And it looks like they aren't a bunch of techbros:

It has unfortunately come to our attention that Veloren's assets, code, and imagery have, on occasion, been used to promote malicious scams such as 'pump-and-dump' schemes, often involving cryptocurrency or NFTs. The core development team is clear: Veloren is not, and will never be, a for-profit project, nor do we wish to be associated with regressive, socially harmful technology like cryptocurrency.