Anticipation Builds for GTA VI Reveal as Speculation Mounts Over Which Altcoins Will Feature
The gaming and crypto community are speculating that the upcoming title may include a crypto-based economy.
Little detail has been released, but it’s possible that metaverse-based altcoins like SAND and AXS will benefit from such an announcement.
The Grand Theft Auto franchise is one of the most popular gaming series of all time and the next entry is set to be the biggest and most-hyped yet. GTA V was released over a decade ago, yet still boasts well over 10 million active players every month. However, it’s not just fans of the open-world shooter hanging out for news on the sixth instalment. Rumours have been circling that GTA VI’s in-game economy will revolve around a metaverse-style currency system. Although the use of crypto in GTA’s upcoming release is still entirely speculation, it hasn’t stopped the community from discussing the potential ramifications of the world’s biggest gaming franchise entering the Web3 world.
If GTA 6 uses blockchain mechanics, gaming coins will pump just like they did in 2021. Facebook rebranded to meta and crypto gaming went parabolic. This would have the same effect.$NAKA $PRIME $DOMI pic.twitter.com/xWUufdIudg
— Connor | Crypto Empire(τ, τ) (@csellcrypto) November 8, 2023
AXS, SAND, APE: Which Altcoins Will be Affected?
If GTA VI is to include a crypto-based economy, developers Rockstar would likely create their own digital currency as a foundation for trading in-game items (and so on). For example, imagine the potential of a Grand Theft Auto Dollars coin with the symbol GTA (or similar) – it makes perfect sense.
However, the game’s creators would need to find an appropriate network to host, distribute and process transactions made using the coin. Given the immense popularity of Grand Theft Auto and its related products, the blockchain must be scalable and have excellent throughput. Protocols like Solana, Polygon and L2 solutions like Optimism and Arbitrum come to mind as potential options. However, this is based purely on speculation.
Additionally, gaming-based cryptocurrencies might get a bump if GTA is to take the crypto verse route for its upcoming title. Industry leaders like Axie Infinity (AXS), The Sandbox (SAND) and Apecoin (APE) have paved the way for crypto-based economies in gaming. While Grand Theft Auto would undoubtedly be a much bigger coup for crypto adoption than any of these ecosystems, they might still see an uptick in investor interest if GTA spurs the next generation of metaverse gaming.
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