

Blockchain Gaming World
jon jordan
Everything you need to know about Blockchain Gaming.
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Jul 9, 2020 • 33min
BCGW #72: Talking Upland with Idan Zuckerman
Jon Jordan talks to Upland co-founder Idan Zuckerman about how he got into blockchain, the vision for Upland - a mobile-first game running on the EOS blockchain - and how the team plan to build on their initial success - currently Upland is the #2 blockchain game by daily activity - by launching the ability to run businesses within the game.
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Jul 8, 2020 • 35min
BCGW #71: Gaming on Bitcoin SV?
Jon Jordan talks to Kronoverse CEO Adam Kling about CryptoFights, its PVP esports game that was originally built on Ethereum but which has switched to the Bitcoin SV blockchain.

Jun 3, 2020 • 34min
BCGW #70: Gaming and Skale Labs' elastic sidechains w/ Jack O'Holleran
Jon Jordan talks to Skale Labs' co-founder and Jack O'Holleran about its Ethereum-based 'elastic sidechain' scaling solution (which is about to launch its mainnet) and why it's important for blockchain gaming. Find out more about Skale Labs and its Innovator Program.

May 26, 2020 • 29min
BCGW #69: Talking Metaboss with Alex Amsel
Jon Jordan and Alex Amsel talk about Metaboss: a game - now live on Ethereum - that only could work using blockchain technology. Read the 2 Starter Guide articles about Recruitment and Combat.

May 13, 2020 • 45min
BCGW #68: Talking Splinterlands: blockchain gaming's secret success
Auto card battler Splinterlands has a good claim to being the most popular and successful blockchain game, but doesn't get the same attention of other titles as it runs on the Steem blockchain. In this episode, Jon Jordan talk to project lead Jesse 'Aggroed' Reich about the game's genesis, its future vision, how it deals with bots, and how the Steem community has been impacted by the Hive hard fork.

May 6, 2020 • 43min
BCGW #67: Talking Blockchain Cuties with Vlad Tomko
It's two years since Blockchain Cuties launched, so a great opportunity to talk to CEO Vlad Tomko about how he got into blockchain games, the inspiration for Blockchain Cuties, the opportunities and challenges of multi-chain deployment, and the longterm vision for the game now better known as Blockchain Cuties Universe. And, as ever, you can contact me - jon jordan - via Twitter at blockchaingmg.

Apr 16, 2020 • 33min
BCGW #66: Talking VC with Venrock's David Pakman
In this episode, Jon Jordan talks to Venrock partner David Pakman about investing in blockchain startups (he's notably invested in Dapper Labs), as well as the Seven Things That Need To Happen Before Blockchain Goes Mainstream.

Mar 30, 2020 • 35min
BCGW #65: Talking The Sandbox with Sebastian Borget
Jon Jordan talks to Sebastian Borget about the vision behind 'Roblox meets the Blockchain' user-generated content platform The Sandbox.

Mar 18, 2020 • 33min
BCGW #64: Bitcoin micropayments with Zebedee
Should game developers consider using Bitcoin's Lightning network to enable Bitcoin micropayments in their games, tournaments and community building? Jon Jordan talks to Simon Cowell and Chris 'Mandelduck' Moss from UK startup Zebedee, which has just launched its SDK.

Mar 11, 2020 • 10min
BCGW #63: Stryking's white paper
German blockchain gaming platform Skryking has released its white paper, explaining how its first fantasy soccer game will work. Read more here


