Top TCG project on BNBChain ERA7 acquired ESFI, a web3 e-sports platform

The top Trading Card Game [ERA7] on BNBChian has acquired a 35% stake in [ESFI], a web3 e-sports management platform at a valuation of $30M, and invited [ESFI] founder Adam Zhao as ERA7’s new CEO. The merging of two teams will strengthen the development progress of Web3 e-sports competition system, the game-focused NFT marketplace, and community governance for ERA7. [ESFI] is a platform that focuses on web3 esports events. It hosts innovative events for web3 gaming, incubates esports star players and pro teams, and brings web2 players into the web3 world via our proprietary services and tools. [ERA7] is an originated Web3 card battle game, which has been ranked among the top three daily active players on BNBChain for 5 months. Three years of development on gameplay makes ERA7 have 7 major races, thousands of card designs, and a total of more than 100,000 strategy combinations. The light-eSports environment of playing a game in three minutes and the high flip rate are very much in line with the mentality of blockchain game users. ERA7's strategy of investing in e-sports aligns with the concept of “eSportsFi” that ESFI advocates: the next generation of blockchain games will put more emphasis on gameplay, and Web3 e-sports will enjoy exponential growth in the near future. The acquisition shows that ERA7 intends to create a platform with 3 pillars: A Top TCG game, A Web3 e-sports platform, and a game NFT marketplace. The strategy provides far more flexibility and a possibility to ERA7 by not limiting itself to a GameFi project but also a chance to be an incubator or ecosystem.