October 10, 2025 — Moku, a web3 development studio backed by a16z, today announced that the pre-sale for the Grand Arena Season 1 Booster Box is off to a record-breaking start. In just 24 hours, players purchased over 68,000 raffle tickets, contributing over 6.88 million RON ($3.08M), with the top participant contributing 510,100 RON and earning a coveted Champion Slot in Grand Arena.
The no-loss raffle, part of the two-phase pre-sale, offers players the chance to win Grand Arena Booster Boxes and exclusive rewards, while ensuring all participants retain the full value of their tickets if a prize isn’t won. Phase 1 of the pre-sale runs through October 14, followed by the Second Chance Shop from October 15–17, where non-winning tickets can be exchanged for guaranteed on-chain rewards of equal or greater value.
Launching later this year, Grand Arena is a next-generation AI-powered daily fantasy platform where players draft AI athletes, build lineups, and compete 24/7 for rewards—without off-seasons, injuries, or downtime. The inaugural season will feature a $1 million prize pool.
“The response to Grand Arena pre-sale has been incredible and already one of the most successful mints on Ronin,” said Hantao Yuan, Co-Founder of Moku. “Our community recognizes that this is a new category of competition where AI athletes train, adapt, and improve with every match. The community’s energy proves people are ready for real innovation in web3.”
Each Booster Box contains 30 packs (150 cards), including exclusive promo cards only available during the pre-sale. Players who joined early have the opportunity to secure rare assets that will be foundational to Grand Arena’s first season.
To participate, players need $RON in a Ronin, Rabby, or EVM-compatible wallet. Tickets are available in multiples of 100 RON and can be purchased directly from the official raffle site https://www.grandarena.gg/ until October 14 at 1:00 PM Eastern Time. Any unused tickets at the end of the pre-sale will be refunded in full.
For more information or to join the pre-sale, follow @Moku on X and join the Moku Discord community.
About Grand Arena
Grand Arena, Moku’s flagship product, is an AI-driven, autoplay fantasy battler combining collectible cards, NFT mechanics, and a compounding DeFi-style reward loop. With Grand Arena, Moku is expanding the $27B daily fantasy market into a new frontier where fans can draft lineups, enter contests, and speculate on outcomes any hour of the day. Each match produces real-time stats, leaderboards, and market signals, giving players endless ways to compete, trade, and win.