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Gaming: The Next Network Economy

How digital ownership and interoperability reshape value

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Steve • May 18, 2025 • 1 min read

The gaming industry is no longer just entertainment — it’s a precursor to the metaverse economy.

Studios are converging toward modular, interoperable infrastructure. Blockchains like Ultra, Immutable, and Avalanche are abstracting complexity, letting developers focus on gameplay and monetization while token logic happens behind the scenes.

From a macro perspective, gaming may become the proving ground for digital property rights — and, eventually, the foundation for a new asset class: player-owned economies.

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