Blockchain Gaming World

Thousands' THOU token, Limit Break's testnet, Cambria presells $1M tokens, FIFA/NFL Rivals NFTs moving to stablecoin Pulse Market.
[2:29] The Thousands streaming platform has announced THOU token, but not many details.
[2:55] This is in addition to Wildcard's WC token. Wildcard is the first game on Thousands.
[4:28] How do Wildcard (game) and Thousands (platform) overcome the Cold Start
[8:58] Wildcard's early access hasn't really taken off yet. It's shifted from 2v2 back to 1v1.
[13:39] Limit Break is announcing a testnet. Very mysterious!
[14:58] MapleStory Universe added 96,000 new and 34,000 returning players via its Winter Update.
[17:48] But the NXPC token price continues to fall; down 93% since May 2025 launch.
[21:34] Risk-to-earn game Cambria raised $1 million from its token pre-sale.
[24:43] Mythical Games is moving NFL Rivals and FIFA Rivals NFTs to its new Pulse Market.
[28:26] Pulse uses USDC on the Mythos blockchain.
[33:51] Jon spoke with Animoca's Yat Siu about the rise of AI agents on this week's podcast.
[40:15] As agents do more online things for us, they will need onchain wallets.

Jon talks to Yat Siu about how agentic AI gives everyone intelligent assistants, unbundles information, forces onchain reputation and saves governance.
[1:23] Why Yat has 9 Animoca Minds agents working for him on different tasks.
[2:15] Yat's AI assistant now handles flight tracking, delays, alerts and pick-ups.
[5:30] Most people will not run OpenClaw but have their AI assistants in email and messaging apps.
[10:30] The magic is persistent memory in a group and combining Animoca Minds together.
[12:04] Why digital identity is so important in a world of humans and AI agents.
[15:20] AI agents will allow web3 to go mass market by changing distribution models.
[22:28] AI agents as an interoperability layer for blockchain.
[30:32] Agents will have to be accredited in some way for other agents to trust them.
[23:38] How AI agents also help with onchain governance.
[32:57] The difference between agents and chatbots - making decisions, not asking questions.
[34:55] The early feedback to Animoca Minds; people are prepared to pay for this technology.
[38:55] Why Yat is still bullish on blockchain games.

Featuring Apptokens, bAXS, Fableborne, POWER, in-game ads in Off The Grid and Wildcard Premier League
[0:43] Bitkraft has invested $3 million into POWER Protocol, the token used by Fableborne.
[3:20] Fableborne is a mobile action RPG that has managed to stay alive through the P2E era.
[6:21] POWER is now also being used by online gambling outfit High Roller.
[10:08] Over the past month, POWER's price jumped 786% due to speculative activity.
[17:45] What are Apptokens?
[19:05] How Apptokens fix blockchain games by restricting speculators from dumping tokens.
[20:56] Sky Mavis has launched bAXS, the Apptoken version of AXS, which is locked into the game.
[23:05] You have to pay an exchange tax ranging from 17.5% to 85% to swap bAXS into AXS.
[26:23] Limit Break is also launching its LBAMM code to support cross-chain Apptoken swaps.
[30:40] Who are Limit Break and why is it building such foundational technology?
[36:04] You can now run in-game ads in Off The Grid.
[42:33] Explaining how the first web3 elements of Wildcard Premier League work.

The Sandbox Season 7 is going live, Gigaverse announces GIGABIT and Portal is rebooting.
[0:38] The Sandbox Season 7 is going live on 25th February 2026.
[2:22] For the first time, this isn't an Alpha Season. It's just called "Season 7".
[5:26] There's a focus on community UGC, not the big brands, which will continue through 2026.
[6:45] It looks like these UGC experiences will be more varied and interesting.
[8:30] Some experiences will be available via web browser without logging into an account.
[8:52] These changes show The Sandbox is trying to become more accessible and viral.
[12:35] Animoca and Alibaba have announced genAI game-making platform AliBAE.
[22:25] Portal is relaunching on 26th February, including the ability to trade web2 game accounts.
[29:10] Gigaverse has announced its cleverly-designed fixed-value GIGABIT currency.
[38:30] What's interesting how boring GIGABIT is as the risk element is baked into the
[38:48] GIGABIT feels like it's been influenced by the Apptoken standard.

EVE Frontier's $80,000 hackathon, Alek Larsen leaves Sky Mavis, and AI agent fun with Shaw Walters and Animoca Minds.
[0:23] EVE Frontier and Sui are launching an $80,000 hackathon starting on 11th March.
[4:50] It will be interesting to see how AI expands the number of people who get involved.
[6:19] While web2 games struggle with AI, web3 games are well ahead of the curve.
[10:20] The situation will become people complaining that games have banned their AI agent.
[10:57] Jon's been experimenting with Animoca Minds. Talk to his agent - The Lantern.
[12:15] Animoca's Yat Siu is already running his life via a number of these agents.
[15:10] Jon has also been talking to Eliza Labs' Shaw about AI agents building blockchain games.
[22:33] What happens when games are unbundled wrt development and business model?
[25:53] Sky Mavis co-founder Aleksander Larsen has left to spend time not travelling, and with his young family.