{"id":7551,"date":"2018-06-22T16:03:20","date_gmt":"2018-06-22T16:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/?p=7551"},"modified":"2018-06-22T16:03:20","modified_gmt":"2018-06-22T16:03:20","slug":"poketoshi-a-blockchain-game-using-bitcoin-lightning-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/poketoshi-a-blockchain-game-using-bitcoin-lightning-network\/","title":{"rendered":"Poketoshi \u2013 a Blockchain Game Using Bitcoin Lightning Network"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7552 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/poketoshi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"380\" height=\"250\" \/>Joao Almeida, a Portuguese software engineer, has created a game named \u2018Poketoshi\u2019 on the likes of Nintendo\u2019s Pok\u00e9mon game. More importantly, from the perspective of a cryptocurrency investor, the game uses Bitcoin Lightning Network in a novel way.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/features-of-bitcoin-lightning-mainnet-beta-what-next\/\">The Lightning Network was created to resolve the scalability problem<\/a> of Bitcoin network.<\/p>\n<p>As the game is telecast live via Twitch, anyone with an access to internet and own a few hundred Satoshis can join the interactive game and make the next move. The game is played through online chat. For initiating a move, a player must transfer 10 Satoshis every time.<\/p>\n<p>The satoshi payments are processed through OpenNode on the Bitcoin Lightning Network. This enables players to interact with the game.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Time to see where are all these Pokemon fans at! I&#8217;m releasing Poketoshi!<br \/>\nA &#8216;Twitch plays&#8217; like game, using <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lightning?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@lightning<\/a> network microtransactions.\u26a1\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>Visit &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uZ2wUNq9Vl\">https:\/\/t.co\/uZ2wUNq9Vl<\/a><br \/>\nIt&#8217;s also using <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OpenNodeCo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@OpenNodeCo<\/a> as underlaying tech to process all the payments \ud83d\udcaa<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jo\u00e3o Almeida (@joaodealmeida94) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joaodealmeida94\/status\/1008069193974116353?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 16, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n<p>At the time of writing this article, the value of 10 Satoshis is $0.00062. With a mere $6.20, a player can make as many as 10,000 moves, which is quite a lot. A virtual controller is provided to play the game. So, a player need not connect a real game controller.<\/p>\n<p>Even though, the players do not have a seamless experience while making moves, still, it opens up a window of opportunities for game developers. Instead of getting a single bullet payment for developing a game, this system enables developers to tap a continuous source of income.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joao Almeida, a Portuguese software engineer, has created a game named \u2018Poketoshi\u2019 on the likes of Nintendo\u2019s Pok\u00e9mon game. More importantly, from the perspective of a cryptocurrency investor, the game uses Bitcoin Lightning Network in a novel way. The Lightning Network was created to resolve the scalability problem of Bitcoin network. 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