what's Pixie Chess?

Pixie Chess is an innovative crypto game and financial experiment that fuses elements of chess, trading card games (TCGs), and decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) structures like NounsDAO. Developed by Josh Harris as an Entrepreneur in Residence at Paradigm, it aims to create a unique intersection of strategic gameplay and blockchain-based economics, where players engage in chess-inspired matches with crypto-native mechanics. The project incorporates on-chain components such as Solidity smart contracts for game logic, NFT integrations for pieces or assets, AI-powered chess engines, and custom servers for multiplayer functionality. It emphasizes value generation for participants through novel financial primitives, positioning it as a bold exploration of gaming and crypto primitives.

Pixie Chess received backing from Paradigm.