|August?Report
WhilethenumberofnewusersenteringGameFihasdroppedprecipitously,theaveragenumberoftransactionsperuserisincreasingsteadily.Therefore,withtheusersinthemarkettodaymorelikelytobeactivelygaming,GameFidatafromAugustcanhelpusunderstandwhichprojectsandecosystemsaresustainableinthelongrun.
SplinterlandsandAlienWorldscontinuetobeneck-and-neckastheysteadilyincreasethenumberofuserssinceJunedespitethemarket.Incontrast,oncepromisingFarmersWorldcontinuestobleedusers.
Amassive$200MfundingroundforstealthmodeWeb3gamingstudioLimitBreakandlargeroundsforotherdeveloperslikeAnimocaandGunzillaGamesshowthatinvestorsarebankingonstudiostocarrythetorchoncethemarketreverses.
KeyFindings
David Schwed：加强区块链安全性的规则对加密技术的采用至关重要:金色财经报道，纽约梅隆银行数字资产技术前负责人David Schwed表示，当涉及到加密网络安全时，为不断发展的行业的自我监管留出空间的指导方针可能是最好的途径。某些传统的金融风险管理法规，例如《多德-弗兰克法案》中对托管人的资本储备要求，可以很容易地移植到加密货币中。??
当我们进入网络安全时，事情就会变得有点棘手，因为根据设计，法规不一定规定特定的技术或不同的策略，它意味着足够广泛，以至于它正在发生变化。区块链网络安全对于主流采用至关重要，因为黑客的盛行会让机构保持观望，并吓到监管机构。
据悉，David Schwed在纽约梅隆银行工作一年后，于 2022 年 6 月加入区块链网络安全公司Halborn，担任其首席运营官。此外，他于 2018 年担任 Galaxy Digital 的首席信息安全官。[2023/5/24 15:21:58]
OverallMarket
●?ThetotalvolumeinGameFisawitsfirstMoMrespiteafterninemonthsofconsecutivedeclines,growing28%percent—notenoughtobreaktheoveralldownwardstrendorwarrantcelebrationjustyet.
●?Forperspective,volumeinAugustwas93.5%underitsDecember2021highsatthepeakofthebearmarket.
●?Whilethevolumeperuserdeclines,thetransactionsperuserincrease—thereisnostraightforwardconclusiontodraw.Still,itmaymeanthatparticipantsinthemarkettodayaremorelikelytobeactivelygamingandenjoyingthegames.
Uniswap社区新提案建议在Boba Network上部署Uniswap V3:11月15日消息，Boba Network和Franklin DAO已在Uniswap社区提交在Boba Network上部署UniswapV3的提案。Boba Network将提供100万美元的Boba代币，以促进UniswapV3在Boba网络上的使用。投票将于11月18日结束，目前投票结果为99.96%的赞同。[2022/11/15 13:05:43]
●?BNBhasarelativelytinyportionofvolume(10.6%)andgamingtransactions(under5%)despitehavingthemostprojects—lendingcredencetotheargumentthatthechainisfullofvaporwaregamesnobodywantstoplay.
Financing&Investment
●?TheamountoffundingraisedintheGameFispacedropped36%MoMfrom$2.14Bto$1.37B.Thenumberofroundscontinuestocollapseprecipitously.
●?Fourofthetop10largestroundsinAugustwereclosedbygamedevelopersandstudios.
●?ThisreflectsanongoingtrendinthisbearmarketwhereinvestorsarebettingbigonWeb3gamestudiosandtraditionaldevelopersandseekingtoenterGameFi.
●?AmongtheroundsinAugustwasanother$45MforAnimocaBrands,whichhasdozensofblockchaingamesinitsportfolio,includingTheSandbox,CrazyDefenseHeroes,andtheupcomingPhantomGalaxies.Theroundbringsthecompany'stotalinvestmentfundingto$775.3M.
Cornerstone Advisory和Wagner Wealth Management四季度对首个比特币期货ETF BITO建仓:10月10日消息，年内有多家私人投资公司在首个比特币期货ETF ProShares 比特币战略 ETF（BITO）中建仓，其中Wagner Wealth Management LLC和Cornerstone Advisory LLC在第四季度分别购买了25,000美元和49,000美元的ProShares比特币策略ETF新头寸，Wedbush Securities Inc.在第二季度购入BITO 13,550 股新头寸，价值约 157,000 美元，BDO Wealth Advisors LLC、San Luis Wealth Advisors LLC则是在第一季度分别购买了33,000美元和39,000美元的ProShares比特币策略ETF新头寸。（etfdailynews）[2022/10/10 12:52:17]
GameFiUsers
●?MAUcontinuedforthe6thmonthofdecline(by9.4%),whereasthenumberofnewusers/participantsinGameFiincreasedby19.8%MoM.
●?Therewerenosignificantshiftsinthedistributionofusersamongthemajorchains,however,ThunderCorequicklyemergedtotakeup4.5%ofusers.ThelargestgameonThunderCoreisJellySquish,whichaveragedaround400-600usersperdayinAugust.
ProjectsOverview
●?SinceSplinterlands'collapseinusernumbersinJune,thegamehasbeensteadilyrebuilding,growingby54%fromitslowonJune6toitshighonAugust26.
