Hoops Game ‘Rumble Kong League’ Ditches Avalanche for Ethereum and Ronin

Rumble Kong League, a cellular basketball sport with ties to NBA superstars Steph Curry and Paul George, has introduced plans emigrate its sport to the Ethereum sidechain Roninand leaves behind plans to maneuver ahead Avalanche.

Ronin is a distinguished gaming chain that performs host to widespread video games equivalent to Pixels and Axie Infinity. The builders of the Rumble Kong League cited Ronin’s 17.2 million pockets downloads and 18.9 million RON token holders as the explanation why the migration is “large” for RKL.

“This isn’t only a partnership, it’s a blow to the way forward for RKL and our holders,” the challenge mentioned posted on X (previously often known as Twitter).

Rumble Kong League initially introduced plans to launch its 3v3 basketball sport on Avalanche in August 2023 because it regarded for a blockchain to assist scale its sport. The challenge nonetheless exists “onchain Avalanche integration” listed among the many “subsequent” gadgets within the publicly out there roadmap gadgets, however that integration will now happen on Ronin as a substitute.

As a part of the migration, the challenge is increasing the sport’s smooth launch on iOS and Android to welcome Ronin customers, whereas doubling present in-game FAME rewards, which can ultimately be redeemable for on-chain tokens when FAME will launch later within the first quarter.

The migration from RKL to Ronin is the primary within the blockchain’s try to “open up” Ronin via an operation titled “Operation Leviosa,” who needs to welcome extra purposes, video games and decentralized finance apps to the sidechain. Ronin is at present a closed ecosystem operated by creator Sky Mavis, however will grow to be permissionless and open to all builders in February.

The Rumble Kong League sport affords 3v3 basketball competitions the place gamers compete in opposition to different customers of the app. The challenge was first launched in 2021 as a group of 10,000 NFTs on the Ethereum blockchain.

Stephen Curry’s Penny Jar Capital invested in Rumble Kong League and launched the digital Curry Movement sneakers for the sport along with Below Armor. In the meantime, Paul George has been one thing of a public ambassador for the sport, contributing to initiatives via his Paul George Basis. The sport has accomplished collabs with well-known sports activities manufacturers equivalent to Perspective And Gatorade.

Edited by Andrew Hayward