
BlackPool Bulletin #7
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: No $TIME To Die : Madness in Wonderland, $Ron is live, Sorare is introducing My Team, OpenSea has new issues and Warner Music is entering the Sandbox.
Tables of Content :
- McDonald's is hiring
- Nike is looking for a Metaverse Director
- The Block is also looking for new troops and offers a 1 ETH Grant
- Why gaming is the new Big Tech battleground
- Game of Blocks explained to the new players and Everai whitelist
- OpenSea listing problem
- This NFT allows people to know your IP
- Guild of Guardians continues its Raid teasing and a fan-made website to find your Guild is now available
- YGG has acquired Axie Alert Philippines in a move to expand in the Philippines and internationally
- NFT Paris Panel replay and After-movie
- Bridgeworld is live and might be the next Axie Infinity
- A.S.V ? Welcome to Blockscan Chat.
- The war against Gaming NFTs is growing stronger
- Sorare is introducing My Teams
- Started from Youtube Gaming, now at Polygon
- Axie Infinity: Ron is live, Long live the Ron
- Skyweaver open beta is coming, with some shiny crystals for the beta tester
- Blizzard into the Metaverse?
- The IMF urges El Salvador to remove Bitcoin as Legal Tender - answer: nope
- Big Time is revealing Merlin, Evermore Chronomancer Instructor
- Diem for sale: Reduction on assets by Meta
- Echelon Foundation Whitepaper and Parrall Prime Proposal are out!
- Cometh Stellar soundtrack: a new sound from space
- Discord Whitelist Grinders for hire: the sad truth behind the engage to earn whitelist
- DAO will change the way gaming communities will operate
- Warner Music is entering The Sandbox
- No $TIME To Die: Madness in Wonderland
- Ubisoft: a new key partner for Frontier.
- BAYC Mercato
- Pimp your Luchadores with Cometh Gear
1. McDonald's is hiring
You need a new job? McDonald's is opening positions for people coming from Web3. Rekt qualifications required.
how are you doing people who run crypto twitter accounts
— McDonald's (@McDonalds) January 24, 2022
2. Nike is looking for a Metaverse Director
If you’re interested in working in Web3, Nike is hiring.
BREAKING: Nike is hiring a Metaverse Director
— Blockworks (@Blockworks_) January 27, 2022
And it’s not the first time.
In fact, Nike has posted 5 metaverse related jobs in the last 2 weeks pic.twitter.com/uHazhZHPLM
— Blockworks (@Blockworks_) January 27, 2022
3. The Block is also looking for new troops, and offers a 1 ETH Grant
The media "The Block" is looking for 6 new people. And a 1 ETH grant is open for the first one scoring above 90% to their test.
If you got rekt too much or simply want to work full time in crypto, The Block Research is hiring for six open positions.
— Larry Cermak (@lawmaster) January 25, 2022
1 ETH for the first candidate that takes the knowledge test and scores above 90%.https://t.co/r66UT4lBcl
4. Why gaming is the new Big Tech battleground
An interesting article on why gaming will be the next big thing and a new war is at the horizon.
“The new critical mass is bigger than ever, someone’s going to create a games service with hundreds of millions of subscribers.” Bing Gordon, an established video game executive and venture capitalist.
“Every one of these [tech] companies knows gaming is going to be a growth area, and it ties into their metaverse ambitions more broadly.” With the virtual worlds of games expanding to become venues where players can do things like make purchases or watch movies, “everything you do in the real world you will be able to do inside games.” Michael Wolf, a media consultant.
5. Game of Blocks explained to the new players and Everai whitelist
Game of Blocks just released a how-to video explaining the perks of their Genesis Land, how to get them and what to do with them?
➡️New Video explaining GoB for new players.https://t.co/OMgzAOD3w2
— Game of Blocks (@game_of_blocks) January 23, 2022
🤯The video explains perks of our Genesis Land #NFTs and how to get them. As well as our vision for the upcoming #PlayToEarn game.
