2026-01-02 15:24:16

Cricket is sitting on a $2.5 billion market opportunity, and now it's getting the blockchain treatment. A new project is building a Telegram-based gaming platform where cricket enthusiasts can compete directly—hit sixes, challenge top players, and actually own their achievements. The twist? Your progress isn't locked behind a centralized server. NFTs and in-game assets become real digital property that you control. Skill translates into tangible earnings potential. It's the merger of traditional sports passion with Web3 economics—where participation doesn't just mean watching anymore. Players can accumulate assets, trade them, and build wealth through gameplay. Whether this reshapes how we think about sports gaming or just captures a niche audience remains to be seen, but the on-chain ownership layer is what separates this from typical play-to-earn hype.

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StablecoinSkeptic

· 7h ago

Can NFT assets really be implemented in the real world, or is this just the beginning of another round of exploitation?

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DoomCanister

· 7h ago

Remembering that cricket has such a big market, on-chain ownership really has some substance ngl, play-to-earn hype is too much, we need to see if this can actually be implemented Another Telegram bot game... be careful not to become the next rug pull The real difference lies in on-chain ownership, everything else is just hype Can cricket-themed projects break into new audiences? Or is it just for South Asian players to play around Asset tradability sounds good, but what about liquidity... that's the key Here comes the rhetoric of "changing sports gaming" again, let's talk about it later $2.5B market sounds great, but how much can actually be shared is a question If this can be successfully developed, sports + Web3 is indeed a major direction

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AirdropHustler

· 7h ago

Another play-to-earn project... This time it's cricket? Honestly, what is it comparable to? It doesn't seem very innovative. --- Wait, can NFT assets really be traded? It depends on the liquidity on the chain; many aircoin schemes are too common. --- The Telegram gaming platform idea is good, but is there really such a big demand for cricket in Web3... --- A $2.5B market just to split? Is that too optimistic? Concentration is the key. --- Ownership is indeed a selling point, but in the end, it still depends on whether you can cash out. Don't fool people. --- Hmm, cricket + blockchain games + Telegram, this combination is interesting. Taking a gamble might bring surprises.

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NotSatoshi

· 7h ago

Cricket game monetization is something I've seen before, but I'm worried it might just be another new trick to trap early investors.

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GweiWatcher

· 7h ago

ngl cricket's on-chain transformation has long been overdue, but how many can truly implement it? Many just play around and then leave.

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