BlackPool Bulletin #6
We know that our troops need to be one step ahead of the markets so our apes gathered the latest news about Play & Earn, NFTs, and Blockchain Games from the week.
This week: Fundraising, Fundraising, and Fundraising, Serena Williams advising Sorare, Microsoft is buying Activision and a guide to becoming a Wizard of Web3
Tables of Content :
- How to Become a Wizard of Web3
- Konvoy Ventures perspective on blockchain gaming
- Axie Infinity news and announcements: Builders Program and Grants
- Warning on Opensea transfers: 0xHomura warns us of an easy mistake to avoid
- Cometh wearables for your Luchadores
- Things are getting spicy for SpiceDAO
- Ncore raises $10M for blockchain gaming
- Head of Gaming interview at YouTube Delphi Digital
- Snapshot X collaboration with StarkWare
- No chill for shill in Spain
- BAYC Mercato
- Game of blocks Litepaper
- YNWA in the So Far podcast
- Serena Williams, Sorare, Web3 and MoonPay
- Microsoft is buying Activision Blizzard
- Guild of Guardians Raids Leaks and Guardian of the Week announcement
- Animoca Brands raises $388M
- A $10M raise for POAP
- Stock X is implementing NFTs
- Adidas, Prada and “The Metaverse Roadmap”
- YGG Indian SubGuild Indi GG raises $6M
- Understanding the YGG Community Airdrop
- Meta is watching (and selling) you
- The Everai reveal is close, let’s see some teasers
- NFTs and fewer fees? Looks like a gem!
- Treasure Dao and BridgeWorld: When $MAGIC comes to you
- Twitter NFT profile pictures are now live (and hexagonal)
- Cometh Balancing #3: NFTs integration, new cards and alphas
- For the Moon boys out there, be prepared for Moon Knight
1- How to Become a Wizard of Web3
Interested in learning the magic behind Web3? Sorcier, one of our blog contributors, wrote an article about the parallels between the world of Harry Potter and Web3! English and Baguette versions are available!
Interested in Web3 but everything seems esoteric and hard to understand?
— Air force one without the force 🌊🍸⚒️🦍🧙⬜ (@0xSorcier) January 19, 2022
Here is my first article on @viamirror 🧙♂️https://t.co/Vmtm0Anr3g
2 - Konvoy Ventures perspective on blockchain gaming
Konvoy Ventures thread on their blockchain gaming perspective
“We have seen an evolution in focus from founders as the space has incrementally progressed: Ability to Earn → Ease of Crypto Adoption → Games-First Mentality → Genre Alignment → Creator Economies”
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— Konvoy Ventures (@konvoyventures) December 6, 2021
Our perspective on blockchain gaming today.
Full post: https://t.co/fWuxl0eYtq
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3 - Axie Infinity news and announcements: Builders Program and Grants
Multiple big news and announcements for Axie Infinity!
The applications for the second round of Axie Esports grants are live. More than 7500 AXS allocated.
Applications for the second round of Axie Esports grants are live!
— Axie Infinity🦇🔊 (@AxieInfinity) January 16, 2022
7500 AXS will be allocated across 75+ events through June of this year.
Learn more about the new requirements to be selected and submit your proposal at:https://t.co/YM2VC71m6q pic.twitter.com/MFQNkwMGwN
Axie just deployed their pre-season 20 Balancing Patch.
We've just deployed a pre-season 20 Balancing patch!
— Axie Infinity🦇🔊 (@AxieInfinity) January 17, 2022
We’ve released this patch prior to the release of the season to ensure sufficient time for play-testing.
Full details 👇https://t.co/UoDe56rF9H
The community is Axie Infinity's first brick; this is why they just announced the launch of the Infinity Builders Program!
Today, we take an important step in our mission to build Axie alongside the community.
— Axie Infinity🦇🔊 (@AxieInfinity) January 19, 2022
We’re excited to announce the launch of the Axie Infinity Builders Program!
Full details 👇https://t.co/0gGrhv29Jw
Upptic is partnering with Axie to boost its mainstream audience.
We're thrilled to announce our partnership with @AxieInfinity and @SkyMavisHQ to scale the industry's leading blockchain game to mainstream audiences! Exciting times ahead!#blockchain #web3 #gaming #mobilegames #marketinghttps://t.co/TTJd31B7fg
— Upptic (@upptic) January 19, 2022
Axies set free! all aboard the Lunacian Express!
This is a day we’ve been looking forward to since 2018.
— Axie Infinity🦇🔊 (@AxieInfinity) January 20, 2022
Axie releasing, an important component to Axies’ lives and a key lever in our quest for economic balance, is finally here!
