Blockchain gaming has taken the world by storm, and we’ve seen an incredible boom in funding and engagement for NFT games – with millions of players now getting hooked on these new titles.
Mainstream brands have noticed this trend too, as everyone’s racing to cash in on blockchain gaming fever. But there’s a concern that bots are plaguing NFT games to boost utility data.
The concern is down to an anti-fraud protection bot that audited 60 NFT games to see how many gamers are actually playing the games, which revealed about 20,000 bots across the 60 audited games.
Through careful analysis of wallet ownership, the bot was able to trace various wallets back to their respective projects or services. This allowed them to identify multiple wallets associated with each project or service.
Bot infiltration is a serious problem in the web3 space, with some NFT games having an alarming 80% or more of their user base. DeFi projects aren’t safe from these malicious actors either, as the…