Gaming Websites are Shutting Their Services Down
Currently, many types of games are being launched in the crypto space and Web3 world, in which different types of innovative features attract the users. But there are some of these games which are ending their services. Web3 is facing regulatory difficulties in some jurisdictions. The reason behind this is the lack and poor understanding of the continuing regulatory uncertainty of the crypto space. Actually, new games and websites are launched in the market, but lack of understanding and experience about how to take them forward forces them to take their steps back. Something similar has happened with a popular video game, which has announced the closure of its Non-Fungible Token (NFT) marketplace.
GameStop is closing NFT Marketplace
GameStop Corp has said it is going to shut down its NFT Marketplace. GameStop Corp has said in a statement that it will officially cease operations of its NFT market on February 2, 2024. Let us tell you that GameStop Corp was launched on Ethereum scaling network Immutable X and Loopring in 2022, which will be closed due to the continuing regulatory uncertainty of the crypto space. At the same time, for GameStop it marks a complete withdrawal from the world of Cryptocurrency. GameStop had made a lot of headlines in 2022, but with its entry in 2024, it is on the verge of closure.
Like GameStop Corp, many other games ended their services
Like GameStop Corp, the video game named Goals had also decided to discontinue its services. Moving away from blockchain integration, it was included in the list of high-profile games that collected millions of dollars in 2022 and 2023. But due to lack of financial support, Goals had decided to stay away from Blockchain integration. According to the report, more than 30% of the approximately 1,318 Blockchain based games since 2021 are currently either closed or abandoned. If we focus on the specifics of the 162 games discontinued in 2023, about 17% fall under multichain series. In this, Binance’s BNB chain has emerged as the most common network in which developers have abandoned their gaming projects. Apart from this, 6% discontinuation rate has been recorded in Ethereum, Sui and Solana.
This is primarily due to funding challenges and changing market conditions, with small and inexperienced teams often facing security issues. The challenges faced by them force them to say goodbye to the market. At the same time, the closure of NFT Marketplace of video games like GameStop and the ratio of Blockchain based games creates many challenges for many new upcoming games and existing games. Only after finding solutions to these challenges can one position oneself with a strong foothold in the high-profile games and crypto space that currently exists. On the other hand, these gaming websites should also think about the future of the Web3 world, so that they do not face any problem in developing themselves in the Web3 world.
These suggestions can be useful to make a strong hold in crypto space
According to Coin Gabbar’s opinion, the currently existing games and upcoming gaming websites should first focus on analyzing the market activities to make a strong hold in the crypto space. In which, through research, understand the market rates and consider their correct use. Apart from this, for better performance, a team should be selected which has sufficient experience and efficient strategy. Along with this, security is an essential requirement in the crypto space. Therefore, all gaming websites should adopt high level security processes to maintain secure smart contracts and other security. All gaming websites should constantly update their games with innovative and latest technology and security updates to offer a user-friendly system and open doors to increased opportunities for investing in crypto.
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As I waited with the rest of the world for the first bitcoin ETF to be approved, one thing has been gnawing at me: With a handful of exceptions including Fidelity and VanEck, nearly every applicant for a spot bitcoin ETF intends to use Coinbase as its custodian.David Schwed is chief operating officer of Halborn.As a cybersecurity leader focused on blockchains, this concentration of risk along with the inherently high-risk nature of crypto custodianship and the still-evolving nature of security best practices gives me pause.It’s not Coinbase itself that worries me here. The firm has never been hit by a known hack, which explains why so many traditional institutions trust its know-how. However, there is no such thing as an unhackable target – anything and anyone can be compromised, given enough time and resources, which is a lesson I've learned over a career at the intersection of cybersecurity and asset management.What worries me is the extreme asset concentration in a single custodian. And given the cash-like nature of crypto assets, that makes the situation inherently concerning.See also: Gary Gensler's Bitcoin ETF Clown ShowIt may be time to rethink the “qualified custodian” designation, a regulatory sign-off which in its current form doesn’t necessarily ensure risky blockchain-based assets are necessarily (or best) secured. Further, ideally, digital asset custodians should be subject to more oversight by better-trained regulators, under more rigorous state and federal standards, than they are right now.Most qualified custodians today secure equities, bonds or digitally tracked fiat balances, all of which are fundamentally legal agreements, which can’t simply be “stolen.” But bitcoin [BTC], like cash and gold, is what’s known as a bearer instrument. A successful crypto hack is like a bank robbery in the Wild West, as soon as it’s in the hands of a thief, the money is simply gone.So for a crypto custodian, one mistake is all it takes for the assets to disappear entirely.We also know the forces of global crypto-crime are formidable and determined. To pick just one notorious example, North Korea’s Lazarus Group hacking cohort is believed to have stolen $3 billion worth of crypto over the past six years, and it shows no signs of stopping. Inflows to a bitcoin ETF have been projected at somewhere above $6 billion in the first trading week — making these funds a prime target.If Coinbase winds up with tens of billions in bitcoin sitting in its digital vaults, North Korea can easily organize a $50 million operation to steal those funds, even if it takes multiple years. Threat actors like Russia’s Cozy Bear/APT29 group might also find going after institutional crypto increasingly appealing as those pools get bigger — potentially much, much bigger.This is the level of threat that major banks prepare for. One widespread model of risk management for financial institutions utilizes three layers of oversight. First, the business management layer designs and implements security practices; second, the risk layer oversees and evaluates those practices; and third, the audit layer makes sure that risk mitigation practices are actually effective.On top of that, a legacy financial institution will have external auditors and external IT oversight, as well as numerous state and federal regulators looking over their shoulders. Many, many eyes will examine every aspect of risk and security.But these multiple levels of redundancy and nesting failsafes require one deceptively simple thing: headcount.During my time as global head of digital assets technology at BNY Mellon, the investment bank had roughly 50,000 employees, of whom around 1,000 – or 2% – were in security roles. Coinbase, even after recent expansion, has fewer than 5,000 employees. BitGo, also a qualified custodian certified by the State of New York and other jurisdictions, has only a few hundred.This is not to impugn the intentions or skill of any of these organizations or their employees. But real oversight requires redundancy that these new institutions may struggle to provide at a level appropriate for securing tens of billions of dollars in bearer instruments.See also: Bitcoin ETFs: The Bull CaseBefore those numbers get even bigger (and more enticing for the bad guys), it is well past time to refine the cybersecurity standards for qualified custodian designation. Right now, the designation accompanies trust or banking licensing, overseen by state and federal regulators. These are financial regulators largely focused on traditional banking, not cybersecurity experts, and certainly not crypto experts. They understandably focus on balance sheets, legal processes, and other financial operations.But for crypto custodians, those aren’t the only kinds of oversight that matter, or even necessarily the most important. There are no industry-wide standards for cybersecurity and risk management practices by crypto custodians specifically, meaning that “qualified custodian” status isn’t quite as reassuring as it might sound. That exposes not just investors but an entire nascent sector to opaque risk with potentially dire consequences.The approval of a cast of bitcoin ETFs is just the latest step in the continued integration of digital assets into the financial system. You don’t have to trust crypto partisans on that prediction – just ask Blackrock, a legacy giant that championed the ETF. As these developments continue, regulators truly interested in investor protection will focus on adapting to this new world: one in which rigorous cybersecurity standards are just as important to financial stability as honest disclosures and financial audits.#BTC-ETF. #BTCETFS #BTC