Every time @inkonchain or the team posts, the replies fill with TGE hype. I get it, but what I see is the infrastructure being built for $INK to actually exist. Recent moves: • 1,000+ xStocks native on Ink • kHYPE live onchain • Tydro (Aave V3) running real lending + swaps • Kraken Wallet positioned as the portal into the ecosystem A token with limited utility has no where to go, no matter when it launches. Without more apps, more builders, and more reasons for users to stay and use the chain, $INK doesn’t have a real home. The team is building the playground first. That's what gets me hyped. So thank you @nadoHQ @tydrohq @xStocksFi @KrakenWalletHQ @cruelhandeth @arjunsethi @Jackisnotinabox You're the part I'm bullish on.

Another one bites the dust. Web3 is just too niche to sustain a game as its primary market. Blockchain games have been around since CryptoKitties in 2017, but the money didn't show up until @AxieInfinity. Covid had players in the Philippines earning real income and investors finally saw their MVP. Crypto gaming raised $476M in the first half of 2021 and over $4B by year end. I love blockchain in gaming as tech, but not as a selling point. It was what @nyanheroes was trying to pivot from to before it ran out of money. (Side note: the dev team tried to buy the IP from the rights owner to keep developing it as a web2 game, but they wouldn't sell.) @EVE_Frontier is one of the best use cases right now. It's building a creator economy where players use their creativity and skill to sell items, buildings, and even processes, all on-chain. Gaming as a whole is moving toward creator economies so devs and players can both earn from an IP. @Fortnite and @Roblox already pay creators, and @RockstarGames is reportedly building out a creator platform for GTA VI. The games that last will be the ones people play for the game first. The chain should sit in the background and make the economy work.