ZTX will launch a 3D virtual world on Arbitrum blockchain

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ZTX announced it is building a 3D virtual world that will launch on the Arbitrum blockchain.

Arbitrum is a Layer 2 scaling solution for Ethereum. ZTX is building a virtual world where users can enjoy social interactions, engage in games, and participate in governance and economics when creating and selling digital assets in the virtual realm.

ZTX (ZepetoX) is a joint blockchain initiative of Jump Crypto and Zepeto. The latter is the largest avatar social network in Asia with over 400 million lifetime users. ZTX didn’t use the word “metaverse” to describe its virtual world, but that’s basically what it’s building. The Arbitrum deal comes in the same week that Mighty Action Heroes also announced it was moving to the Arbitrum blockchain.

The first beta of the application will be live in the coming weeks, and users will be able to enter a test environment to explore and decorate their land and base homes with furniture-type items. In the ZTX world, there will eventually be four districts for games, fashion, finance and the arts.

The virtual world will allow users to explore the realm as a ZTX avatar, where they’ll have free land and a base home. Users will be able to decorate their homes and in the world and enjoy the core game loop where they plant resources, harvest and craft items. User who own a District Home will have access to district governance. Each district will have its own unique look and feel and social offerings.

Further gameplay features such as harvesting, material ownership, trading, and crafting will be added in subsequent playable tests. Details on how to partake in the playable test will be