Crypto Kitties is a perfect example of why the blockchain matters

Last week, AxiomZen studios launched Crypto Kitties, an Ethereum-based game where you can buy and breed cute digital cats. Then, as with every cat thing on the Internet, it promptly blew up. So far, people spent over $6.4 million on these virtual cats. The most expensive one, the genesis cat, sold for a whopping $115,000 a few days ago. The popularity of Crypto Kitties caused a lot of anger and confusion online. Granted, at first glance, this looks completely