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A '''blockchain game''' is a video game which is based on [[blockchain]] technology.
A '''blockchain game''' is a video game which is based on [[blockchain]] technology.


The world's first blockchain game, [[Huntercoin]],<ref name="gomedici1">{{Cite news|url=https://gomedici.com/huntercoin-worlds-first-peer-peer-massively-multiplayer-online-cryptocurrency-game/|title=Huntercoin is the World’s First Peer to Peer Massively Multiplayer Online Cryptocurrency Game|author=Chiraag Patel |date=2014-02-26|accessdate=2018-05-17|work=[[Medici]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ccn.com/introducing-truly-innovative-altcoin-huntercoin/|title=Introducing A Truly Innovative Altcoin: Huntercoin|author=Caleb Chen|date=2014-03-07|accessdate=2018-05-17|work=[[CryptoCoinsNews|CCN]]}}</ref><ref name="newsbtc1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newsbtc.com/2016/02/02/blockchain-gaming-huntercoin/|title=Blockchain Gaming: the Huntercoin Saga|author=Andrew Wagner |date=2016-02-02|accessdate=2018-05-17|work=[[News BTC]]}}</ref> was released in beta in September, 2013,{{Citation needed|date=May 2018}} with the full release in February, 2014.<ref name="gomedici1" /> It was forked from [[Namecoin]]<ref name="newsbtc1" /> and runs entirely on its blockchain without servers. In the game, players earn HUC by competing against each other, which they can trade for [[Bitcoin]].<ref name="cointelegraph1">{{Cite news|url=https://cointelegraph.com/news/huntercoin_earn_btc_by_playing_online_multiplayer_game|title=Huntercoin: Earn BTC by playing online multiplayer game|author=Armand Tanzarian|date=2014-02-21|accessdate=2018-05-17|work=Cointelegraph}}</ref><ref name="newsbtc1" />
The world's first blockchain game, [[Huntercoin]],<ref name="gomedici1">{{Cite news|url=https://gomedici.com/huntercoin-worlds-first-peer-peer-massively-multiplayer-online-cryptocurrency-game/|title=Huntercoin is the World’s First Peer to Peer Massively Multiplayer Online Cryptocurrency Game|author=Chiraag Patel |date=2014-02-26|accessdate=2018-05-17|work=[[Medici]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ccn.com/introducing-truly-innovative-altcoin-huntercoin/|title=Introducing A Truly Innovative Altcoin: Huntercoin|author=Caleb Chen|date=2014-03-07|accessdate=2018-05-17|work=[[CryptoCoinsNews|CCN]]}}</ref><ref name="newsbtc1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newsbtc.com/2016/02/02/blockchain-gaming-huntercoin/|title=Blockchain Gaming: the Huntercoin Saga|author=Andrew Wagner |date=2016-02-02|accessdate=2018-05-17|work=[[News BTC]]}}</ref> was released in beta in September, 2013<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://github.com/chronokings/huntercoin/commit/50fafe37b15ffdc4587f2838c8c5cf0ba1b3c22d|title=Version 0.1.02. · chronokings/huntercoin@50fafe3|website=GitHub|language=en|access-date=2018-07-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180706183321/https://github.com/chronokings/huntercoin/commit/50fafe37b15ffdc4587f2838c8c5cf0ba1b3c22d|archive-date=6 July 2018 |dead-url=no}}</ref>, with the full release in February, 2014.<ref name="gomedici1" /> It was forked from [[Namecoin]]<ref name="newsbtc1" /> and runs entirely on its blockchain without servers. In the game, players earn HUC by competing against each other, which they can trade for [[Bitcoin]].<ref name="cointelegraph1">{{Cite news|url=https://cointelegraph.com/news/huntercoin_earn_btc_by_playing_online_multiplayer_game|title=Huntercoin: Earn BTC by playing online multiplayer game|author=Armand Tanzarian|date=2014-02-21|accessdate=2018-05-17|work=Cointelegraph}}</ref><ref name="newsbtc1" />


One of the best known examples of a blockchain game is [[Cryptokitties]], launched in November 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.atimes.com/article/internet-firms-try-luck-blockchain-games/|title=Internet firms try their luck at blockchain games|author=|date=2018-02-22|accessdate=2018-02-28|work=[[Asia Times]]}}</ref> The game made headlines in December 2017 when a cryptokitty character sold for [[United States dollar|US$]]100,000.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://plarium.com/en/mmo-games/blockchain-games/
One of the best known examples of a blockchain game is [[Cryptokitties]], launched in November 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.atimes.com/article/internet-firms-try-luck-blockchain-games/|title=Internet firms try their luck at blockchain games|author=|date=2018-02-22|accessdate=2018-02-28|work=[[Asia Times]]}}</ref> The game made headlines in December 2017 when a cryptokitty character sold for [[United States dollar|US$]]100,000.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://plarium.com/en/mmo-games/blockchain-games/

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A blockchain game is a video game which is based on blockchain technology.

The world's first blockchain game, Huntercoin,[1][2][3] was released in beta in September, 2013[4], with the full release in February, 2014.[1] It was forked from Namecoin[3] and runs entirely on its blockchain without servers. In the game, players earn HUC by competing against each other, which they can trade for Bitcoin.[5][3]

One of the best known examples of a blockchain game is Cryptokitties, launched in November 2017.[6] The game made headlines in December 2017 when a cryptokitty character sold for US$100,000.[7][8]

In February 2018, more than $10 million in ether was documented to be circulating within Ethereum based games, according to data collected by DappRadar.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Chiraag Patel (2014-02-26). "Huntercoin is the World's First Peer to Peer Massively Multiplayer Online Cryptocurrency Game". Medici. Retrieved 2018-05-17.
  2. ^ Caleb Chen (2014-03-07). "Introducing A Truly Innovative Altcoin: Huntercoin". CCN. Retrieved 2018-05-17.
  3. ^ a b c Andrew Wagner (2016-02-02). "Blockchain Gaming: the Huntercoin Saga". News BTC. Retrieved 2018-05-17.
  4. ^ "Version 0.1.02. · chronokings/huntercoin@50fafe3". GitHub. Archived from the original on 6 July 2018. Retrieved 2018-07-06. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ Armand Tanzarian (2014-02-21). "Huntercoin: Earn BTC by playing online multiplayer game". Cointelegraph. Retrieved 2018-05-17.
  6. ^ "Internet firms try their luck at blockchain games". Asia Times. 2018-02-22. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
  7. ^ "How blockchain games can change the gaming industry". Plarium. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
  8. ^ Evelyn Cheng (2017-12-06). "Meet CryptoKitties, the $100,000 digital beanie babies epitomizing the cryptocurrency mania". CNBC. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
  9. ^ Rachel Rose O'Leary (2018-02-17). "Ethereum Game CryptoKitties Now Has Some Serious Rivals". CoinDesk. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
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