CHAPTER 8

Social Gaming on the Blockchain

It was a matter of time before decentralized gaming became a hit. Almost immediately after social media, gaming itself started its race toward decentralization. And it’s easy to see why. Like money, games are inherently social.

As the Internet progresses toward its third iteration, blockchains will become more social and that will include more gaming opportunities for serious online gaming enthusiasts. In Steemit’s heyday, one of the most popular applications on the blockchain was the game Splinterlands. Now, Hive users jokingly refer to the Hive blockchain as the “Splinterlands blockchain.”

If social media is a natural extension of the Internet and cryptosocial media a natural extension of blockchains, ...

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