Layer-2 Valuable for Gaming, Atari More into Metaverse & NFT Record Sales — Play to Earn #57

Atari, Decentraland, Matic Network, Neon District, CryptoPunks, Mirandus & much more!

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5 min readJan 29, 2021

The blockchain space has had the spotlights on it for the past week. This had everything to do with Reddit, Gamestop, WallStreetBets and Robinhood. I bet many people will see that crypto trading and blockchain technology is much more honest than stock trading. Anyway, about NFTs… WOW! What a crazy week. Cryptopunks making big moves again, and then a — possibly — new NFT sales record for Gala Games and their upcoming online game Mirandus. Atari is also showing how serious they are with blockchain gaming, while layer-2 solutions are proving their value in the gaming space. — Robert Hoogendoorn

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Alien Cryptopunks Collectible Sold for $761.888

For the first time in three years in of the nine available alien punks in the Cryptopunks collectible series sold for a mind-blowing amount of 761.888 dollars. At the moment there are also bids on two other alien punks, so we might see more action happening here. ▶▶▶ Read more

Atari Building Virtual Arcade in Decentraland

Companies moving into virtual worlds is one thing. Often it’s a marketing tool. However, now we have Atari moving into the metaverse. They already announced moving into The Sandbox last year, and are now moving into Decentraland as well. The cool thing is, that they will be bringing their classic gaming IP into this particular metaverse as well… perhaps upgrading the gaming experience! ▶▶▶ Read more

New Record Sale by Second Citadel NFT for Mirandus

The official confirmation will happen on Monday, but through the grapevines we’ve seen that the Citadel of the Stars has been sold. Gala Games has sold their second citadel NFT for an yet undisclosed fee to an yet unrevealed third party. Supposedly this particular — powerful — NFT that can be used inside the world of Mirandus, sold for 1.6 million dollars. ▶▶▶ Read more

Neon District Minted Over 100.000 NFTs on Matic

Neon District might not be one of the biggest gaming projects of this moment, but the project has a long history in the blockchain gaming space. They recently made their move onto the Matic blockchain, circumventing the gas fees on Ethereum. They now announced more than 100 thousand NFTs have been minted… and on the Ethereum blockchain that would’ve costed a fortune! ▶▶▶ Read more

Enjin Unveiling NFT Marketplace on Efinity

Enjin is one of the earliest gaming solutions on the blockchain. They’ve build their protocol on top of the Ethereum blockchain and are responsible for the introduction of the ERC-1155 token. They’ve really meant a lot to the development of the blockchain gaming ecosystem… but they’re also hampered by the problems happening with Ethereum. That’s why their teaser for the upcoming NFT.io Marketplace on Efinity — their own sidechain — got me excited! ▶▶▶ Read more

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We’ve got a major sponsorship announcement coming up for the Play to Earn Game Festival, which will take place in March. That’s something I’m very excited about. At the same time this will also bring some liquidity to the $PLAY token… so expect more on this in the next month!

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