Blockchain Gaming World

jon jordan
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Everything you need to know about Blockchain Gaming.

  1. MAR 27 ·  BONUS

    27 March 2026 | Weekly news roundup

    Pixels' Stacked P2E rewards platform is live, Verse8 raised $5M, Wildcard's WC token is live. Jon has a new hat. [0:17] Jon wants everyone to know that he has a new GamesTX hat.[1:23] Pixels has launched Stacked, which is a P2E rewards platform (or engine!) for web2/3 games.[3:42] Effectively, Stacked is a productized version of the P2E layer in Pixels.[8:36] Stacked currently supports Pixels and Pixel Dungeons and will support Ronin and Sleepagotchi.[9:05] Rewards include PIXEL and will include gift cards and PayPal. [12:10] Pixels currently has a Return on Reward Spend of 3 -- $3 of spend per $1 of rewards.[13:34] AI game-creation platform Verse8 has raised $5 million in seed funding.[14:40] There's consumer version and also a pro version for game studios. Delabs is using it. [15:50] Verse8 has been used to make 25,000 games from 5,000 creators and 3.5 million MAUs.[18:33] The Sandbox's has launched the first playtest for its NEXT mobile battle royale game. [19:57] Wildcard has launched its WC token; currently priced a FDV of $600,000.[23:08] What are the key metrics for a sustainable blockchain game in 2026?

    36 min

  2. MAR 26

    209 | How Stacked reinvents P2E gaming rewards

    Jon Jordan talks to Pixels' CEO Luke Barwikowski about Stacked, the company's new P2E rewards platform. [0:56] Introducing Stacked, the new rewards app from Pixels.[2:02] Pixels still believes in play-to-earn for web3 gaming, notably using data-driven rewarded play.[3:44] Stacked is the productification of Pixels' reward system that any game can plug into.[5:09] It allows you to distribute your onchain assets in a smart way. [5:19] The player-facing element is the Stacked app. There's also a b2b element, including an SDK. [7:41] This is like an ad network that categorizes player types using segmentation and reward testing.[9:29] You can also run an AI agent to help create new rewards to drive retention and engagement.[12:35] P2E is sustainable in Pixels right now in terms of Return on Reward Spend metric of 3. [16:10] F2P/P2E games require all different user types, from free to midcore spenders to whales.[18:54] Launching Stacked allows Pixel's game designers to not have to worry about rewards.[21:50] The PIXEL token will become a stake-only token, with other assets used for rewards.[24:20] Other companies, including web2 games, will be able to use Stacked as a white-label solution.[28:27] As well as P2E, crypto is also really useful for asset trading in games. [32:04] The web version of Stacked is out, and the app is in review via app stores.

    35 min

  3. MAR 20 ·  BONUS

    20 March 2026 | Weekly news roundup

    The Sandbox reveals mobile shooter NEXT, Wildcard's WC token goes live on 26 March, AlphaTON buys GAMEE. [2:29] The Sandbox has announced standalone mobile battle royale game NEXT. [2:47] The Sandbox's vision for mobile has never been strong. This is a new start.[4:55] More important than the game itself, NEXT is a symbol of agency and urgency.[6:50] You have to log into NEXT with your The Sandbox account. Some NFTs are interoperable.[11:50] Wildcard's 100% community WC token goes live on Arbitrum on 26th March.[15:33] The question is whether Wildcard can attract enough players to start the WC flywheel.[17:23] AlphaTON has acquired 60% of Animoca's GAMEE Telegram gaming platform.[24:07] Animoca has partnered with Ava Labs to push Avalanche in Asia and Middle East.[28:40] Jon's been messing around with Stripe's AI agent-centric Tempo blockchain. [32:50] He's also got Claude Code to automatically set his tactics in Soccerverse.[37:38] What happens to games when AI agents can play them better than humans?

    40 min

  4. MAR 13

    13 March 2026 | Weekly news roundup

    EVE Frontier's Cycle 5, Night Crows' NFT Crusade, Shrapnel's early access and 1,000th Substacks! [0:43] EVE Frontier has launched Cycle 5, which will run for the next 3 months.[6:50] Changes include defensive turrets, collaborative options, tweaked ship controls, new ships.[8:10] You can also build and optimize Shells, the game's clone characters, for the first time. [9:14] Feral AIs are more aggressive in behaviors.[10:09] The game is also now using the Sui testnet, and for its $80,000 Hackathon.[13:44] Will EVE Frontier be the first successful blockchain game?[16:20] Night Crows is launching its NFT Crusade metagame for high-level players. [18:50] Wemade is committed, integrating blockchain into many of its MMORPGs.[20:27] It's using blockchain to improve its game's long-term engagement and monetization[22:06] NFT Crusade rewards players who have collected multiple character NFTs with exclusive gear.[28:52] Shrapnel has dropped its early access on Steam. It's a 4v4 team mode. [36:22] Jon published his 1,000th Substack about blockchain games. What has he learned?

