The more the world spins, the more gambling-friendly it becomes. You know how every market has its moment in the spotlight before reaching maturity? first stocks went parabolic, no matter the utility every penny stock had its run until maturity and regulation kicked in. Then it became harder and harder for indie developers to succeed on their own, so they had to find jobs at the companies that had already made it.

Now the same thing is happening with crypto. Altcoins had their moment of shine for a few cycles, but with increasing regulation it’s getting harder. Only a handful will remain relevant while the rest will underperform for a long time after their failed rallies, this means that maturity is hitting crypto too.
But there’s a market nobody really talks about, the gaming market with in game tradable skins and items. Right now the Steam Community Market the biggest gaming platform out there has a market cap of roughly 4–5 billion which feels very small. In crypto during the meme season we saw projects hit that same 4–5B valuation with no use case and no utility whatsoever.
For some reason I feel that gaming with in game tradable items/skins (and whatever comes next) is going to be the next innovative market to deliver explosive gains, just like what we saw in previous crypto cycles. From what I know Steam currently limits deposits to a maximum of $2,000 per day. If they raised that limit it would effectively turn the platform into an exchange or bank and the day they open the gates to more liquidity, retail investors will flood the space for explosive and quick gains.
Not only that but I believe every game that doesn’t currently have tradable items will quickly join the trend and overnight trading features will be implemented across games so players can buy and sell in game items creating volume.
This isn’t really just a theory because I see it happening especially once crypto matures, gaming seems to be the only space left that can attract the same flood of retail attention that memecoins did during their season. So yeah the vision is clear, the day they open the gates to real liquidity in gaming will be the day a whole new market emerges for the next generation.
Boomers stayed away from crypto for many cycles calling it a scam and too volatile. Our generation went through those scams and volatility which means people are now tired of waiting and losing money. That also means maturity just like the boomers developed over time. Because of that we will mostly focus on blue chips and assets that provide solid yield returns.
Meanwhile in the gaming market, the first cycle millionaires will emerge overnight, just like what happened in crypto. At the same time the younger ones will become the trapped ones, buying high and selling low or even becoming bag holders for years.
And just like crypto is witnessing stocks/metals/yields/energy going up while crypto itself does not, there may come a time when the new generation watches crypto rise while their new market stays stagnant. And once regulations hit that market too with in-game laws and regulations, it will also open the gates again for "us, the boomers from theyr times"
And the cycle continues new generations, new markets.