❤️Don't forget to like and subscribe ^_^ pic.twitter.com/G3pxZPMBqE
And whitelist for Everai for Game of Blocks holders !
Game of Blocks x Everai
— Game of Blocks (@game_of_blocks) January 29, 2022
1000 Mintlist spots will be reserved for Game of Blocks Genesis Land Holders (https://t.co/nCefXWb0od).
Holders will be prioritized by the total amount of Genesis Lands they hold.
Only 1 Mintlist spot will be attributed per wallet.
Much love GoB fam!
6. An Opensea listing problem allows people to buy NFT not showing as listed
A listing problem in OpenSea allows people to buy NFTs way underfloor as those don't appear as listed on the Marketplace.
Urgent Issue: Someone is capitalising on the OpenSea listing problem and buying all the NFTs affected with the issue. They’ve made hundreds of ETH already.
— Loopify 🧙♂️ (@Loopifyyy) January 24, 2022
Please check https://t.co/5O6yiWy7cs before transferring your NFTs back to a wallet! pic.twitter.com/9NwxxTjViE
Cap10bad explains how the exploit is possible.
1/ Recently there's been an @opensea exploit that has allowed for assets to be purchased at greatly discounted prices, including 3 freshdrops passes, a BAYC https://t.co/8pEgeXkOBo, multiple MAYCs, and more. I did some research this morning and here's what's happening -> a 🧵👇
— cap10bad.ΞTH | freshdrops.io (@cap10bad) December 31, 2021
7. This NFT allows people to know your IP
Another day, another Opensea exploit. An NFT is allowing people to access your IP if you view it.
New: this NFT will steal your IP address.
— Joseph Cox (@josephfcox) January 27, 2022
Viewing this and some other NFTs on marketplace OpenSea will send your IP to the NFT creator, because OpenSea lets people load custom code, including HTML. NFTs can gather data on viewers. Confirmed with my own IP https://t.co/fuwhx5cHbV
8. Guild of Guardians continues its Raid teasing and a fan-made website to find your Guild is now available
Here is the final part of the Raid : The victory screen!
GOG morning Guardians.
— GuildOfGuardians (@GuildOfGuardian) January 24, 2022
The raid is complete.
⚔️ VICTORY IS OURS!! ⚔️ pic.twitter.com/hgTMMY1ZxA
Interested into joining a Guild? Guild page is live on gogheroes.com and BlackPool will also be hiring soon! Join us in our discord if you are into GoG and want to wear BlackPool colours.
1/ @GuildOfGuardian GoG Fam!. https://t.co/Ibb7MDH86f Guild Page are Live !
— Jeerow (@jeerow) January 23, 2022
Guilds can post there recruitment post and details
Players can also browse and check each Guilds!@NickXGOG @GoGAcademy @xdereklau @StepFamGang @lhfernandz95 #GuildOfGuardians $gog pic.twitter.com/knuaZhouVd
9. YGG has acquired Axie Alert Philippines in a move to expand in the Philippines and internationally
Yield Guild Games, the play to earn guild just announced they are acquiring AAPH, a leading Axie Community in the Philippines.
@YieldGuild has acquired AAPH in a move to expand more in the Philippines and internationally.
— Axies Alerts PH (@officialAAPH) January 24, 2022
More info in the coming weeks. @YGGPilipinas pic.twitter.com/K28ZUg3QBs
Speaking of YGG, BlackPool will be this Sunday in the YGG Managers Cup.
The @blackpoolhq Academy is the scholarship division of BlackPool Finance HQ.
— Yield Guild Games (@YieldGuild) January 27, 2022
Apart from Axie, BlackPool is involved in other top and upcoming exciting Play-to-Earn games coming in 2022. 🎮
Catch them this Sunday at the YGG Managers Cup Episode 6!#WeAreYGG https://t.co/4E68KIBmpk
10. Nft Paris Panel replay and After-Movie
Already missing NFT Paris ? You can watch the replay here:
And here is a cool after-movie.
