Another uneventful day has passed. Over the weekend, aside from writing the weekly report, I hardly paid attention to the market trends. The fact is, after a tiring week, it's best to do something I enjoy and relax during such low liquidity times. Since Trump paused the tariffs, I've picked up my SteamDeck again and played a game called Vampire Survivors.

In the past few days, I've felt a bit addicted. I carve out an hour to play during weekdays and over three hours each day on the weekend. You might wonder if it's fun? It's just that kind of thing—8-bit style, no flashy graphics, and no complicated economic systems. It's all about combining different weapons and grinding. The current joy comes from racking up achievements; I've already got 226, and 201 achievements on Steam.

The last time I was this engrossed in a game was RimWorld, where I played for about 622 hours. Now, I completely dare not touch it. Fortunately, it's not convenient to play on the SteamDeck; otherwise, I would probably have hit 1,000 hours.

The essence of gaming is simply fun. If we must link gaming to making money, it should be about providing some conveniences for high-net-worth users based on the fun aspect. Fun is the most important thing, and this is currently the biggest shortcoming in the GameFi space. Everyone is fixated on economic models; how can they make good games? And why would a game that isn't fun keep users engaged? Just because it makes money? There are many ways to make money; Coinbase offers an annual yield of 12%. Pure finance or Ponzi schemes are much simpler than slapping a game skin on something.

From 2021 until now, I've seen too many so-called AAA blockchain games. I've seen too many projects claiming to change people's views on GameFi. Unfortunately, to this day, I haven't found a single product that piques my interest in "playing." Forget blockchain games; there are too few fun mobile and online games nowadays. I really miss the times when we played "Stone Age" and "Lineage" together, and I also miss grinding dungeons in "World of Warcraft."

It seems that since World of Warcraft, I haven't played many large-scale online games. The mobile game I've played the most is "Clash Royale," and then almost nothing else. Now I'm starting to invest in "TCGP," and I haven't played "Yu-Gi-Oh!" on Steam for a long time. The biggest interest in TCGP is collecting all the cards; everything else is not that interesting.

I'm really looking forward to Rockstar's GTA6. If I had to find a game that truly embodies the metaverse, GTA might be the closest. It offers extremely high freedom and intricate settings; sometimes just driving around Los Santos is entertaining. Which current blockchain game can aim for GTA as a benchmark? I estimate I won't see it in this cycle. Although I think GameFi is a false demand, blockchain games are still worth looking forward to.

I've mentioned before that the best way for blockchain games at this stage is card games. On one hand, rights confirmation is straightforward; on the other, physical cards can be bound to their blockchain versions. The card frameworks in the Web2 industry are already quite mature. Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, and Pokémon's card systems have sufficient economic structures, and they have long limited old cards through competitive environments and updates to stimulate new cards. The significance of users purchasing old versions has become very low, while the blockchain version represents the best product inheritance.

Making games is similar to trading cryptocurrencies; although the ultimate goal is to make money, taking shortcuts may present opportunities but will only narrow the path further.

As for Bitcoin data, there's not much to say. Weekend liquidity and trading volume remain doggedly low. Although the price has slightly dropped, the key is to watch the trends after the U.S. stock market opens on Monday. In this low turnover situation, it's hard to provide effective help regarding whether the price will rise or fall.

More chips continue to move between $93,000 and $98,000, with very strong support, but it has also become the current resistance. I've mentioned this several times; for $BTC to continue rising, it either needs an independent market or to be driven by a rise in U.S. stocks.

At 2 AM next Thursday, Beijing time, the Federal Reserve will hold its interest rate meeting. Don't expect any rate adjustments in May; mainly, we’ll listen to Powell's views on the current economy and inflation.

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