Telegram user JB

Sorry for the dumb question, but can you describe what the platform does and why it needs blockchain and a token?

Pierre

Thank you for your question JP.

Cubiex is a next-generation tokenized social network for eSports & gaming enthusiasts, with the vision to connect gamers on a global basis in an ecosystem with features such as: Rewarded content creation, eSports & crypto league, P2P matchmaking, Live-streaming & virtual in-game items trading.

Imagine Cubiex as a “tokenized Facebook” for eSports and gamers, where gamers can find each other, connect with each other, create and share content while getting rewarded for the content that they produce ( a bit similar to the Steemit concept )

With this first step of uniting gamers throughout the globe in an all in one community we then head to providing a range of services such as the “Crypto Battle Challenger” where gamers can place tokens directly against each other and start earning their own income with their talents and skills by fighting over the polarize.

Cubiex in general is based in Germany, Europe and also registered here. Since the eSports market in general is a worldwide phenomenon it is very important for us to scale on a global basis. That only works if you are set free from financial barriers such as national banks, national payment processors, expensive transactional costs and cross border fees.

Since gamers are already used to virtual in-game currencies for more then 10 years it is only logical for us to use a secure decentralized blockchain for the above mentioned reasons, also to differ ourselves from our current traditional competitors, who are struggling to realize this trend, that will most likely lead to mass adoption in a few years from now.

Telegram user JB

Thanks. A few questions:

- Why does it need to be on blockchain?

- It feels like you are cutting across multiple sub-niches in eSports content creation and community (Twitch), betting (many players), chat (Discord) etc.

Are you partnering with any of the incumbents or directly competing with them?

Pierre

Yes — our goal is to unite the fragmented eSports and gaming scene in an all-in-one community, as currently it is pretty hard for gamers to determine their “go-to-place”. They have to use Facebook to somehow find friends, while there is no such dedicated search function, while content is being read on Reddit, streaming is done on twitch, items are purchased over other third party platforms, its very fragmented scene currently.+

Telegram user JB

Thanks. Have you done any research or MVP testing to validate that this is actually a need that requires addressing (or product market fit)?

While gamers are fragmented, they typically stay within their gaming scene (Dota, CS, LoL etc) and use other platforms to interact in-part because they play a role beyond just eSports. Reddit, Twitter, Twitch for example have far broader roles than just eSports and allow players to interact with people outside of their eSports bubble which is what makes these social platforms so powerful.

Pierre

The Cubiex platform was actually developed from gamers for gamers. We did several market studies and market surveys with amateur and pro series gamers to validate our assumptions and their needs.

Let me provide some numbers: Just Twitch has in its peak around 15m gamers around the globe broadcasting on a monthly basis (that’s the peak!) but there are around 400m desktop gamers out there, so why is not everybody using that platform? Well that’s boils down typically to the nature of gamers. I am speaking of course on my own behalf here as well.

A lot of gamers which to interact with others, find friends and connect to the world, but they don’t necessarily want to do that by becomes a live-streamer and expose them selves to the world. The main problem is, that the entry barrier, especially for young people, is simply too high.

While on anonymous platforms such as Reddit its hard to connect and find new friends, other social networks like Facebook are generally designed as general social networks, not necessarily to find friends.

Just a simple example:

If I as a gamer want to find somebody from Frankfurt, that plays Counter-Strike, how do I find him? There is simply no platform out there, where I can find somebody from my local area, connect with him, meet up, chat, have calls, form teams. Within the Cubiex social network it will be possible for the first time to actually connect to local like-minded people to solve these issues such as social connectivity.

Telegram user JB

I see, thanks. How do you see this working in practice. Will it be chat based like Discord?

Forums/groups like Reddit? Local discovery Google search or Tinder trait matching etc?

Pierre

Our platform will actually be designed like a fusion of Facebook, Twitter and Reddit. Audio/video-calls as well as live-chats and groups are integrated within our platform. You can take a quick look at our teaser to get a first feel for our desktop platform here.