I’ll be honest, I didn’t expect to take Pixels seriously.
After what happened with StepN, it’s hard not to assume every new “play-to-earn” project is just another cycle waiting to collapse. That model depended too much on constant new users. Once growth slowed, everything started breaking. It wasn’t a real economy, it was momentum dressed up as one.
So naturally, I approached Pixels with the same mindset. Watch from a distance. Don’t get pulled in. Assume it’s noise until proven otherwise.
But here’s where it gets interesting.
Pixels isn’t just running on hype. They’ve reportedly done around $25 million in revenue. That alone puts them ahead of most projects in this space that never move beyond speculation. On top of that, over 200 million in rewards have already been distributed. That suggests real activity, not just early token inflation.
Still, numbers don’t tell the full story.
The real question is sustainability.
And this is where
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