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CryptoKitties is a blockchain game developed by Canadian studio Dapper Labs. The game allows players to buy, sell, and create non-fungible tokens (NFTs) using Ethereum. These NFTs represent virtual cats. The game's popularity in December 2017 congested the Ethereum network, causing it to reach an all-time high in the number of transactions and slowing it down significantly.

Key facts

Video game.title
CryptoKitties
Video game.image
CryptoKitties cover.jpg
Video game.developer
Dapper Labs
Video game.publisher
Dapper Labs
Video game.platforms
Ethereum
Video game.released
November 2017
Video game.genre
Virtual pet

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CryptoKitties is a blockchain game developed by Canadian studio Dapper Labs. The game allows players to buy, sell, and create non-fungible tokens (NFTs) using Ethereum. These NFTs represent virtual cats. The game's popularity in December 2017 congested the Ethereum network, causing it to reach an all-time high in the number of transactions and slowing it down significantly.

Dapper Labs was spun-off from Axiom Zen. Both companies are based in Vancouver, Canada. CryptoKitties is the first major game to use blockchains, and one of the earliest examples of a blockchain project designed for recreation.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cryptokitties” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.