So the game has been released to early access based on 4 tiers, depending how much you want to pay. I don't know anything about crypto but I suspect one can play the game and not invest or pay any money if one doesnt want to , so that doesnt affect me. I last played eve online in 2008. I backed this because its a space game and I like the genre alive in any format, whether I would play it or not. So I bought it but can't see myself playing it. But the space environments look wild! The massive structures in space to explore? This would be a dream in SC!