This is just another failure which couldn't takeoff and anyone with a half-decent brain could see this coming because PVP crypto based games are rarely successful based on what I observed.
I don't think that this was a shady project. Op clearly quit for reasons that only he is aware of.
In as much we don't see the happening side of this project let's just give him the benefits of the doubt by believing in the project just maybe there might be an exception and he might just record a success.
If most of this ideas newbies bring are really put to consideration there might be a little sense out if it, just a little, doing researches and findings is not an easy thing so kudos to him.