Amazon Web Services (AWS), the leading cloud computing platform, has joined forces with the WAX blockchain to integrate the network into AWS's Amazon Managed Blockchain (AMB) service for use with crypto games and NFTs.
The collaboration will allow developers to more easily deploy WAX nodes and integrate Web3 functionality into their applications with just a few clicks through the AWS console. Amazon detailed the integration in a blog post shared on Tuesday.
"The new partnership between WAX and Amazon Web Services is a major next step on our journey to the mass adoption of Web3, enabling both blockchain-native and traditional Web2 developers alike to start building their applications on the WAX blockchain or implement decentralized features into their existing projects with ease," said Lukas Sliwka, CTO at WAX, in a statement.
Until now, developers had to either manually deploy their own nodes, a complex process, or use third-party node providers and thus relinquishing some control. The WAX integration streamlines this by offering a full suite of Web3 tools like a cloud wallet, single sign-on, random number generation, and blockchain explorers.
"By uniting the power of blockchain with traditional Web2 frameworks, we can offer developers the best of both worlds, supercharging the growth of next-gen applications with the help of immense cloud computing capabilities provided by AWS," said Dimitri Nikolaros of WAX block producer BountyBlok.
Decrypt's GG asked WAX representatives about the terms of the deal with Amazon Web Services, but did not immediately receive a response.
The partnership builds on WAX's existing relationship with Amazon, as the blockchain game Brawlers recently joined Amazon Prime Gaming and offered free NFTs and other benefits to players. Other games running on the WAX chain include Alien Worlds and Splinterlands.
The price of the chain's WAXP token rose sharply over the last day after WAX teased an Amazon announcement, hitting a peak of $0.1271 per data from CoinGecko. That's the highest price seen since August 2022, though WAXP has dipped since the new broke, falling to $0.1067 at present. It's still up 11% over the last day.
Editor’s note: This article was written with the assistance of AI. Edited and fact-checked by Andrew Hayward.