195 | From breeding Axies to Beam w/ Marco van den Heuvel скачать в хорошем качестве

195 | From breeding Axies to Beam w/ Marco van den Heuvel

Read the transcription at https://www.blockchaingamer.biz/featu... 2:15 Marco's journey in crypto starting with Bitcoin in 2017. 3:30 Started his first company around crypto community management. 3:45 Merit Circle started in 2021 when Axie Infinity blew up. 7:35 Merit Circle started as a guild breeding Axies but quickly expanded to other games. 9:26 It also moved from play-to-earn to become an investment DAO and now running Beam. 12:07 How much of this shift away from P2E was luck? 12:44 The data showed that demand for Axies was dropping fast in fall 2021. 15:55 Did Merit Circle invest too widely? Would it have been better to put 200% into 50% of deals? 20:54 Why Merit Circle started making games like Edenhorde. 22:00 "We're not a game developer. We intend to be a leading player for gaming infrastructure." 24:35 Why Merit Circle rebranded to Beam. 27:25 It also caused a strong upward valuation on the BEAM token. 28:55 How does Beam compete with Ronin, Immutable, Mythos etc? 30:27 Beam's tech stack can support multiple blockchains such as Immutable, Sophon etc. 31:58 What games should we check out? Trial Xtreme Freedom, Forgotten Playland, Rumble Arcade 34:20 Abu Dhabi-based Beam Ventures fund and accelerator is gearing up for launch in 2025. 37:56 How significant will AI agents be for blockchain gaming?