We take a look at some platform options that are available to cryptogame developers — Blockchains are not inherently designed for games; they’re far too slow. The main platform for smart contracts, Ethereum, can only perform 15 tps on-chain. This puts a serious hamper on popular game studios as any games they produce have a popularity cap. Cryptokitties is the quintessential example: a game that…

It’s no secret that the music industry is a tough nut to crack. Spotify, Soundcloud, and a host of other music industry startups all struggle to reach profitability despite their vast consumer networks. Spotify has a staggering 70 million subscribers to its service, and yet it still has a cost…

Recently the concept of token curated registries has seen a lot of buzz from Laura Shin’s interview with Brian Kelley to Mike Goldin’s work, and for good reason. For those who are unfamiliar with the concept of TCRs I highly recommend Mike Goldin’s piece on TCRs 1.0, it gives a…

What would a blockchain version of the game look like? — By now everyone has heard of Epic Games’ blockbuster title Fortnite—a massive multiplayer game where survival is based on stealth, quick reflexes, and a lot of luck. As with any free-to-play game, the developers of Fortnite had to pick the right monetization strategy, and they had plenty to choose from…

It’s time for game creators to put the power back in the player’s hands. — The introduction of assets to the gaming world was a monumental achievement. The first materialization of this concept was ‘cheat codes’, where possessing the code allowed players certain abilities in the game. From then, RPGs were developed, truly introducing personal inventories and valuable items with a hint of rarity. The…

Brace yourselves, I’m going to state my unpopular opinion upfront so you know what you are getting into before you read too far into this. Today’s blockchains are virtually useless. Obviously that sentence has a fair amount of scare tactic in it, but ultimately it is true. Think of the…

Before I scare everyone off, I do not mean to say that Bitcoin itself is doomed to fail. What I am referring to is that I believe the implementation of blockchain solely as a currency is destined to be far less successful than the world believes it to be. This…

More than anything blockchain is a triumph of social computing. It allows a theoretically unlimited number of people to come together and agree on a system through economic incentives. In bitcoin miners buy hardware, are incentivized to operate honestly, and are punished through electricity costs when they fail to do…

Of all the wild applications that the blockchain is going to have on our world, by far the most fun to think about is its effect on the gaming industry. Blockchain and gaming are such a perfect fit for each other; blockchain allows you to completely digitalize assets and bring…