If they are in the mouths of all tech insiders, the words “blockchain” and “cryptocurrency” are still barbaric and incomprehensible concepts to the general public. Tomas Fucic and Nicholas Delquet created to truly understand these concepts. block moneyIt is a strategy and thinking game that focuses on these techniques.
« The game is halfway between monopoly and trading simulation, Explains Thomas Vucek, one of the founders of the startup. It offers an unprecedented experience as players manage a fictitious pool of cryptocurrencies moving from the role of a trader to the role of a lesser known block miner. The idea is to make these technologies more accessible and tangible to players. In a trader’s place, we learn about cryptocurrencies without risk, and in that of a block miner, we learn what the blockchain represents by validating the transactions made in the game.
30 minutes games
Created in October 2020, Toulouse startup offers an online game that can host games with up to 6 players for sessions of around 30 minutes each. The Money Block is still in the development stage, and says its world will soon be available in ” Players Early Access ‘, without giving a specific date. It is currently being tested by people who participated in the project’s crowdfunding campaign, which enabled its founders to raise €8,000 in Ulule. Thanks to cross-play – a system that can bring together players from different platforms – users will be able to connect from Mac, PC, iOS and Google Play.
The startup has already received a €30,000 grant from Bpifrance, but it still has Looking for private financing? With VC in the early stage of video games and entrepreneurs. The startup’s business model is mainly based on distributing the game on platforms such as Steam, Epic or Ultra and on in-game advertising, especially for advertisers in the crypto ecosystem. Money Block is also developing a range of workshops and training courses aimed at business, engineering and design schools, as well as companies, to democratize blockchain technology and cryptocurrency.
