Zed Run is a digital horse racing platform that allows you to breed, race and trade horses as NFTs.
While Zed Run is billed as just a game, the platform they’re building is going to be so much more.
The gaming aspect of Zed Run allows you to collect digital assets (NFTs) which can not only be used to race within the game, but also hold a real world value.
But let’s not kid ourselves that horses are raced for fun.
The horse racing industry is built for the gambling industry to profit on.
And oh how they profit!
In this introduction to Zed Run, we talk about the platform from both angles to show why the platform offers a truly game changing use case for NFTs.
How does Zed Run work?
Zed Run is a digital horse racing platform built on the Ethereum blockchain.
You’re able to purchase horses as ERC-721 tokens, a token standard used by Ethereum based NFTs to make each one unique and then trade, breed or race them as you see fit.
Think of Zed Run as virtual horse racing on the blockchain.
A fairer, more transparent version of any of the virtual horse racing platforms currently on the market.
Trade: As your horses are NFTs, you’re able to buy and sell these assets at any time.
Race: You can also race your horses in races featuring other owners. Choose between free or paid races with real prize money and outcomes for your horse.
Breed: The breeding side of the game is right now the most profitable aspect, with the digital offspring of champion racers selling for tens of thousands of dollars.
To connect to Zed Run, you need to use MetaMask or the like to allow your wallet to interact with the Ethereum blockchain.
The Future of Gambling on Horses
But as I touched upon in the introduction, the aspect that I’m most excited about is yet to come
That’s right, having the ability to gamble on Zed Run digital horse races.
You see, Australians are gambling degenerates.
Every pub features huge areas for betting on sports, pokies and of course horse races.
For the real degens, there's even a linked virtual horse racing network called TAB Trackside which lets you bet on cartoon horses every couple of minutes, 24 hours a day.
Of course it's just another pokie, paying out a certain percentage of what it takes in.
People are inherently stupid and are happy to gamble on virutal races that are rigged against them, but just for a second consider this.
However, I want you to now picture a world where instead of gambling on virtual races rigged by a central bookmaker, you can instead bet on blockchain based horse races on Zed Run.
Fair virtual races featuring horses that are all NFTs, bred, trained and owned by real people.
Pretty damn cool, right?
But for this to become a reality, we’re going to need the gambling industry to come to the party.
Zed Run as a platform isn't going to be the ones that offer gambling on races, it’s going to be regulated bookmakers across the various global jurisdictions.
Yes, this is probably a fair way off right now.
But it’s going to happen.
Why should I invest in Zed Run?
If you’re looking to invest in the highly hyped NFT space, then Zed Run looks a great place to begin.
While 99% of the NFTs being sold online have zero use case and will likely see their value go to zero, these horses are different.
They offer real utility, by being able to earn yield from racing them inside the game or breeding them to obtain unique bloodlines and genotypes.
Another exciting advancement is the fact that Zed Run have recently struck a partnership deal with ATARI.
Atari will bring unique and rare retro-style Genesis racehorses, limited in number and more than likely will be highly sought after on the marketplace.
In saying this however, high demand is making investing in Zed Run and their digital horse racing NFTs hard.
Currently new horses are being sold as drops from the website itself, with the last release selling out in minutes.
With only a limited number of genesis horses remaining unsold, demand is going to be massive.
If you can get your hands on an NFT, Zed Run digital horse racing has got all the hallmarks of being a home run investment.
This is in no way financial advice, don't be a moron.
Best of probabilities to you.
Direct from the desk of Dane Williams.
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