47 then sell them to other players in exchange for more Ethereum . Or you just collect the cats because you think they ’ re cute and humans will pay money to collect anything .
Anyway , CryptoKitties went viral a few years ago and , while it ’ s really just a proof of concept wrapped up in some super cute artwork , the point was well made : cryptocurrencies and blockchain encryption can play a major role in legitimising in game transactions . With the video gaming industry generating more than $ 150bn in 2019 , and an estimated 2.5 billion gamers around the world , if cryptocurrencies are going to find real world applications anywhere this year , it ’ s going to be here .
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