Gaming Giant gumi Joins Injective as a Validator

gumi, one of the largest Web2 gaming publishers worldwide, is joining Injective as its latest validator. This marks a significant addition to the leading group of global validators powering Injective, which is now one of the largest proof-of-stake (PoS) networks in history.

gumi boasts millions of active gamers across some of the most popular mobile gaming titles to date. Now, gumi aims to pioneer a new era of GameFi alongside Injective.

What is gumi?

As the leading Japanese mobile game company, gumi has not only been a major player in the mobile online gaming industry but has recently begun to extend its reach into exploring innovative Web3 technologies.

gumi has worked to create some of the largest mobile games to date, and in the recent years, gumi has also ventured into Web3 gaming and built out a venture arm that includes investments across gaming, VR, AR and more.

gumi’s Value in the Injective Ecosystem

gumi’s onboarding will further develop Injective’s international footprint in Japan, where over five million people own crypto. This collaboration also opens exciting new avenues for Web3 gaming, as gumi plans to bring its expertise and traditional gaming users into the Injective ecosystem. gumi will undoubtedly play a key role in paving the way for Injective's global expansion across Japan, Asia and beyond.

Furthermore, institutional Web2 validators like gumi are crucial for increasing the fast-growing institutional inflow into the broader Injective ecosystem. Injective aims to integrate the best of Web2 into Web3, and gumi is another step towards making that vision a reality.

With the onboarding of gumi, Injective continues on its path of rapid global expansion and remains at the forefront of the Web3 industry.

About Injective

Injective is a lightning fast interoperable layer one blockchain optimized for building the premier Web3 finance applications. Injective provides developers with powerful plug-and-play modules for creating unmatched dApps. INJ is the native asset that powers Injective and its rapidly growing ecosystem. Injective is incubated by Binance and is backed by prominent investors such as Jump Crypto, Pantera and Mark Cuban.

About gumi Inc.

gumi is one of the largest mobile game publishers worldwide. In the mobile online game business, gumi develops original titles as well as third-party IP titles. In the blockchain business, gumi develops blockchain games and invests in cutting edge tech sectors.