# HiFo Labs

> HiFo Labs is a digital asset incubation studio known for creating the Nakamigos NFT collection, with a rumored connection to Larva Labs.

- Canonical URL: https://iq.wiki/wiki/hifo-labs
- Categories: Organizations
- Tags: Founder
- Created: 2023-06-28T19:06:24.110Z
- Last updated: 2023-09-14T13:38:42.409Z
- Source: IQ.wiki — the world's largest blockchain and crypto encyclopedia (https://iq.wiki)

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HiFo Labs is a digital asset incubation studio behind the [Nakamigos](https://iq.wiki/wiki/nakamigos) NFT collection. It is an anonymous team that claims to have been building in the NFT space for over five years.[\[6\]](#cite-id-fokuqtdam8b)  
![image](https://ipfs.everipedia.org/ipfs/QmajTWKQLagyzEaFjJYaXeVSp2vcPdh2rUXpSJMDS7srub)  
  
# Overview  
  
Since the release of Nakamigos, rumors have circulated in the Web3 Twitter community regarding a potential connection between HiFo Labs and [Larva Labs](https://iq.wiki/wiki/larva-labs), the original creators of [CryptoPunks](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptopunks).[\[5\]](#cite-id-iar5kg95pv)  
  
HiFo Labs created a 20K PFP project, [Nakamigos](https://iq.wiki/wiki/nakamigos). [Nakamigos](https://iq.wiki/wiki/nakamigos) collection, created in a style reminiscent of [CryptoPunks](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptopunks), got its name from the pseudonymous founder of [Bitcoin](https://iq.wiki/wiki/bitcoin), [Satoshi Nakamoto](https://iq.wiki/wiki/satoshi-nakamoto), symbolizing Nakamigos being the “friends of Nakamoto”.[\[3\]](#cite-id-srqwfss836n) However, the true identities behind HiFo Labs remain anonymous, adding a layer of mystery to the project.[\[4\]](#cite-id-scjo17axc6d)  
![image](https://ipfs.everipedia.org/ipfs/QmaP87EnSmx1EF2Szb3WZKdhLqk8NNLdcBiKHwb8yVv7si)  
Nakamigos’ licensing agreement is explicitly modeled after the one that [Yuga Labs](https://iq.wiki/wiki/yuga-labs) made for the collection after they acquired the IP from [Larva](https://iq.wiki/wiki/larva-labs) in early 2022. There is currently no evidence to support these claims, however. Regardless, [Nakamigos](https://iq.wiki/wiki/nakamigos) clearly felt it needed to address the rumors, tweeting on March 27, 2023:  
  
> Not Larva. Not Yuga. Nakamigos.[\[2\]](#cite-id-h0l4eg5mdyo)[\[1\]](#cite-id-fhfbwqxalk6)