Refereum, a blockchain-based platform that rewards users for video game engagement and streaming, has partnered with Tron.

The collaboration allows Refereum to pay out its video game streaming users in Tron'south TRX coin, and BitTorrent'southward BTT token, said an April ii statement provided to Cointelegraph.

Partnerships, more partnerships, and purchases

Tron bought software visitor, BitTorrent Inc, in 2022. BitTorrent also utilizes an associated crypto asset called BTT, which is built on Tron'southward blockchain. Refereum teamed upward with DLive, a blockchain streaming service, most the stop of 2022, giving video game alive streamers advantage-collecting potential.

Furthering the connective web, Tron made inroads with DLive in December 2022, via a partnership between BitTorrent and DLive.

Budgeted gaming rewards from a number of angles

Dylan Jones, Refereum'south CEO, said the company aims to bring a payment dynamic to game streaming spectators. "It's our hope that through this partnership with Tron and DLive nosotros can make time at abode more interesting for millions of people past offering rewards for watching game streams," Jones said in the argument.

Charles Wayn, DLive's CEO, tied the partnership into the current global coronavirus situation, maxim:

"At DLive, nosotros desire to exercise our function in helping stop the spread and comprise the coronavirus. Stay indoors, watch your favorite streamers on DLive, and earn rewards! Permit'southward have some fun and bask some great alive-streaming content!"

A seemingly natural fit, cryptocurrencies have made their style into a number of video games and virtual reality experiences in contempo days. Various blockchain-based virtual reality platforms in particular take made headlines recently, showing folks are willing to pay real money (by style of Ethereum) for digital land.

Cointelegraph reached out to Tron for additional details, but received no response as of press time. This article will be updated accordingly should a response come in.