This report is prepared by Tiger Research to analyze how B3's Open Gaming vision can be a solution to the practical challenges in the Web3 gaming industry, as well as its potential to reach the mainstream gaming market.
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TL;DR
1. Web3 Gaming Industry Crisis: Speculation or Innovation?
Web3 games initially attracted wide attention as a new growth engine for the gaming industry, thanks to the integration of blockchain technology that offers various new possibilities. However, the reality did not meet initial expectationsâpublic interest has drastically declined, and doubts about the value of the "innovation" being offered continue to rise.
The data also supports this change. The search volume for GameFi-related terms on Google Trends shows a consistent downward trend since its peak. The trading volume of major tokens related to GameFi is also still at a depressed level.
Nevertheless, many developers continue to demonstrate a commitment to revive the Web3 gaming industry. However, public trust, which had collapsed due to speculative spikes, is not easy to restore. While the cryptocurrency sector in general is finding new momentum through institutional adoption, the Web3 gaming sector is stagnating and has yet to find a significant turning point.
Currently, the Web3 gaming industry is at a crucial crossroads: will it evolve as a true path of innovation, or will it end as the final chapter of a speculative bubble? To move forward, the industry must honestly acknowledge the existing limitations and formulate a clear strategy to address them.
2. Fundamental Limitations of Web3 Games: Closed Ecosystem (Walled Gardens)
The main crisis in the Web3 gaming industry stems from a closed ecosystem structure. Although Web3 games promote the spirit of openness and interoperability as their main selling point, the reality often does not reflect this. In theory, blockchain technology allows players to own in-game assets and transfer them freely between gaming platforms, which is a value proposition that should serve as a differentiator.
However, the current landscape of Web3 gaming shows a paradox. Most games still operate on isolated blockchain infrastructure, forming a closed âwalled gardenâ ecosystem. This fragmentation directly limits the industry's growth potential, as it divides an already small user base and spreads liquidity thinly across many places. As a result, gaming companies find themselves trapped in a zero-sum competition, fighting over the same "cake" instead of collaborating to enlarge that "cake." This dynamic hinders innovation and slows down overall industry progress.
To create long-term growth, the Web3 gaming industry needs to break out of this closed pattern and build a truly open and interconnected ecosystem. This effort requires more than just technical solutionsâit necessitates a strategic shift from individualistic competition to collaborative growth, where developers, platforms, and communities have aligned goals and incentives in creating shared value.
Some projects have begun to tackle this challenge. One of them is B3, a blockchain gaming infrastructure that embraces the vision of âOpen Gaming.â B3 aims to address the issue of interoperability structurallyâproviding fundamental solutions to the fragmentation that has hindered the growth of the Web3 gaming ecosystem.
3. B3: Opening the Era of Open Game Ecosystems
B3 is a blockchain infrastructure project for the gaming industry founded by alumni of Coinbase, who are also the team behind the birth of BASE Chain. While building the BASE ecosystem, this team encountered one major obstacle: the existing blockchain infrastructure was unable to handle the high transaction volumes required by gaming applications. This finding prompted them to develop a high-performance, low-cost blockchain solution that is specifically optimized for the gaming industry.
B3's ambition does not stop at merely increasing throughput. After the mainnet launch in August 2024, B3 introduces theOpen Gaming Manifesto**âa vision declaration aimed at solving structural problems in the Web3 gaming industry.** This manifesto promotes maximum interoperability, with the goal that each game no longer operates as a siloed entity, but rather as part of an interconnected open ecosystem.
The technical direction and grand vision presented by B3 have attracted the attention of major investors. The project successfully secured seed funding of approximately $21 million from several well-known venture capital firms, including Pantera Capital and Hashed. As of May 2025, B3 has recorded over 6.9 millionwalletsand 300 million cumulative transactions, making it the largest game infrastructure project in the BASE ecosystem.
