CryptoKitties

CryptoKitties
Developer(s)Dapper Labs
Publisher(s)Dapper Labs
Platform(s)Ethereum
ReleaseNovember 2017
Genre(s)Virtual pet

CryptoKitties is a blockchain game developed by Canadian studio Dapper Labs. The game allows players to buy, sell, and create non-fungible tokens (NFTs) using Ethereum. These NFTs represent virtual cats.[1][2] The game's popularity in December 2017 congested the Ethereum network, causing it to reach an all-time high in the number of transactions and slowing it down significantly.[3]

Dapper Labs was spun-off from Axiom Zen.[4] Both companies are based in Vancouver, Canada.[5][6] CryptoKitties is the first major game to use blockchains, and one of the earliest examples of a blockchain project designed for recreation.[1]

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  2. ^ Takahashi, Dean (6 October 2018). "CryptoKitties explained: Why players have bred over a million blockchain felines". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
  3. ^ "CryptoKitties craze slows down transactions on Ethereum". 5 December 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  4. ^ Takahashi, Dean (1 November 2018). "CryptoKitties creator Dapper Labs raises $15 million to build more blockchain cats". VentureBeat.
  5. ^ "@dapperlabs" on Twitter
  6. ^ "@axiomzenteam" on Twitter