The crypto world appeals to a number of gamers and individuals involved in the gaming industry, as there are many similarities between the two ecosystems. The most obvious similarity, though, is the idea that virtual goods can be exchanged for fiat money. For example, dating back to the World of Warcraft (WoW) days in 2004, gamers started to understand that “virtual game items” won while playing these games (weapons, gold, etc.) could be exchanged for money. “In 2007, World of Warcraft got really big and the virtual items market started gaining popularity,” long-time gamer and CEO of BitGuild, Jared Psigoda,Powered by WPeMatico
The founders of ITO CENTER announced the resale of the in-game crypto-currency of Candy Coin, which will be used in the UnicornGO collection game on the Ethereum and Universa platform, and is already available for purchase on the project website at a price of 0.001 ETH for 1 Candy Coin.
Anything can be placed on the blockchain with a little ingenuity – even Hollywood celebrities. Cryptocelebrities is this week’s Cryptokitties, a smart contract-based trading game which profits from digital scarcity. Only one copy of each celebrity is released, compelling traders to spend thousands of dollars to snap up ‘celebs’ like Satoshi Nakamoto and Emma Watson. […]
We live in an era in which everything is on the blockchain and there’s a blockchain for everything. From bananas to sex, there’s a token for that and a blockchain to match. There are now over 600 blockchains in existence, with dozens more dreamed up every month via ICOs. Given the current craze for all […]
WikiLeaks was one of the early cryptocurrency payment adopters to help put Bitcoin on the map. During a time of fundraising woes, the acceptance of Bitcoin has made a big impact for this site. The organization has now taken crypto donations a step further by embracing CryptoKitties. It’s a very interesting development, and it makes a lot of sense. WikiLeaks CryptoKitties are a Thing now Although the CryptoKitties project is still somewhat controversial right now, there is also merit to this project. When the CryptoKitties platform launched initially, it became evident pretty quickly the project had crippled the Ethereum blockchain once again. So many people