The play-to-earn platform landscape: aggregators, guilds, marketplaces
The categories of platforms that make up the ecosystem — what each one does, and how they differ from the games themselves.
The platforms and marketplaces behind play-to-earn
Play-to-earn doesn't happen in a vacuum — it runs on platforms: aggregators that rank games, guilds that lend out in-game assets, marketplaces where those assets trade, and launchpads where new projects raise funds. This site explains that layer of the ecosystem in plain language, with no hype and no promises about what anything is worth.
The categories of platforms that make up the ecosystem — what each one does, and how they differ from the games themselves.
A due-diligence checklist: team transparency, audit history, community health, and withdrawal terms worth reading closely.
The types of fees you'll meet — network gas, marketplace cuts, withdrawal charges, exchange spreads — and why cashing out is usually the hard part.
Fake platforms, phishing links, too-good-to-be-true yields, and the verification habits that keep your wallets safe.
How guild scholarship models work in general terms, how revenue splits are typically structured, and the risks for both sides.