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Brian Flynn @Flynnjamm
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1/ One of the ideas I've been hoping for someone to build is a @0xProject relayer as a quest registry.

Here are some details of how it would work 👇
2/ The idea is simple: users obtain cryptogoods/ERC20 tokens in their wallet and if they have an item that is part of the quest, it will show up in the registry. If they don't have anything in their wallet, no quests would show.
3/ Any user can create a quest (buy order), specify which cryptogoods/items are needed to fulfill the order, and then submit the prize as the sell order.
4/ This creates a *global race* for digital scarcity across the entire token ecosystem, rather than individual closed ecosystems. Once the quest is fulfilled once, the quest goes away.
5/ You could make these quests private within your own network by giving users a NFT for access.
6/ Ways to monetize: You could become a market maker and take fees as a relayer. Build an @AugurProject relayer on top as well for users to predict if quests will ever get filled.

(What if you had a prediction market for Ready Player One?)
7/ This is an example of a cryptogame/dApp that isn't making existing game assets artificially scarce, isn't doing a pre-sale, isn't doing an ICO, and creating a simple interface/UX (1 screen actually! - you either own the item in your wallet, or you don't)
8/ I've written about this "races for scarcity" in open ecosystems more here: medium.com/@brianubiquik/…
9/ If you're interested in building this, DO IT! Would love to see something like this come to life.
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