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Blockchain gaming under the microscope part 3: funding and guilds

Dec 2, 2022

In the third quarter of 2021, more than $1 billion flowed into the blockchain gaming sector. The total deal value has since declined Image: Yan Krukov for Pexels

Alice Liu

Head of Research, CoinMarketCap Research

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The third quarter of 2021 saw an exponential growth in capital for blockchain gaming, with more than $1 billion flowing into the sector Image: CoinMarketCap and Naavik

By Q3 2022, total blockchain gaming deal value was down by 19% year on year Image: CoinMarketCap and Naavik

blockchain gaming guilds, which are essentially scholarships for players that want to earn yield on in-game assets, raised $200M over the past two years Image: CoinMarketCap and Naavik

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