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This Game Combines The Internet's Favorite Things: Cats & Cryptocurrency (HBO)

Origin Entry: This Game Combines The Internet's Favorite Things: Cats & Cryptocurrency (HBO)
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On November 28, game developer Axiom Zen released a game called CryptoKitties – in which players buy, sell, and mate cartoon cats with the cryptocurrency ether. By Monday, it was so popular it accounted for 14% of transactions on the Ethereum blockchain. By Tuesday, players had spent $5 million on the cats – cats sold numbered 32,000.

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