WAX or Worldwide Asset eXchange is a carbon neutral blockchain specifically created to trade NFTs. It prides itself on being the premier blockchain for gaming and virtual collectibles. WAX is the most popular blockchain for NFTs by volume of transactions with 15million transactions occurring on the platform a day. It also has 325k daily users. One of the reasons for this popularity is the use of a very effective consensus mechanism called delegated proof of stake (DPoS). In DPoS, users spend ...

WAX or Worldwide Asset eXchange is a carbon neutral blockchain specifically created to trade NFTs. It prides itself on being the premier blockchain for gaming and virtual collectibles. WAX is the most popular blockchain for NFTs by volume of transactions with 15million transactions occurring on the platform a day. It also has 325k daily users. One of the reasons for this popularity is the use of a very effective consensus mechanism called delegated proof of stake (DPoS). In DPoS, users spend ...

Last month Sorare launched their NBA fantasy experience and this month they have announced a partnership with Lionel Messi in their hugely popular football fantasy game. Messi will act as a brand ambassador and investor. This is a huge win for Sorare and will add to its increasing brand awareness and impressive partnerships. The platform has raised some eyebrows with its $680 million funding round last September. Be sure to keep your eye out for this project.Phantom Galaxies has launched thei...

Last month Sorare launched their NBA fantasy experience and this month they have announced a partnership with Lionel Messi in their hugely popular football fantasy game. Messi will act as a brand ambassador and investor. This is a huge win for Sorare and will add to its increasing brand awareness and impressive partnerships. The platform has raised some eyebrows with its $680 million funding round last September. Be sure to keep your eye out for this project.Phantom Galaxies has launched thei...

Sorare is every sports fan’s digital dream. SoRare has created a platform that combines Daily Fantasy Sports with NFTs. Collect, play and win by joining tournaments with your officially licensed player cards in either football, baseball or basketball. How does it work? There are currently three sports to participate in. You can either choose to play in football, the NBA or MLB. Once you have chosen the sport you want to compete in, you will be given some starter cards (also known as common ca...

Sorare is every sports fan’s digital dream. SoRare has created a platform that combines Daily Fantasy Sports with NFTs. Collect, play and win by joining tournaments with your officially licensed player cards in either football, baseball or basketball. How does it work? There are currently three sports to participate in. You can either choose to play in football, the NBA or MLB. Once you have chosen the sport you want to compete in, you will be given some starter cards (also known as common ca...

What is Web3.Unreal? Game7 has announced the launch of open-source plugin Web3.Unreal on its public GitHub repository. Web3.Unreal is designed for Unreal Engine developers to integrate blockchain functionality into their games. Some highlights include seamless integration of blockchain wallets into game engines and complete plugins which track how many NFTs or tokens the game has produced/are in circulation. This is a significant integration that will allow game developers to seamlessly use U...

What is Web3.Unreal? Game7 has announced the launch of open-source plugin Web3.Unreal on its public GitHub repository. Web3.Unreal is designed for Unreal Engine developers to integrate blockchain functionality into their games. Some highlights include seamless integration of blockchain wallets into game engines and complete plugins which track how many NFTs or tokens the game has produced/are in circulation. This is a significant integration that will allow game developers to seamlessly use U...

Logan Paul’s “game” CryptoZoo has been under the spotlight following a series of videos released by YouTube investigator Coffeezilla. CryptoZoo has a reputation for being a scam due to developers and founders not delivering on promises and leaving the project without reimbursing investors. We wrote an article on this if you want more information.Korean game developer WeMade who recently had Microsoft invest in them (see our article for more info), have signed a partnership with world renowned...

Logan Paul’s “game” CryptoZoo has been under the spotlight following a series of videos released by YouTube investigator Coffeezilla. CryptoZoo has a reputation for being a scam due to developers and founders not delivering on promises and leaving the project without reimbursing investors. We wrote an article on this if you want more information.Korean game developer WeMade who recently had Microsoft invest in them (see our article for more info), have signed a partnership with world renowned...

Welcome to a series on the crypto gambling industry, particularly focusing on Poker platforms. In the first part, we will look at the industry as a whole, then we will go more specifically into poker and see what challenges and potential for growth we have there. So first, let’s get an overview of the crypto gambling industry, looking at the current market, the user experience, and most importantly, regulation issues.1. The Current State of the Crypto Gambling Industry MarketThe current state...

Welcome to a series on the crypto gambling industry, particularly focusing on Poker platforms. In the first part, we will look at the industry as a whole, then we will go more specifically into poker and see what challenges and potential for growth we have there. So first, let’s get an overview of the crypto gambling industry, looking at the current market, the user experience, and most importantly, regulation issues.1. The Current State of the Crypto Gambling Industry MarketThe current state...

