Blockchain is expanding beyond cryptocurrencies, and one of the prime targets for disruption is electronic gaming
div > div.group > p:first-child"> Blockchain has its sights set on electronic gaming after disrupting the financial services industry and becoming a bedrock of the cryptocurrency movement.
Grossman said the private keys generated for users, which are essentially a series of numbers and letters known solely to the user, can allow players to change expression algorithms in the game. "The ability to liquidate or trade … assets into other games would be great, and blockchain could really allow for that," Sood told CNBC."Blockchain could disrupt the space in that these virtual items could be traded over blockchain and their whole virtual economy could be built on it."
"We can do forensic wallet-tracking, we can see where money is coming from on the platform and we can stop anyone who cheats or games the system," he said.
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