3.1. Open Gaming LayerÂł: Infrastructure Optimized for Games
Open Gaming Layer3 is both the philosophical foundation and the technological basis of B3's vision. This Layer3 concept enables B3 to achieve two main objectives:
3.1.1. B3 Chain: High-Performance Rollup Infrastructure on the BASE network
B3 Chain serves as the main infrastructure for game developers who do not require their own blockchain. Built on top of BASE Chain, B3 Chain inherits the security and flexibility of the EVM stack, while providing fast and low-cost transaction processes thanks to Optimium-based off-chain solutions.
As a Layer3 infrastructure, B3 Chain is specifically designed to meet the unique needs of the gaming industry. Although Layer2 currently offers general performance improvements, they still face cost and throughput constraints when having to process millions of transactions simultaneouslyâsimilar to traffic jams during peak hours on a multi-lane highway.
B3 Chain addresses this obstacle with Layer3 architecture that provides a "dedicated lane" for game transactions, like a bus lane in the midst of traffic congestion. This approach enables cost efficiency and high performance simultaneously.
As of July 2024, the average transaction fee on B3 Chain is only $0.001, much lower compared to Ethereum Layer1 ($0.34), BASE ($0.017), and even Solana ($0.004). This allows developers to run blockchain-based games in a more stable and economical manner.
3.1.2. Game Chain: Infrastructure Designed with Scalability and Independence
The B3 Team providestoolkitinternal and technical support for game studios looking to develop B3 Chain-based Game Chain. This model resembles a network of independent hotels connected through a single global reservation systemâstudios remain independent, yet can seamlessly interoperate within the B3 ecosystem.
Game Chain adopts a hub-and-spoke architecture: the BASE Network as the central hub, with B3 Chain and Game Chain as the âspokesâ. With this structure, each game can operate independently in a high-performance environment, yet remain connected cross-chain and leverage shared infrastructure. This approach is an extension of the superchain concept from Optimism to the Layer3 level.
Developers can also build Game Chains like amicroservices** system, with specific functions separated intochainsof their own. For example, creating a chain specifically for high-volume NFT trading can avoid the effects of "Noisy Neighbors," which refers to performance disruption caused by the load of other functions on the same network.
Currently, four game studios have built projects on Game Chain B3:
This Game Chain serves as the initial pillar of an open and interconnected gaming ecosystem built on the B3 infrastructure.
3.2. Basement.fun:PlatformGameOn-Chain
Basement.fun is the first frontend client platform developed by the B3 team, designed as an entry point into the easily accessible world of blockchain-based games. This platform allows users to enjoy on-chain games without the need for complex Web3 technical understanding, while also providing simple tools for developers to build and manage on-chain games.
Users can register on Basement.fun using only an email address or phone number. The platform adopts the modelGlobal Accountthat supports various authentication methods, including social login, EOA (Externally Owned Account) like MetaMask, as well asCoinbase Smart Wallet**. Additionally, there is also a guest mode (guest mode) that allows users to play directly without the** login processâsignificantly reducing onboarding barriers.
**To further enhance convenience, Basement.fun integrates AnySpend, account abstraction technology and chainowned by B3. With this feature, users can instantly access assets across multiple networks without the need for bridging or swappingâsimply through a single logged in account. The result is a gaming experience that resembles Web2, making Web3 gaming more accessible to mainstream gaming users.
More than just a gaming platform, Basement.fun also serves as a social hub that facilitates interaction and communication among players. This platform supports an immersive experience through live "Play-to-Win" tournaments, both in competitive and collaborative formats, where all gameplay activities and rewards are recorded on-chain to ensure full transparency.
In addition to being a user platform, Basement.fun also acts as a publishing platform by providing a web-based Game Launcher to facilitate the launch and management of on-chain games. Through this launcher, developers can integrate key Web3 features such as: Token Gating â restricting game access to only certain token holders, and an on-chain activity-based quest system that allows gamification of user participation.
