How blockchain games create entire economies on top of their gameplay: Report
Blockchain technology brings economic building blocks to games and sparks a tsunami of economic activity — inside and outside the games. Axie Infinity turned its game into a billion-dollar economy that helped thousands of players in the Philippines and other low-income countries to weather the fallout from pandemic mitigation measures. The main ingredient for success: strong property rights. Players can take in-game material out of the game and trade on third-party marketplaces like OpenSea. The freedom to set prices and to easily trade unlocked a veritable tsunami of economic activity in....
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