Vortex: The Center of the Storm

The centerpiece of the MetaZero Protocol, Vortex, is our web2 asset tokenization platform, and it’s pretty special.

Vortex, the next big step in the Metazero roadmap, is currently being tested with the launch coming soon in Q1 2024, offering web2 and traditional online gaming enthusiasts a new way to invest in their gaming items in the blockchain world.

Following the release of our Genesis collection CS2 ONFTs (Omnichain Non-Fungible Token), Vortex, the focal point of our ecosystem, is where all eyes will be headed, is the next big thing from MetaZero Protocol.

What is Vortex?

Vortex can turn items from your Steam games into digital tokens. These tokens can be traded and speculated upon, just like cryptocurrencies. Initially, Vortex is available as a basic version (MVP), exclusively for those who own our Genesis ONFTs. It will first allow trading items from Counter-Strike, and, later, from other games too.

You will be able to effortlessly convert your gaming items into tokens and vice versa, giving you the power to control your gaming assets.

How It Works

It really isn’t much more straightforward than the above, but in case you need a bit more detail:

Step 1 - Choose and Secure: Log in to Vortex and see all your gaming items, skins and collectibles in your Steam account. Choose what you want to tokenize, and we’ll safely store it in our digital Vault. We authenticate and verify ownership of every item to ensure it’s real and yours.

Step 2 - Tokenize: Once selected, the MetaZero magic — Inbound Tokenization — transforms your assets into digital tokens (OFTs/ONFTs) in our Vault. These tokens represent your gaming items on the blockchain, making them tradable and valuable. Your items remain safe and secure in the vault.

Step 3 - Skins Become Investment Vehicles: These NFTs are no longer just in-game assets. By holding the NFT, investors own a stake in the connected gaming asset, enabling both investing in and trading these assets.

Step 4 - Opportunities: You can buy, sell, or keep these NFTs on different platforms. Their value is directly linked to the rarity and popularity of the gaming item. A small % trade fee of 5% helps us get more gaming items to build out our treasury.

Step 5 - Simplicity for Everyone: MetaZero’s protocol ensures these NFTs are accessible to a broad range of investors, no longer just restricted to gamers. It’s like trading in the regular financial market, on-chain, utilizing LayerZero tech for smooth trading.

Step 6 - Getting Back to Gaming: These tokens are, of course, to open up new asset values geared towards investment, but you can still swap them back for your original gaming items. This, known as Outbound Tokenization, has a small fee, as with all blockchain-based transactions.

Try out the Vortex Testnet here.

KEY INFO: Thanks to the capabilities of our underlying LayerZero tech, the platform will have an ONFT bridge to enable the movement of these assets cross-chain, allowing users to bridge their assets to chains with deeper liquidity if they wish! The ONFT Bridge Testnet will launch later this week.

Breaking Boundaries

Vortex breaks the boundaries, enabling anyone to create tokens from their gaming assets for trading. This exciting move opens up a vast gaming asset market worth over $50 billion, ready for everyone to explore and invest.

As previously mentioned, Vortex will start with CS2 skins and collectibles, with expansions into a host of other games following down the path.

About MetaZero

MetaZero is a Synthetic Liquidity Layer Protocol for Omni-chain Tokenization of Real World Assets (RWAs), breaking down traditional barriers and expanding gaming assets beyond gaming communities to a wider range of investors for speculation.

Leveraging LayerZero’s omni-chain messaging protocol, we’re crafting an innovative extension towards real gaming markets.

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