{"id":"james-ferguson","version":1,"language":"en","title":"James Ferguson","hidden":false,"content":"**James Ferguson** is one of the co-founders of [Immutable X](https://iq.wiki/wiki/immutable-x), a layer-2 scaling solution for the [Ethereum](https://iq.wiki/wiki/ethereum) [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain). He has a background in game design and software development, and has been involved in the blockchain industry since 2015. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-dkj3mzyeq49)  \n  \n$$widget0 [YOUTUBE@VID](6Hq25uEaeq8)$$  \n  \n# Early Life & Education  \n  \nFerguson has a double degree in commerce and law from the University of Sydney. During his studies, he took a year off to pursue coding in San Francisco. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-dkj3mzyeq49)[\\[2\\]](#cite-id-gjg7yiy0myb)  \n  \n# Career  \n  \nFerguson started his career in 2015 as the cofounder of Rivlr, an e-sports tournament platform that allowed people to play their online multiplayer games for prizes. Afterwards, he founded Shopyak, a platform used to build single page stores. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-dkj3mzyeq49)  \n  \n## Immutable X  \n  \nIn 2015, James and his brother [Robbie Ferguson](https://iq.wiki/wiki/robbie-ferguson) were introduced to [Ethereum](https://iq.wiki/wiki/ethereum) and recognized its potential for the enablement of [smart contracts](https://iq.wiki/wiki/smart-contract). These contracts are programmed and unalterable, which is why the Fergusons named their business Immutable. [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-gjg7yiy0myb)  \n  \nAfter the launch of [CryptoPunks](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptopunks), the brothers saw the potential of [NFTs](https://iq.wiki/wiki/non-fungible-token-nft).  \n  \n> “CryptoPunks was what I would call a proof of concept for a crypto collectible. We thought it was very cool, but for us, the idea of taking that and combining it with video games was so obviously a better system.”  \n  \nIn 2018, they founded [Immutable](https://iq.wiki/wiki/immutable-x), a layer-2 scaling solution for games based on [Ethereum](https://iq.wiki/wiki/ethereum). [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-gjg7yiy0myb)  \n  \n> “I think all the value in the world – or most value in the world – [will end] up being under the hood, backed by blockchain technology.”  \n  \nImmutable started as Fuel Games, which was responsible for producing NFT-based games such as Gods Unchained and Guild of Guardians. The company underwent a rebranding in 2019 to Immutable. [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-gjg7yiy0myb)","summary":"James Ferguson is a co-founder of Immutable X, an Ethereum scaling solution, with expertise in game design, software development, and blockchain since 2015.","categories":[{"id":"people","title":"People in crypto"}],"promoted":0,"tags":[{"id":"Founders"}],"metadata":[{"id":"references","value":"[{\"id\":\"dkj3mzyeq49\",\"url\":\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesanthonyferguson/?originalSubdomain=au\",\"description\":\"Linkedin\",\"timestamp\":1681119110568},{\"id\":\"gjg7yiy0myb\",\"url\":\"https://www.forbes.com.au/covers/entrepreneurs/the-billion-dollar-brothers/\",\"description\":\"Forbes\",\"timestamp\":1681119220130}]"},{"id":"twitter_profile","value":"https://twitter.com/0xferg"},{"id":"linkedin_profile","value":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesanthonyferguson/?originalSubdomain=au"},{"id":"previous_cid","value":"QmYaSiTZQth1PC1oyaz6WBHW2xawAdxQge5SVnG3Gx8UvZ"}],"user":{"id":"0x6753061a4cffbc0A617e57E956A298D88702a94B"},"author":{"id":"0xfaF91FF28393Cf9292A351DbEa5FA6DCF34538D3","profile":{"username":"yena","avatar":""}},"media":[{"name":"6Hq25uEaeq8","id":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Hq25uEaeq8","size":"0","type":null,"source":"YOUTUBE"}],"views":6,"events":[],"ipfs":"QmYaSiTZQth1PC1oyaz6WBHW2xawAdxQge5SVnG3Gx8UvZ","transactionHash":"0xd087dcf80d44943d87468df74e313209c749af0bba144ba8f4bd1f69f7495f37","created":"2023-04-10T09:38:13.927Z","updated":"2023-04-10T09:38:13.927Z","images":[{"id":"QmSpD464g1RUi1bmgr3vpwn5ntYzMSVbRLUWvrrwuXSkn8","type":"image/jpeg, image/png"}],"linkedWikis":null}