NPC
Labs,
a
web3
gaming
infrastructure
startup
founded
by
former
Base
team
members,
announced
it
raised
$21
million.
This
amount
includes
$18
million
from
a
seed
round
led
by
Pantera
Capital,
according
to
a
July
22
statement
shared
with
CryptoSlate.
Other
investors
included
Makers
Fund,
Hashed,
Collab+Currency,
Sfermion,
Mirana
Ventures,
Bitscale
Capital,
and
Mantle
EcoFund.
Onboarding
3
billion
gamers
NPC
Labs
noted
that
Web2
developers
see
the
potential
of
on-chain
gaming
but
often
underestimate
the
complexities
of
creating
a
protocol
with
sufficient
liquidity
and
user
base
while
managing
infrastructure
for
smooth
gameplay.
The
firm
hopes
to
solve
this
challenge
by
speeding
up
the
onboarding
and
development
processes
of
on-chain
gaming.
To
achieve
this,
it
is
currently
working
as
a
core
contributor
to
B3.fun,
a
groundbreaking
horizontally
scaled
gaming
ecosystem
on
Coinbase’s
L2
network,
Base.
B3
was
designed
with
built-in
chain
abstraction,
removing
the
need
for
users
to
bridge
or
switch
networks.
The
ecosystem
is
currently
in
the
testnet
phase
and
supports
games
built
on
Ethereum,
Base,
and
other
EVM
chains.
With
a
proprietary,
highly
scalable
technology
stack,
B3
could
also
seamlessly
onboard
games
from
other
chains
like
Solana.
NPC
Labs
Co-founder
&
CEO
Daryl
Xu
noted
that
developers
struggle
to
bring
their
games
to
market
in
today’s
competitive
gaming
world,
pointing
out
how
they
are
at
the
mercy
of
“publishers
for
support,
marketing,
and
distribution.”
However,
B3
would
help
restore
control
to
game
developers
and
gamers
by
making
it
easy
for
them
to
benefit
from
being
on-chain.
NPC
Labs
Co-founder
&
COO
Viktoriya
Hying
said:
“Imagine
if
every
published
game
had
its
own
console
and
infrastructure.
It’s
impractical.
Every
gamer
just
wants
one
place
where
you
can
play
many
games.
B3
is
that
console,
and
the
B3
ecosystem
solves
these
issues
by
running
the
chain
and
providing
the
infrastructure
needed
so
that
developers
can
focus
on
providing
the
best
experience
for
their
players.”
Franklin
Bi,
General
Partner
at
Pantera
Capital,
said
B3’s
infrastructure
and
tooling
will
add
a
new
dimension
to
Base,
empowering
developers
to
build
great
games
and
on-chain
consumer
experiences.
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in
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article
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Author: Oluwapelumi Adejumo
