Whereas a lot of the blockchain video games business is enduring a season of drought, there’s no lack of momentum for the TON community. Certainly, with 285 video games at the moment listed on TON, the blockchain – initially based by Telegram – is flourishing.
Lately, it introduced it’s organising a $40 million enterprise fund – TON Ventures – which might be helmed by ex-director of TON Accelerator Ian Wittkopp, and ex-gaming lead at TON Basis Inal Kardan. Managed by a DAO, the enterprise has a mandate to spend money on tasks constructing on TON.
Among the many first tasks introduced to obtain funding from TON Ventures is Animoca Manufacturers subsidiary Gamee. The quantity raised was not disclosed. As one of many unique corporations launching its cell video games on Telegram again in 2016, Gamee launched its meme-based WAT Protocol earlier in 2024.
Initially a easy level mining expertise, it’s since constructed out extra performance, together with the Watbird Racer, in addition to the flexibility for holders of the GMEE token and numerous NFTs together with Pudgy Penguins and Mocaverse to soft-stake them to additionally construct up their Wat factors, which might be transformed into an allocation of the WAT token when it launches later in 2024.
Boosted by new funding, Gamee will develop its TON integration together with tokens and NFTs, each a part of Gamee’s mini app, with a purpose to improve person engagement. To-date Gamee claims over 4 million gamers have related their TON wallets to the WatBird app.
Gamee co-founder Bozena Rezab commented, “We’re thrilled to deepen our relationship with The Open Community (TON). We plan to complement the gaming expertise we’ve constructed for Telegram with new viral and community-focused mechanics centered across the meme character WatBird. That is one other milestone in welcoming our neighborhood of 90 million Telegram players into the TON ecosystem.”
Discover out extra about Rezab’s imaginative and prescient of video games on TON/Telegram in our latest interview.
