Galaxy Digital Fund Leads Funding Round for Blockchain-Based Game Platform
Summary
Users can participate in the challenges to earn “AZA credits” which are used to buy in-game benefits, such as virtual items or currency. One type of challenge users can reportedly participate in are streaming questions, which reference activity in esports streams; answering correctly rewards successful participants with AZA credits. Smart Challenge was first launched in 2018, and is designed to increase player engagement with their preferred games and esports, via both spectating and playing. The Azure platform has reportedly been undergoing pilot tests in Ubisoft’s Entrepreneurs Lab, a branch of Ubisoft that is an incubator for tech startups within the gaming and entertainment sectors. The new engine is purportedly coming out in 2019, and will feature its blockchain-based games Major League Baseball and Crypto Space Commander.