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The Spectacular Collapse of CryptoKitties, the First Big Blockchain Game

spectrum.ieee.org The Spectacular Collapse of CryptoKitties, the First Big Blockchain Game

In September 2018, someone bought an angry cartoon cat for the equivalent $170,000. It was big win for CryptoKitties, the world’s first blockchain gaming hit. But the sky-high transaction obscured a more difficult truth: CryptoKitties was dying.

The Spectacular Collapse of CryptoKitties, the First Big Blockchain Game
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