BOOOOOOOM pic.twitter.com/AZvcny6bjg
— NFT PARIS 🇫🇷 (@nft_paris) January 28, 2022
11. Bridgeworld is live and might be the next Axie Infinity
Bridgeworld by TreasureDAO is live!
BRIDGEWORLD IS LIVEhttps://t.co/DsykjlMBOY
— TreasureDAO (@Treasure_DAO) January 24, 2022
And 0xDominic tells us why he believe Bridgeworld and the $MAGIC ecosystem might be the next big Play & Earn.
1/ Why I believe Bridgeworld and the $MAGIC ecosystem being built by @Treasure_DAO is the next @AxieInfinity / @DefiKingdoms - A thread 🧵
— Dominic (@0xDominic) January 25, 2022
12. A.S.V ?Welcome to Blockscan Chat
Want to chat with a 0x address ? Etherscan got your back with Blockscan Chat.
Wonder what this is for...? 👀 pic.twitter.com/asyJejYivq
— “The Etherscan” (@etherscan) January 25, 2022
13. The war against Gaming NFTs is growing stronger
Tocelot, General Partner at A16z an specialised in gaming, wrote a good thread on the reasons why P&E NFTs face a general backlash.
1/ it feels like the cultural war against NFTs in games is escalating
— Jon Lai (jonathanylai.eth) (@Tocelot) January 25, 2022
i used to think it was similar to the free-to-play backlash a decade ago, but it's worse today and some key differences are likely exacerbating it 👇
14. Sorare is introducing My Teams
It’s now possible to track all your teams during a Game Week in the new My Teams tab.
🆕 Introducing the My Teams tab 🔥
— Sorare (@Sorare) January 25, 2022
🔭 One place to track all your teams during a Game Week
↔️ Quickly edit your submitted teams
🏆 Share your teams in all their glory with the new Share button
Let's see your teams for Game Week 239 ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/AoMbjkqgdQ
15. Started from Youtube Gaming, now at Polygon
Ryan Wyatt is leaving his role of Head of youtube Gaming to join Polygon Studio as CEO.
It is bittersweet news to share that I am leaving @YouTube.
— Ryan Wyatt (fwiz.eth) (@Fwiz) January 25, 2022
I have loved every minute of my time here, but it is time for my next endeavor.
I am elated to announce that I will be joining @0xPolygon ($MATIC) as their CEO of Polygon Studios.
Thank you for the memories! ❤️ pic.twitter.com/VhQxpqDbFO
16. Axie Infinity: Ron is live, Long live the Ron
The token $RON is live, here are the key points of the announcement :
- You can now claim your RON tokens here.
- Read the RON litepaper here.
- RON is now used to pay for transactions on Ronin! Users will receive free transactions for holding Axies and/or land in their Ronin wallets.
- A RON/ETH pool with RON rewards is now live!
Time’s up let’s do this...
— Axie Infinity🦇🔊 (@AxieInfinity) January 27, 2022
RON IS LIVE!
Full announcement 👇🏻https://t.co/DL4sqT9nJH pic.twitter.com/fPK6USXBqo
17. Skyweaver open beta is coming, with some shiny crystals for the beta tester
Skyweaver open beta will begin on Tuesday, February 8th!
Call the banners, Skyweavers! This is the announcement that you've all been waiting for!
— Skyweaver (@SkyweaverGame) January 21, 2022
OPEN BETA will begin on Tuesday, February 8th!✨
On that day, everyone will have access to the game, meaning no codes required!
Full details 👇 #skyweaver https://t.co/fCMMhEdBkv
And the game is offering some gifts to alpha and private beta players: Community Crystals.
SPECIAL SURPRISE for all our alpha & private beta players! 🎁
— Skyweaver (@SkyweaverGame) January 26, 2022
To show you how grateful we are for all your love & support ❤️, we want to reward you with something that will show the world how special you are to us!
Learn more here 👇 #skyweaver #reward https://t.co/kXe859k5uc
18. Blizzard into the Metaverse?
Blizzard is announcing the creation of a new survival game in an all-new universe. Maybe a Metaverse?
