Blockchain gaming reached a notable peak in August with 4.2 million daily active users, as reported by DappRadar.
The industry saw a 5% increase in unique daily active wallets last month, though it was surpassed by AI-related sectors in overall activity.
Ronin led the blockchain gaming sector, seeing a 24% rise in unique active wallets to 1.32 million, driven primarily by games like Pixels and Forgotten Runiverse. opBNB followed with a 50% increase to 688,000 wallets, buoyed by “SERAPH: In the Darkness” and Gomble Games.
The SKALE Network was third, growing by 10% to 352,000 wallets, with titles such as motoDEX and World of Dypians contributing to this rise.
KGeN emerged as the top individual gaming application, boasting over 2.3 million active users across nine blockchains, offering gamified rewards. Immutable’s BoomLand secured the second spot with nearly 1.9 million users, while Pixels completed the top three with 1.34 million users.
The MMORPG Lumiterra on Ronin also completed its closed beta with a player retention rate exceeding 80% and 728,000 unique active wallets in August.
Investment in blockchain gaming has reached about $580 million this year, placing it fifth among crypto sectors for venture funding. This amount is approaching last year’s total of $664 million but still falls short by nearly $100 million.
Charles Hoskinson, founder of Cardano, will meet with Argentina’s President Javier Milei in October to discuss blockchain’s role in shaping future economies.
Google Cloud has introduced a new Blockchain Remote Procedure Call (RPC) service designed to simplify blockchain data interactions for cryptocurrency developers and enhance the performance of decentralized applications (DApps).
BNB Chain has announced a major update designed to enhance its stablecoin infrastructure by introducing gasless transactions.
USD Coin (USDC), the second-largest stablecoin by market cap, is set to integrate with the Sui blockchain, as announced by Circle’s CEO Jeremy Allaire.