DMarket raises $6.5 million for blockchain marketpace, adds Trip Hawkins to board

Blockchain-based game marketplace DMarket has raised $6.5 million in venture funding and added video game pioneer Trip Hawkins as a board member. The funding will help DMarket expand its decentralized, cross-game marketplace, which lets gamers freely trade and sell in-game assets, earning real value for those virtual items. Hawkins brings a measure of respectability to blockchain games, which have struggled to gain mainstream acceptance and business traction.

DMarket has built an in-game item trading platform based on blockchain, the transparent and secure decentralized ledger that can confirm who owns a particular item and whether it is unique. Game developers, players, influencers, and brands are able to co-create video game content securely and generate profit while continuing to play and have fun in different gaming multiverses, said DMarket CEO Vlad Panchenko in an interview with GamesBeat.