{"id":85689,"date":"2023-10-13T13:34:34","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T10:34:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=85689"},"modified":"2025-09-13T00:50:02","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T21:50:02","slug":"analysts-estimate-blockchain-game-investment-volume-in-q3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/analysts-estimate-blockchain-game-investment-volume-in-q3\/","title":{"rendered":"Analysts estimate blockchain-game investment volume in Q3"},"content":{"rendered":"

The volume of venture investments in the blockchain-gaming segment for July\u2013September reached $600 million, year-to-date $2.3 billion. The figures come from a report DappRadar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Data: DappRadar.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Blockchain activity rose \u2014 the number of unique active wallets in the quarter surged by 12%, to 786 766.<\/p>\n

While Alien Worlds and Splinterlands maintain dominant positions, new platforms like TreasureDAO and the Move-to-Earn<\/span> concept are carving out their niche. This points to a diversification of gaming preferences, according to experts.<\/p>\n

Move-to-Earn platforms in the top five by unique wallet count are Sweat Economy and SuperWalk.<\/p>\n

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Data: DappRadar.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

In the ranking by number of transactions, leadership remains Axie Infinity<\/a>, in part thanks to the latest updates. Gods Unchained is in second place, where a new season has recently started.<\/p>\n

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Data: DappRadar.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Trading volume in virtual worlds declined, but given substantial investments in projects such as Mocaverse from Animoca Brands ($20 million)<\/a>, analysts say that the concept metaverse<\/a> remains a source of interest.<\/p>\n

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Data: DappRadar.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Analysis of activity across blockchains shows WAX dominance persisting and growth in the Skale and zkSync ecosystems. The latter is linked to a shift in preferences toward \u043a\u0430\u0437\u0443\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0445 \u0438\u0433\u0440 (casual games), released by studios such as PipeFlare and IndiGG. <\/p>\n

Analysts noted the emergence of new participants (besides the aforementioned, also Base<\/a>). Along with ongoing development, they say, this points to ‘bright prospects for the industry’.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt can be forecast that in the next wave of development <\/em>Web3<\/em><\/a>-games may well be dominated by casual games,\u201d<\/em> \u2014 the experts suggested.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Data: DappRadar.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Experts warned of the risk of SocialFi gaining popularity, which could lead to a problem balancing user engagement across different sectors.<\/p>\n

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Data: DappRadar.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

In September, the blockchain startup focused on games Proof of Play raised $33 million<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In May 2022, a16z launched a $600 million fund<\/a> for investments in “gaming infrastructure and metaverse technologies”.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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