The Rise of Crypto Games
After the Success of CryptoKitties, There are number of games started based on crypto Concept.
As silly as it might sound, the popular CryptoKitties app might foreshadow a powerful up-and-coming use case for ethereum – digital collectibles.
After its launch last week, CryptoKitties quickly became the most popular ethereum app – so popular in fact that there's now CryptoPuppies(for those that prefer man's "real best friend"), and CryptoPets (which lets users choose any kind of digital animal pet they prefer).
But while some in the crypto community are skeptical of this new trend ("Dear god no," said one reddit user to the idea of Pokemon on the blockchain), others see CryptoKitties as an unlikely pioneer in what could be one of the platform's biggest applications.
Blockchain thought leaders such as litecoin creator Charlie Lee and Earn.com CEO Balaji Srinivasan, to name a few, argue the app is "actually important," because it shows the promise of using the blockchain to instantly transfer all kinds of assets without a third party.
Lesser known, though, is that there's reason to believe a real uptick in usable, consumer-friendly applications could be on the horizon. That's because the system for creating these collectibles hinges on a technical standard similar to ERC-20, the same tech that sparked the boom in initial coin offerings (ICOs) in 2017.
Strange as it may seem, your favorite furry fluffball is made possible by a powerful technical standard underlying CryptoKitties called Ethereum Request for Comments 721 (ERC-721).
"People have been talking about [ERC-721] for a long time, but no one implemented it before. CryptoKitties happened to be the first," Philippe Castonguay, developer relations manager for cryptocurrency exchange protocol 0x, told CoinDesk, adding:
i am looking forward to seeing more interesting games, not just kitties or dogges
good info, thanks for sharing
Haha yeah i wasn't understanding the hype around it, definitely need some better games.
There are already other cryptos working on the transfer of different assets like Golem or Cryptoyou (it is just for games and not yet on the market i think). There are others but i don't have them at hand. What makes this different? Is it that its ETH based and not its own crypto?
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