We offer our view of Mythical Games because it is part of the total ARK Venture Fund portfolio. To see the most updated portfolio, please click here.
Mythical Games provides a comprehensive suite of tools that enable game publishers/developers and third-party brands to launch blockchain-based[1] games. The company also publishes first-party games of its own. The Mythical Marketplace enables peer-to-peer transactions of digital assets in a secure and trusted environment via integration to blockchain game inventory, fraud prevention, fee optimization, buyer and seller price recommendations, and support of both fiat[2] and crypto transactions.
- The company provides other services for blockchain-based games, such as:
- The Intelligence Suite, which provides in-game economy management.
- The Token Manager, which provides games with on/off ramps to public blockchains, automatic tokenization of players and in-game assets, and non-fungible token (NFT)[3]/token accounting.
- Built-In Compliance, which offers Know Your Customer (KYC)/Anti-Money Laundering (AML) compliance tools to verify users and enable compliant pay-in and pay-out for both fiat and crypto with Mythical acting as the merchant of record.
- Game Services, which include user authentication, inventory management, live event support, player data storage, administrative tools, and insights/analytics.
Mythical Games provides Polystream, a video streaming service that both eliminates the need for cloud graphic processing units (GPUs) and enables use cases ranging from cloud gaming and real-time 3D rendering to live event streaming and experiences. Polystream also provides Fantom, which enables users to move seamlessly from one game to another, regardless of engine compatibility.
As blockchain-based gaming continues to gain mainstream acceptance with the reconciliation of in-game activities and real-world value via NFTs and tokens, we believe that such games—and the platforms that support them—represent a meaningful investable opportunity.
Mythical Games, in ARK’s view, has the potential to become the leading tooling platform for any game seeking to tokenize its in-game assets. Given its successful proof-of-concept with Blankos Block Party on the Epic Games Store and the soft launch of NFL Rivals, Mythical Games has a promising pipeline of games with notable third-party partners, which we believe will accelerate adoption of blockchain-based games over the next five years.
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A blockchain is a system in which a record of transactions, especially those made in a cryptocurrency, is maintained across computers that are linked in a peer-to-peer network. The goal of blockchain is to allow digital information to be recorded and distributed, but not edited. In this way, a blockchain is the foundation for immutable ledgers, or records of transactions that cannot be altered, deleted, or destroyed.
Traditional government-issued currency, such as the US dollar.
A non-fungible token is a unique digital identifier that cannot be copied, substituted, or subdivided, that is recorded in a blockchain, and that is used to certify ownership and authenticity.
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