The cute and cuddly kittens take control of the Ethereum network, and are currently responsible for 4% of transactions on the so-called "computer of the world" "That's right, the intelligent contract platform that could potentially disrupt multiple industries now hosts a viral chat game.

The game, CryptoKitties, was launched a few days ago on November 28th but is already the second most popular application on the Ethereum network.Not surprisingly, the premise of CryptoKitties is to acquire a range of different cartoons, each with different attributes or " cattitudes ".

These attributes are encoded in a virtual genome, each cat displaying certain physical characteristics, phenotypes, according to their genetic code, or their genotype If this sounds very much like your high school biology class, it's because that's the case. Users "reproduce" different kittens together to acquire new cats with different and perhaps rare characteristics. There are four billion possible combinations

Just as you can buy swords and armor in online games such as World of Warcraft, rare kittens can be traded for real money. However, unlike virtual items in online games, which are lost if the game stops, kitties last forever. That's because they're actually discrete tokens that exist on the Ethereum network, so even if the game developers go away, the kitties of the players will stay.

Game developers insist that it is impossible for them to play the system. Technical architect Dieter Shirley said:

"The economy of CryptoKitties is fully decentralized and unmanageable by the development team. Team knowing the reproduction algorithm is not allowed to play. "

Elsa Wilk, Director of Marketing, wrote:

"Our Brand Approach and Part Marketing, an Ironic Critique of the ICO Market Today."

With the red-hot digital currency market generating fast-paced games and reaching new heights on an almost weekly basis, investors have become frenzied. Speculators are looking for the hottest ICOs with the intention of selling their chips quickly for massive profits. With such abundant gravity in the cryptocurrency market, games like CryptoKitties bring a refreshing sense of humor.

While Wall Street continues to show great interest in Bitcoin and other crypto-currencies, Main Street's unusual way possible: by playing cat games on the Blockchain.