Hytopia, a sandbox game like Minecraft Formerly known as NFT Worldis set to begin closed beta testing this month after raising millions of dollars through a node sale. Ethereum Layer 2 network, Hychain.
The Hychain sale raised 2,098 ETH, or more than $8 million at the time, in March as users bought nodes to secure it. ArbitrumYou can also take advantage of the base gaming network and earn TOPIA tokens in the process.
A total of 250 million TOPIA (currently equivalent to approximately $17.5 million) will be distributed to node operators along with a 25% share of transaction fees. Hychain nodes went live on Tuesday following a sale last month.
Nearly 17,000 node keys have been sold so far out of a total of 50,000, and sales will continue as long as Hychain nodes are still available. Hychain announced that it paid incentives worth 254 ETH (equivalent to approximately $1 million at the time) to content creators and influencers who helped promote the node through their respective creator codes.
“We are excited about the community’s enthusiastic response to the Hychain node sale, and equally excited for players to explore the Hychain mainnet,” pseudonymous co-founder ArkDev said in a release. states. “These milestones clearly demonstrate the community's desire for a new permissionless system. [layer-2] Web3 is a blockchain that enables seamless and smooth publishing of games. ”
Hytopia, the flagship game to begin rolling out Hychain, will begin closed beta testing this month after the game reached 1.25 million pre-registrations.
DecryptionGG Recently spoke with ArkDev About the game's transition from the Minecraft-based NFT Worlds project to an original crypto game that mashes together elements of both Minecraft and Roblox, and the team's plans to attract other game developers on Hychain.
Editor's note: This article was written with the help of AI.Edited and fact-checked andrew hayward.
