26 companies and advocacy groups call on Valve to reverse its blockchain game...

26 companies and advocacy groups call on Valve to reverse its blockchain game...

“The potential blockchain gaming ecosystem will grow to be orders of magnitude larger than it is now, by the end of this decade," said Enjin CTO Witek Radomski. Digital rights advocacy group Fight for the Future, the Blockchain Game Alliance, Enjin, and 26 blockchain game companies have called out video game corporation Valve for its decision to not allow content related to cryptocurrencies or nonfungible tokens through its Steam marketplace.According to an open letter published by Fight for the Future on Oct. 26, the companies and projects are requesting Valve reverse its decision to....


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