From an Axie Infinity guild based in 2021 right into a gaming funding DAO (Benefit Circle) to core contributor behind the Beam gaming blockchain; in case Beam hadn’t already confirmed to be one of many extra formidable builders in web3, its current strategic enlargement will make it apparent.
Beneath the ‘Greater than gaming’ motto, Beam has not solely polished its visuals, however unveiled a variety of recent initiatives it’s trying to assist, together with “DeFi and data-compute to dApps of each form”.
In actual fact, it’s rolling out a minimum of six completely different divisions to assist its new imaginative and prescient, described as “essentially the most formidable objectives we’ve ever set for ourselves”.
So what are these objectives? In brief, via Beam Ventures, it needs to construct “the most effective gaming accelerator there may be”. Aiming to lift $150 million, Beam Ventures is each a fund and accelerator. As for the latter, it’s trying to host and assist between 10 to twenty groups per yr figuring out of Abu Dhabi.
Then there’s Beam Basis, a completely separate group, which appears to maintain “pushing the bounds” and “all the time be prepared at any time when there’s a brand new alternative to understand”.
When it comes to advertising, Beam additionally needs to degree up and change into extra seen throughout all platforms, one thing it is going to obtain via extra video content material, extra written content material, and considering exterior the field.
A part of its technique can also be to stay a contributor to the Beam Community, on which it hopes to see elevated exercise. There’s additionally a group working to roll out Beam Nodes, in addition to guaranteeing a clean improve to a Proof-of-Stake blockchain. As for video games constructing on the Beam Community, essentially the most highlighted are Forgotten Playland which launched earlier this yr, and TrialXtreme, coming in 2025.
Uncover extra about Beam and its future plans in our current interview with Beam co-founder and CGO Marco van den Heuvel.
Discover out extra on the Beam web site.