Proof of Play Shuts Down Pirate Nation Operations After Four-Year Run

Proof of Play, the studio behind the on-chain pirate game Pirate Nation, has confirmed it is ceasing operations. The studio stated that it could not build a sustainable business at scale around its founding thesis that blockchain gaming could help usher in a decentralized internet.

The confirmation follows the earlier exit of co-founder and CEO Amitt Mahajan, who had already confirmed his departure from the company four years after co-founding Proof of Play.

Proof of Play is open-sourcing its code and art for future builders, including the Pirate Nation Unity app, Pirate Nation smart contracts, and its internal agent workflow tool, popbot. The studio has also placed the Founder Pirates NFTs and Pirate Nation's artwork, IP, and logos under a CC0 license.