what is ev.io?

Ev.io is one of the most popular games on the Solana Blockchain. Developed by Addictive Games, the shooter runs in any modern web browser and rewards players with e, an internal token exchangeable for SOL.

The game has been heavily supported and sponsored by Fractal Launchpad, which is now the main marketplace to buy and sell ev.io NFTs.

Players in ev.io can make money by playing the shooter and earning “e” tokens for killing their opponents and winning goals during the fight. The tokens can be exchanged at a flat and guaranteed rate of $5 per 10,000e.

Ev.io is a “play to earn” game. Play to earn was not viable before the blockchain technology because it wasn’t practical to send money anywhere around the world to people anonymously without going through a lot of hassle (paypal, central banks, western union, etc). With blockchain technology however, sending cryptocurrency from the USA to an anonymous person India is easy and practical.

In theory a play to earn game works the same way a credit card rewards program works. Credit card companies earn a small amount of money each time a card is used, and a portion of that money goes back to the user. Game developers/publishers earn a small amount of money for every minute a player spends in the game via advertising. A portion of the money earned goes back to the player as a reward. Just like in a credit card rewards program.

In a video game like ev.io, every minute a player spends in the game is worth something to us in the form of advertising opportunities. Sponsors, who benefit from these advertising opportunities, put up money in a pot for players to earn. Players need to buy our NFTs in order to earn.

• profit by selling NFTs which the players need to earn
• Players profit by playing the game to earn from a p2e pot put up by sponsors
• Sponsors profit in advertising opportunities

The business model is very simple. You don’t need a degree in economics to understand it. More importantly, it is not a ponzi scheme, which is what the vast majority of crypto projects are. Most play to earn economies depend upon new players coming in to prop up the earning rewards i.e. the sale of NFT. Ev.io’s economy depends on sponsors.

They are makers of games first and our entire philosophy revolves around putting gameplay first. Play now! https://ev.io/

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