Galaverse, Here We Come

Gala Games unveils a huge vision in Las Vegas

By now, you’ve heard about the metaverse.

It’s one of those ubiquitous-yet-seemingly-meaningless terms that quickly became a meme after Mark Zuckerberg rebranded Facebook to Meta a few months ago. The metaverse is the hot new thing in tech right now. I’m not going to give Mark credit for that.

But I am going to accept that a lot of people see potential in the metaverse idea, and all the things that come with it. Gala Games is right in the thick of that excitement.

I’ve written about Gala in previous newsletters. When it comes to altcoins (coins that are not Bitcoin), the $GALA token is one of my top picks for 2022. I invested in November, and I’m not looking back. No way am I selling this—not yet.

For the record, $GALA and $BTC are not the same—not even close. Gala is a blockchain gaming company, and while the goal is decentralization, it’s not an anonymous currency like Bitcoin. There’s very much a team in place here, and they make themselves known, with several coming over from places like Zynga and other AAA gaming companies. So don’t get it twisted. As I have mentioned before, not all cryptos are the same, and that’s a good thing.

I’m writing about Gala Games for a second time because the company just concluded a huge event in Las Vegas at the Aria Resort and Casino. And it was three days of crazy.

Crazy fantastic, in my opinion.

The team at Gala pulled out all the stops when it came to presenting their vision to the public, and to early Gala adopters who’d traveled to the city. Billy Idol, Adam Levine, and Snoop Dogg performed. Hollywood set designers transformed hotel event space. Players gathered for tournaments. And Gala executives announced several new gaming initiatives, including a game based on The Walking Dead. They also walked event goers through the vision of creating “games people actually want to play” where users can earn money and other benefits for their time.

I’m not hitting all the high points from the three day event. I’m just mentioning a few. Frankly, it was crazy how much Gala brought to this showcase. And while I watched quite a bit of the presentation on a livestream, even I was taken aback.

Did I mention that I’m not a gamer?

I’m not. A few years ago, I downloaded Pokémon GO and played it for about a month during the height of the craze. It was fun, but after awhile I moved to other things. Since then, I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve played a video game. They are not my thing.

But even I can see where Gala is going with this. Gaming is already big business, and adding the blockchain to the mix brings the fire. If Gala Games keeps this up, they are headed to the stratosphere.

Strap in, guys. You heard it here first. Don’t sleep on $GALA.

Don’t.

The Crypto Connection is for entertainment purposes only and is not meant to be financial advice. Please do your own research before investing in any asset class. Sara Celi is not a financial advisor, and holds several cryptocurrencies. To purchase her books on Amazon, please click here.