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Steam bans blockchain, NFT games while Fortnite creator welcomes them. Sort of

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Last week a blockchain game developer, Space Pirate, revealed on Twitter that the Steam gaming platform operated by Valve had banned games that use blockchain, cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens (NFTs).

Space Pirate asserted that Steam doesn’t allow items that have real-world value on its platform.

However, one could speculate about several other reasons for the ban. These include that blockchain games could sidestep Steam for payments. The NFT sector has suffered from a few scams. And some NFTs are considered not environmentally friendly.

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