GameStop的NFT市场未经允许销售独立游戏遭痛斥:8月6日消息，GameStop新推出的NFT市场中惊现未经授权的独立游戏，开发者对这一行径表示非常不满。根据媒体报道，NiFTy Arcade合集产品的作者Nathan Ello将《Worm Nom Nom》、《Galactic Wars》和《Rogue Fleet》等游戏加入合集，其中至少前两款游戏的作者并未首肯。
Ello表示他只会试着将准许用于商业用途的开源游戏加入到他的NFT合集中，但显然他事前准备的功课不足。《Worm Nom Nom》的创作版权信息就放在itch.io的页面中，其引擎PICO-8也需要用户先得到创作者的认证之后方可使用。
遇阻之后，Ello提出将7月15日以来NFT全部收入总计5.5万美元全部移交给原开发者，并将NiFTy Arcade从GameStop的NFT市场中下架。但开发者表示这些做法诚意不足，而且为时已晚。《Breakout Hero》的开发者Kyrstian Majewski表示：我的游戏在未经我允许的情况下被拿去卖钱了。即便是有人把卖到的钱拿来还给我，那也是加密货币市场赚来的脏钱。
在解决许可问题之前，Ello不能在GameStop的NFT市场继续生成产品。但还有一个相当严重的问题，那就是已经被他卖掉并上链的游戏，是不能移除的，而且还能拿到其它NFT市场上继续销售。[2022/8/6 12:06:15]
●?AlienWorldscontinuedtobeneck-and-neckwithSplinterlands,vyingforthespotofthemostpopularblockchaingame.
●?Interestingly,bothSplinterlandsandAlienWorldsarerelativelybasiccardandtext-basedgameswithnoabilityfortheusertocontrolcharactersorinteractwitha3Dworld—demonstratingtheprimitivenessofthecurrentGameFiindustry.
法律专家：围绕加密货币的监管不确定性为相关的诉讼和执法创造了一个 \"肥沃的环境\":金色财经报道，在6月28日在Law360上发表的一篇分析文章中，Choate Hall & Stewart LLP 的律师，包括 Mike Gass、Diana Lloyd 和 Alex Bevans指出越来越多的证据表明，现有法律的新应用 \"被用来对加密货币的用户和投资者进行诉讼，预测这一趋势只会随着时间的推移而加速。Choate Hall & Stewart LLP 的律师表示，高市场资本化，加上广泛讨论的监管不确定性，为诉讼和执法的发展创造了肥沃的土壤。[2022/6/29 1:38:34]
●?FarmersWorldcontinuedtobleedusers,reachinganAugustlowof66,228activedailyusersonthe30th,a55%declinefromitsATHinMay.
CryptoMacroOverview
Thecryptomarketsawitsmostsubstantialrallyinhalfayearfrommid-JulytoAugust,spearheadedbyEthereum’sjumpabove$2,000inmid-August.?
Explanationsinclude:
●?AnticipationforTheMerge,whichwillseeEthereummovetoProoforStake(andeventuallyburnsupply).
●?ThepossiblebeginningoflessaggressivemonetarytighteningbytheFederalReserve.
●?Justadeadcatbounceonthewaytolowerlows.
GameFidoesnotquicklyrecoveronmacronews.
Eitherway,thetrenddidnottranslatetoasignificantincreaseinmarketcaporusersformostgames.ThetotalGameFitokenmarketcapralliedprecariouslyinmid-Augustto$6.43billionbutthendeclinedby?26%?bytheendofthemonth.
Mostconcerningly,thenumberofnewGameFiuserscontinuestositatextremelows.ThisisbecausetheGameFisectortakesmoreresourcesandtimeinvestmenttore-enterthanothers,requiresactiveparticipationtogenerateyield,andisstillhighlyspeculative.?
SplinterlandsandAlienWorldsshowasustainableplayerbase.
BesidesacollapseforSplinterlandsusernumbersinJune,SplinterlandsandAlienWorldshaveshownsteadygrowthintheirusernumbers.?
Interestingly,bothSplinterlandsandAlienWorldsarerelativelybasiccardandtext-basedgameswithnoabilityfortheusertocontrolcharactersinanimmersiveworld.However,theyinvolvestrategyontheplayer'sparttowinandachieveprofitability.
Botharefarfromwhatpeopleimaginegamingtolooklikein2022(thenextmajorcohortofgames,whichincludesIlluviumandPhantomGalaxies,aimstoredressthis.)
Investorsbetbigongamedevelopersandstudios.
Whileoverallfundinghastanked,investorsstillcloseroundsforproventeamswitharecordofviableproductsineitherWeb3orWeb2.?
ThetopfinancingroundsinAugustreflectatrendthat'sbeenlonginthebuilding—investorsareclosingfundingforWeb3gamestudios,andtraditionaldevelopersarenowseekingtoenterGameFi.StudiosanddevelopershavehadsignificantlymoresuccessinthisbearmarketthanGameFiinfrastructureprojectsorindividualgames.
AmongtheroundsinAugustwas$45millionforAnimocaBrands,whichhasdozensofblockchaingamesinitsportfolio,includingTheSandbox,CrazyDefenseHeroes,andtheupcomingPhantomGalaxies.Theroundbringsthecompany'stotalinvestmentfundingto$775.3million.
ThetoproundforthemonthwenttoLimitBreak,thestudiobehindtheDigiDaikuNFTcollectionwithplanstolaunchfree-to-playblockchaingames.
Summary
Bythenumbers,theGameFiindustryhashadabadmonthinAugustasitsrutcontinues,withlittlerelieffromthemonth'sEthereum-drivenrally.
Overallvolume,thenumberofnewprojects,andinvestmentstaynearJulylevelsordropfurther.
However,nowisagreattimetobuild—provendevelopersandstudioswithideasforfutureblockchaingamesandmetaverseprojectscontinuetoreceiverecordfundingrounds.WiththehealthiestgamesrightnowbeingtherelativelybasicSplinterlandsandAlienWorlds,there'salotofroomforimprovement.
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