The Peerplays network has launched. Normally, I would have dismissed this as it is just another coin, why should I care?
But I do care.
I care because @xeroc, a talented individual whom I have a lot of respect for is involved with the project.
I care because I see familiar names in the Peerplays telegram group.
I care because I sense a healthy dose of pragmatism in the project.
The gaming industry is ripe for disruption, and in my opinion, Peerplays has solid fundamentals, and is well positioned as a disruptive force for the next couple of years.
Earlier this year we have attempted to create a prediction market prototype on Steem with SteemSports, however we ran into several challenges, which have been elegantly solved by the Peerplays team.
I think there is a tremendous opportunity for developers to build games and prediction markets on top of Peerplays, right now.
Witness Proposal
I am very excited to join the Peerplays network as a witness (furion).
get_witness furion
{
"id": "1.6.52",
"witness_account": "1.2.9761",
}
Being a witness on Steem, I am fairly confident in my ability to perform this role on Peerplays.
I have setup a couple of servers, and my furion witness is up and running.
I also have a public seed node:
peerplays-seed.steemdata.com:7777
I would like to thank @jesta for lending me 20PPY to setup a witness account.
The Future
I am excited about learning more about the platform going forward, and finding ways in which I can contribute.
That being said, I am currently dedicated to building a decentralized video platform, and I am concerned about the value I could bring to the Peerplays network in the short term. I don't want to be a leech on the network, and take a witness position, while some other, more dedicated person would be more deserving of it.