GAM:ABGA x Footprint Analytics August 2022 GameFi Report

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WhilethenumberofnewusersenteringGameFihasdroppedprecipitously,theaveragenumberoftransactionsperuserisincreasingsteadily.Therefore,withtheusersinthemarkettodaymorelikelytobeactivelygaming,GameFidatafromAugustcanhelpusunderstandwhichprojectsandecosystemsaresustainableinthelongrun.

SplinterlandsandAlienWorldscontinuetobeneck-and-neckastheysteadilyincreasethenumberofuserssinceJunedespitethemarket.Incontrast,oncepromisingFarmersWorldcontinuestobleedusers.

Amassive$200MfundingroundforstealthmodeWeb3gamingstudioLimitBreakandlargeroundsforotherdeveloperslikeAnimocaandGunzillaGamesshowthatinvestorsarebankingonstudiostocarrythetorchoncethemarketreverses.

KeyFindings

OverallMarket

Stone Ridge旗下加速器Wolf公布首批入圍比特幣生態項目名單:5月26日消息，資產管理公司Stone Ridge旗下In Wolf's Clothing(Wolf)創業加速器公布首批入圍的比特幣生態項目名單，Wolf提供將為入選的團隊提供種子資金及相關指導等。入選項目包括：比特幣的去中心化交易10101、Arcade、Agora、Dustup、ShockNet、Route、Zawda、Zeus等。[2023/5/26 9:44:34]

●?ThetotalvolumeinGameFisawitsfirstMoMrespiteafterninemonthsofconsecutivedeclines,growing28%percent—notenoughtobreaktheoveralldownwardstrendorwarrantcelebrationjustyet.

●?Forperspective,volumeinAugustwas93.5%underitsDecember2021highsatthepeakofthebearmarket.

●?Whilethevolumeperuserdeclines,thetransactionsperuserincrease—thereisnostraightforwardconclusiontodraw.Still,itmaymeanthatparticipantsinthemarkettodayaremorelikelytobeactivelygamingandenjoyingthegames.

●?BNBhasarelativelytinyportionofvolume(10.6%)andgamingtransactions(under5%)despitehavingthemostprojects—lendingcredencetotheargumentthatthechainisfullofvaporwaregamesnobodywantstoplay.

Greenfield白皮書：將跨鏈鑄造BNB啟動，BNB總流通量不變:2月28日消息，BNB 生態新公鏈 Greenfield 白皮書指出，Greenfield 基于 Cosmos SDK 打造，Greenfield 與 BSC 之間存在一個原生的跨鏈橋，最初的 BNB 將被鎖定在 BSC 上，并在 Greenfield 上重新鑄造。BNB 和數據操作原語可以在 Greenfield 和 BSC 之間流動。此外，BNB 的總流通量將保持不變，但會在 BNB 信標鏈、BSC 和 Greenfield 之間流通。[2023/2/28 12:34:26]

Financing&Investment

●?TheamountoffundingraisedintheGameFispacedropped36%MoMfrom$2.14Bto$1.37B.Thenumberofroundscontinuestocollapseprecipitously.

●?Fourofthetop10largestroundsinAugustwereclosedbygamedevelopersandstudios.

●?ThisreflectsanongoingtrendinthisbearmarketwhereinvestorsarebettingbigonWeb3gamestudiosandtraditionaldevelopersandseekingtoenterGameFi.

●?AmongtheroundsinAugustwasanother$45MforAnimocaBrands,whichhasdozensofblockchaingamesinitsportfolio,includingTheSandbox,CrazyDefenseHeroes,andtheupcomingPhantomGalaxies.Theroundbringsthecompany'stotalinvestmentfundingto$775.3M.

硬件錢包Ledger與Solana Mobile達成合作:11月8日消息，硬件錢包 Ledger 宣布與 Solana Mobile 達成合作，其數字資產管理應用 Ledger Live 和 Solana Mobile Stack 正在集成，為 Solana Mobile 用戶（包括 Solana Web3 手機 Saga 用戶）帶來增強的安全性。這種集成將允許在 Saga 等 Solana 手機和 Ledger 設備之間輕松轉移加密貨幣。[2022/11/8 12:31:42]

GameFiUsers

●?MAUcontinuedforthe6thmonthofdecline(by9.4%),whereasthenumberofnewusers/participantsinGameFiincreasedby19.8%MoM.

●?Therewerenosignificantshiftsinthedistributionofusersamongthemajorchains,however,ThunderCorequicklyemergedtotakeup4.5%ofusers.ThelargestgameonThunderCoreisJellySquish,whichaveragedaround400-600usersperdayinAugust.

ProjectsOverview

●?SinceSplinterlands'collapseinusernumbersinJune,thegamehasbeensteadilyrebuilding,growingby54%fromitslowonJune6toitshighonAugust26.

●?AlienWorldscontinuedtobeneck-and-neckwithSplinterlands,vyingforthespotofthemostpopularblockchaingame.

韓國央行行長：將進一步加強中央銀行開展與數字貨幣相關的工作:9月29日消息，韓國央行行長李昌鏞表示：韓國央行尚未就是否發行央行數字貨幣做出最終決定。韓國央行正在與許多商業銀行一起試驗央行數字貨幣，將進一步加強中央銀行開展與數字貨幣相關的工作。（金十）[2022/9/29 22:38:53]

●?Interestingly,bothSplinterlandsandAlienWorldsarerelativelybasiccardandtext-basedgameswithnoabilityfortheusertocontrolcharactersorinteractwitha3Dworld—demonstratingtheprimitivenessofthecurrentGameFiindustry.

●?FarmersWorldcontinuedtobleedusers,reachinganAugustlowof66,228activedailyusersonthe30th,a55%declinefromitsATHinMay.

CryptoMacroOverview

Thecryptomarketsawitsmostsubstantialrallyinhalfayearfrommid-JulytoAugust,spearheadedbyEthereum’sjumpabove$2,000inmid-August.?

Explanationsinclude:

●?AnticipationforTheMerge,whichwillseeEthereummovetoProoforStake(andeventuallyburnsupply).

科索沃恢復加密貨幣開采禁令，以保障能源供應:金色財經報道，科索沃政府已采取措施在未來幾個月內保持能源供應，措施包括禁止加密貨幣開采。止科索沃的行政機構已經批準了某些措施，以確保在未來幾周和幾個月內為家庭和企業提供足夠的能源供應，禁止使用電能生產數字貨幣也被列為必要舉措。科索沃曾決定暫停該國的加密采礦活動。科索沃當局在一份聲明中稱，他們的主要動機不僅是確保冬季能源供應充足，而且是為了保護公眾利益。這些措施為期兩個月，但官員們可以在獲得多數票的情況下將其延長至180天。（Bitcoin.com）[2022/8/5 12:04:54]

●?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.

?AsiaBlockchainGamingAlliance(ABGA)AllRightsReserved.Thisarticleisprovidedforinformationalpurposesonly.Itisnotofferedorintendedtobeusedaslegal,tax,investment,financial,orotheradvice.

來源：金色財經

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