The Pokémon of the Cryptocurrency World
Pokémon, both as an anime TV series and a game of collectibles, has taken over the world numerous times, and the very same principle seems to be working in the realm of cryptocurrency. But instead of cute Pokémons, blockchain users were blown away by CryptoKitties - a game that allows collecting and ‘breeding’ different types of cutely drawn cats.
Sounds a bit weird? Well, not unless you’re a cat person, but the phenomenon got a bit out of hand back in 2017, when the game reached its highest peak of popularity, creating a type of ‘traffic jam’ in the Ethereum network.
Ethereum was used to purchase the collectible artwork of cute kitties and to later ‘breed’ the new ones. Each of the NFTs is unique and some users are willing to pay thousands of dollars for the rarest and cutest images.
