Cryptocurrencies
Sunflower Farmers Game Is Exposing the Weak Link of Crypto Networks
- Sunflower Farmers sends up transaction fees on Polygon PoS
- Networks may need to adjust pricing to cope with rising demand
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Another immensely popular play-to-earn crypto video game is showing just how fragile and unpredictable blockchains really are.
Called Sunflower Farmers, the game lets players earn tokens for planting and harvesting crops, and its increased traction has resulted in so much network usage, it pushed transaction prices on the blockchain it runs on, Polygon PoS, to unheard of highs. Costs are now more than seven times higher than at the end of December, according to data tracker PolygonScan. Sunflower accounts for about 70% of all of the so-called gas used on Polygon by top accounts.