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GameFi, measured by what it actually costs to play

What games actually cost to play on-chain — fees, gas and yield across every major gaming chain. We track player activity, game economies and — above all — the real on-chain cost of every in-game action: energy, bandwidth and per-transaction fees.

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October 5 – October 11, 2026 · full tables in the weekly data report
1,056,200daily on-chain players — a fourth straight weekly gainAcross nine chains in the week of Oct 5–11, 2026; the recovery has flattened into a plateau.$0.0987weighted cost per game transactionAcross nine chains this week; two are free and 72.7% of players pay under five cents an action.$93.44BUSDT in circulation on TRON — 50.71% of all Tether dollarsPolygon wired its Open Money Stack to TRON on October 7, plugging into the chain's dollar base.5.52 BTClost from Mezo's veBTC contract in a single exploit37 positions across 36 wallets on October 5; the chain halted October 6 and reimbursed holders.

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Weekly GameFi News Review

GameFi Weekly News Review — October 5–11, 2026

The real events of October 5–11, 2026 in multi-chain GameFi: Ronin's Karst upgrade went live, Abstract said it will shut down, Mezo lost 5.52 BTC to a contract flaw, and Polygon opened its payment stack to TRON.

2026-10-12 · 3684 words Weekly GameFi Data Report

GameFi Weekly Data Report — October 5–11, 2026

Nine chains, 1,056,200 daily players and a $0.0987 weighted cost per game transaction in the week of October 5–11, 2026 — the full scorecard, cost ranking and persona math behind multi-chain GameFi.

2026-10-12 · 2313 words Weekly GameFi Intelligence

GameFi Weekly Intelligence — October 5–11, 2026

GameFi intelligence for October 5–11, 2026: a fourth straight weekly gain at +0.3%, an unlock week led by Ethena's 1.41B ENA, Abstract's announced shutdown, and Polygon's payment stack connecting to TRON.

2026-10-12 · 2231 words Cost Intelligence

GameFi Cost Update — Week of October 12, 2026

What one game transaction costs on nine chains for Oct 5–11, 2026: a $0.0987 weighted average, every chain fee frozen, and TRON's bill after Polygon opened its payment stack to the chain.

2026-10-12 · 2371 words Deep Dive

GameFi Deep Dive: The Cost That Never Shows Up in a Fee Table — Chain Risk

Abstract's October 6 shutdown notice, Mezo's 5.52 BTC loss and Onyx DAO's 620M XCN drain in one week make the case: the most expensive thing about a chain is rarely its fee. We price chain risk against the fee line we track every week.

2026-10-12 · 2260 words Weekly GameFi News Review

GameFi Weekly News Review — September 28–October 4, 2026

The real events of September 28–October 4, 2026 in multi-chain GameFi: Bitget finished reopening withdrawals at a revised $387.5M loss, TRON DAO rang Cboe's bell for the TRXS ETF, SUI's 13.3M token unlock, and Ronin scheduled its Karst upgrade for October 7.

2026-10-05 · 2869 words Weekly GameFi Data Report

GameFi Weekly Data Report — September 28–October 4, 2026

Nine chains, 1,053,000 daily players and a $0.0992 weighted cost per game transaction in the week of Sep 28–Oct 4, 2026 — the full scorecard, cost ranking and persona math behind multi-chain GameFi.

2026-10-05 · 2107 words Weekly GameFi Intelligence

GameFi Weekly Intelligence — September 28–October 4, 2026

GameFi intelligence for September 28–October 4, 2026: a third straight weekly gain at +0.3%, a quieter unlock week led by SUI's 13.3M tokens, the TRXS ETF's first book disclosure, and Bitget finishing its withdrawal reopen.

2026-10-05 · 2072 words Cost Intelligence

GameFi Cost Update — Week of October 5, 2026

What one game transaction costs on nine chains for Sep 28–Oct 4, 2026: a $0.0992 weighted average, every chain fee frozen, and Bitget's withdrawals fully reopened.

2026-10-05 · 2118 words Deep Dive

GameFi Deep Dive: A Staked TRX ETF Changes Who Stakes TRX, Not What Energy Costs

TRON DAO rang Cboe's closing bell for the TRXS ETF on September 29 as the fund disclosed $50.39M in net assets, 89.85% staked. We price what institutional staking does — and does not — change for TRON game transaction costs.

2026-10-05 · 2492 words Weekly GameFi News Review

GameFi Weekly News Review — September 21–27, 2026

The real events of September 21–27, 2026 in multi-chain GameFi: TRON's $30T settled-volume milestone, a Bitget hot-wallet breach of $351.6M, Binance Wallet's zero-gas TRON campaign, and a heavy week of scheduled token unlocks.

2026-09-28 · 2906 words Weekly GameFi Data Report

GameFi Weekly Data Report — September 21–27, 2026

Nine chains, 1,050,200 daily players and a $0.0996 weighted cost per game transaction in the week of Sep 21–27, 2026 — the full scorecard, cost ranking and persona math behind multi-chain GameFi.

2026-09-28 · 2010 words