Game Developer Square Enix Joins Game-Specific Blockchain Oasys as Node Validator, Will Build Tokenized Economy

Oasys, a blockchain dedicated to games, announced that game software production development company and publisher Square Enix has joined Oasys as one of 21 initial node validators. The parties will explore the feasibility of using user contributions when developing new games on the Oasys blockchain. Square Enix said that a major strategic theme for the company going forward is to explore the development of decentralized games, build a tokenized economy on the blockchain, and launch its own blockchain entertainment business unit in April 2022. In July, Oasys completed $20 million in private token financing, led by Republic Capital, with participation from Jump Crypto, Crypto.com, Huobi, KuCoin, Bitbank, and Mirana Ventures.