Today we continue the crypto gaming series focused on the crypto gambling industry, by looking at poker sites. You can find the previous article, which takes a look at the crypto gambling industry as a whole here: https://mirror.xyz/gameonomics.eth/JCIRE347f-0WbKLCSo7tpsFxozwhGE5ucdx71Oe-gvs As a professional poker player, I wanted to do some in-depth research to see if I can make some money in places nobody knows about or maybe invest in some projects. We have been going through some brutal ...

Today we continue the crypto gaming series focused on the crypto gambling industry, by looking at poker sites. You can find the previous article, which takes a look at the crypto gambling industry as a whole here: https://mirror.xyz/gameonomics.eth/JCIRE347f-0WbKLCSo7tpsFxozwhGE5ucdx71Oe-gvs As a professional poker player, I wanted to do some in-depth research to see if I can make some money in places nobody knows about or maybe invest in some projects. We have been going through some brutal ...

Recently Decentral Games launched a mobile version for their ICE Poker game, ICE Poker Flex, so I went in to try it out and see what it’s about, how the experience is like and of course, if you can make money with it. This was my first contact with Decentraland Games / ICE Poker, so here’s my first impressions.The Barrier to Entry in this Free to Play GameI go over to decentral games, I go to Play Now and woops, I can’t play because I don’t have a ‘wearable’. Apparently you need a NFT to play...

Recently Decentral Games launched a mobile version for their ICE Poker game, ICE Poker Flex, so I went in to try it out and see what it’s about, how the experience is like and of course, if you can make money with it. This was my first contact with Decentraland Games / ICE Poker, so here’s my first impressions.The Barrier to Entry in this Free to Play GameI go over to decentral games, I go to Play Now and woops, I can’t play because I don’t have a ‘wearable’. Apparently you need a NFT to play...

Sorare launched a new NFT based fantasy NBA experience where players will be able to create and manage their own times with NFTs representing NBA players. The NBA announced this deal would last a few years. This is the first NFT fantasy draft partner of the NBA. We have written an article about this so check it out on our Gameonomics blog if you want to know more.Japanese gaming giant Bandai Namco has announced it will be investing in Gangbusters block chain game developer. Its flagship title...

Sorare launched a new NFT based fantasy NBA experience where players will be able to create and manage their own times with NFTs representing NBA players. The NBA announced this deal would last a few years. This is the first NFT fantasy draft partner of the NBA. We have written an article about this so check it out on our Gameonomics blog if you want to know more.Japanese gaming giant Bandai Namco has announced it will be investing in Gangbusters block chain game developer. Its flagship title...

WeMade has completed a $46 million funding round led by Microsoft. WeMade was founded in 2000 as a PC and mobile game developer. It’s most notable game is Legend of Mir which is a series of MMORPGs released on both mobile and PC. They are known to be early adopters of blockchain game technology. Their recent title Mir4 is their most successful blockchain game to date and has been launched on Steam, Google Play and Apple App Store. They have further expanded by launching their own blockchain m...

WeMade has completed a $46 million funding round led by Microsoft. WeMade was founded in 2000 as a PC and mobile game developer. It’s most notable game is Legend of Mir which is a series of MMORPGs released on both mobile and PC. They are known to be early adopters of blockchain game technology. Their recent title Mir4 is their most successful blockchain game to date and has been launched on Steam, Google Play and Apple App Store. They have further expanded by launching their own blockchain m...

Recently youtuber Coffeezilla investigated the controversial CryptoZoo project which was founded by Logan Paul and Eddie Ibanez. CryptoZoo is a Pokemon inspired animal collectable game which has not been produced. Investors were encouraged to buy CryptoZoo tokens to purchases eggs which would hatch into animals. This process is designed to breed animals and create an active secondary market ecosystem to attract interest and activity before the game was launched. Logan Paul spent a lot of time...

Recently youtuber Coffeezilla investigated the controversial CryptoZoo project which was founded by Logan Paul and Eddie Ibanez. CryptoZoo is a Pokemon inspired animal collectable game which has not been produced. Investors were encouraged to buy CryptoZoo tokens to purchases eggs which would hatch into animals. This process is designed to breed animals and create an active secondary market ecosystem to attract interest and activity before the game was launched. Logan Paul spent a lot of time...

This is the last article (3/3) in the series discussing poker and gambling in the crypto space. Today we are finally talking about a model where crypto can enhance the poker experience. Crypto gaming has emerged as a new way to play games and earn cryptocurrency at the same time. Decentral Games is one such platform that is using the "play-to-earn" model to make poker accessible to everyone and avoid gambling regulations. In this article, we will delve into how Decentral Games has created a d...

This is the last article (3/3) in the series discussing poker and gambling in the crypto space. Today we are finally talking about a model where crypto can enhance the poker experience. Crypto gaming has emerged as a new way to play games and earn cryptocurrency at the same time. Decentral Games is one such platform that is using the "play-to-earn" model to make poker accessible to everyone and avoid gambling regulations. In this article, we will delve into how Decentral Games has created a d...