Basement.fun also provides essential operational tools such as a game review system, management of the (leaderboard), and notifications, allowing developers to focus on designing gameplay and content without having to manage the backend infrastructure.
4.What If**: The Future of the Gaming Industry That Will Be Opened by B3**
B3's Open Gaming vision presents new potential not only for the Web3 gaming sector but also for the gaming industry as a whole. Although the traditional gaming industry has evolved over decades, centralized decision-making structures and closed economic ecosystems remain major barriers to innovation. B3 aims to transcend these limitations by building a more open,interoperable**, and community-led gaming ecosystemâencouraging the creation of new forms of innovation that are more diverse and inclusive.**
4.1.What If**: The Power of Decision in Game Development Shifts from Publishers to Communities?
In the conventional game industry model, large publishers have full control over development decisions, which often stifles diversity and creativity. Development studios tend to rely on commercially proven franchises rather than taking risks with new IPs, leading to stagnation in innovation.
B3 offers an alternative approach through a community-based governance model using tokens. B3 token holders can directly vote on game projects, and the selected projects will receive funding through a grant system.
This model allows the direction of game development to better reflect the aspirations of players and the community, rather than just the interests of the publisher. Examples of its success can be seen in games like Pillars of Eternity, which received community support through Kickstarter, or Stardew Valley, an indie game that revitalized the Harvest Moon genre without commercial constraints. Ultimately, B3âs Open Gaming vision goes beyond technical interoperability. It introduces a more transparent and inclusive governance structure, bringing new energy to the gaming industry by empowering communities to shape what gets built.
4.2.What If: The Gaming Industry Moves from Competition to Collaboration?
One of the structural weaknesses of the gaming industry today is the fragmentation of user data across games and platforms. This leads to difficulties in personalizing content and low marketing efficiency. Additionally, the cost of user acquisition continues to rise, while the effectiveness of marketing campaigns tends to decline.
As a solution, B3 introduces aGlobal Statesystem that allows for the recording and sharing of user data, achievements, and reviewson-chain **across the Game network. This shared infrastructure provides new opportunities for more accurate and efficient marketing.
B3 also carries various collaborative models based on high interoperability, such as: Shared Incentive Modell: Encouraging collaboration between games in developing user bases. For example, if a player from Game A purchases an item in Game B, then Game A will receive a portion of the revenue as a referral incentive.
Shared Liquidity Model**: Allows for the free movement between game tokens using B3 tokens or other underlying assets as liquidity bridges.** With this approach, developers can focus on content quality and ecosystem collaboration, rather than just competing for limited liquidity.
This model is designed to answer the volatility and inefficiencies of the Web3 market, which are often speculative and short-termâas seen in celebrity-themed projects that have experienced a surge in liquidity and a drastic drop in liquidity. With this collaborative ecosystem structure, B3 offers a path to sustainable and long-term growth for the Web3 gaming industry.
4.3.What If**: Game and System Become One?**
The gaming industry has long been a bridge between the virtual and real economies. For example, creators on Roblox can monetize their content, and Second Life once had an in-game economy with Linden Dollars comparable to the GDP of small countries.
However, economic systems like this are generally closed. Platforms charge high fees, and users can only create and monetize value within a single ecosystem. This centralized structure limits the economic potential for players.
B3 presents solutions through an open and interoperable economic ecosystem. Through individualGame Chainin the B3 ecosystem, digital assets can be used seamlessly across games. The Shared Token Sink model allows players to use B3 tokens to access premium items or special quests in various games, creating value circulation across games. The impact is similar to the economic expansion from the domestic market to global tradeâenhancing the overall market size and liquidity.
This structure expands the scope of users' economic activities from a single game to the entire B3 ecosystem. Players can truly own and manage the value they create. B3 will connect virtual assets more closely with the real economy, transforming gaming activities into legitimate and productive economic activities. The B3 infrastructure also has the potential to refine models such as Scholarship that were once popular in Axie Infinity, making them more systematic, measurable, and sustainable.
