
BlackPool Bulletin #32
SBF getting arrested, Illuvium opening their gates for 30 000 people, Axie partnering with Cloud9, Trump minting his own rare NFT, Metamask partnering with Paypal…
SBF getting arrested, Illuvium opening their gates for 30 000 people, Axie partnering with Cloud9, Trump minting his own rare NFT, Metamask partnering with Paypal…
What a week, Apes. Some hopium with good blockchain games, and it’s time to enjoy the end of the year properly: knowing that SBF is in one of the worst jails in the USA.
- Dina Belenkaya dropping the bass at the chess-boxing championship.
- SBF on holidays (in jail).
- A non-exhaustive list of cool ideas tech builders are working on.
- Our weekly RTFKT news…
- Axie Infinity x Cloud9… A fresh start?
- Degens saying stupid things about liquidity.
- MetaMask x PayPal… Privacy, you said?
- Trump and NFT in the same sentence…
- … Only if it’s to reveal a rug!
- SBF arrest Memory coins on POAP.
- Illuvium: Overworld opens their gates to 30 000 people. Are you in the lucky ones?
- A big adoption step for the Blockchain gaming industry: The #Gam3Awards.
- How to get non-crypto gamers into blockchain gaming?
- Blockchain gaming starting to look like actual gaming… a tl;dr.
- Drop that bass.
Does it look like I'm mixing? Give me a cool DJ name pic.twitter.com/oyzH024j5d
— Dina Belenkaya (@DinaBelenkaya) December 13, 2022
2. Not in the top 5 Trip Advisor resorts.
SBF is currently held in Fox Hill Prison, the only jail facility in The Bahamas.
— The Chainsaw (@chainsawdotcom) December 13, 2022
It’s horrid – here’s more about it. 🧵 pic.twitter.com/UFU2KRD8BO
3. A non-exhaustive list of cool ideas tech builders are working on.
4. Our weekly RTFKT news… The Cryptokicks IRL!
Cryptokicks iRL on SNKRS Live 🦿@RTFKT 🧊 pic.twitter.com/NbhcjeX89g
— Zaptio RTFKT (@Zaptio) December 14, 2022
5. Axie x Cloud9… A fresh start?
We’re proud to announce our partnership with @cloud9 and @C9Stratus!
— Axie Infinity | #AxieOrigins (@AxieInfinity) December 14, 2022
Welcome to the Axie Infinity community. 🤝
Let’s celebrate this special moment with a tournament.
An Axie Origins Tournament! ⚔️
📜 | https://t.co/TrVTm9AIfx pic.twitter.com/Zhmifi0Vzy
6. Fake it until you (don’t) make it?
NFT degens are really out here writing threads that adding liquidity is terrible for market places because it’ll give people the opportunity to sell rather than being trapped in a project. https://t.co/VbBhsTp4Sp
— K A L E O (@CryptoKaleo) December 15, 2022
7. Another cross-over nobody asked for. What are your thoughts on this?
Our US users will now be able to fund their wallet with ETH via @PayPal! 🦊
— MetaMask 🦊💙 (@MetaMask) December 14, 2022
Rolling out in the next weeks in the US, excl. Hawaii, through our mobile app (make sure to update to v5.13.0)🧵👇https://t.co/392JwFYF3m
8. Not sure we want to add anything to the tweet itself…
You might think the Trump NFTs are a scam, but if you buy 45 NFTs of any Shotgun Trump or Wall Street Trump — so, roughly $4500 worth — you get to become his new VP or Secretary of Defense pic.twitter.com/55opKNFQ6Z
— Altcoin Daily (@AltcoinDailyio) December 15, 2022
9. Are you surprised?
1/ Turns out Donald Trump minted a thousand of his own nfts to his vault wallet
— OKHotshot (@NFTherder) December 17, 2022
Keeping a giant portion of the most rare nfts in his collection for himself
The 2nd minted nft was a rare 1-of-1, the chances ... pic.twitter.com/3m0MQGQydp
10. You can buy an NFT memory coin of SBF's arrest. Who said it was only for historical monuments?
The arrest of SBF is one of the most memorable events in the history of crypto.
— AnthonyBertolino.eth 🦇🔊🐼 (@iDecentralized) December 15, 2022
You now have a chance to own the digital collectible for a little over $2!
All funds go to ecosystem.poap.eth to support @poapxyz as a public good.https://t.co/rALU6MSyeH pic.twitter.com/4aUqPg3eEq
11. Illuvium: Overworld opens their gates to 30 000 people. Are you one of the lucky ones?
Illuvium: Overworld Private Beta is now LIVE!💥
— Illuvium (@illuviumio) December 12, 2022
If you’re one of the lucky 30,000 with access, head to https://t.co/EZR50meMiw to download the game and start taking your first steps, collecting your first resources, and capturing your first Illuvials! pic.twitter.com/YXgXcz0thx
12. A big adoption step for the Blockchain gaming industry: The #Gam3Awards.
congratulations to all the winners in our inaugural 2022 #GAM3Awards ✨
— Polkastarter Gaming (@PolkastarterGG) December 15, 2022
we can’t wait to see what’s in store for you, and the entire industry in 2023.
for more information & a recap of the awards, visit ➡️ https://t.co/uK4Ymsc65d pic.twitter.com/PjFYliUwMz
13. How to get non-crypto gamers into blockchain gaming?

14. Blockchain gaming starting to look like actual gaming… a tl;dr.

And that's all folks! See you next week...
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