Quite a few gaming currencies have popped up recently if I recall correctly. What is the potential main advantage of your project over others?
There are a number of big things that give Enjin Coin a huge edge compared to the others in the space.
Enjin already has a thriving community network of 18 millions gamers and sees ~60 million global views per month, which will naturally speed ENJ adoption. Thousands of Minecraft servers use our Minecraft plugin and store module for selling virtual items daily, and tens of thousands of active gaming communities across 100’s of games use our cms, points systems, donations, ranks, and are hungry for a real value based connection between their in-game items and communities.
For game developers:
We're developing a cross-platform suite of software around Enjin Coin that make it easy for game developers to add blockchain to their games. Adding proper virtual items trading to a game takes more work than most game developers are willing to invest, so having a ready-to-go item platform will make it very appealing. Depending on the scale and complexity of the game, the developer may choose to use the game SDK, or simply use the Platform API for a simpler way to manage items and transactions. The API will not be centralized but hosted by multiple parties, so gamers can choose which platforms they trust.
We're focusing on ease of use for end users. We want to bring blockchain mainstream by making it extremely simple to use the wallet, allowing in-game purchases, trading and interaction while putting all the complexity into the background. The Smart Wallet will be the key to smooth adoption in gaming.
Our smart contracts are designed around the features gamers need. The Escrow smart contract will allow for safe transactions of game items between players with a simple user-interface. The subscription system will allow for true Paypal-like subscriptions with cryptocurrency. The payment gateway will allow for any group to setup multiple payees, enforced by the smart contract, which prevents leadership conflicts or takeovers.
All these and many other features, together, create a total solution for virtual items and virtual currency, that as a whole cannot be matched by any other solution in the space.