Breakout Coin, the gaming industry payment coin, has announced that it has raised over 700 BTC (close to $500,000 USD) in its public crowdsale so far. The three-week long campaign on the cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex ends today at 7 PM PDT.

“The Breakout Crowdfund has raised 721.25 BTC and distributed 838.82 shares worth approximately 4500.00 BRK each”, the BRK crowdfund page on Bittrex reads (at press time).

The Breakout Coin (BRK) crowdsale, which began June 13, offered a 25 percent bonus for buyers in its first hour, followed by a 15 percent bonus for the entire first week, helping to skyrocket early coin sales. A total of more than 6.6 million Breakout Coins were initially offered, which along with a prior sale and tokens for incentivizing players and gaming sites, will bring the total number of BRK in existence to 19,500,000.

“We’re delighted by the community’s response acknowledging the bright future for a secure blockchain token for online gaming,” said Breakout Coin Co-Founder Paul Kim. “We’re eager to continue building momentum throughout the duration of the crowdsale.”

Breakout Gaming has already launched their free play poker site at https://breakoutpoker.net, offering players from around the world the opportunity to play for free and win BRK, and is set to launch their new eSports site on July 15th. In August, Breakout plans on introducing a full digital game store, featuring thousands of the most popular titles from top publishers.