Full details 👇 https://t.co/MTJeiktd9t pic.twitter.com/hC0IKpdHX7
4 - Warning on Opensea transfers: 0xHomura warns us of an easy mistake to avoid
Homura0x warns us not to capitalise the 0X in your address 0x. An easy mistake to make.
HUGE PSA! @opensea apparently does some fucky shit with your address when attempting to transfer an NFT. No matter what you do DO NOT CAPITALIZE THE X IN 0X. Here is an example where I attempted to send myself an NFT
— Homura (@Homura0x) January 16, 2022
5 - Cometh wearables for your Luchadores
Cometh and Luchadores are teasing us with Cometh wearables and some pinatas to break. More details to come.
Two #LUCHA pools coming to the #ComethSwap today, with 5 rewards! Which one will be yours?? 🙈☄️@LuchadoresNFT #Cometh #Swap #GameFi #PlayToEarn https://t.co/2XyQV649rO
— Cometh (@MUSTCometh) January 17, 2022
🗓️Coming to Polygon late January
— Luchadores.io (@LuchadoresNFT) January 13, 2022
👕5 wearable items in each set - ERC1155
🪅Obtain wearables by purchasing and breaking Piñatas
🎲Each piñata contains 1 random wearable - Using Chainlink VRF
📊Wearables will eventually impact Luchador stats
6 - Things are getting spicy for SpiceDAO
Remember SpiceDAO? They are getting some backlash as some members are proposing to scan the pages, sell them, and then burn the book.
Buy an original pre-print of Dune for $3M, scan and sell the pages on #Ethereum at $60K a pop (~$13M profit), burn the original book.https://t.co/JduLhgGJjr
— Péter Szilágyi (karalabe.eth) (@peter_szilagyi) January 17, 2022
And we wonder why people hate crypto. I'm ashamed to have enabled someone to even think about doing this.
Some issues on copyrighting rights are also on the way… you better watch out for sandworms now!
7 - Ncore raises $10M for blockchain gaming
The Indian gaming firm nCore Games just announced a $10 million raise backed by AnimocaBrand, Galaxy Interactive, and Polygon.
We at nCore are excited to partner with the best in the industry with @animocabrands, @glxydotgg, @0xPolygon and Hyperedge Capital to build the next range of products. Our gratitude goes to angel investors who believe in us and support in this journey.https://t.co/YruAM8zrl8
— nCORE Games (@nCore_games) January 17, 2022
8 - Head of Gaming interview at YouTube Delphi Digital
The head of Gaming at YouTube spoke about blockchain game development and more in the latest Delphi Digital Podcast.
I spoke with the @Delphi_Digital team about all things blockchain game development and web2 / web3.
— Ryan Wyatt (fwiz.eth) (@Fwiz) January 17, 2022
Great chatting with @pierskicks and @YanLiberman!
Listen here: https://t.co/yfeNaYphOn pic.twitter.com/UMqkVTkCMV
9 - Snapshot X collaboration with StarkWare
Snapshot is introducing Snapshot X in collaboration with the StarkWare team.
Introducing Snapshot Xhttps://t.co/bj2U9BO1uE
— Snapshot (@SnapshotLabs) January 17, 2022
10 - No chill for shill in Spain
Spain is coming hard on crypto influencers with more than 100k followers.
Spain to crack down on crypto influencer posts: FT
— db (@tier10k) January 17, 2022
Influencers with more than 100k followers in Spain will have to notify the watchdog of the content of their crypto promotions with at least 10 days of notice. Fines for non-compliance could reach €3… https://t.co/hNzkPxcaLg
11 - BAYC Mercato
Neymar's move to the BAYC is confirmed.
I am an ape! #community #art #BoredApeYC pic.twitter.com/iOe3E0H2t6
— Neymar Jr (@neymarjr) January 20, 2022
Is Madonna the next one?
@LindseyByrnes I’m glad you saved it for me.
— Madonna (@Madonna) January 17, 2022
Ape well chosen. Now what?
12 - Game of Blocks Litepaper
Game of Blocks is releasing its Litepaper.
👀The time is now! Happy to share the Litepaper with you all <3 Thank you again for all of you who supported us early.
— Game of Blocks (@game_of_blocks) January 18, 2022
🚀We are just getting started...https://t.co/ykSA06zTAY pic.twitter.com/AnNb7M1hGQ
13 - YNWA in the So Far podcast
You never walk alone with BlackPool and YNWA. Find the man itself on this week's So Far podcast.
This week I was joined by @blockchainYNWA on the So Far, #Sorare podcast 🎙
— John Nellis (@JohnNellis_) January 21, 2022
We covered lots of your questions, single scarcity divisions, affiliates, Blackpool and all sorts 👀
Listen: https://t.co/T8U5oye6TB pic.twitter.com/gyD4fYbEVe
14 - Serena Williams, Sorare, Web3 and MoonPay
Serena Williams is joining the Sorare team as Board Advisor. Probably nothing…
The biggest athlete of our time knows what it means to #OwnYourGame.
