Crypto
GameStop is launching an OpenSea-like NFT marketplace for gamers
The company is creating a $100 million fund for the NFT platform.
Just a heads up, if you buy something through our links, we may get a small share of the sale. It’s one of the ways we keep the lights on here. Click here for more.
GameStop, the company that people both meme on and pump its stock, announced late last year that it was looking into Web3 tech and NFTs. Earlier this year, the company stated its plan to launch an entire crypto division.
Now, GameStop is working on a fund to help drive its expansion into cryptocurrency. According to The Verge, the fund is planned for “up to $100 million.” That money would be used to build out GameStop’s NFT marketplace, built on the Immutable X platform.
Immutable currently works with companies like TikTok, but also works with gaming companies and even has its own blockchain-based game, Gods Unchained.
READ MORE: OpenSea warns users of NFT phishing attempts after email leak
GameStop envisions a world for gamers to buy blockchain-based gaming items like powerful armor, weapons, skins, and more. Ironic, considering many gamers across the social sphere are pretty much against NFTs.
It’s fitting that GameStop doesn’t understand what gamers actually want. The company is known for its poor decisions, which has led the company to struggle to find its place among online retailers.
Have any thoughts on this? Let us know down below in the comments or carry the discussion over to our Twitter or Facebook.
Editors’ Recommendations:
- Tech companies don’t care if you hate NFTs
- StockX has the most compelling use case for NFTs I’ve seen yet
- Coinbase’s new tax center should make filing crypto taxes easier
- Kanye West really wants people to stop asking him about NFTs
Follow us on Flipboard, Google News, or Apple News
