Web3 gaming startup 1Kin Labs has introduced modular L2 blockchain GR1D.
Aiming to work as a discovery and onboarding platform for web3 video games, GR1D is designed to attach all web3 gaming networks in a single hub. To-date it claims to have onboarded over 100 web3 video games, together with Aavegotchi, Blocklords, and Aurory. Along with this it’s signed offers with blockchains reminiscent of Polygon, Solana, Avalanche, Aptos, Fantom, and others.
By offering an all-in-one hub the place players don’t must swap between ecosystems and wallets, GR1D additionally hopes to attraction to sport builders by providing a platform of gamers with no need emigrate off the chain they initially deployed on.
To develop its consumer base, GR1D provides a collection of options reminiscent of
1Pass – a subscription service serving as a sport move, which provides entry to accomplice video games’ unique content1KIT – 1Kin’s SDK giving video games and studios entry to GR1DGR1D Tag – a worldwide ID system for gamers GRID token – additionally referred to as GR1D credit, GRID will function a gaming token giving holders “entry to your complete web3 gaming business via interoperability”.
“Our journey started with a imaginative and prescient to unify the way in which web3 video games are found and supply unified tooling to permit full interoperability throughout chains and titles,” commented 1Kin Labs founder Jack O’Neil.
“GR1D is our reply to those challenges, giving customers a no-nonsense sign-in expertise like Amazon Prime Gaming or Xbox Sport Cross whereas additionally bringing the efficiencies of blockchain and distributing worth again to shareholders.”
1Kin’s 1Pass service is ready to go reside in early August 2024, with the GR1D Testnet launching later in 2024, and the Mainnet anticipated in 2025.
