Asset Layer is a platform for creating and managing NFTs, with an emphasis on interoperability. If you need hundreds of thousands or millions of NFTs, Asset Layer makes it very simple and affordable to make these accessible to third-party developers.
The capabilities of the company are set to be further bolstered in the coming month following a strategic investment from nChain and the launch of a v2 update and other features, says Dave Mullen-Muhr, Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder of Asset Layer.
‘nChain became a strategic partner and investor within the last couple of months. That has opened up a lot of potential customers for Asset Layer,’ said Mullen-Muhr at the recent London Blockchain Conference. ‘They have been great with helping us develop our pitch and also introducing us to larger enterprise customers who are exploring the web3 space.’
Duro Dogs and web3 development
Mullen-Muhr said that a lot of interest from enterprise customers is being driven by web3 loyalty programmes. He pointed to household sports brands which are looking for different ways to engage existing fanbases and leveraging web3 technologies in ways that competitors are not yet.
Asset Layer has already seen success with its Duro Dogs application, an NFT-based game built using the Asset Layer platform on the BSV blockchain. Duro Dogs exhibit diverse characteristics such as fur, eyes, noses, and ears. Ears are chosen randomly but lack a rarity chart. The fur and eyes of dogs can fall into three categories: Common (90%), Rare (9%), or Ultra-rare (1%). Noses are classified as either Common or Rare.
‘Really a lot of the value of Duro Dogs is about informing us about what our future customers want’, he said. He added that every Duro Dog is unique and are tradeable and ownable – with more than two million dogs now available.
Mullen-Muhr noted that this would be impossibly expensive on competing blockchains such as Ethereum or Solana, but is cheap and easily accessible on the BSV blockchain. Asset Layer also makes all of these features easily accessible to third-party developers.
Asset Layer’s no-code tool
Mullen-Muhr also announced the launch of Asset Layer’s no-code tool. The tool provides a huge upgrade to the web3 app development experience by making interfacing directly with our powerful Asset Layer API optional. Now, developers or non-technical creators can create, issue, and manage their app’s NFTs without writing a single line of code.
Mullen-Muhr noted that while he is not a developer, the tool has allowed him to print thousands of NFTs with Asset Layer on the BSV blockchain. In subsequent launches, the team plans to expand the types of collections that can be created, as well as add support for submitting collections to third-party apps enabling powerful creator economies.
Asset Layer v2 with Unity
Asset Layer recently announced a new integration with Unity, the world’s largest game development platform. This robust integration, part of the upcoming Asset Layer v2 update, streamlines the process for developers to introduce game-changing features from the creator economy to the vast community of gamers worldwide engaged in Unity-developed games.
The v2 update also brings forth numerous significant enhancements for developers in the rapidly expanding gaming sector, including email-based login, interoperable cross-game currencies, and an enhanced toolkit for building in-game storefronts and P2P marketplaces.