5. Conclusion
The Web3 gaming industry is currently undergoing a transitional phase reminiscent of the dot-com bubble era in the early 2000s. The initial enthusiasm and speculative interest have since waned, leaving fundamental questions about sustainability and presenting new unforeseen challenges. However, such cycles are a natural and important phase in the maturation process of disruptive technology. Now is the time for the industry to conduct an honest self-evaluation, address issues practically, and realize innovations in the form of real value for users.
In this context, the vision of Open Gaming advocated by B3 becomes highly relevant. Rather than merely creating new games, B3 starts by clearly diagnosing the structural problems within the Web3 gaming industry. They also offer concrete solutions through an approach that combines technical and philosophical interoperability while building an open and collaborative ecosystem.
The B3 team consists of key figures who previously played an important role in pushing BASE Chain to the forefront of Layer2 infrastructure. They bring cross-sector experienceâfrom DeFi, protocol governance, gaming infrastructure, social platforms, to NFTsâproviding a strong foundation both in building core technology and testing various experimental models at the application level.
In closing, B3's Open Gaming vision has real potential to solve fundamental problems in the Web3 gaming industry, while injecting diversity and creativity that has been limited to the traditional gaming industry. If this vision is realized, then Web3 games can go beyond the narrow segment of the crypto market and offer more relevant competitive value to mainstream gamers. The impact, in the long run, is not impossible to revolutionize the landscape of the gaming industry as a whole.
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Open Manifesto: How B3 Will Change the Web3 Gaming Industry
This report is prepared by Tiger Research to analyze how B3's Open Gaming vision can be a solution to the practical challenges in the Web3 gaming industry, as well as its potential to reach the mainstream gaming market.
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TL;DR
1. Web3 Gaming Industry Crisis: Speculation or Innovation?
Web3 games initially attracted wide attention as a new growth engine for the gaming industry, thanks to the integration of blockchain technology that offers various new possibilities. However, the reality did not meet initial expectationsâpublic interest has drastically declined, and doubts about the value of the "innovation" being offered continue to rise.
The data also supports this change. The search volume for GameFi-related terms on Google Trends shows a consistent downward trend since its peak. The trading volume of major tokens related to GameFi is also still at a depressed level.
Nevertheless, many developers continue to demonstrate a commitment to revive the Web3 gaming industry. However, public trust, which had collapsed due to speculative spikes, is not easy to restore. While the cryptocurrency sector in general is finding new momentum through institutional adoption, the Web3 gaming sector is stagnating and has yet to find a significant turning point.
Currently, the Web3 gaming industry is at a crucial crossroads: will it evolve as a true path of innovation, or will it end as the final chapter of a speculative bubble? To move forward, the industry must honestly acknowledge the existing limitations and formulate a clear strategy to address them.
2. Fundamental Limitations of Web3 Games: Closed Ecosystem (Walled Gardens)
The main crisis in the Web3 gaming industry stems from a closed ecosystem structure. Although Web3 games promote the spirit of openness and interoperability as their main selling point, the reality often does not reflect this. In theory, blockchain technology allows players to own in-game assets and transfer them freely between gaming platforms, which is a value proposition that should serve as a differentiator.
However, the current landscape of Web3 gaming shows a paradox. Most games still operate on isolated blockchain infrastructure, forming a closed âwalled gardenâ ecosystem. This fragmentation directly limits the industry's growth potential, as it divides an already small user base and spreads liquidity thinly across many places. As a result, gaming companies find themselves trapped in a zero-sum competition, fighting over the same "cake" instead of collaborating to enlarge that "cake." This dynamic hinders innovation and slows down overall industry progress.
To create long-term growth, the Web3 gaming industry needs to break out of this closed pattern and build a truly open and interconnected ecosystem. This effort requires more than just technical solutionsâit necessitates a strategic shift from individualistic competition to collaborative growth, where developers, platforms, and communities have aligned goals and incentives in creating shared value.
