Roaring its way into wildlife: Blockchain technology

“It is not about whether animals will survive, it’s whether man has the will to save them” - Douglas Williams

Blockchain technology has been one of the most promising technologies since its introduction as a payment platform in 2009. The technology is not restricted to a particular sector and researchers are coming up with innovative ways to use blockchain technology to make the world a better place.

Cryptokitties is one of the world’s first blockchain-based games. Cryptokitty, developed by Axiom Zen and Animoca, allows users to buy, collect, breed and sell various types of virtual cats. While the concept may seem a little weird to some, a market for cryptokitties does exist and in May, a kitty was sold for $140,000 in an auction! Till today more than $20 million cryptokitties have been transacted.

Aiming to capitalize on this interest, Axiom Zen, along with NGO’s Ocean Elders and ACTAI Global created “Honu”, a sea turtle inspired cryptokitty. Honu is half- cat and half -turtle, which was specifically created for the benefit of a charitable cause, in this case - conserving ocean and wildlife. The auction started on 9th July and ended on 15th of the same month. Before this auction, cryptokitty charity auctions have raised as much as $140K! The highest bid on Honu was $25,000.

Cassidy Robertson, a member of Axiom Zen says that the partnership with Ocean Elders and ACTAI Global was purely for the fundraising of the various sea turtle conservation efforts. Also, Zen said that the proceeds from the Honu auction will support the work of Operation Jairo, lead by the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. Also, the funds will benefit Unite BVI, in the British Virgin Islands protecting endangered sea turtles during mating from poachers and from illegal harvesting.

When cryptokitties came to light in 2017, it caught a lot of attention. The platform was built on an Ethereum blockchain network, but the data was not stored on the network, which made it vulnerable to tampering. The game was thus criticized for not being a true blockchain-based game. This is where Panda.earth differentiates itself.

Panda.earth is PC and mobile friendly, and can be used with a simple login procedure. Panda.earth has access to hundreds of actual pandas from which to derive data and maps for simulation on the blockchain network, achieving real world mapping. Panda.earth is a decentralized database for exclusive real world panda facts, made more appealing by the fact that only 100 of these digital pandas exist.

The world wildlife fund estimates that there are no more than 1864 wild pandas left on our planet. Panda.Earth’s aim is to save this rare species. The platform integrates education and awareness of giant pandas into its game, teaching the players about living conditions, propagation conditions and distribution. The mission is to bring about awareness of endangered species.

Panda.earth can also combine changing trends of the natural environment and code them into smart contracts alongside the number of digital pandas, to open up a new concept of collectibility and rarity, rewarding some players with rare breeds.

Blockchain technology continues to impress us. Feelium is yet another innovative blockchain technology platform which offers smart contracts compatible with any industry on the planet.