Jason Fung, former head of TikTok’s gaming unit, has announced that he is leaving the company to launch Meta0, a startup focused on blockchain video games. Fung’s departure comes as TikTok continues to face scrutiny from regulators around the world.
Meta0 will be based in Singapore and will aim to create “decentralized and trustless” games that use blockchain technology. The startup will also focus on developing games for emerging markets. In a statement, Fung said that he believes metaverses will “reshape the way we interact with one another” and that he is excited to “help build the foundation” for this new era of gaming.Meta0 has already raised $3 million from investors including Andreessen Horowitz and Polychain Capital.
Fung will serve as the startup’s CEO. Prior to joining TikTok, he was the head of game development at Zynga and also co-founded OMGPOP, which was acquired by Zynga for $210 million in 2012.
When Fung decided to leave his comfortable corporate life at TikTok to launch Meta0, he knew it was a risky move. But as an experienced enterprise tech executive, he saw an opportunity to bring new solutions to the video game industry. His background in large companies and the gaming industry have given him the skills and knowledge to develop innovative products that can help developers create better games. So far, his gamble has paid off. Meta0 has already developed a successful product that is used by major game developers. And Fung is confident that there are more great products in the pipeline. With his experience and vision, he is poised to make Meta0 a big success.
In his new role, Fung will be responsible for the expansion of Meta0 as a whole ecosystem of game developers, channel partners, and L1/L2 blockchains running on Meta0 as a Layer-0 protocol. He will also direct fund raising campaigns, partnerships, and other strategic decisions.
Meta0: The Meta-Layer For Blockchain Games
The idea behind Meta0 is to provide greater interoperability across blockchain networks, so developers can carry out their projects on multiple blockchains. This would allow developers to choose the best blockchain for each individual task, rather than being forced to choose only a small group of compatible chains. Meta0 would also enable cross-chain transactions, so that value could flow freely between different blockchains. Ultimately, this would make it easier for developers to build applications that utilize the strengths of multiple blockchains, while still being able to take advantage of the security and immutability of the underlying blockchain technology. Fung believes that Meta0 has the potential to vastly improve the flexibility and efficiency of the blockchain ecosystem, and he is working to make it a reality.
“Right now, if you look at any developer when they implement NFTs or blockchain in their games, they have to choose a single blockchain, be it Polygon or Solana or Binance Smart Chain. But imagine a more interoperable option.”
Fung said in another interview that he left TikTok to cover one of the most common problems in the NFT gaming industry: The lack of properly accessible blockchain infrastructure for developers. He believes that by building such infrastructure, he can help lower the barrier to entry for game developers looking to get into the NFT space. Additionally, Fung believes that this will also lead to more interesting and innovative games being created, as developers will have more freedom to experiment with new gameplay mechanics made possible by blockchain technology. Ultimately, Fung hope that his work will help make NFT gaming more mainstream and accessible to everyone.
“I left TikTok because I saw a clear opportunity to offer a solution to the current segregated nature of infrastructure options available to developers looking to build blockchain games.”
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