We’re building a survival game in an all-new universe.
— Blizzard Entertainment (@Blizzard_Ent) January 25, 2022
Join us in writing our next chapter: https://t.co/yf7W5p9ERQ pic.twitter.com/vWtkDYh1kX
19. The IMF urges El Salvador to remove Bitcoin as Legal Tender - answer: nope
The International Monetary Fund is asking El Salvador to stop using Bitcoin as Legal Tender.
#BREAKING IMF urges El Salvador to remove Bitcoin as legal tender pic.twitter.com/QGnN5aoHMt
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) January 25, 2022
Nayib Bukele, the president of El Salvador, is saying no.
BREAKING: EL SALVADOR DGAF https://t.co/VuJ25PcvQL
— Nayib Bukele 🇸🇻 (@nayibbukele) January 17, 2022
20. Big Time is revealing Merlin, Evermore Chronomancer Instructor
A new professor arrived in Evermore : Merlin!
His powers are unrivaled. His origins... shrouded in mystery. He is Merlin, the greatest wizard who ever lived. Now Evermore’s Chronomancer instructor. Teaching the mystic arts to a new generation in the hopes of saving time itself.https://t.co/ohNEjrj963
— Big Time (@playbigtime) January 25, 2022
And a sneak peek video of a new environment: The remains of the Planet Burner.
Sneak Peek Video at the Remains of the Planet Burner. pic.twitter.com/POiWDz8bo4
— Big Time (@playbigtime) January 24, 2022
21. Diem for sale: Reduction on assets by Meta
It’s the end for Diem, ex Libra, the crypto project from Meta, ex Facebook is for sale. New name, same problems.
ICYMI: Meta to wind down stablecoin project Diem with $200 million asset sale: reporthttps://t.co/hg1aDkJEsq
— The Block (@TheBlock__) January 27, 2022
22. Echelon Foundation Whitepaper and Parrall Prime Proposal are out!
According to Romana Basilaris, theses announcements are game changer for the P&E Gaming.
🔥 I just read through the @EchelonFND Whitepaper & @ParallelNFT Prime Proposal. Both documents are game changers for Play-to-Earn gaming (no pun intended).$PRIME is the token of the Echelon ecosystem, and it won’t be sold to the public. Here’s how you can still get it:
— Romana // romba.eth (@romanabasilaris) January 26, 2022
— Echelon Prime Foundation (@EchelonFND) January 26, 2022
Do not forget to read the Echelon whitepaper if you want to go deeper.
23. Cometh Stellar soundtrack: a new sound from space
A new track is out for Cometh: Stellar.
24. Discord Whitelist Grinders for hire: the sad truth behind the engage to earn Whitelist
Amsterdamn is revealing the dark face of discord engage to earn whitelist. People from South countries are paid to engage on social media to win a possible whitelist for rich people.
The "engage to earn Whitelist" Discord system is being exploited and nobody is talking about it. New project Discord servers have turned into fake conversations of low paid workers from the Philippines & India grinding Whitelist spots for someone else.
— Amsterdamn.eth (@amsterdamn) January 25, 2022
Thread below 👇
25. DAO will change the way gaming communities will operate
Matt Dion wrote a long and interesting thread on how DAO will change the way gaming communities will operate.
Everybody's excited about DAOs, yet no one has really explored the implications of DAOs for gaming communities beyond the @YieldGuild model.
— Matt Dion (mdion.eth) (@mdion_games) January 26, 2022
Sit back, grab a ☕️, have a gm, and come take a look at how DAOs will change the way gaming communities operate in 2022 and beyond:
(🧵)
26. Warner Music is entering The Sandbox
Warner Music Group is joining The Sandbox to propose new experiences in the Metaverse.