— Sorare (@Sorare) January 20, 2022
We're excited to welcome @serenawilliams to the Sorare team as Board Advisor.
Find out about how Serena will help us in our expansion across new sport categories and more. https://t.co/6k8eosAwX1
GM @Sorare
— Serena Williams (@serenawilliams) January 20, 2022
Excited to join as Board Advisor and shape Web3 and the future of sports fandom. pic.twitter.com/T7Sy7pB3M4
The tennis woman is all in Web3, and she’s now part of the Bored Ape Yacht Club.
— Serena Williams (@serenawilliams) January 20, 2022
It’s not only Serena who joined Sorare this week, Moonpay is a new payment option in the game.
We're delighted to announce that we've partnered with @moonpay to offer our community a new payment option. 🌕⚽️
— Sorare (@Sorare) January 21, 2022
To celebrate, we are offering our community 0% MoonPay transaction fees for the first 3 months of launch. 🔥
Find out how it works here ⬇️https://t.co/f420c2h9bg
15 - Microsoft is buying Activision Blizzard
Microsoft announced one of the biggest news in Gaming, a hell of a start to 2022. Activision -Blizzard is getting acquired for 70 billion dollars. Yes, that many zeros (10).
Here is a 🧵on Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion.
— Daniel Ahmad (@ZhugeEX) January 19, 2022
A general summary of everything I've tweeted over the past day + extracts from the note to clients we published yesterday.
2015: Vitalik builds Ethereum because Activision Blizzard nerfs warlock in WoW.
— hack3r.eth (@WebbEmotional) January 18, 2022
2021: NFTs take off on Ethereum, gaming looks to follow.
2022: Microsoft buys Activision Blizzard in metaverse race.
2024: Microsoft launches metaverse running on Ethereum using DAO governance. pic.twitter.com/6RrWZ3jVHV
16 - Guild of Guardians Raids Leaks and Guardian of the week announcement
GoG is announcing its new weekly series “Guardian of the Week”, to celebrate their community members.
We're excited to share the FIRST edition of our new weekly series 'Guardian of the Week' - in celebration of our community members and their AMAZING contributions 💪
— GuildOfGuardians (@GuildOfGuardian) January 20, 2022
Meet @coolspotato, the BOSS behind The GOG Handbook 😎
Community is KING! 👑 👉 https://t.co/NkPzDmGkri pic.twitter.com/oZDmGX4xvP
Interested in the Guild of Guardians’ Raids? The teasing has started :
The first official RAID screen leak!!
— GuildOfGuardians (@GuildOfGuardian) January 18, 2022
GOG morninggg from the Winter Golem ❄️❄️ pic.twitter.com/P19APec8Ag
Choose your raid
GOG morning Guardians 💙
— GuildOfGuardians (@GuildOfGuardian) January 19, 2022
The time has come to assemble your raid ⚔️
How will YOU be contributing? pic.twitter.com/uF9frJjrif
Assemble your team
Guild Raid Party:
— GuildOfGuardians (@GuildOfGuardian) January 20, 2022
Full ✅
Equipped ✅
LFG!!!! ⚔️❄️ pic.twitter.com/dax2jRzv7L
Raid in progress
17 - Animoca Brands raises $358M
Animoca Brands raised 358 888 888 dollars. The valuation of the company is now $5 billion (pre-money).
We are humbled to announce we raised US$358,888,888 in a round led by @LCVentures. This values Animoca Brands at US$5 billion (pre-money). We continue to advance our glorious plans for the #openmetaverse and #NFTs. Great things ahead! Press release here: https://t.co/5UF1GqvzBm pic.twitter.com/X74xgep1OQ
— Animoca Brands (@animocabrands) January 18, 2022
18 - A $10M raise for POAP
POAP raises $10M to accelerate human and protocol development.
We did a thing !one!1! 🤭🤩🏅https://t.co/dIu6jCZiMo
— POAP - Bookmarks of your life (@poapxyz) January 18, 2022
19 - Stock X is implementing NFTs
Stock X introduces NFTs with StockXVault.
NFTs are on StockX.
— StockX (@stockx) January 18, 2022
Introducing #StockXVault: a digital NFT that’s backed by a physical product and stored in an official StockX facility.
Learn more: https://t.co/zGzuaftXZU
Now, secure yours ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/l9i2bzV28B
20 - Adidas, Prada and “The Metaverse Roadmap”
Adidas is bringing updates to its 'Into The Metaverse' roadmap.
gm Into the Metaverse community 👋
— adidas Originals (@adidasoriginals) January 19, 2022
We’re working hard to bring you our first ever Into the Metaverse (ITM) roadmap. In the meantime, we have some exciting updates for you.
