Minecraft Announced Restriction on NFTs

By YGG News • March 4, 2024

Minecraft Announced Restriction on NFTs

One of the most popular games ever, Minecraft, announced a restriction on NFTs in 2022, which had an impact on a number of projects. Among them, NFT Worlds had serious difficulties, but it has since changed into Hytopia and is prepared to release its own game on the Hychain. This article examines NFT Worlds’ journey, the difficulties encountered, and the bright future that lies ahead with the introduction of Hytopia and Hychain.

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The NFT Worlds’ Ascent and Decline

Initially, NFT Worlds made a lot of money by minting and trading rare in-game real estate as NFTs on the Polygon Ethereum scaling network. These digital assets attracted a lot of interest and were sold on secondary markets for millions of dollars. The promising project, however, ran into trouble when Minecraft chose to remove NFTs from the game in 2022.

NFT Worlds had an abrupt and unexpected ban, despite arguments that the game’s end-user licensing agreement (EULA) at the time didn’t specifically forbid crypto technology on third-party servers. Prior to the decision, co-founder ArkDev disclosed that they had made efforts to get in touch with Microsoft’s EULA team, but they had received no response. Rather than give up on the loss, NFT Worlds turned its focus to developing its own game.

The Origins of Hychain and Hytopia

The game that sprang from the ashes of NFT Worlds, renamed Hytopia, is almost ready for release. Hytopia, in contrast to its predecessor, does not rely on a restricted ecosystem or a centralized giant. The game, which is a cross between Roblox and Minecraft, promises a voxel feel and more freedom for users to make and share their own worlds. Notably, Hytopia will remain free to play beyond the beta time and not require any NFT.

The developers of Hytopia are starting their own chain, called Hychain, to finance the new endeavor and provide a decentralized platform for other game firms. Hychain, which is built on Arbitrum technology, intends to empower users by letting them contribute to network maintenance by using Guardian Node keys that are based on NFT. These keys have an initial cost of 0.1 ETH and have the potential to yield large benefits, such as network transaction fees and a portion of TOPIA incentive tokens.

The Guardian Node Sale on Hychain

Commencing with a Guardian Node auction, Hychain will follow Xai’s successful Ethereum scaling network Arbitrum model. 50,000 NFT-based Guardian Node keys are up for grabs in this sale, and operators will be able to participate in awards over the following three years. This creative strategy not only draws users in, but also matches their motivations with the expansion and prosperity of the network.

NFT Worlds has risen as a utopia from the ashes of a Minecraft ban, ready to carve out a place for itself in the gaming industry. Hychain’s introduction brings something fresh to the table by offering a decentralized platform to both enthusiasts and game producers. The future of Hytopia and Hychain appears bright as the Guardian Node sale gets underway, proving the tenacity of the NFT market and the inventiveness of its founders.

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