Yes, you can. We also made emeralds easier to find in this first stage so we have lots of them flowing inside the world. Emeralds are also good for buying stuf

Yes, you can. We also made emeralds easier to find in this first stage so we have lots of them flowing inside the world. Emeralds are also good for buying stuff other people craft, tipping other players and entering tournaments, and we are working on more ways to use them. We have found most players don't cash out and use it to have fun