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#btcgame Bitcoin Empire on iOS and Android pays out real BTC to players, but is the digital mining grind worth the meager rewards?I’ve mined billions of dollars of entirely fake BTC over the last couple weeks in Bitcoin Empire, an iOS and Android game that lets you earn real Bitcoin rewards for building out a simulated mining business from your virtual bedroom.

Of course, the amount of actual Bitcoin that I’ve earned for hours upon hours of tapping the screen and watching interminable video ads is far less than what my character racked up in the game. It’s a pittance, really. But is it still worth your time?

Bitcoin Empire hails from Fumb Games, the same developer that has already delivered a pair of Bitcoin-paying mining simulators—the fun, retro-style Bitcoin Miner, and the generic but solid enough Idle Mine, a gem-excavating game. It’s free to download and play, but loaded with video ads that pop up every couple minutes, plus others that are optional but offer big boosts.