How Did Cryptokitties Affect Ethereum

Last Updated on September 15, 2023 by Paganoto

The Inside Story of the CryptoKitties Congestion Crisis

By early December, CryptoKitties had turned viral sensation, sending prices for some kittens well into the six figures, earning slightly bemused mentions from across mainstream news media, and clogging up the Ethereum network with so many transactions — a sixfold increase in total network requests in the first week of …

CryptoKitties Transaction Network Analysis: The Rise and Fall …

by XJ Jiang · 2021 · Cited by 10 — As CryptoKitties was deployed on Ethereum, the cost of playing the game (including the costs of buying, breeding, and renting kitties, as well …

CryptoKitties is causing ethereum network congestion – Quartz

The network congestion forced the game’s developers, a Vancouver company called Axiom Zen, to raise prices. This made processing the game’s …

CryptoKitties craze slows down transactions on Ethereum – BBC

According to ETH Gas Station, the CryptoKitties game accounts for over 10% of network traffic on Ethereum. As traffic increases, transactions …

CryptoKitties Mania Overwhelms Ethereum Network's …

The game is actually clogging the ethereum network, leading to slower transaction times for all users of the blockchain, which is a digital …

CryptoKitties Creates Massive Backlog on the Ethereum …

Due to the game’s unbelievable popularity, the Ethereum network has been seeing record rates of transaction backlog.

Remember CryptoKitties? Classic Ethereum NFTs Are …

Dapper Labs’ · About $7.27 million worth of CryptoKitties NFTs were transacted over a 24-hour period from Thursday into early Friday, according …

Cryptokitties Are Still a Thing. Here's Why – Investopedia

The game involves breeding of digital cats to generate progeny that become valued collectibles. Kitties are purchased using ether, ethereum’s native token.

CryptoKitties: A synopsis. What's going on here? – Lukas Schor

The bigger picture: The game already has a significant impact on the utilization of the Ethereum network — and on the players’ wallets.

CryptoKitties is Going Mobile. Can Ethereum Handle the Traffic?

Within days of the game’s launch last year, players’ fervor for breeding, collecting and trading digital cats clogged up the Ethereum network.

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