Blockchain

Kickstarter steps further away from a blockchain future but stops short of promises

The crwodfunding company's Community Advisory Council might have pulled that particular bacon out of the frying pan.

Tabletop games have made over $1.5 billion on Kickstarter

That’s a lot of cardboard cash.

Kickstarter's new CEO talks future of tabletop crowdfunding, Gamefound rivalry and blockchain plans

"We have a lot to improve on that will keep our hands full."

Kickstarter hires Everette Taylor as CEO amid growing competition and blockchain worries

33-year-old Taylor replaces Aziz Hasan after the latter stepped down in March 2022.

More indie support, less blockchain: Kickstarter’s new games advisors on tackling the crowdfunding giant’s problems

Munchkin maker CEO and Stray Fawn Studio co-founder discuss the hopes and goals they want to bring to the popular platform’s attention.

Munchkin publisher CEO among members of Kickstarter's community advisory council

Reining in the crowdfunding platform’s blockchain dreams will only be one of their expressed duties.

Kickstarter opens applications for paid positions on a community advisory council

Members will help the crowdfunding company make decisions regarding blockchain tech, among other user-focused issues.

Kickstarter won’t allow NFTs on its blockchain protocol but asks creators and backers to help build it

The crowdfunding platform will establish an advisory council to keep the project focused and free of crypto pitfalls.

Chaosium scraps future NFT drops for Call of Cthulhu after fan backlash

“We want to make sure you are comfortable with the way we do business.”

Digital indie TRPG platform Itch.io calls NFTs a scam

“How could you be so dense? :’(”

Wanderhome studio’s next game dumps Kickstarter to crowdfund on Indiegogo

“We’re hoping to forge a new path forward for TTRPG creators so they aren’t depending on a union-busting anti-creator corporation.”

Exploding Kittens becomes the latest board game maker to get into NFTs

Sounds fishy.

"A slap in the face": Tabletop creators wrestle with the cost of departing Kickstarter in wake of crowdfunding site’s crypto plans

Planned move to blockchain in 2022 leaves designers and publishers desperately seeking viable alternatives to the industry’s dominant crowdfunding platform.

Kickstarter is getting into crypto, plans blockchain move in 2022

The announcement has gone down about as well as you’d expect.