Why blockchain is great for video games

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Blockchain tokens can facilitate permanent, user-owned digital assets - without any control by gaming companies

Video games companies have long used in-game token economies. Globalisation is the core reason - it's a lot easier to have a global unit of value that means an in-game item costs the same in New Yo...

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