Reshaping Mobile Gaming: BlockGames Sets New Standard for Data Ownership and Privacy with $6M Funding Secured

BlockGames Introduces Universal Player Profiles for Real-World Rewards, empowering players and solving user acquisition problems for games. In a groundbreaking move set to transform the gaming landscape, BlockGames, an innovative startup, has announced its successful raise of $6 million in funding for its decentralized gaming data attribution protocol. This significant development underscores the growing importance of user privacy and highlights BlockGames’ pioneering efforts in reshaping how gamer data is owned and managed.

One Player Network, dozens of high-profile investors

The funding round was led by prominent investors including Newman Group, 32-Bit Ventures, Cypher Capital, Sfermion Capital, alongside other renowned names like Maven Capital, Susquehanna, Aptos, Mapleblock, Cumberland, Based VC, Devmons, Estoty, Aquanow Ventures, Founderheads, 432 VC, Presto Labs. With participation from angels across gaming & tech industries including Jiho (Co-Founder at SkyMavis), Sebastien Borget (Co-Founder at SandBox), Brett Beller (Former Founder at Drizly, Legal Counsellor at Coinbase), Luke Wagman (Founding Member at CoinMarketCap), Joseph Mahon, Alan Rutledge, Alex Becker, and others.

A new era for data privacy

Founder and CEO of BlockGames, Benas Baltramiejunas, highlighted the shift towards greater user privacy in the gaming industry, which he believes is needed now more than ever:

“With the rise of tech giants like Apple and Google imposing restrictions on access to user data, the gaming industry faces unprecedented challenges in scaling games while safeguarding user privacy. We recognize this pressing need for change and have positioned ourselves as trailblazers, spearheading a movement toward greater user privacy and data ownership.”

He added, “At BlockGames, the focus lies not only on addressing these challenges but also on empowering players by giving them full access to their data and complete control over it.”

Empowering players through data control

Introducing the concept of Universal Player Profiles, BlockGames enables players to represent their gaming progress, on-chain activity, and social reputation. This innovative approach fosters a symbiotic relationship between games and players, where players are rewarded for their engagement while providing valuable data insights to game developers

Building an expansive player network

BlockGames envisions a future where players are not just participants but stakeholders in the gaming ecosystem. By establishing an expansive Player Network connected to its protocol, BlockGames aims to redefine the relationship between players and applications. This ecosystem ensures that players are not only rewarded for their contributions but also actively engaged in shaping the future of gaming. While Player Network powers the next generation of publishing applications and helps mobile games scale.

Pioneering a new era of real data economies

With its decentralized and privacy-preserving protocol, BlockGames enables seamless interaction with player data, fostering a rewards-based system where everyone benefits. This pioneering approach heralds the beginning of a new era of real data economies in the mobile gaming sector.

As the digital landscape evolves, BlockGames stands poised to address the growing demand for user privacy, authenticity, and data ownership. With its innovative solutions, BlockGames offers a promising path forward for publishers and players alike, ushering in a new era of gaming where privacy and data ownership reign supreme.

For more information about BlockGames and its decentralized gaming data attribution protocol, visit www.blockgames.com

About BlockGames:

Since its launch in December 2023, BlockGames has surpassed 800k “Universal Player Profiles” of active players through its signature application “Rewarded Play”, partnering with over 200 mobile games from leading publishers. BlockGames envisions a future where players are not just participants but stakeholders in the gaming ecosystem, rewarded for their contributions and data sharing.