The Unofficial Crypt-Oink Wiki

Edited by Ezvid Wiki Editorial on 10 August 2018

Following the lead of breeding dapps like CryptoKitties and PandaEarth, Crypt-Oink allows users to purchase and breed digital pigs known as Cryptons that are backed up by the Ethereum blockchain. We've got a full breakdown of this game and why it's so popular. For more on unique digital assets, try this guide to ERC-721. This video was made with Ezvid Wikimaker.

Is Crypt-Oink A Cryptocurrency?

While many digital assets can be treated like currencies in the same way Bitcoin and Ether are, Cryptons aren't a currency because they aren't fungible. You can't trade them on exchanges like ForkDelta because each one has its own unique value. This means they fall under the category of crypto collectibles such as Factbar. They can be purchased using a browser extension like MetaMask, which you can supply with Ether using websites like Coinbase or ShapeShift. You can buy, sell, or breed Cryptons through the website or Android app.

An Introduction To Crypt-Oink

How CryptoKitties Took Over The Blockchain

In Depth

Crypt-Oink is a decentralized application on the Ethereum blockchain that involves the buying and breeding of Cryptons, genderless pigs that all have individual attributes. Similar to many breeding games, Crypt-Oink has found a niche in the world of dapps because of its simplicity and visual explanations of the process, giving new users an easy entry into the world of crypto collectibles.

The game comes from Good Luck 3, a Japanese company responsible for smartphone games like Aerial Legends and Touchi Gigatama. The goal with Crypt-Oink was to develop a dapp that could be easily played on a smartphone and introduce new people to blockchain games, where users are able to own their data. These pigs are based on the ERC721 standard, which allows for alternative assets to be traded on the Ethereum blockchain.

To better understand how one can own a virtual pig, let's first talk about Ethereum. You may be familiar with Bitcoin, the popular cryptocurrency that relies on blockchain technology. By using a decentralized ledger, users can verify transactions without a central authority. Ethereum takes this one step further, allowing for the development of decentralized applications, or dapps, that use smart contracts to run on Ethereum's blockchain.

You may be familiar with Bitcoin, the popular cryptocurrency that relies on blockchain technology.

Beyond Bitcoin and Ether, there are many other types of crypto coins available. Often companies will issue an "I.C.O.," where they sell coins that represent a stake in their business. Most assets available on the blockchain are like Bitcoin and Ether in that they are fungible, meaning all coins of a certain currency are the same. If you have two Bitcoins, and you plan to sell one, it doesn't matter which one you sell because they are worth the same amount.

But some assets are unique, or non-fungible. ERC721 is a standard for smart contracts on the Ethereum blockchain dealing in assets that are not all the same. A popular example is Factbar, online representations of facts that are researched and verified. When you claim a Factbar, it goes through the site's smart contract and the transaction is backed up by the blockchain.

Since Factbars are unique, if you own one, no one else can own it at that time. If someone wants to buy it, they have to get it from you. Every Factbar has its own unique value, and highly-desirable Factbars are therefore very valuable because they are rare.

Since Factbars are unique, if you own one, no one else can own it at that time.

These unique digital assets are known as crypto collectibles. The most highly-publicized collectible was CryptoKitties. These digital cats can be bred with one another to produce new kitties, and millions of dollars worth of Ether has been exchanged among players who want to buy or breed with kitties that have rare traits. There are collectible dogs, robots, and all sorts of other items sold on the blockchain.

The pigs on Crypt-Oink are ERC721 tokens just like CryptoKitties. Many online games involve rare items that can be found or earned by clever players. In many games, those players can sell those rare items to others and earn a profit. However, you don't really own those guns or characters or whatever you're buying. They're controlled by the company that created the game, who can stop you from trading them or change their effectiveness without any warning.

But thanks to the blockchain, you really own your pigs in Crypt-Oink, which are known as Cryptons. They have no gender, so any two pigs can be bred with one another. You can purchase a Crypton using MetaMask, and sell them in the marketplace. If you have a rare Crypton, you could potentially sell it to another user for an increased price and earn a profit.

They have no gender, so any two pigs can be bred with one another.

Crypt-Oink does not have a great wealth of features. Like many breeding dapps, you have to find someone to sire with, pay a fee, and wait for your new Crypton to be born. There is a cool-down period after that in which you have to wait before your Crypton can breed again, which is determined by its stats. The traits of the parents determine the makeup of your new baby, and you decide which parent is the mother and which is the father.

The game has an Android app, available in the Google Play store, and can be easily played on a mobile device. There is also a tutorial manga that walks users through the entire process. The goal here is to be as easy as possible for someone who's trying out their first blockchain game, and it seems to have paid off. Crypt-Oink has had a steady stream of users since its initial release.

With so many new dapps being released every week, it's tough for one to stand out. Developers are coming up with more complex games, and many dapps have had to quickly release new features to stay relevant. Crypt-Oink might have to become more involved to keep people interested, but they've found a niche by appealing to those who want to easily trade cute three-dimensional piggies that they really own.