A new craze for virtual kittens is slowing down trade in one of the largest crypto-currencies. CryptoKitties lets players buy and breed "crypto-pets" on Ethereum's underlying blockchain network.
The game's developers told the Bloomberg news agency that CryptoKitties was a "key step" to making blockchains more accessible.
But its popularity has underscored one of the technology's biggest downsides: its lack of scalability.
Etherscan has reported a sixfold increase in pending transactions on Ethereum since the game's release, by the Axiom Zen innovation studio, on 28 November.
Lees het hele artikel hier
Reactie plaatsen
Reacties