The World’s Biggest Video Game Skins Site Raised $41 Million With Crypto Tokens
ByOPSkins, a marketplace for rare Counter-Strike guns, has built an exchange that runs on cryptocurrency.
Sam Alexander has spent days at a time in front of the three giant monitors hooked up to his PC, comparison-shopping for “skins,” decorations for virtual guns and knives. In games such as the popular shooter Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, the most sought-after skins confer the kind of prestige that a Rolex watch or Hermès bag would on the street—and can sell for more than $100,000 in real-world cash. But because there are dozens of skins marketplaces online, it can be tough to tell if you’re getting the lowest price; people like Alexander have made a brisk business comparison-shopping on behalf of rich clients. Alexander, 21, says he’s earned “more than an average person makes in a year” from commissions he negotiates with each buyer…
The World’s Biggest Video Game Skins Site Raised $41 Million With Crypto Tokens