Some projects have begun to tackle this challenge. One of them is B3, a blockchain gaming infrastructure that embraces the vision of âOpen Gaming.â B3 aims to address the issue of interoperability structurallyâproviding fundamental solutions to the fragmentation that has hindered the growth of the Web3 gaming ecosystem.
3. B3: Opening the Era of Open Game Ecosystems
B3 is a blockchain infrastructure project for the gaming industry founded by alumni of Coinbase, who are also the team behind the birth of BASE Chain. While building the BASE ecosystem, this team encountered one major obstacle: the existing blockchain infrastructure was unable to handle the high transaction volumes required by gaming applications. This finding prompted them to develop a high-performance, low-cost blockchain solution that is specifically optimized for the gaming industry.
B3's ambition does not stop at merely increasing throughput. After the mainnet launch in August 2024, B3 introduces the Open Gaming Manifesto**âa vision declaration aimed at solving structural problems in the Web3 gaming industry.** This manifesto promotes maximum interoperability, with the goal that each game no longer operates as a siloed entity, but rather as part of an interconnected open ecosystem.
The technical direction and grand vision presented by B3 have attracted the attention of major investors. The project successfully secured seed funding of approximately $21 million from several well-known venture capital firms, including Pantera Capital and Hashed. As of May 2025, B3 has recorded over 6.9 million wallets and 300 million cumulative transactions, making it the largest game infrastructure project in the BASE ecosystem.
3.1. Open Gaming LayerÂł: Infrastructure Optimized for Games
Open Gaming Layer3 is both the philosophical foundation and the technological basis of B3's vision. This Layer3 concept enables B3 to achieve two main objectives:
3.1.1. B3 Chain: High-Performance Rollup Infrastructure on the BASE network
B3 Chain serves as the main infrastructure for game developers who do not require their own blockchain. Built on top of BASE Chain, B3 Chain inherits the security and flexibility of the EVM stack, while providing fast and low-cost transaction processes thanks to Optimium-based off-chain solutions.
As a Layer3 infrastructure, B3 Chain is specifically designed to meet the unique needs of the gaming industry. Although Layer2 currently offers general performance improvements, they still face cost and throughput constraints when having to process millions of transactions simultaneouslyâsimilar to traffic jams during peak hours on a multi-lane highway.
B3 Chain addresses this obstacle with Layer3 architecture that provides a "dedicated lane" for game transactions, like a bus lane in the midst of traffic congestion. This approach enables cost efficiency and high performance simultaneously.
As of July 2024, the average transaction fee on B3 Chain is only $0.001, much lower compared to Ethereum Layer1 ($0.34), BASE ($0.017), and even Solana ($0.004). This allows developers to run blockchain-based games in a more stable and economical manner.
3.1.2. Game Chain: Infrastructure Designed with Scalability and Independence
The B3 Team provides toolkit internal and technical support for game studios looking to develop B3 Chain-based Game Chain. This model resembles a network of independent hotels connected through a single global reservation systemâstudios remain independent, yet can seamlessly interoperate within the B3 ecosystem.
Game Chain adopts a hub-and-spoke architecture: the BASE Network as the central hub, with B3 Chain and Game Chain as the âspokesâ. With this structure, each game can operate independently in a high-performance environment, yet remain connected cross-chain and leverage shared infrastructure. This approach is an extension of the superchain concept from Optimism to the Layer3 level.
Developers can also build Game Chains like a microservices** system, with specific functions separated into chains of their own. For example, creating a chain specifically for high-volume NFT trading can avoid the effects of "Noisy Neighbors," which refers to performance disruption caused by the load of other functions on the same network.
Currently, four game studios have built projects on Game Chain B3:
This Game Chain serves as the initial pillar of an open and interconnected gaming ecosystem built on the B3 infrastructure.
3.2. Basement.fun: PlatformGameOn-Chain
Basement.fun is the first frontend client platform developed by the B3 team, designed as an entry point into the easily accessible world of blockchain-based games. This platform allows users to enjoy on-chain games without the need for complex Web3 technical understanding, while also providing simple tools for developers to build and manage on-chain games.
