Big Time X Circle
Big Time Studios is proud to announce our collaboration with Circle to make blockchain gaming more accessible to gamers.
Decentraland founder Ari Meilich’s new venture, “Big Time Studios,” houses a group of industry leaders who have been instrumental in the launch of world-renowned games such as Fortnite, Gears of War, Call of Duty, and Overwatch. This month, we plan to launch the Big Time Marketplace, featuring their patented Vault technology, which makes NFT gaming accessible to a mass market audience, alleviating the need for external wallet management, self-custody, and costly on-chain transactions.
Through integration with Circle’s payment solutions, customers can now pay with debit and credit cards, make wire transfers, and deposit USD Coin (USDC) to participate in the Big Time Marketplace. Payment transfers and settlements in USDC are performed quickly and at low costs, reducing friction when buying and selling NFTs.
Big Time will be launching our very first virtual real estate sale in the form of SPACE NFTs. These digital goods will enable players to fight game enemies and collect Big Time’s very own token. With the proper SPACE upgrades, players can earn cryptocurrency through the course of their adventures. Unlike other crypto games, Big Time’s token will be 100% community-driven: there will be no sale for the token itself, nor will it be assigned to team members, making gameplay the primary means of acquisition.
So far, over a dozen major guilds have participated in the SPACE NFT offering, purchasing $10 million dollars of NFTs. Notable organizations include Yield Guild Games, Merit Circle, Loudgg, Neo Tokyo, and Avocado Guild.
“Many early crypto products required users to jump through a lot of hoops, making them inaccessible to the average gamer,” says Ari Meilich, Co-Founder and CEO of Big Time. “With Big Time, we aim to fix that, finally delivering a true AAA gaming experience that unites crypto with the metaverse.”
Big Time and Circle
Circle’s vision of a fundamentally more open, inclusive, efficient and integrated global economy built on blockchain goes hand in hand with Big Time’s mission to bring blockchain gaming to the masses. Circle is the principal operator of USDC, one of the primary currencies accepted in the Big Time marketplace. USDC is the leading dollar digital currency, with over $40 billion in circulation and powering over $1.4 trillion in on-chain transactions as of December 2021.
Big Time will be leveraging Circle’s payment solutions to enable fast, secure payment transfers and settlements in USDC, providing a world-class user experience.
Hear more about our partnership directly from the CEO of Big Time, Ari Meilich and CPO, Thor Alexander on episode 43 of Circle’s podcast.
¹Circle made an equity investment in Big Time Studios
