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 resembling Polygon, Solana, Avalanche, Aptos, Fantom, and others.
By offering an all-in-one hub the place players don’t have to swap between ecosystems and wallets, GR1D additionally hopes to enchantment 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 resembling
- 1Pass – a subscription service serving as a sport move, which supplies entry to companion video games’ unique content material
- 1KIT – 1Kin’s SDK giving video games and studios entry to GR1D
- GR1D Tag – a world ID system for gamers
- GRID token – additionally known as GR1D credit, GRID will function a gaming token giving holders “access to the entire web3 gaming industry through interoperability”.
“Our journey began with a vision to unify the way web3 games are discovered and provide unified tooling to allow full interoperability across chains and titles,” commented 1Kin Labs founder Jack O’Neil.
“GR1D is our answer to these challenges, giving users a no-nonsense sign-in experience like Amazon Prime Gaming or Xbox Game Pass while also bringing the efficiencies of blockchain and distributing value back to shareholders.”
1Kin’s 1Pass service is ready to go stay in early August 2024, with the GR1D Testnet launching later in 2024, and the Mainnet anticipated in 2025.
