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Bridging opposing schools of thought on NFTs in esports

Last month, news broke that Steam has banned games that use blockchain or games that enable the exchange of trading of NFTs on its platform.

A newly-added rule on Steam’s onboarding guidelines says users are not allowed to publish ‘applications built on blockchain technology that issue or allow exchange of cryptocurrencies or NFTs’.

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Conversely, Epic Games, another top gaming platform seems to be embracing blockchain, and in a statement to The Verge revealed that it is ‘open to games that support cryptocurrency or blockchain-based assets’.