Hey everyone,
I wanted to share a project we’ve been building called BTC: Proof of Play - a competitive, Hearthstone-inspired digital card game built from the ground up around Bitcoin culture, mechanics, and values.
This isn’t a generic “crypto-skinned” game. The entire world is Bitcoin-native:
⚡Hashrate as energy
🛡 Network Integrity as health
⛏ Mining systems, mempool themes, and protocol-inspired cards
🃏 Custom decks, online 1v1s, offline AI, progression, skins, boards, and more
Important: BTC: Proof of Play does not use any real blockchain, wallets, NFTs, or background mining. There is no real compute, no GPU/CPU mining, and no on-chain activity. All “mining” is purely an in-game, fictional game mechanic. It does however use the Bitcoin Lightning network to enable payments for items, cosmetics and gameplay items in Bitcoin. No wallet connection, simply QR codes. Simplicity!
Over the last year I’ve been developing it in Unity, running closed alphas, and actively shaping it with early players and Bitcoiners. We’ve been testing things like global multiplayer, deck building, mining-based rewards, taunts/emotes, and even optional Lightning integrations for in-game tipping and digital perks.
The closed alpha has just wrapped, and the next phase is focused on polish, balance, content expansion, and opening things up more publicly.
"The first Bitcoin-native competitive strategy card game."
If you’re into:
• Card games
• Bitcoin (can also be played by anyone…)
• or weird, niche, experimental indie projects
I’d love for you to follow along, check it out, and be part of shaping where it goes next.
Latest Gameplay: https://vimeo.com/1156594909?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci
More updates, and playable builds coming soon.
Tick tock. Proof of Play ⚡
— Graham & Matt (Paws N Play Studios)
🔗 Links & Socials
🌐 Website:
https://btcproofofplay.xyz/
💛 Geyser (support the project):
https://geyser.fund/project/btcproofofplay?hero=btcproofofplay
🐦 X / Twitter:
https://x.com/BTCProofofPlay
💬 Discord:
https://discord.gg/8jNFzNuNsu
🎮 Itch.io:
https://btcproofofplay.itch.io/btcproofofplay
📺 TikTok:
https://www.tiktok.com/@btcproofofplay
Please see some screenshots of what awaits players in BTC Proof of Play...
Important: BTC: Proof of Play does not use any real blockchain, wallets, NFTs, or background mining. There is no real compute, no GPU/CPU mining, and no on-chain activity. All “mining” is purely an in-game, fictional mechanic. Under the hood, the game is built with real global multiplayer and backend infrastructure to support secure accounts, progression, and live updates. It’s designed with a security-first approach, with all sensitive services handled server-side, and optional Lightning integrations for tipping and digital perks (never required to play).