
BlackPool Bulletin #37
Not a lot is happening in the blockchain gaming universe this week. But the paradoxical mood of this bear market is still omnipresent: you can see, side by side, beautiful community-owned projects like TreasureDAO, and clowns with their omnipotent and designed-to-die projects like Genesis or FTX.
Not a lot is happening in the blockchain gaming universe this week. But the paradoxical mood of this bear market is still omnipresent: you can see, side by side, beautiful community-owned projects like TreasureDAO, and clowns with their omnipotent and designed-to-die projects like Genesis or FTX.
In the end, it is always a question of balance. Highs and lows, progression and regression, decentralisation and recentralisation. You can’t lose what you don’t own, but how long can you keep what you own? Where will we be in a few years with tokenised reputations and Soul Bound Tokens? Wait, survive, and see.
- Uncanny anomalies in Cryptopunks on-chain data.
- A thread about how Treasure DAO is running their project.
- The National Australia Bank about to launch a Stablecoin on the Ethereum & Algorand blockchains.
- New FTX CEO John J. Ray III is considering restarting FTX. 🤡
- Genesis’ largest creditors list.
- A bankruptcy to unveil a beautiful ecosystem. Or not.
- Time Breachers on Near Protocol. Why?
- And the role of guilds in Time Breachers ecosystem.
- Guild of Guardians partnering with 8 titanic esports teams.
- Everything you need to know about Autoglyph, the 2nd Larva Labs project.
- Let's dig into the last Yuga Labs mint Smart Contract.
- Reputation based system, where are we heading?
- Uncanny anomalies in Cryptopunks on-chain data.
Curious anomalies⚠️found while auditing on-chain @cryptopunksnfts traits. TLDR: blending on-chain traits doesn’t always produce color values matching hashed punks.png in original contract😳Calling all punk sleuths & "HEX-perts" to weigh in? pic.twitter.com/6iJiXI7KYw
— jeremy.eth (@posvar) January 17, 2023
2. A thread about how is Treasure DAO running their project.
In crypto, community is prioritized as much as it is misunderstood.
— smolthots.eth (@smol_thots) January 16, 2023
Here, I dissect how we identify in the age of financial networks, and explore how @Treasure_DAO taps its social capital to offer Community-as-a-Service, as made manifest by $MAGIC. https://t.co/dTgdeckUS8
3. The National Australia Bank about to launch a Stablecoin on the Ethereum & Algorand blockchains.
National Australia Bank to Launch Stablecoin on Ethereum, Algorand: Report
— Decrypt (@decryptmedia) January 19, 2023
► https://t.co/9HoGJNXt2F https://t.co/9HoGJNXt2F
4. New FTX CEO John J. Ray III is considering restarting FTX. Who said 🤡?
[DB] New FTX CEO John J. Ray III Says He's Considering Restarting Crypto Exchange: WSJ
— db (@tier10k) January 19, 2023
5. Genesis’ largest creditors list.
🚨 JUST SAW IT: Genesis’ largest creditors include 👇
— The Chainsaw (@chainsawdotcom) January 20, 2023
— Gemini, $765 million
— Mirana Corp, crypto venture fund, $151 million
— Moonalpha, trading under Babel Finance, $150 million
— Decentraland, $55 million
— VanEck, $53 million
— Big Time Studios, $20 million
6. A bankruptcy to unveil a beautiful ecosystem. Or not.
Genesis bankruptcy is going to reveal the entire crypto leverage cycle.
— Alfa (@alphaketchum) January 20, 2023
Enjoy. pic.twitter.com/X9zduPzlQY
7. Time Breachers on Near Protocol. Why?
[1/8] 📢Some of you asked, "what chain are we deploying on? Time Breachers will be deployed exclusively on @NEARProtocol at first, and then we will bridge several major ecosystems.
— Time Breachers (@timebreachers) January 17, 2023
Wish to understand why?
⬇️Here is a thread explaining our decision⬇️ pic.twitter.com/ZWosZtXR4W
8. About the role of guilds in Time Breachers ecosystem.
Guilds will have an important position in Time Breachers' ecosystem.
— Time Breachers (@timebreachers) January 17, 2023
PvP Competition, PvE Raids, items trading...
If you're part of a Guild and are interested in our Universe, reach out to us either in DM or through Discord so we can onboard you 🤝https://t.co/bnWBDCz30K pic.twitter.com/FVX02cZzNk
9. Guild of Guardians partnering with 8 titanic esports teams. A mass adoption game changer? Wait & see.
We're THRILLED to announce the Esports Exclusives Sale w' 8 of the biggest TITANS in esports!🔥
— GuildOfGuardians (@GuildOfGuardian) January 18, 2023
A history first, esports teams will be repped by playable characters in-game that players can truly own💪
Learn how YOU can own a piece of gaming history! https://t.co/yAO8jgkS7h
🧵 pic.twitter.com/WVXnWqMn3B
10. Everything you need to know about Autoglyph, the 2nd Larva Labs project. (Forget it, floor price is 400+eth).
1/ Autoglyphs are the 1st on-chain generative artworks on Ethereum
— Da Vinci 🧵 (@davincithreads) January 19, 2023
Here is everything you need to know in
The Autoglyph Almanack
A 🧵 pic.twitter.com/NR2G7v0pek
11. Let's dig into the last Yuga Labs mint Smart Contract. Did they improve after the Otherside mess?
Yuga Labs just launched their first NFT collection since the Otherside deeds.
— cygaar (@0xCygaar) January 18, 2023
Let's dig into the "Sewer Pass" contracts and see if the Yuga team has improved their smart contract skills since last time 🧵: pic.twitter.com/Fb4ZArt0rr
12. Reputation based system, where are we heading? Paradox, totalitarianism or clean incentive?

That's all folks, see you next week!
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