on 15 March 2022 that it had been unable to renew its licence with Formula 1, and the game closed the following day. Holders were offered replacement assets in Animoca's other racing titles. The cars themselves were untouched, and still sit on-chain.

Every claim above traces to one of these. Where a company or regulator said it themselves, that is marked primary.

1. Animoca announced on 15 March 2022 that the F1 licence was not renewed and the game would cease operating Ledger Insights · March 2022
2. The game closed in March 2022; holders were offered replacement NFTs in other Animoca racing games PC Gamer · April 2022
3. Analysis of what happens to holders when a licensed NFT project ends AISTS · April 2022