Kevin Rose is an American internet entrepreneur and investor who co-founded Digg and later co-founded PROOF, the Web3 company behind the Moonbirds NFT collection. Moonbirds’ business and intellectual-property history has changed hands: Yuga Labs later sold the Moonbirds, Mythics, and Oddities IP to Orange Cap Games. In 2026 Rose returned to focus full-time on Digg.
Technology and Investing Career
Rose’s career began with Digg, the social-news site he co-founded in 2004. His current biography also lists startups including Revision3, Oak, and PROOF, as well as work as a general partner at Google Ventures and CEO of HODINKEE. This mix of consumer products, investing, and media preceded his work on NFT communities.
PROOF and Moonbirds
Rose co-founded PROOF, whose projects included the PROOF Collective and Moonbirds. The project’s corporate history later shifted: Yuga Labs acquired PROOF and subsequently sold the Moonbirds, Mythics, and Oddities intellectual-property rights to Orange Cap Games in 2025. The Moonbirds website now identifies Orange Cap as the group building the collection’s next chapter. A collection’s IP rights and the ownership of an individual NFT are separate things; consult the current collection terms for rights attached to a particular token.
Current Work
Digg’s 2026 announcement said Rose, the site’s co-founder, was returning to the team full-time starting in April. This update therefore describes his earlier PROOF role as part of his career history and does not present him as the current Moonbirds owner or operator.
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See Also
- OpenSea’s Trading Cards Tab: What Do You Actually Own?
- NFTs and Digital Game Ownership
- Why Calling It a ‘Wallet’ May Have Been Crypto’s Biggest Mistake
- Swap crypto with ChangeNOW
Sources
- Kevin Rose: About — Rose’s current biography summarizes his work on Digg, PROOF, venture investing, and technology startups.
- Yuga Labs sells Moonbirds IP to Orange Cap Games — OpenSea’s June 2025 report describes the transfer of Moonbirds, Mythics, and Oddities intellectual-property rights to Orange Cap Games.
- A Hard Reset, and What Comes Next — Digg’s 2026 announcement says its founder Kevin Rose was returning to the team full-time in April.