Atari Bets On Crypto Ahead Of First New Console In Over 20 Years

Atari Bets On Crypto Ahead Of First New Console In Over 20 Years

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Weeks before releasing its first new console in over 20 years, Atari is setting out to dominate the videogame industry's crypto market with the sale of $1 million worth of Atari Tokens later this month, in it hopes that the tokens will become the standard currency throughout the sector.

$1 million worth of Atari Tokens will go on sale later this month



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The tokens will be available from October 29 on Bitcoin.com Exchange, costing retail investors outside of the U.S. 25 cents each.





Tokens can initially be used for in-game purchases and for partner games, with the Pong developer aspiring for use throughout the entire gaming ecosystem.