Cute kitties conquer the network Ethereum. They have already captured about 12% of all network transactions. You heard right, a platform that aims to change the world with the help of smart contracts became the basis for a viral game about kittens.
CryptoKitties game was launched on November 28 but already became the most popular in the Ethereum network. The essence of the game is to collect the largest number of kittens, each of which has distinctive characteristics and attributes.
These attributes are encoded in the virtual genome and each cat has a certain set of physical properties, phenotypes depending on their genetic code or genotype. Don't you think you came to school biology lesson? You are not far from the truth. Users of the game "bring" kittens together to get a new kitten with various and rare "attributes". There are 4 billion possible options and combinations in total.
Just like you buy swords and armor in online games, such as World of Warcraft, in CryptoKitties you can buy/sell kittens for real money. The price on the market already reaches several tens of thousands dollars.
However, unlike virtual items in online games where you can use or lose it during the game or at the end of it, kittens will live forever. This is explained by the fact that they are discrete tokens of the Ethereum network. Even if the developers stop supporting the project, kittens will remain with the users.
Game developers insist they cannot interfere in the course of the game and influence its results. One of the developers, Dieter Shirley, says:
CryptoKitties economy is completely decentralized. The development team can not manage it. And anyone from the team who knows the breeding algorithm is forbidden to play.
Marketing Director Elsa Wilk notes:
Our approach to marketing and brand management is a subtle criticism of today's ICO market.
Investors have nearly gone mad by the records of the cryptomarket and the thirst for getting the fastest possible benefits from the ICO.
Game of CryptoKitties has brought a touch of humor in all the seriousness of the cryptoindustry. Since Wall Street is still showing great interest in investing in Bitcoin and other currencies - perhaps this cryptogame will be their ticket to the cryptoindustry?!
