The Crypto & Gaming Column
The gaming industry has been slow to grasp the full potential of crypto assets, however that has not stopped new players entering the blockchain gaming space. Follow the Crypto Gaming Column to understand the giants of the crypto and gaming sector, like the SandBox, as well as latest news and much more!
Fri 31 Dec 2021 ▪ 15h22 ▪
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Rudy Bauer
In the expiring year of 2021, projects from the GameFi sphere are gaining popularity. The play-2-earn concept is attracting a huge number of crypto enthusiasts, as well as those users who, for various reasons, remain far away from the digital asset market. In essence, GameFi is a technology that has…
Tue 21 Dec 2021 ▪ 21h44 ▪
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Mary Anderson
Even though the popularity of the NFT market has slightly fallen recently, it still remains a widely discussed phenomenon. That is why the release of the new NFT collection causes a huge stir in the crypto community, and digital works of art are sold for incredible sums. Gaming community ignores…
Wed 08 Dec 2021 ▪ 22h48 ▪
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Katie Donaldson
Ubisoft became the first game development giant to join in on the non-fungible token (NFT) craze. The company plans to roll out Quartz, a system that will offer limited-edition cosmetic items for Ubisoft games that can then be re-sold on third-party crypto marketplaces. However, users are not as excited…
Mon 15 Nov 2021 ▪ 19h45 ▪
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Mary Anderson
This year, the Axie Infinity blockchain game, created by Sky Mavis studio, has shown incredible growth and recently reached the $3.23 billion (~£2.4 billion) mark in all-time sales. However, in their recent study, Naavik researchers said that Axie Infinity “scholars” players are seeing a decrease in daily earnings, which…
Sun 17 Oct 2021 ▪ 19h03 ▪
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Susan McCormack
The American computer game developer and publisher Valve has banned “applications built on blockchain technology that issue or allow exchange of cryptocurrencies or NFTs” on Steam. Meanwhile, Epic Games Store, Steam’s main competitor, has stated that similar games are still available in their store. The ban “Applications built on blockchain…
Fri 08 Oct 2021 ▪ 15h50 ▪
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Susan McCormack
24 hours after the launch of an NFT marketplace, Visionrare shut down the site and started refunding users, TechCrunch reported Thursday, 7th October. Fantasy startup investing Visionrare is an NFT-fuelled startup investment game. The platform allowed users to bid on auctions of fake NFT shares…
Tue 05 Oct 2021 ▪ 20h53 ▪
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Mary Anderson
Hi everyone! This is the first issue of the series GameFi: Ready player one!, in which we want to initiate you into the mysteries of the play-to earn concept and show you how you can earn digital assets playing games. The first blockchain game we want to tell you about…
Wed 29 Sep 2021 ▪ 22h15 ▪
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Mary Anderson
GameFi is a phenomenon at the intersection of the entertainment industry and economics that is rapidly gaining popularity in the digital asset market. GameFi combines earning and entertainment, allowing users to make money playing. Game Finance GameFi (Game Finance) is a branch of the crypto industry that allows users to…
Tue 28 Sep 2021 ▪ 17h26 ▪
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Mary Anderson
Axie Infinity is a blockchain-based online game in which players grow, breed, fight and exchange token-based creatures known as Axies. What is AXS used for and how is it unique? Each Axie is a non-fungible token (NFT) with different abilities and powers. They are used to fight in 3-on-3 battles…
Sat 11 Sep 2021 ▪ 18h28 ▪
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James Taylor
Vine’s founder Dom Hofmann has released a new virtual pet, which he called Wagmigotchi. The project has been launched on the Ethereum (ETH) blockchain. Hofmann tweeted that users will have to work hard to keep their virtual pet alive. The pet needs to eat, sleep, be cleaned and played with. In…
