CryptoKitties craze slows down transactions on Ethereum

Re:CryptoKitties craze slows down transactions on Ethereum by nrhk on Tuesday December 05, 2017 @12:55PM (#15853813)

Somebody turned cryptoPunks (https://www.larvalabs.com/cryptopunks) into cryptoKitties and made bank, genius.

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Re:CryptoKitties craze slows down transactions on Ethereum by ionwake on Tuesday December 05, 2017 @01:25PM (#15854181)

The question is why was cryptokitties more successfull

EDIT> and thank you for linking that, fascinating

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Re:CryptoKitties craze slows down transactions on Ethereum by alexasmyths on Tuesday December 05, 2017 @01:30PM (#15854237)

Trends are hard to define.

The entity behind Kitties has some other high profile projects and media contacts. If they have something interesting to talk about, they can get people talking about. And even with a large staff of their own + friends - their incidental social network alone is enough to start some yammering.

I don't think a bad project can go viral, but many viral worthy projects simply don't go viral.

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Re:CryptoKitties craze slows down transactions on Ethereum by wrinkl3 on Tuesday December 05, 2017 @02:41PM (#15855066)

Also collecting kitties appeals to more people than collecting punks.

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Re:CryptoKitties craze slows down transactions on Ethereum by paintchipluvr on Wednesday December 06, 2017 @01:53AM (#15859113)

Indeed I want one but all the ones I find cutest are expensive.

I think https://www.cryptokitties.co/kitty/102 this one should probably just be put out of its misery

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Re:CryptoKitties craze slows down transactions on Ethereum by ionwake on Tuesday December 05, 2017 @01:38PM (#15854345)

I dont think thats it though.

i think its something to do with the breeding

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