Web3 gaming

Web3 gaming — decentralized ownership assets, players own their items и progress.

Principles

True ownership: NFT items in own wallet. Interoperability: assets across games (aspirational). Player agency: DAOs, governance. Sustainable economies: real value creation vs zero-sum. Open protocols vs closed platforms.

Reality vs promise

Actual adoption: <1% mainstream gaming. Play-to-earn burnouts. Speculation dominated early narrative. Fun-first approach maturing. Traditional gamers skeptical. Slow but real progress. Investment continues.

Standards

ERC-6551: token-bound accounts. ERC-4337: account abstraction. ImmutableX: gaming-focused L2. Ronin: Axie-created chain. Polygon Gaming Studio. Standards fragmenting. Consolidation expected.

Gambling integration

Crypto casinos: mainstream Web3 gambling. In-game gambling mini-games. Sports betting DAOs. Prediction markets: Polymarket. Regulatory arbitrage sometimes. Growing scrutiny. Mainstream integration TBD.