Events DOT bring us together (May 26th to June 1st)
The week has been full of events in the Web3 industry calendar, and many of our ecosystem teams were out there doing the rounds. Given the relatively early stages of Web3 adoption, in-person events play a crucial role.
Sometimes, they can be considered thrilling, especially when you're faced with a huge plant dangling over your head. Technology is definitely a strong talking point, particularly when it comes to coffee machines. But in the end, in-person events bring us together, and it can be especially fun over a game of Exiled Racers.
This week's top story provides some highlights of these events, as well as details of the eventful things happening in the Polkadot ecosystem. We shall cover the most talked about thing that happened: Mythical Games’ Pudgy Penguins announcement, which happened live at an event.
With Mythical topping the headlines, you might wonder what’s happening with gaming in Polkadot. Our special report in this week’s edition about Polkadot gaming will help provide some answers…..
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Dodow, Chief Editor
Top Story Of The Week - DOT is Eventful
Written by yay.oi
The Polkadot eco’s finest have been reppin’ in Austin, Rome, and Prague, but this week’s MVP has to be Mythical’s John Linden whose massive announcement at Consensus 2024 still has the hive buzzing.
We first got wind of something big coming on Wednesday, and perhaps the biggest hint was a reference to “iconic IPs" in John’s presentation title. Well, he didn’t disappoint, as the iconic IP was none other than Pudgy Penguins, a name very well known not just in the Ethereum ecosystem, where they originate.
The announcement came with a slick animation, and it confirms that Pudgy Penguins will be appearing in Mythical’s new mobile party game next year. This is the first confirmed new release for the upcoming Mythos 2.0 chain secured by Polkadot..……
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Special Report - Roundup DOT Gaming
Written by Sanchez
Blockchain gaming presents an exciting frontier, offering novel pathways for adopting blockchain technology. However, it currently lags behind traditional gaming regarding quality and gameplay. Games like Grand Theft Auto and FIFA boast captivating scenes and thrilling gameplay, setting a high bar that blockchain games struggle to match.
As it stands, blockchain gaming primarily focuses on ownership of in-game assets and the potential to earn from gameplay rather than on game quality and mechanics. While this approach has been acceptable thus far, developers are increasingly expected to enhance gaming economies, graphics, and gameplay over time.
In the Polkadot ecosystem, a similar evolution is underway. Few of the first games launched on Polkadot talked much about the quality of the games and gameplay. Most focused on providing a rewarding enough economy to keep user attention. Over time, the quality and economies of these games have improved...…….
General News
Written by Dodow
The LAOS foundation has decided to honor the rewards to those who contributed to their crowdloan that could not execute due to a technical issue. Contributors will be receiving 100 LAOS tokens per every DOT contributed. It's important to note, that the tokens will now be all unlocked on June 28th 2024 (instead of linear over 2 years), and rewards must be claimed by 31st August 2024. Any unclaimed rewards will be burned.
Talisman has reached a momentous milestone of 7M DOT staked in its nomination pools.
JAM has been ratified by the community as the next major version of Polkadot.
The Frequency parachain is topping the Polkadot daily transaction charts with an impressive 6300% increase.
TVVIN, a platform for the RWA tokenization of precious metals, announces its expansion to Polkadot, where it will be launching its LBMA-certified gold token VVG and platform utility token TVVIX.
Mandala are hinting at some special bonus for early KYC ahead of their funding through Polimec.
OriginTrail have announced a strategic partnership with AI platform SingularityNET. Together they will look to develop the Knowledge Layer - the Internet of Knowledge.
Astar released details about their approach of dynamic staking.
NFT & DEFI News
Written by Dodow
The snapshot for holders of Youdles v1 and Rainbow items on Kusama has been taken. Check out the thread for an explanation of the migration to Astar, which includes details on the quantity of Youdles that will be airdropped based on rarity. Unfortunately, their mint date has been pushed back to 3rd June.
PINK is set to introduce competitive game modes for Pinkdrop. Players can compete head-to-head or battle in a 4 player Degen mode, furthermore, a player won't know who they are up against until the match begins.
Mythical Games will partner with Pudgy Penguins to build a mobile game.
As part of the roadmap to revitalize DeFi on Moonriver, Beamswap has been chosen to launch a new DEX.
Moonbeam ecosystem grants voting is now underway, and in line with the Moonrise product roadmap update, there are recommendations from Gauntlet. The recommended allocations are 30% for Stellaswap, 25% for Primeprotocol, 25% for Moonwell, and 20% for Beamswap.
Governance & Events News
Written by Dodow
What do you think about the prospects for Polkadot advertisement on Spotify? Feel free to vote or comment on OpenGov referenda 808.
OpenGov treasury funding proposals can now be requested for stablecoins USDT and USDC.
Led by Braille, a few of our ecosystem teams have joined forces to request funding to address Polkadot UX. Check out referendum 819 for more details.
Following the ratification of JAM, the next vote is to ratify the fellowships’ role as the judge in the JAM Protocol implementation prize.
Seun (Polytope Labs), Agyle (Talisman), and Shun (Light Protocol) discussed Chain Abstraction and the Future of Wallets on 30th May.
Irina and Daniyal from Energy Web held an X space to discuss The Future of Energy on 28th May.
If you want to find out more about Moonbeam’s upcoming integration with Tanssi and Glacis, then check out the recording from 29th May.
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