This strategic partnership with Warner Music Group @warnermusic brings the open metaverse one step forward in the direction of fan-owned and community-driven initiatives – the possibilities are very exciting. https://t.co/KJ5OLWKaLi
— Sebastien 🏞 (@borgetsebastien) January 27, 2022
🤝 Join us in welcoming none other than... @warnermusic to The Sandbox! 🎶
— The Sandbox (@TheSandboxGame) January 27, 2022
Their LAND will be the first of its kind in the #Metaverse which will feature live concerts & music experiences from WMG’s huge roster of musical talent!
Full details 👇https://t.co/v1GfOWWjWz pic.twitter.com/JfzWePXrix
27 No $TIME To Die: Madness in Wonderland
This week was a crazy week for Defi and the blockchain ecosystem.
Zachxbt revealed that 0xSifu, one of the co-creator of the Wonderland protocol is in fact a well known scammer.
1/ This needs to be shared @0xSifu is the Co-founder of QuadrigaCX, Michael Patryn. If you are unfamiliar that is the Canadian exchange that collapsed in 2019 after the founder Gerald Cotten disappeared with $169m
— zachxbt.eth (@zachxbt) January 27, 2022
I have confirmed this with Daniele over messages. pic.twitter.com/qSfWNnQPhr
Midas The Fool is explaining who Michael Patryn is.
Who exactly is @0xSifu? aka Michael Patryn? aka Omar Dhanani?
— MidasTheFool (@MidasTheFool) January 27, 2022
I've had the unfortunate pleasure of following this criminal for years. A thread on why we need this guy out.$TIME $WMEMO $SPELL pic.twitter.com/YXV5NckIfX
Adam Cochran has a theory that the SEC knew about this before everyone else.
1/4
— Adam Cochran (adamscochran.eth) (@adamscochran) January 27, 2022
So Sifu's wallet was funded by his old wallet associated with his past.
His wallet was a multisig on MIM (until recently? At least removed in the docs)
That would have totally been flagged by a ChainAnalysis tool... https://t.co/G8qY1ZKGEg
If you want to know more about it, a Rekt article is live!
All is not well in @Wonderland_fi.
— rekt (@RektHQ) January 28, 2022
A bad trip reveals dark secrets.
Greed, deception, and convicted felons all have their place in the wonderland of decentralised finance.
How did we get here?
rekt investigates, with @zachxbt.
https://t.co/D5SCKchJvV
28. Ubisoft: a new key partner for Frontier
The PvP Play & Earn game Frontier just announced they are in collaboration with Ubisoft.
👁
— Ubisoft (@Ubisoft) January 27, 2022
29. BAYC Mercato
Gwyneth Paltrow is joining the Club.
Joined @BoredApeYC ready for the reveal? Thanks @moonpay concierge pic.twitter.com/gzm1JQEHHF
— Gwyneth Paltrow (@GwynethPaltrow) January 26, 2022
And Paris Hilton revealed her new BAYC bought by MoonPay for 119 Eth during the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.
BREAKING: Congrats @ParisHilton 💕 BAYC #1294 was purchased by @moonpay for 119.0 ETH. News was released with @jimmyfallon another @BoredApeYC holder. “we made another version where he takes the hat off and blonde hair comes out” - Paris. WELCOME 🫂 pic.twitter.com/PCIDX3NS6u
— m0rgan.ethᵍᵐ 💎🙆🏼♀️ (@Helloimmorgan) January 25, 2022
30. Pimp your Luchadores with Cometh Gear
It will be possible to buy exclusive gear for your Luchadores on Sunday, 30th Jan, 5PM UTC. A 24h window will be open for Luchadores holders to acquire 5 piñatas per Wallet.
GM @LuchadoresNFT frens ☕️
— Liикadores (⬡,⬡) (@0xLinkadores) January 27, 2022
The Piñata event will take place on Sunday, 30th Jan, 5PM UTC
Luchadores holders before this tweet, will have a window of 24h to acquire up to 5 piñatas per wallet : save your $ETH snapshot already done ⚠️ pic.twitter.com/fFPrrDL4z3
That's all Folks! Have a great week!
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