3.2.1. User-Friendly Design: Smooth Onboarding Experience
Users can register on Basement.fun using only an email address or phone number. The platform adopts the model Global Account that supports various authentication methods, including social login, EOA (Externally Owned Account) like MetaMask, as well as Coinbase Smart Wallet**. Additionally, there is also a guest mode (guest mode) that allows users to play directly without the** login processâsignificantly reducing onboarding barriers.
**To further enhance convenience, Basement.fun integrates AnySpend, account abstraction technology and chain owned by B3. With this feature, users can instantly access assets across multiple networks without the need for bridging or swappingâsimply through a single logged in account. The result is a gaming experience that resembles Web2, making Web3 gaming more accessible to mainstream gaming users.
More than just a gaming platform, Basement.fun also serves as a social hub that facilitates interaction and communication among players. This platform supports an immersive experience through live "Play-to-Win" tournaments, both in competitive and collaborative formats, where all gameplay activities and rewards are recorded on-chain to ensure full transparency.
3.2.2. Platform Developer-Friendly Publication: Web-Based Launcher Game
In addition to being a user platform, Basement.fun also acts as a publishing platform by providing a web-based Game Launcher to facilitate the launch and management of on-chain games. Through this launcher, developers can integrate key Web3 features such as: Token Gating â restricting game access to only certain token holders, and an on-chain activity-based quest system that allows gamification of user participation.
Basement.fun also provides essential operational tools such as a game review system, management of the (leaderboard), and notifications, allowing developers to focus on designing gameplay and content without having to manage the backend infrastructure.
4. What If**: The Future of the Gaming Industry That Will Be Opened by B3**
B3's Open Gaming vision presents new potential not only for the Web3 gaming sector but also for the gaming industry as a whole. Although the traditional gaming industry has evolved over decades, centralized decision-making structures and closed economic ecosystems remain major barriers to innovation. B3 aims to transcend these limitations by building a more open, interoperable**, and community-led gaming ecosystemâencouraging the creation of new forms of innovation that are more diverse and inclusive.**
4.1. What If**: The Power of Decision in Game Development Shifts from Publishers to Communities?
In the conventional game industry model, large publishers have full control over development decisions, which often stifles diversity and creativity. Development studios tend to rely on commercially proven franchises rather than taking risks with new IPs, leading to stagnation in innovation.
B3 offers an alternative approach through a community-based governance model using tokens. B3 token holders can directly vote on game projects, and the selected projects will receive funding through a grant system.
This model allows the direction of game development to better reflect the aspirations of players and the community, rather than just the interests of the publisher. Examples of its success can be seen in games like Pillars of Eternity, which received community support through Kickstarter, or Stardew Valley, an indie game that revitalized the Harvest Moon genre without commercial constraints. Ultimately, B3âs Open Gaming vision goes beyond technical interoperability. It introduces a more transparent and inclusive governance structure, bringing new energy to the gaming industry by empowering communities to shape what gets built.
4.2. What If: The Gaming Industry Moves from Competition to Collaboration?
One of the structural weaknesses of the gaming industry today is the fragmentation of user data across games and platforms. This leads to difficulties in personalizing content and low marketing efficiency. Additionally, the cost of user acquisition continues to rise, while the effectiveness of marketing campaigns tends to decline.
As a solution, B3 introduces a Global State system that allows for the recording and sharing of user data, achievements, and reviews on-chain **across the Game network. This shared infrastructure provides new opportunities for more accurate and efficient marketing.
B3 also carries various collaborative models based on high interoperability, such as: Shared Incentive Modell: Encouraging collaboration between games in developing user bases. For example, if a player from Game A purchases an item in Game B, then Game A will receive a portion of the revenue as a referral incentive.
