The Value of Play-to-Earn
An evolution of gaming, a pyramid scheme, or the missing link to mass blockchain adoption? Play games, get paid. Q3 2021 hedge fund letters, conferences and more This is the underlying message of play-to-earn, the term given to the increasingly popular business model in the gaming ecosystem that provides players with a chance to earn any form of in-game asset that can later be transferred to the world as a valuable resource. The most played such game is Splinterlands\- think Pokémon cards meet World of Warcraft characters. Splinterlands gives its users the opportunity to earn cryptocurrency an...