Hello,
I am coinaday from Reddit (also use the same username on BCT but I'm very rarely active on there). I started a community revival for NYAN in 2015, and while I do not consider myself a developer for the project, as vmp32k and stellarseahorses have made our only updated client release since the revival started, I am a clear leader of the project such as it is and I don't believe there would be any objections to me taking custody of the coins.
However, if there is any dispute, I would far rather the wallet be destroyed than released to someone from outside the community. Specifically, I am not familiar with the name TomVelvetPaws, although perhaps he is actually someone I know in NYAN and just using a different username. My concern is that the coins not simply be dumped on the market as it would be very detrimental to our tiny market.
I had been very curious what ever happened to these coins. We never saw the effect of them being dumped, but weren't sure if that meant someone was just waiting and they weren't valuable enough yet. It would mean a lot to be able to secure these coins. If I'm given access, I will not consider any of it under my own personal ownership, as I got all of my coin off Cryptsy and have plenty already, but instead will give it back to those who lost it as best I can (as far as I recall offhand, americanpegasus is the only one who has stated significant losses of NYAN on Cryptsy but I'm sure there were other traders who weren't active in our particular community but traded a wide variety) and dedicate the rest to supporting the coin (giveaway to developers and content creators; explicitly excluding myself to keep it fair).
In any event, very interesting situation and I think it's great that you guys are putting this out there. I only know of GLD and Microguy from Cryptopia trollbox which I haven't been in for quite a while, but this definitely adds significantly to my personal opinion of the project.
The fastest way to contact me is on Reddit to /u/coinaday, but I'll try to make sure to check in here periodically until I hear about a resolution for NYAN. Feel free to checkout /r/nyancoins for anyone curious about the project.