Bitcoin in Video Games

Originally published by Bitcoin Magazine

Bitcoin Magazine explores the meeting point between Bitcoin and video games, two systems built around software, communities, and incentives. The article gives readers a Bitcoin-focused perspective on why payments, rewards, ownership, and game economies are often discussed together. For a game team, those themes are only a starting point: consent, custody, cost, safety, and recovery all shape whether an integration helps people. Read the original article for the publisher’s full treatment and examples.

• Bitcoin features should be evaluated as product choices

• Player consent and custody require explicit design

• Rewards do not replace a satisfying core game loop