CryptoKitties Keeps With Ethereum and Goes Open-Source

One of the premier dApps on the Ethereum blockchain last year, CryptoKitties played a central role in bringing global attention to cryptocurrencies.

In line with the open-source promise of Ethereum, CryptoKitties is releasing a set of new updates to give users and developers more rights on the platform.

Announced on June 26, 2018, CryptoKitties updated its terms of service to be more lenient and unveiled its open-source Nifty License, allowing developers to build new features upon the CryptoKitty core code without having to relinquish ownership rights to their digital assets.

"We've already enrolled a few projects, and this is how we currently envision the program working: we'll give the projects a small loan they repay via revenue, and we'll invite them to CryptoKitties HQ for an on-site working session."

Launched last week, these new initiatives aim to foster a community-friendly foundation for what CryptoKitties coined, the KittyVerse, an ecosystem of community-made games, tools, and projects that add to the crypto-collectibles experience.

Responding to community criticism for its previously centralized copyrights, CryptoKitties is now opening its doors to the public with an open-source API, developer toolkit, and user-friendly terms of service.

As a vessel for cryptocurrency mass adoption and blockchain awareness, CryptoKitties has taken on a rather significant community role in conveying the promise of blockchain-based dApps.

With these new updates, CryptoKitties positions itself with the vision of Ethereum as a decentralized, community-oriented platform.

In March, CryptoKitties raised $12 million in venture funding.

According to VentureBeat, CryptoKitties gained 1.5 million users and conducted more than $40 million in transactions since March of this year.