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I have gaming chain fatigue

Michael Saylor, Vitalik Buterin, Cathie Wood ā does crypto need more superheroes?
Iād argue yes. Public figures could help consumers better understand the risks and rewards that crypto brings, ultimately leading to more interest in and the normalization of crypto.
But we donāt necessarily need more blockchains.
ā Kate Irwin

New day, new chain
Youāve probably heard about superhero fatigue ā the oft-written-about concern that moviegoing audiences are burnt out on superhero movies as a genre because studios like Marvel and Warner Bros. have been churning out so many for over a decade now.
Some believe superhero fatigue has occurred in part because the quality of said movies and shows has declined overall over time. The movies start to blend together, with some gaining loyal fans while others are quickly forgotten.
Sound familiar?
I canāt help but feel like this is also how many in crypto must be feeling about blockchains, too.
Iāll be honest: I think I have superhero fatigue and new-blockchain fatigue.
Every time a new one is announced, I ask myself ā how is this one actually different? Why does this one actually matter more than the last one that came before it?
And especially, when it comes to gaming: Is yet another gaming-focused blockchain really the answer to crypto gamingās longstanding core issue of failing to appeal to game studios and gamers more broadly?
But maybe Iām asking the wrong questions. Crypto is magic internet money, after all. If creating a new blockchain generates cash, people will keep creating them. But thatās more a strategy for a flash in the pan ā and less so one for long-term viability.
You could argue that the teams behind these new blockchains donāt have to justify their creations. Maybe you believe in platitudes like a āthe more, the merrierā philosophy, where āa rising tide will lift all boats.ā The more chains to choose from, the higher chances of āmass adoption.ā
Maybe you believe crypto will entirely replace the traditional financial system soon enough, so you believe that cryptoās TAM is massive and global. Its potential audience is everyone, because everyone uses money, so why not launch yet another chain?
And there are billions of gamers globally, so why not launch yet another gaming chain?
Or maybe, like me, youāre a bit more skeptical that more chains are really needed. New āconsumerā chains appear to be more focused on finding devs to build with them than on actually appealing to consumers.
Blockchain teams focus on touting technical advantages and offering grants to game projects, while everyday consumers see very little actually being marketed to them to get them on board with the promised crypto gaming revolution.
Consider the āXRPL Gamechain,ā built on the XRPL EVM sidechain the B3 team announced last week with XRPL Commons. It effectively brings B3ās Open App Layer to the XRP blockchain because XRPL Gamechain transactions will settle on XRP.
welcome $XRP to B3's Open App Layer³
today, in partnership with @xrpl_commons, B3 launches...
ā« XRPL Gamechain on testnet
š¹ļø XCADE - XRP's onchain arcadethis effort marks the expansion of B3's appchain vision & network.
ā B3 š® (@b3dotfun)
4:34 PM ⢠Sep 2, 2025
But the name is quite the mouthful.
āXRPL Gamechainā is not a consumer-friendly name at all. In fact, itās more a name for developers. It speaks to what it is technically.
Then thereās the āXcade,ā which launched on the XRPL Gamechain testnet with some browser-based minigames that look like weāve traveled back in time to the early 2000s MiniClip era of Adobe Flash Player gaming:

A look at Xcadeās game library, intended to have a mobile-first focus.
B3 says Xcade āeliminates onboarding friction and creates a low barrier to entry into the XRP ecosystem, making it easier than ever to become an active participant.ā
NPC Labsā Daryl Xu says the Xcade is intended to ājumpstart a thriving consumer ecosystem built around XRP.ā
But Iām not so sold on the idea that the āXcadeā is really going to bring new people to crypto. Itās more likely another addition to the GameFi trenches.
Overall, I think itās worth asking ourselves: What does crypto gamingās growth look like? Where might growth come from, especially if traders are still busy launching memecoins?
Are we really getting anyone new onboarded with new gaming-focused blockchains ā or are we just preaching a slightly different sermon to the same degen choir?
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Gary Genslerās old texts from the juicy FTX collapse era (apparently) lost forever:
Smh bro subpoenaed the texts of every founder in crypto and then deleted his own before leaving office
ā Hayden Adams š¦ (@haydenzadams)
11:30 PM ⢠Sep 6, 2025