Posted 12/12/2023, 10:58:43 PM
Chess Platform Immortal Game Drops NFTs and Crypto Over Rampant Cheating Concerns
- Online chess platform Immortal Game ditches plans for NFTs and crypto tokens due to rampant cheating incentivized by financial rewards
- Immortal raised $15.5M but is removing Checkmate token, NFT marketplace, crypto prizes, and crypto references from platform
- Decision made after seeing cheating ruin legitimate players' experience and degrade platform's user experience
- Immortal chess NFTs can still be used in one game mode, but must be managed on Immutable X marketplace now
- Team still open to exploring web3 for anti-cheat and community engagement, but refocusing on advancing fair chess platform