Blockchain Gaming World 205 | Skale - a blockchain for games & AI agents
Jan 29, 2026
Jack O’Holleran, CEO of Skale Labs and scaling entrepreneur for gaming and on-chain AI, discusses SKALE’s expansion to Base and its role for mobile game PGA Tour Rise. He explains seamless multi-chain UX, how low-cost high-throughput chains enable agentic commerce, and the new privacy L1 FAIR for agents and gamers.
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Major Sports IP Joins Scale
- Jack O’Holleran describes PGA Tour Rise as Scale's first global sports IP and a major win for the Scale community.
- The game's launch signals renewed confidence from major sports brands despite past regulatory hesitation.
Mix Short Play With Deep Economic Rails
- PGA Tour Rise mixes short golf sessions with a meta course-building economy for longer retention.
- Jack argues blockchain gaming succeeds by offering superior economic rails and true asset ownership.
Control Layer Copied To New Chains
- SKALE runs its own L1s while using Ethereum contracts as an operating system for security and management.
- Jack explains they cloned that control layer onto Base to tap Base liquidity and user onboarding.