Curio

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On the recordsince Jun 11, 2026120 dayslast monitored 21 days ago14 dated entries3 graph events10 assessments

The Brief

LATEST ASSESSMENT

RECON · 17d ago○ Dormant· no activity in 700d· low confidence · single source· as of Sep 23

0xcurio (13K followers) has been completely inactive for 699+ days. The last substantive activity was the November 2022 launch of 'Keystone' (an onchain game toolkit) and the 'Duper' game series. Key milestone: the 'Emblems' announcement for Duper was made 699 days ago, with the prior 776-day-old post announcing a fundraising round and Season 1. There are no recent collaborations, threads, or…

Keystone onchain game toolkit (announced Nov 2022)Duper social strategy game (last update: Emblems ~699 days ago)Fundraising round and Season 1 launch (announced ~776 days ago)

EvidenceRead from 20 posts1 tracked handleWindow Nov 10, 2023 – Oct 22, 2024

About

Curio is a crypto game studio founded in 2022 whose flagship title is Duper (playduper), a five-player social-strategy wagering game that entered its official release in June 2026. In August 2024 the studio announced a $5.7 million round co-led by Bain Capital Crypto and SevenX Ventures with participation from OKX Ventures, building on a $2.9 million 2022 seed led by Bain Capital Crypto. It was co-founded by CEO Yijia Chen and Kevin Zhang, and earlier built Treaty, a 4X on-chain strategy game.

Where it sits

developer ofDuper founded byYijia Chen founded byKevin Zhang

Last verified Jun 11, 2026Monitoring: paused · last checked Sep 18, 2026

Network

Network · 3 connections

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founded by

Kevin Zhangperson

Co-founder

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Kevin Zhang co-founded Curio, the Abstract games studio behind Duper.

Yijia Chenperson

CEO & Co-Founder

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Yijia Chen co-founded Curio, the Abstract games studio behind Duper, and serves as its CEO.

developer of

Dupergame

developer

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Duper, the Abstract game, is developed by Curio as its flagship title.

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The Record

The Timeline

The record

Every dated thing we know · Jun 2026 → Sep 2026

Sep 19, 2026Assessment

Assessment — Informational

This account has been inactive for nearly 2 years (last tweet 696 days ago about Duper Emblems). No recent activity, partnerships, or updates. The project Duper and Keystone toolkit appear to have no current traction or announcements.

@0xcurio

Sep 16, 2026Assessment

Assessment — Informational

Account @0xcurio (13K followers) has been inactive for 693+ days, with last activity being a Duper 'Emblems' announcement. No recent tweets, collaborations, or updates on Keystone or Duper since ~1040 days ago. The account appears dormant, with no newsworthy current activity.

@0xcurio

Sep 13, 2026Assessment

Assessment — Informational

Account @0xcurio (13K followers) has been inactive for 690+ days, with last tweet about Duper Emblems in May 2023. No recent launches, partnerships, or activity. The account previously promoted Keystone toolkit and Duper game, but no updates since.

@0xcurio

Sep 11, 2026Assessment

Assessment — Informational

Account @0xcurio (13k followers) has been inactive for over 688 days since the latest post about Duper emblems. All content revolves around the Duper game and Keystone toolkit announcements from late 2022 to early 2023, with no recent updates, collaborations, or new developments.

@0xcurio

Sep 8, 2026Assessment

Assessment — Neutral

All tweets from @0xcurio are 2-3 years old (last post: Emblems on Duper, 685 days ago). No recent activity, no collaborations mentioned. The account appears dormant, offering zero current newsworthiness.

@0xcurio

Sep 5, 2026Assessment

Assessment — Informational

Account @0xcurio has been inactive for ~682 days; last tweet was about Duper Emblems in 2022. No recent launches, updates, or collaborations. 13K followers but no activity in almost 2 years.

@0xcurio

Sep 2, 2026Assessment

Assessment — Informational

This account has been inactive for over 1.8 years, with the last tweet on [679d ago] about Duper Emblems. No new posts, collaborations, or updates since then. The project (Curio) appears dormant, with no engagements or announcements for ~2 years.

@0xcurio

Aug 30, 2026Assessment

Assessment — Informational

0xcurio's recent activity is stale, with the last post 676 days ago announcing 'Emblems' for Duper, and a major spike 1023 days ago introducing Keystone, a toolkit for onchain games, alongside Duper's Season 1 launch. No recent collaborations or current momentum; the account appears dormant, with engagement on older posts ranging from 5 to 111 likes.

@0xcurio

Aug 28, 2026Assessment

Assessment — Informational

Account has been inactive for 674+ days, with last activity being the 'Emblems are coming to Duper' post. No recent tweets, collaborations, or updates on Duper or Keystone. The account appears dormant with no newsworthy activity.

@0xcurio

Aug 25, 2026Assessment

Assessment — Informational

This account (@0xcurio) has been inactive for 671+ days, with its last tweet about 'Emblems coming to Duper' in mid-2023. No recent activity, collaborations, or updates on Keystone or Duper. The account's 13K followers see no new content, making it effectively dormant.

@0xcurio

Jun 11, 2026★ MilestoneGraph genesis

Added to the graph

Curio entered the Descout entity graph — the start of its permanent record.

Jun 11, 2026★ MilestoneGraph · edge

Connected to Duper — DEVELOPED_BY

Duper, the Abstract game, is developed by Curio as its flagship title.

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Jun 11, 2026★ MilestoneGraph · edge

Connected to Yijia Chen — FOUNDED

Yijia Chen co-founded Curio, the Abstract games studio behind Duper, and serves as its CEO.

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Jun 11, 2026★ MilestoneGraph · edge

Connected to Kevin Zhang — FOUNDED

Kevin Zhang co-founded Curio, the Abstract games studio behind Duper.

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Open questions (1)

What the record doesn’t answer yet.

Operating status› Details

We can't yet confirm whether Curio is still operating.

We auto-paused monitoring of Curio after its tracked handle (@0xcurio) went quiet for an extended period. The last new activity we saw was around 2026-09-18. Is Curio still operating? A sourced answer here restores active monitoring.

Can't see · Monitoring was paused on inactivity, so we can no longer confirm this entity’s current status first-hand.

Where to look ·the project’s official site or blog·a recent first-party post (X / Discord / Farcaster)·a team or founder announcement

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