With the launch of Akash Mainnet 2, the world's first decentralized open source cloud platform, developers can finally break free from the constraints of traditional cloud infrastructure.
For the first time, developers can not only deploy standard cloud applications, but alsoCan run DeFi applications, blogs, games, data visualization, block explorers, blockchain nodes and other blockchain network components Built on a lower-cost, censorship-resistant and scalable decentralized cloud.
For many users, by far the most interesting applications deployed on Akash are games, including Minesweeper, Snake, Pac-Man, Super Mario, and Doom.
Three weeks ago, AKash mainnet 2 deployed Minecraft servers on the decentralized cloud for the first time. Minecraft is the fifth largest game in the world with 126 million users, and all of its users can now play Minecraft on Akash.
This is significant for many reasons. First, running Minecraft on Akash means that many other games will also work on the web. Second, we are positioned to unleash the benefits of Akash to a large and entirely new user base, including developers, gamers, and enterprises.
In a partnership with the MothRuby community, we are putting 1000 AKT rewards in the treasure hunt game, the world's first Minecraft server running on Akash. Akashcraft will be the first-ever cryptocurrency-based scavenger hunt in a Minecraft server hosted on a decentralized cloud. Yes, this is extremely exciting.
Akashcraft has three attributes of blockchain, game and cloud at the same time. With over 2.7 billion gamers and counting, gaming has become one of the largest industries in the world. Advances in mobile gaming, edge computing, and cloud technology are pushing gaming to the cloud, and Akash is poised to support the growing cloud gaming industry.
The Akashcraft server contains three cities - a large city to the east of Spawn, and two smaller towns along roads from the large city to the north and south of Spawn.
Chests containing private keys to AKT wallets will be hidden in and around buildings in the city. AKT can be found in castles, nearby farm buildings, watchtowers along roads, and anywhere within a city* (meaning you might not find AKT in a distant desert). Chests may also contain weapons, items or potions that help you get out of trouble on the server - just because you found a chest doesn't guarantee that it will contain AKT!
Any chests containing AKT will be located in the player-onlyEnder Chestbeside. The contents of the Ender Chest can only be viewed by you, so any loot or AKT you find can be placed in the Ender Chest (which is darker in color than normal chests) to be retrieved after death.
