How to Explain Crypto Collectibles to Your Banker

Courtney Brock manages business operations for Blockade Games in Austin, Texas.

He knows a little bit about cryptocurrency, but I have to do a lot of talking to explain how a video game company uses blockchain.

We formed Blockade Games in January to work on our first game, Neon District.

The game hinges on a single concept: Almost every item is represented by a non-fungible token that has the ability to become rare and unique through game play.

If being able to be able to distinguish a digital original from a digital copy weren't revolutionary enough, CryptoKitties presented another new reality for digital games.

For the first time ever, a player could truly own the digital assets they acquire within a game.

If the game servers shut down, the assets don't go with it.

On the surface, CryptoKitties can be seen as a silly game that briefly possessed people's senses, causing them to spend over $20 million in ether on digital cats.

Within a month, at least two to three blockchain games were being announced every day.

It's important to note that this wasn't the first time blockchain technology had been incorporated into games or online collectibles.