    45 min

  5. MAR 6 ·  BONUS

    6 March 2026 | Weekly news roundup

    Thousands' THOU token, Limit Break's testnet, Cambria presells $1M tokens, FIFA/NFL Rivals NFTs moving to stablecoin Pulse Market. [2:29] The Thousands streaming platform has announced THOU token, but not many details. [2:55] This is in addition to Wildcard's WC token. Wildcard is the first game on Thousands.[4:28] How do Wildcard (game) and Thousands (platform) overcome the Cold Start [8:58] Wildcard's early access hasn't really taken off yet. It's shifted from 2v2 back to 1v1.[13:39] Limit Break is announcing a testnet. Very mysterious![14:58] MapleStory Universe added 96,000 new and 34,000 returning players via its Winter Update.[17:48] But the NXPC token price continues to fall; down 93% since May 2025 launch.[21:34] Risk-to-earn game Cambria raised $1 million from its token pre-sale.[24:43] Mythical Games is moving NFL Rivals and FIFA Rivals NFTs to its new Pulse Market.[28:26] Pulse uses USDC on the Mythos blockchain. [33:51] Jon spoke with Animoca's Yat Siu about the rise of AI agents on this week's podcast.[40:15] As agents do more online things for us, they will need onchain wallets.

    43 min

  6. MAR 5

    208 | Yat Siu's got an AI agent for that

    Jon talks to Yat Siu about how agentic AI gives everyone intelligent assistants, unbundles information, forces onchain reputation and saves governance. [1:23] Why Yat has 9 Animoca Minds agents working for him on different tasks.[2:15] Yat's AI assistant now handles flight tracking, delays, alerts and pick-ups.[5:30] Most people will not run OpenClaw but have their AI assistants in email and messaging apps.[10:30] The magic is persistent memory in a group and combining Animoca Minds together.[12:04] Why digital identity is so important in a world of humans and AI agents. [15:20] AI agents will allow web3 to go mass market by changing distribution models.[22:28] AI agents as an interoperability layer for blockchain.[30:32] Agents will have to be accredited in some way for other agents to trust them.[23:38] How AI agents also help with onchain governance.[32:57] The difference between agents and chatbots - making decisions, not asking questions. [34:55] The early feedback to Animoca Minds; people are prepared to pay for this technology. [38:55] Why Yat is still bullish on blockchain games.

    44 min

  7. FEB 27 ·  BONUS

    27 February 2026 | Weekly news roundup

    Featuring Apptokens, bAXS, Fableborne, POWER, in-game ads in Off The Grid and Wildcard Premier League [0:43] Bitkraft has invested $3 million into POWER Protocol, the token used by Fableborne.[3:20] Fableborne is a mobile action RPG that has managed to stay alive through the P2E era.[6:21] POWER is now also being used by online gambling outfit High Roller.[10:08] Over the past month, POWER's price jumped 786% due to speculative activity.[17:45] What are Apptokens?[19:05] How Apptokens fix blockchain games by restricting speculators from dumping tokens.[20:56] Sky Mavis has launched bAXS, the Apptoken version of AXS, which is locked into the game.[23:05] You have to pay an exchange tax ranging from 17.5% to 85% to swap bAXS into AXS.[26:23] Limit Break is also launching its LBAMM code to support cross-chain Apptoken swaps.[30:40] Who are Limit Break and why is it building such foundational technology?[36:04] You can now run in-game ads in Off The Grid.[42:33] Explaining how the first web3 elements of Wildcard Premier League work.

    51 min

  8. FEB 20 ·  BONUS

    20 February 2026 | Weekly news roundup

    The Sandbox Season 7 is going live, Gigaverse announces GIGABIT and Portal is rebooting. [0:38] The Sandbox Season 7 is going live on 25th February 2026.[2:22] For the first time, this isn't an Alpha Season. It's just called "Season 7".[5:26] There's a focus on community UGC, not the big brands, which will continue through 2026.[6:45] It looks like these UGC experiences will be more varied and interesting.[8:30] Some experiences will be available via web browser without logging into an account.[8:52] These changes show The Sandbox is trying to become more accessible and viral.[12:35] Animoca and Alibaba have announced genAI game-making platform AliBAE.[22:25] Portal is relaunching on 26th February, including the ability to trade web2 game accounts.[29:10] Gigaverse has announced its cleverly-designed fixed-value GIGABIT currency.[38:30] What's interesting how boring GIGABIT is as the risk element is baked into the [38:48] GIGABIT feels like it's been influenced by the Apptoken standard.

    41 min
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Everything you need to know about Blockchain Gaming.

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  • Creator
    jon jordan
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2026
  • Episodes
    294
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © jon jordan
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    Blockchain Gaming World

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