{"id":374473,"date":"2019-03-12T21:00:39","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T21:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/?p=374473"},"modified":"2019-03-12T17:40:40","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T17:40:40","slug":"ripple-blockchain-gaming-forte","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/ripple\/ripple-blockchain-gaming-forte\/","title":{"rendered":"Ripple Announces $100 Million Blockchain Gaming Fund with Forte"},"content":{"rendered":"
The company behind the XRP digital currency has announced plans to integrate blockchain technology with video gaming. To facilitate development on the project Ripple<\/a> will be working with Forte, a startup founded this year and backed by Coinbase<\/a> Ventures, Battery Ventures, and other prominent Silicon Valley investors.<\/p>\n Amongst other things the goal of the project will be to bring greater efficiency to in-game marketplaces using blockchain technology. The current methods used by players to trade in-game assets are often legally questionable and sales take place using third-party services such as eBay.<\/p>\n Broadening their horizons beyond strictly the financial sphere, digital currency company Ripple has announced intentions to move into the video gaming industry. The firm behind the divisive XRP currency has announced that it will be working with San Francisco-based Forte to pursue the development of marketplaces to allow for the sale of scarce digital items found in many games.<\/p>\n As part of the effort to move into gaming, Ripple has announced a $100 million fund. This will be distributed to game developers of titles with more than 50,000 active users. According to a report in Fortune<\/a>, a senior executive at Ripple’s Xpring development department, Ethan Beard, stated that these payments would be made in XRP and could be millions of dollars each.<\/p>\n Beard went on to comment on the integration of blockchain<\/a> technology with video games:<\/p>\n \u201cVideo games have long been quick to adopt new technology, from console to the PC to mobile. Now, blockchain will help game designers who\u2019ve had a hard time facilitating an economy that can serve all types of players.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\nRipple to Move into the Gaming Industry<\/h2>\n