SOB #489 Big Gaming Signals NFTS Are Closer to Mainstream

SOB #489 Big Gaming Signals NFTS Are Closer to Mainstream

Author: Adam B. Levine November 29, 2021 Duration: 37:44

With NFTs continuing their rapid advance into mainstream cultural awareness, how much is FOMO (fear of missing out) and how much is real? This time Andreas M. Antonopoulos, Stephanie Murphy, Jonathan Mohan and Adam B. Levine discuss the evolving battle lines in the nascent world of triple-A gaming NFTs and whether these early announcements are a signal or just noise.

Later, the hosts explore the still-to-come moment when the behemoths of game publishing select which blockchain or blockchains will be their native NFT layer. Are we in for a repeat of the corporate adoption story? Or will big-budget games become a new differentiating factor, elevating their chosen partners to de-facto “incumbent” status?

Photo by Igor Karimov on Unsplash, modified by Speaking of Bitcoin


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