THE:ABGA x Footprint Analytics August 2022 GameFi Report_AND

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WhilethenumberofnewusersenteringGameFihasdroppedprecipitously,theaveragenumberoftransactionsperuserisincreasingsteadily.Therefore,withtheusersinthemarkettodaymorelikelytobeactivelygaming,GameFidatafromAugustcanhelpusunderstandwhichprojectsandecosystemsaresustainableinthelongrun.

SplinterlandsandAlienWorldscontinuetobeneck-and-neckastheysteadilyincreasethenumberofuserssinceJunedespitethemarket.Incontrast,oncepromisingFarmersWorldcontinuestobleedusers.

Amassive$200MfundingroundforstealthmodeWeb3gamingstudioLimitBreakandlargeroundsforotherdeveloperslikeAnimocaandGunzillaGamesshowthatinvestorsarebankingonstudiostocarrythetorchoncethemarketreverses.

KeyFindings

OverallMarket

CoinGecko推出追蹤被美國SEC視為證券的加密代幣列表:金色財經報道，CoinGecko推出了一個新列表，追蹤被美國證券交易委員會 (SEC) 視為可能證券的加密貨幣。?據稱“證券代幣”頁面按市值進行排序，將BNB列為第一，其次是ADA、SOL、TRX。CoinGecko表示，該列表于8月第一周推出，是通過精選一些最著名的代幣構建的，這些代幣在過去的訴訟中被SEC視為證券。

根據CoinGecko頁面顯示，“證券代幣”市值約為849億美元，約占1.21萬億美元加密貨幣總市值的7.5%。[2023/8/7 21:29:06]

●?ThetotalvolumeinGameFisawitsfirstMoMrespiteafterninemonthsofconsecutivedeclines,growing28%percent—notenoughtobreaktheoveralldownwardstrendorwarrantcelebrationjustyet.

●?Forperspective,volumeinAugustwas93.5%underitsDecember2021highsatthepeakofthebearmarket.

●?Whilethevolumeperuserdeclines,thetransactionsperuserincrease—thereisnostraightforwardconclusiontodraw.Still,itmaymeanthatparticipantsinthemarkettodayaremorelikelytobeactivelygamingandenjoyingthegames.

●?BNBhasarelativelytinyportionofvolume(10.6%)andgamingtransactions(under5%)despitehavingthemostprojects—lendingcredencetotheargumentthatthechainisfullofvaporwaregamesnobodywantstoplay.

徐明星：對所有無法取消訂單且買入SUI高于1.3 USDT的客戶將獲得補償:金色財經報道，OKX創始人徐明星在社交媒體上表示，對于SUI開市問題，所有無法取消訂單且買入SUI高于1.3 USDT的客戶將獲得補償（fill price-1.3）。公告包含的詳細信息將很快發布。我們將盡快修復交易系統錯誤，以防止將來再次發生。[2023/5/4 14:41:22]

Financing&Investment

●?TheamountoffundingraisedintheGameFispacedropped36%MoMfrom$2.14Bto$1.37B.Thenumberofroundscontinuestocollapseprecipitously.

●?Fourofthetop10largestroundsinAugustwereclosedbygamedevelopersandstudios.

●?ThisreflectsanongoingtrendinthisbearmarketwhereinvestorsarebettingbigonWeb3gamestudiosandtraditionaldevelopersandseekingtoenterGameFi.

●?AmongtheroundsinAugustwasanother$45MforAnimocaBrands,whichhasdozensofblockchaingamesinitsportfolio,includingTheSandbox,CrazyDefenseHeroes,andtheupcomingPhantomGalaxies.Theroundbringsthecompany'stotalinvestmentfundingto$775.3M.

新加坡央行與紐約聯儲合作研究批發CBDC:金色財經報道，新加坡金融管理局(MAS)與紐約聯邦儲備銀行的紐約創新中心合作，研究批發央行數字貨幣(wcbdc)是否可以提高跨境支付的效率。這項聯合工作被命名為 \"Project Cedar Phase II x Ubin+\"，預計將改進使用wCBDCs進行跨境跨幣種交易的原子結算設計。該實驗還旨在降低跨境交易的結算風險。新加坡金管局表示，實驗的細節和結果將在2023年發布。

本月早些時候，新加坡金融管理局宣布了 \"Ubin+項目\"，這是一項與國際伙伴合作的舉措，旨在探索使用wCBDC進行跨境外匯結算。（forkast）[2022/11/12 12:52:58]

GameFiUsers

●?MAUcontinuedforthe6thmonthofdecline(by9.4%),whereasthenumberofnewusers/participantsinGameFiincreasedby19.8%MoM.

●?Therewerenosignificantshiftsinthedistributionofusersamongthemajorchains,however,ThunderCorequicklyemergedtotakeup4.5%ofusers.ThelargestgameonThunderCoreisJellySquish,whichaveragedaround400-600usersperdayinAugust.

ProjectsOverview

●?SinceSplinterlands'collapseinusernumbersinJune,thegamehasbeensteadilyrebuilding,growingby54%fromitslowonJune6toitshighonAugust26.

