Fantasy Top to Shut Down in June After Two Years of Operation
Fantasy Top, a blockchain-based fantasy sports and social trading card game, announced on Wednesday that it will shut down at the end of June, roughly two years after its launch on the Ethereum layer-2 network Blast in 2024. The game blended fantasy sports with social media by using NFT trading cards of popular crypto influencers, tracking their engagement metrics on X instead of traditional sports stats. It paid out over $20 million to players and $3.2 million to the influencers featured in the game. Despite initial virality and engagement, the team cited unsustainable long-term economics of the trading card game model and failure to achieve durable market fit for adjacent products. The final fantasy competitions end on June 18, with the website operating seven more days. Prediction markets and jackpots will sunset on Thursday, and unused tickets will be refunded. The closure reflects a broader trend of crypto gaming firms shutting down due to funding challenges and splintering player communities. The team noted that investors will be fully reimbursed.
Key facts
- Fantasy Top shuts down at end of June, two years after launch on Blast.
- Game paid out over $20 million to players and $3.2 million to influencers.
- Unsustainable trading card game economics cited as reason for closure.
- Final competitions end June 18; unused tickets refunded.
- Investors to be fully reimbursed per team statement.