Cardano On-Chain Gaming Flourishes as Paima Layer 2 Launches

Cardano users can now enjoy on-chain gaming using ADA tokens, thanks to the newly launched Paima Layer 2 integration.

In a significant boost for Cardano on-chain gaming, a new cross-chain network integration by Paima Studios now allows users to play blockchain-based games using ADA tokens. This innovative feature also enables users from other networks to participate in Cardano-based games.

Paima Studios introduced this feature for the Cardano blockchain on Monday, according to a tweet from the developers. As a layer 2 solution, Paima is an independent network that aggregates transactions to a base blockchain, offering enhanced speed and reduced costs.

This development means Cardano users can enjoy any blockchain-based games without needing to bridge tokens to another network. Furthermore, Paima supports the migration of games built on other networks to Cardano, allowing users from those networks to play Cardano-based games without transferring assets.

Bridging, or the process of moving tokens between different blockchains, has been associated with significant security risks and was responsible for some of the most significant exploits in 2022. To address these concerns, Paima ensures that all games on the network are non-custodial, meaning funds remain in the user's wallets and don't have to be transferred to the game's wallets, thereby mitigating security risks.

The launch of Paima Layer 2 is the latest in a series of network improvements and features for the Cardano blockchain, which could potentially add value to ADA tokens.

Recently, Milkomeda, another layer 2 network, introduced a feature that will soon enable Cardano blockchain users to access Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) smart contracts using any ADA wallet. The EVM serves as a virtual computer for developers to create decentralized applications (dApps) and houses all Ethereum accounts and smart contracts.

This new feature will allow Ethereum application developers to build on Cardano's network using Solidity, the programming language utilized in coding Ethereum, without the need to install new toolkits or learn a new programming language.