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Gucci is partnering with Adidas for Prada re-source.
Introducing adidas for @Prada re-source —an ambitious first-of-its-kind NFT project featuring user-generated and creator-owned art, in collaboration with digital artist @zachlieberman.
— adidas Originals (@adidasoriginals) January 20, 2022
3,000 tiles, 1 canvas. Play.
Learn more at https://t.co/biHgWL4rQq#adidasforPradaNFT pic.twitter.com/bKBnmkWDWI
21 - YGG Indian SubGuild IndiGG raises $6M
The YGG Indian SubGuild IndiGG has raised $6M to boost play-to-earn gaming in India!
IndiGG has raised $6M to boost play-to-earn gaming in India! 🇮🇳
— IndiGG (@YGGIndia) January 19, 2022
Investors include @Sequoia_India, @LightspeedIndia, @animocabrands, @variantfund, @jumpcapital and more.
Thanks again to @YieldGuild x @_PolygonStudios for putting gamers first!
Read more: https://t.co/PyBcKCtPVX
22 - Understanding the YGG Community Airdrop
Speaking of YGG, they are going behind the curtains of the design for the YGG Community Airdrop.
A legend for some, and a life-changing NFT for others. ⚔️🛡
— Yield Guild Games (@YieldGuild) January 20, 2022
Pioneering gamified NFT airdrops in the guild space; Get to know more about the YGG SWORD AND SHIELD in this article below 👇#WeAreYGGhttps://t.co/NwOtbcgu4j
23 - Meta is watching (and selling) you
Meta is patenting technologies in order to track biometrics information and sell more precise ads. The future looks bright…
“A series of patents recently granted to Meta show how Facebook plans to collect biometric information like body poses and pupil movement, and use it to sell virtual ads.” https://t.co/CkdUn5CzSo
— Surveillance Killjoy (@hypervisible) January 19, 2022
24 - The Everai reveal is close, let’s see some teasers
Screenshots Labs are beginning the teasing of their new game The Everai.
One Everai is about to awaken...
— Everai (@TheEverai) January 18, 2022
From artists who worked on @OnePieceAnime @dragonballsuper @MHAOfficial @Jujutsu_Kaisen_ @starwars vision
---#Everai⚡️Everglyphs will open soon@ScreenshotLabs x @mhdart89 x @Qpointillart pic.twitter.com/1LO5s9YZar
Protect the present. . . #Everai pic.twitter.com/WPUx0PJmS8
— Everai (@TheEverai) January 19, 2022
25 - NFTs and fewer fees? Looks like a gem!
The NFT aggregator Gem.xyz is now live.
G(e)m frens. We’re proud to announce that Gem is now live! We’re the best-in-class NFT aggregator. Buy multiple NFTs using our Web 3 shopping cart, pay with any token and save up to 39% on gas fees. Try it out now at https://t.co/IMkWBkpTSJ 💎🧵https://t.co/i1Mf9Sri06
— gem.xyz (@gemxyz) January 19, 2022
26 - Treasure Dao and BridgeWorld : When $MAGIC comes to you
Interested in BridgeWorld and TreasureDAO? Then the Bridgeworld Master Game Guide is for you. TLDR? You should.
BRIDGEWORLD MASTER GAME GUIDEhttps://t.co/qwrM88IgJn pic.twitter.com/4rnF9nP8FI
— TreasureDAO (@Treasure_DAO) January 20, 2022
Br0keboy96 did an incredible job explaining Bridgeworld in a mega Twitter thread.
1/ Welcome To Bridgeworld, a megathread 🧵
— brokeboy96.eth (@Br0keboy96) January 20, 2022
Bridgeworld (BW) is a community driven game of strategic commerce, trade and domination which is also the future hub for the Gigaverse.
Resources, strategy and social coordination will be key to success and riches within BW.
27 - Twitter NFT profile pictures are now live (and hexagonal)
It's now possible to put your NFT as a profile picture with Twitter Blue!
gm!
— Twitter Blue (@TwitterBlue) January 20, 2022
You asked (a lot), so we made it. Now rolling out in Labs: NFT Profile Pictures on iOS pic.twitter.com/HFyspS4cQW
28 - Cometh Balancing #3 : NFTs integration, new cards and alphas
Cometh Battle is improving week after week. Find how in the new Cometh Balancing medium.
29 - For the Moon boys out there, be prepared for Moon Knight
That's all Folks! Have a great week and see you on Monday for the AMA with OVR!
Looking forward to chatting with our friends at @OVRtheReality this coming Monday, as they’ve been busy with perfecting their technology… 🌍📷👀
— BlackPool (@BlackpoolHQ) January 20, 2022
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