The last year-in-crypto was more ups and downs than a rollercoaster making it a year-in-review of the crypto-future! Agree?
At times, I had my eyes wide open for a whole night just to experience the uptrends of alts climbing the peak…
….and kissing all-time-low in an eye’s blink; especially the last few months of 2017.
source: coinmarketcap.com
It was no less than a thunderbolt in summer seeing some undervalued coins like XRP exploding up in a while and doing wonders in a gimmick! (duh!)
This post by @teamsteem shows a real-day picture on how national currencies are losing its value as same as VCR and videotapes. I can say, liquid currency is something that is undervalued if we compare it with today’s cryptos.
Saying this, I am posing a grumpy look at the Second dictator of Cryptospace - Ethereum. Followed by the Captain (BTC), ETH is one of the widely use Blockchain dominating cryptocurrency and the crypto-gaming anarchy - you know it better.
The inception of Ethereum wasn't smooth but thanks to those predictors and long-term HODLers for their prevailing belief in its bright future, now it is one of the trending and one of the mostly transacted blockchain chasing after Bitcoin.
The most interesting ability of Ethereum is - its adrenaline rush in the market when it was valued in $$ only. Furthermore, it allows Eth. Blockchain developers to create their smart contracts, something that could not be achieved with Bitcoin - a booster.
Apart from this, multiple crypto-startups, ICOs has started using ETH in a large-scale, and some newly blooming crypto-gaming platforms like “CryptoKitties” that went viral in in a flash of sunshine.
PS: CryptoKitties is not a cryptocurrency. (Attention, please!)
As Blockchain is bringing such revolutionary transformations into our typical crypto-space, we can predict its durability and longevity in our day-to-day life.
Thanks to the brainers who went beyond the imaginations of a rational human being. And, the veteran developers who made us lucky by investing their highly exercised coding magnitude to bring up some unexpected yet amusing platforms like CryptoKitties.
It is designed in sucha way even a person not-so-techy can get used to it without any hassles.
Using the platform ‘CryptoKitties’ users can sell their Cats in millions….. "What?"
Merely, someone would have ever dreamt of flipping a Kitty at the rate of $100,000. Feeling Crazy?
Who This Made This Possible?
Yes, it is CryptoKitties; the virtual cat producing startup, backed by Ethereum Network made this possible. Within a reasonable period, the game did wonders, attracted thousands of people on-board. People liked it, played well. And, the rest you know!
CryptoKitties, being a pavilion of Ethereum network & as a crypto-collectible game platform, allows users to breed adorable kitties valued each in Ethereum. Wikipedia says - this virtual game is one of the earliest blockchain technology developed for recreational and leisurely purposes.
Loyal customers, they don’t just come back, they don’t simply recommend you, they insist that their friends do business with you. ~ Chip Bell
When you read this article , you will find the top 10 factors that make a game accessible and becomes an addiction of players are:
- Games that have no pre-defined ends.
- Games that need making social connections.
- In-game rewards based on a leveling system
- Games that have some form of in-game currency.
...and some more!
The uptrend of Crypto Collectible gameplays began following this tremendous psychological way of upbringing massive user interests.
And, this way the gaming platforms witnessed an incredible user acquisition, the market value of each kitty moooned in no time.
The story did not end here...
At this moment, Can you sense Any possible Competition to CryptoKittes...?
Hold on...
Down the road, you are going to get a thrill.
The crypto-gaming battle has already started its course; now, we have another crypto-gaming platform supported by the same ETH Blockchain.
Thhh...at is “EtherMon” - the giant crypto-monster producer. Aaaah! scaryyy.
EtherMon is a decentralized application built on the Ethereum network. It simulates a world of ether monsters (EtherMon) where you can capture, trade and evolve ethermon to defeat others. Yeah, makes sense?
Keeping financial trading aside, the year 2017, the cryptocurrency market was able to drive an army of crypto masses making the marketcap a record-breaking history.
Though today is another day of bloodbath, wisely says - “Fallen angels will all go back up, eventually.”
In this contest, Eth has played well through the entire year, being the 2nd runner-up of the cryptomarket, grasped an all-time high market value above the mark of 700 USD.
So, you can imagine how far the Crypto marketing is rocketing towards.... mooon
Meanwhile, EtherMon is one of the elegant gameplay gazebos that seem to be a yet another user attracting platform in a short period. Can you smell this?
Now, meet Ethermon: the Cryptographic Monster Ground!
Source: Ethermon Website - The crypto Pokemon.
You must have observed the impressive user retention ratio of CryptoKitties platform that gave it a quick exposure in a mere timeline!
Fortunately, CryptoKitties played a happy SOLO-game in the crypto-gaming market for a long time. Also. It managed to go beyond the expectations.
But now...
...thanks to the fast pacing technology that brought up another do-doer blockchain game platform - EtherMon. It is the cryptographic version of the favorite game “Pokemon” which owns a groundbreaking number of a fan base.