Shared Liquidity Model**: Allows for the free movement between game tokens using B3 tokens or other underlying assets as liquidity bridges.** With this approach, developers can focus on content quality and ecosystem collaboration, rather than just competing for limited liquidity.
This model is designed to answer the volatility and inefficiencies of the Web3 market, which are often speculative and short-termâas seen in celebrity-themed projects that have experienced a surge in liquidity and a drastic drop in liquidity. With this collaborative ecosystem structure, B3 offers a path to sustainable and long-term growth for the Web3 gaming industry.
4.3. What If**: Game and System Become One?**
The gaming industry has long been a bridge between the virtual and real economies. For example, creators on Roblox can monetize their content, and Second Life once had an in-game economy with Linden Dollars comparable to the GDP of small countries.
However, economic systems like this are generally closed. Platforms charge high fees, and users can only create and monetize value within a single ecosystem. This centralized structure limits the economic potential for players.
B3 presents solutions through an open and interoperable economic ecosystem. Through individual Game Chain in the B3 ecosystem, digital assets can be used seamlessly across games. The Shared Token Sink model allows players to use B3 tokens to access premium items or special quests in various games, creating value circulation across games. The impact is similar to the economic expansion from the domestic market to global tradeâenhancing the overall market size and liquidity.
This structure expands the scope of users' economic activities from a single game to the entire B3 ecosystem. Players can truly own and manage the value they create. B3 will connect virtual assets more closely with the real economy, transforming gaming activities into legitimate and productive economic activities. The B3 infrastructure also has the potential to refine models such as Scholarship that were once popular in Axie Infinity, making them more systematic, measurable, and sustainable.
5. Conclusion
The Web3 gaming industry is currently undergoing a transitional phase reminiscent of the dot-com bubble era in the early 2000s. The initial enthusiasm and speculative interest have since waned, leaving fundamental questions about sustainability and presenting new unforeseen challenges. However, such cycles are a natural and important phase in the maturation process of disruptive technology. Now is the time for the industry to conduct an honest self-evaluation, address issues practically, and realize innovations in the form of real value for users.
In this context, the vision of Open Gaming advocated by B3 becomes highly relevant. Rather than merely creating new games, B3 starts by clearly diagnosing the structural problems within the Web3 gaming industry. They also offer concrete solutions through an approach that combines technical and philosophical interoperability while building an open and collaborative ecosystem.
The B3 team consists of key figures who previously played an important role in pushing BASE Chain to the forefront of Layer2 infrastructure. They bring cross-sector experienceâfrom DeFi, protocol governance, gaming infrastructure, social platforms, to NFTsâproviding a strong foundation both in building core technology and testing various experimental models at the application level.
In closing, B3's Open Gaming vision has real potential to solve fundamental problems in the Web3 gaming industry, while injecting diversity and creativity that has been limited to the traditional gaming industry. If this vision is realized, then Web3 games can go beyond the narrow segment of the crypto market and offer more relevant competitive value to mainstream gamers. The impact, in the long run, is not impossible to revolutionize the landscape of the gaming industry as a whole.
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Disclaimer
The report is funded in part by the Player1 Foundation. Research and report writing are conducted independently by our research team using credible sources. The findings, recommendations, and opinions submitted are based on information available at the time of publication and are subject to change at any time without notice. We are not responsible for any losses arising from the use of this report or its contents, and do not guarantee its accuracy or completeness. The information presented may differ from the other party's point of view. This report has been prepared solely for informational purposes and does not constitute legal, business, investment, or tax advice. References to securities or digital assets are provided for illustrative purposes only and do not constitute investment advice or offers. This material is not intended for investors.
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Tiger Research allows fair use of the report that has been prepared and published. 'Fair use' is a principle that permits the use of a portion of content for public interest, as long as it does not harm the commercial value of the material. If the use aligns with this principle, the report can be used without prior permission. However, when citing the Tiger Research report, you are required to:
If the material is to be reorganized and republished, separate approval is required. Using the report without permission may result in legal action.