I have been in talk with several major game studios including one of the most recognizable game franchises in casual mobile gaming – you probably know them…
Stellar Trustlines — Don’t Trust, Verify
The concept of Stellar trustlines is ambiguous—even more so in the crypto world where it represents a paradox (hence the chosen title and quote). This article is a brief attempt, both practical and conceptual, to shed some lights on this puzzling topic. The Virtuous Circle of Trust The way to make people trust-worthy is to…
Newsletter #2 – Discussing 50% User Growth, Staying Ads Free, Partnership with BlackSheep Games, Mag Marketplace…
Welcome to the second newsletter of Litemint. Built on Stellar, Litemint is an open source, apps platform and noncustodial wallet promoting crypto adoption for everyone by uniquely blending blockchain, entertainment and services. User Growth During the last period (Sep 20 – Oct 19), Litemint has seen 50% user growth with a record 31,559 active users…
Designing Casual Games for Crypto Adoption on Stellar – LITEMINT.IO
Below is a screen of my mailbox as I woke up the morning after Godenot, Youtuber with several million subs, published a Let’s Play video of my latest game. Two years back, I published a beta version of pie.ai, hoping to get early feedback. Unaware that I would need to spend several nights scaling up…
Newsletter #1 – Upcoming Games, 600% User Growth, The Way Forward for Blockchain Apps…
We are now 3 months into the launch of the Litemint apps platform with 5 pilot games, so I wanted to kick-off our first newsletter installment by sharing some exciting numbers! Litemint has seen over 600% growth during the last quarter and 36,000 unique users have flocked to Litemint across all platforms to either enjoy…
Tradable, Breedable, Non-Fungible Tokens Now Available on Stellar with Litemint
To read more about our upcoming NFT marketplace, follow this link. Let’s have fun! Non-fungible tokens (NFT) are unique and non-interchangeable crypto assets. They can be used to represent rare and exclusive collectibles—a powerful concept for new digital markets and now available on Stellar and live in Litemint! While such tokens have been standardized with…
Doing It Right: The Tokenization of Game Assets on Stellar
We should design our blockchain tools to enlarge the top of our publishing funnel, not to reduce it. The Adoption Challenge Until 1965, French women needed their husband’s authorization to open a bank account. This was also true in many other countries. It took a long time but today, French citizens all wonder how such…
Betting on Stellar for Game Monetization – The Litemint Case Study
With 17,000 mobile installs and 3 pilot games fostering its initial community and showcasing its features, Litemint, a non-custodial, open-source Stellar Wallet, is getting ready to launch its app and game platform powered by decentralized payments and collectible trades. In this case study, I explain how Litemint leveraged the Stellar Network to jump-start a full-featured,…
Litemint Monthly Roundup – July 2019. Tradable Collectibles, Malta Blockchain Summit, Stellar Meridian and More
It has been a big month here, Litemint has grown a lot, both from its features and users. The app has now reached 15,000 installs on Google Play and over 20,000 users on all platforms worldwide. This month, I also had the pleasure to meet with Eman Pulis who invited me to the Malta Blockchain…
Litemint is Pioneering Decentralized, Cross-currency In-app Purchases with Instant Games
Some interesting questions and points were developed in this reddit post about Litemint IAPs so I decided to gather them in this quick blog post. Litemint 1.3.0 has now been released with its instant games platform, decentralized, cross-currency in-app purchases and 2 games. Main features in this release: Decentralized In-app Purchases Through Path Payments Developers publishing…