BKEX LABS宣布對BovineVerse進行戰略投資:7月3日消息，BKEX旗下BKEX LABS宣布對BovineVerse進行戰略投資,以加速BovineVerse 在元宇宙和娛樂行業的應用，該輪次估值4800萬美金。[2022/7/3 1:48:01]

●?AlienWorldscontinuedtobeneck-and-neckwithSplinterlands,vyingforthespotofthemostpopularblockchaingame.

●?Interestingly,bothSplinterlandsandAlienWorldsarerelativelybasiccardandtext-basedgameswithnoabilityfortheusertocontrolcharactersorinteractwitha3Dworld—demonstratingtheprimitivenessofthecurrentGameFiindustry.

●?FarmersWorldcontinuedtobleedusers,reachinganAugustlowof66,228activedailyusersonthe30th,a55%declinefromitsATHinMay.

CryptoMacroOverview

Thecryptomarketsawitsmostsubstantialrallyinhalfayearfrommid-JulytoAugust,spearheadedbyEthereum’sjumpabove$2,000inmid-August.?

ADAM中文社區正式啟動“志愿者招募”:據官方消息，首個基于Web3.0的數據加密計算網絡ADAM中文社區正式啟動“志愿者招募活動”，凡成功應聘者均可獲得豐厚的ADAM代幣獎勵。目前，代幣ADAM已上線去中心化交易所DODO與PancakeSwap，現價為5.83USDT。

ADAM是首個基于Web3.0時代的數據加密計算網絡，擁有批量化數據加密傳輸功能，還能夠實現各大鏈上生態數據信息無障礙流轉；ADAM通過搭建全球性的點網絡催生鏈下計算能力，能夠進行毫秒級加密計算，實現真正的商業級“DataFi”應用，使每一個參與數據流通的角色，都能夠從中受益。[2022/6/23 1:27:13]

Explanationsinclude:

●?AnticipationforTheMerge,whichwillseeEthereummovetoProoforStake(andeventuallyburnsupply).

●?ThepossiblebeginningoflessaggressivemonetarytighteningbytheFederalReserve.

●?Justadeadcatbounceonthewaytolowerlows.

GameFidoesnotquicklyrecoveronmacronews.

Eitherway,thetrenddidnottranslatetoasignificantincreaseinmarketcaporusersformostgames.ThetotalGameFitokenmarketcapralliedprecariouslyinmid-Augustto$6.43billionbutthendeclinedby?26%?bytheendofthemonth.

Mostconcerningly,thenumberofnewGameFiuserscontinuestositatextremelows.ThisisbecausetheGameFisectortakesmoreresourcesandtimeinvestmenttore-enterthanothers,requiresactiveparticipationtogenerateyield,andisstillhighlyspeculative.?

SplinterlandsandAlienWorldsshowasustainableplayerbase.

BesidesacollapseforSplinterlandsusernumbersinJune,SplinterlandsandAlienWorldshaveshownsteadygrowthintheirusernumbers.?

Interestingly,bothSplinterlandsandAlienWorldsarerelativelybasiccardandtext-basedgameswithnoabilityfortheusertocontrolcharactersinanimmersiveworld.However,theyinvolvestrategyontheplayer'sparttowinandachieveprofitability.

Botharefarfromwhatpeopleimaginegamingtolooklikein2022(thenextmajorcohortofgames,whichincludesIlluviumandPhantomGalaxies,aimstoredressthis.)

Investorsbetbigongamedevelopersandstudios.

Whileoverallfundinghastanked,investorsstillcloseroundsforproventeamswitharecordofviableproductsineitherWeb3orWeb2.?

ThetopfinancingroundsinAugustreflectatrendthat'sbeenlonginthebuilding—investorsareclosingfundingforWeb3gamestudios,andtraditionaldevelopersarenowseekingtoenterGameFi.StudiosanddevelopershavehadsignificantlymoresuccessinthisbearmarketthanGameFiinfrastructureprojectsorindividualgames.

AmongtheroundsinAugustwas$45millionforAnimocaBrands,whichhasdozensofblockchaingamesinitsportfolio,includingTheSandbox,CrazyDefenseHeroes,andtheupcomingPhantomGalaxies.Theroundbringsthecompany'stotalinvestmentfundingto$775.3million.

ThetoproundforthemonthwenttoLimitBreak,thestudiobehindtheDigiDaikuNFTcollectionwithplanstolaunchfree-to-playblockchaingames.

Summary

Bythenumbers,theGameFiindustryhashadabadmonthinAugustasitsrutcontinues,withlittlerelieffromthemonth'sEthereum-drivenrally.

Overallvolume,thenumberofnewprojects,andinvestmentstaynearJulylevelsordropfurther.

However,nowisagreattimetobuild—provendevelopersandstudioswithideasforfutureblockchaingamesandmetaverseprojectscontinuetoreceiverecordfundingrounds.WiththehealthiestgamesrightnowbeingtherelativelybasicSplinterlandsandAlienWorlds,there'salotofroomforimprovement.

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