BRS Leaderboard
π» @FelonGotchi is still on the top of the leaderboard
π» Felon swapped out his LINK Cube for a Milkshake to bring down its rarity score to 933. Still ranked one but within range of Rocinante at 2nd place
π» Godlike Cacti is crucial for ranking
XP Leaderboard
π» Not much changes/Gotchi cannibalism this time round
@aavegotchi@FelonGotchi@metaguildcom π» Will be adding a block input to the leaderboard so that people can go back in time to view historical ranking
π» $GHST from rarity farming will be distributed within 24 hours
π» Process has become more efficient. Don't have to rewrite the script each time they drop XP or $GHST
π» On 29 August 2021:
1οΈβ£ 1900 Baazaar trades
2οΈβ£ 750,000 GHST in volume
π» Was the last day of the Haunt 2 auction. Most probably, people were opening portals and buying wearables for their Gotchis
π» 10k parcels in the Citaadel will be available in the upcoming land auction & raffle in December
π» 3 different prize types to match up with the exact type that you have won. Will be implementing anti-bot measures to prevent bots from sniping specific parcels
π» Updating the GHST staking contract that will allow the FRENS Taask Force to update pools dynamically
π» After which, the team will be updating the Baazaar to allow staked GHST to be used for bidding
π» Staked GHST used for bidding will still be accumulating FRENS
@aavegotchi@FelonGotchi@metaguildcom π» Aavegotchi lending is in the pipeline, followed by wearable lending
π» Possible to lend REALM parcels, but it would be weird. Could just allow someone to come in and manage the REALM parcel for you. Still thinking if there's a use case for lending REALM parcels
π» New mini-game to be launched at the end of round 3 of rarity farming
π» Have a grants program where builders can seek funding to build a mini-game. @ccoyotedev is in charge of the grants program
π» Heard inklings of a @PoolTogether_ & Aavegotchi partnership
π» A basic implementation is that Gotchis can walk into their parcel and interact with their NPCs
π» NPCs would show statistics about the current round and what pools you could enter
π» Working on some music for land π΅
π» Will be working on audio communication in the game. People can selectively tune in to chats
π» Will also have guild chat
π» At the beginning, it would be something simple. Will be building infrastructure for the advanced stuff
π» Team is looking into various DEXes for inspiration to build the GAX
π» Still in the exploratory stage. Aim to have good liquidity for all 4 Gotchus Alchemica tokens
π» @Stedari suggested looking into the @Bancor V3 model
@aavegotchi@FelonGotchi@metaguildcom@ccoyotedev@PoolTogether_@Stedari@Bancor π» GLMR tokens are provided as a reward for LPing on GAX
π» Haven't decided whether GLMR's supply should be capped or not capped
π» If anyone has thoughts on GAX, the team would love to hear some community input on their Discord/Discourse forum
π» Currently no discussions with Qi DAO
π» A better way is to get GHST listed on @AaveAave β‘οΈ stake amGHST on Aavegotchi β‘οΈ get the receipt token β‘οΈ convince Qi DAO to accept that receipt token as the GHST vault token on their platform
Blockchain + Web3 is revolutionary, but what is limiting their potential to change the world are the challenges involved in indexing and accessing data on the blockchain itself. @ZettaBlockHQ aims to address this issue.
Find out more in @CRE8RDAO AMA with ZettaBlock π
πBackground of the Team
β’ Has a #Web3 startup team that operates globally
β’ The team is led by two experienced co-founders, Scott Shi and Chi Zhang
πΈScott Shi (@scottshics)
β’ Has over a decade of expertise in engineering
β’ Worked at companies like @Uber, @salesforce & EA
πΈ Chi Zhang
β’ Was a product manager at @databricks
β’ Holds a PhD from @UCBerkeley
β’ Experience in building data and #AI products
β’ Proven track record of supporting data-driven
organizations
He discusses anthropology, Web3 and other subcultures, and many other interesting topics with @chaserchapman in this episode of On The Other Side π
Background
πΉ An anthropologist
πΉ Is an artist
πΉ A DAO contributor
πΉ Has a Substack, but itβs not really a newsletter, but a cultural report
Substack
πΉ Itβs more an anthropological collection of a subculture
πΉ Trying to record the why and the what behind the different projects
πΉ Important to have a birdβs eye view to see the connections
πΉ Is an obsessively curious person. Have always been searching for cool stuff
Today, I'll be sharing the book highlights of @peterthiel's Zero to One. Peter Thiel is a serial entrepreneur who helped to start up many companies, like @PayPal and @PalantirTech, and invested in Facebook.
If he has something to say about startups, I want to know. Read on π
There are 2 kinds of progress:
β’ Horizontal (1 to n)
β’ Vertically (0 to 1)
E.g. Horizontal progress is about getting existing products distributed to more places (globalization), while vertical progress is about coming up with new products (tech).
From the book's title, you should be able to deduce which is the better kind of progress. Going from zero to one will be hard, but the rewards will be way better than going from 1 to many.
π Look for companies that go from 0 to 1 instead of 1 to n.
πΉ People remember the year for all the terrible stuff that happened
πΉ Important to remember the positive events too (e.g. the merge)
πΉ The merge is a transaction inclusion time decrease
πΉ Have multiple zk-EVM implementations that will have a mainnet launch in 2023
πΉ @signinwitheth has seen massive gains in adoption
πΉ Cryptocurrency payments worked during the invasion of Ukraine
πΉ Have always recommended @KeePassXC or @Bitwarden:
πΈ KeePassXC: A completely offline tool. Reserved for extreme scenarios
πΈ Bitwarden: A secure password manager that synchronizes your password database across multiple devices
Now
πΉ Online password managers have advanced quite a bit
πΉ Every reputable password manager encrypts everything on your machine before it goes into the database
πΉ Does not recommend LastPass, 1Password, Dashlane
πΉ For people new to password managers, he recommends Bitwarden