Money has evolved a lot since trading and bartering. For a few years now, it’s taken the form of intangible assets : Bank accounts, stock, cryptocurrencies… or games. — A few years ago, popular RPG Diablo III experienced an economic crash. That’s right, the virtual economy inside the game failed beyond the developers’ control. In this article, I’ll explain how it happened and why this is so relevant in our pandemic-ridden world.