Observing Fully On-Chain Games

TL;DR: * A fully on-chain game is a game that maximally embraces decentralization, characterized by * Storing game data on the blockchain * Deploying game logic and rules as smart contracts * Open-sourcing * Designing the game to be client-agnostic * Employing digital assets * One example of a fully on-chain game is Dark Forest, a…

Collectibles Market Overview

From trading cards to sneakers to NFTs, the collectibles market (estimated to be a $370 billion market worldwide[1])  has experienced strong growth and achieved stunning milestones over the course of 2020 to 2021. In 2020, eBay reported that over four million more trading cards were sold by U.S.…

Amazon's 2019 US Market Share: 37% or 7%?

Benedict Evans [https://www.ben-evans.com/benedictevans/2019/12/amazons-market-share19] recently did a great 2018 market share analysis for Amazon on its share of US e-commerce and addressable US retail. This post will replicate the same analysis but for 2019 figures. In summary, Amazon has about 37% of US e-commerce.…