Okay, I stayed up all night buying #Etheremon—basically #Pokemon powered by #Ethereum. I am officially done accumulating... for now. | https://t.co/sHvdyErRZR@myetheremon #cryptokitties pic.twitter.com/grC9OpVVW0
— Brent Mihalov (@brentmihalov) December 20, 2017
So, How You Can get into EtherMon?
Being onboard with the same ETH Blockchain, EtherMon has monsters on sell. Interested users can grab some monsters based on the current market value of Ethereum, and they can enjoy the gameplay of battles between their and other monsters in recent future.
To enter into the gameplay, what all you need is - just go to their website here, install a browser extension named “Metamast” and load some Ethereum there. That's it.
EtherMon got released on 18th of Dec 2017. It is to mention that EtherMon is still in its beta stage and going well.
Right now, pretty much the only thing you can do with your Etheremon is keep them, which earns you a small amount ether every time someone else buys that same type of Etheremon, which aren’t cheap — prices range from 0.37 ETH ($298) to 1.2 ETH ($966).
— http://mashable.com/2017/12/20/etheremon/
According to their team, the motive of being on-spot is:
To make a crypto-based decentralized monetary game (unlike Gambling) where the user has its full anonymity.
To delegate the user's full rights to their properties as you keep your assets, and can gather and trade their monsters with monetary means.
To turn the typical gaming into a professional trade-type scenario and make people enjoy the ride.
However, again to mention, at this moment users can just grab their monsters because the entries are open for buying monsters only.
To land their beasts on the battleground, users need to gather some patience until the next update from the EtherMon roadmap. They will be gradually rolling-out some more features for flipping (Or, fighting) subsequently from Jan 2018.
To add a little, they have scheduled some soft-cap updates to grade up their codebase and infrastructure of the platform up to the mark. It will help them handle the massive load of users.
Since it is more than just a typical gameplay, so users are likely to stay for more extended periods in their dashboard.
Not to mention, they would be fixing up their bugs and minor issues (if found so, in the beta phase) in their upcoming updates.
Some Cautions by Mashable!
In its current state, this is little more than a Ponzi scheme, in which early adopters earn money from people joining in down the line. Once newcomers stop coming, the entire thing collapses.”
A notice on the game's website states that the game's developers "are in talks with artists regarding used artworks. All images are subjected to change."
These guys don't have my permission, don't spend any money on this, and share this, so people are aware
https://t.co/iMY2CH9W7U
— Smiley-Fakemon ☺ (@SmileyFakemon) December 20, 2017
Now.... the most important part is...
Digital Kitties on Steem Blockchain!
A recent post from @steemitblog shows an immense potentiality for “Steem Blockchain” over Ethereum Network - starting from transactions to transaction fees - - from transaction speed to developer friendliness.
If we look at the existing issues with current Ethereum network - the slow transaction speed, frequent network congestion, and hike in transaction fees. Ethereum Blockchain is getting throttled with massive real-time users making it buggy and not user-friendly.
But… the scene is opposite with the Steem Blockchain. Want a glimpse?
The above Statistical Data from official @steemit account shows a unique potentiality for Steem Blockchain to stand ahead of the persisting issues which Eth Blockchain currently incapable of handling.
Because Steem has its vast user base, whales, and contributors giving it a potential for open market projects.
Games need Players, and steem blockchain is a veteran Umpire of gamers.
How?
If you are following @transisto, you will notice how consistently he is helping every single Steem Backed Projects by delegating his SP and huge donations. I will term him as the leaderboard king of “Guardians of Steem” which includes @spaminator & @littleboy just to name a few.
Due to their rock-solid spam moderation consistency, today steemit has successfully built up a noteworthy trust among the original content creators… this is helping steem network grow more.. more.. and a lot more than before.
Here is what @transisto has to say about steem in his words:
My version of Steem is NOT content based, It is Contribution based.
What a wonderful thought, man!
Day-by-day, steemit is getting loads of user signups which means more incoming engagement with Steem Blockchain. Thus, the future shines brightly.
....but can SteemKitties be a reality keeping those crappy problems which Eth. Blockchain couldn't resolve?
Similarly, from an article, Why Do People Play Games? , I discovered a study done at the National Dong Hwa University found that the satisfaction and flow experience plays a significant role in whether one intends to continue to play a game.
In similar fashion, many people have said in their replies to the post on how Crypto-collectable games are the simplest and appealing ways to get non-techy people onboard to cryptocurrency, and if Ethereum singlehandedly cannot handle the traffic, why not create "SteemKitties"?
What do you think?
Can "SteemKitties" be the game changer to compete with the existing market players?
(Please share your thoughts in replies)
Note: The crypto market is purely unpredictable. Most of the time, it is played by the so-called dictators, controlled by the whales... and the minnows get trapped. So, it is better to "Do Your Own Research" before getting anything on board.
Thus, you will make yourself safe from any unexpected/unwelcomed scenarios linked to your wealth and emotions both.
PS: I am not affiliated with Ehtermon by any means neither promoting any of the mentioned; the above points are solely based on the facts I researched and may contain some cited sources from similar authors.
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