RatPool Blog https://www.ratpool.xyz/blog/ Notes from building RatPool, the skill-based arena shooter on Solana. en Play-to-Earn Paid People for Showing Up. The Next Wave Pays Them for Getting Good. https://www.ratpool.xyz/blog/paid-for-getting-good/ https://www.ratpool.xyz/blog/paid-for-getting-good/ Wed, 04 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT Play-to-earn paid players for their time, in a token that collapsed. Skill-to-earn pays the best players from stakes already in the pot. What that changes for the people playing. Where Does the Money in Play-to-Earn Actually Come From? https://www.ratpool.xyz/blog/where-the-money-comes-from/ https://www.ratpool.xyz/blog/where-the-money-comes-from/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT Every game that pays players draws on one of three sources. Follow a dollar through play-to-earn, then through a skill-to-earn pool, with the maths of a live example. What Axie Infinity and STEPN Taught Us About Play-to-Earn, and What Skill-to-Earn Does Differently https://www.ratpool.xyz/blog/what-axie-and-stepn-taught-us/ https://www.ratpool.xyz/blog/what-axie-and-stepn-taught-us/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT Axie Infinity, STEPN and Thetan Arena rose fast and fell fast for the same reason. Six lessons from their collapse, and how skill-to-earn answers each one. Play-to-Earn vs Skill-to-Earn: Which Is Better? https://www.ratpool.xyz/blog/play-to-earn-vs-skill-to-earn/ https://www.ratpool.xyz/blog/play-to-earn-vs-skill-to-earn/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT Axie Infinity and STEPN paid players in tokens they minted, and both collapsed. Follow the money to see why skill-to-earn doesn't need hype to keep paying.