Crypto Gaming Revolution: NFTs, In-Game Economies & Overcoming Skepticism

Cryptocurrency and gaming are converging, with crypto-based video games and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) as virtual assets on the rise. Matt Sanders, Avenged Sevenfold vocalist and early crypto adopter, believes NFTs can revolutionize in-game economies by making high-value digital assets transferable and sellable. However, he emphasizes that great gameplay should come first, with crypto rewards and incentives serving as supplementary features.

Advocacy Group Coin Center Pushes for More Refined Crypto Tax Policies

Crypto policy experts at Coin Center are advocating for a better tax policy for digital assets. They propose a nominal exemption for small crypto transactions, no tax on block rewards until sold, and simpler methods for determining cryptocurrency donation amounts. They also emphasize the need for tax policy clarity for third-party non-custodial intermediaries in digital asset transactions.