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Skill Tree #7 - February 19

0xKepler
Feb 19, 2023
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πŸ”₯ Highlight

Paradise Tycoon news roundup

  • $1m seed round [πŸ”— Link]

    Investors

    • VCs: Shima Capital, Zee Prime Capital, Fomocraft Ventures, FireX Capital, Devmons Gaming and Starter Capital

    • Angel investors: Mikko Ohtamaa from Trading Protocol, Kyn Chaturvedi from Minterest, and Gilgamesh and 0xKepler - that’s me! - from Hiroba

  • FREE NFT mint on March 13th [πŸ”— Link]

  • Alpha Snapshot 4, the new playable alpha version, starts February 19th [πŸ”— Link]

    Players are rewarded with coupons for completing alpha snapshots, which are needed to receive WL for the upcoming NFT mint.

NFT sneak peek

Twitter avatar for @ParadiseTycoon
Paradise Tycoon πŸ”Ί | Alpha Snapshot 3 is LIVE 🍍 @ParadiseTycoon
🚨 First Genesis Chests NFTs Revealed! 🏑 Decorate your dream home with these stunning furniture #NFTs 😍 πŸ’« Coming in Rare, Epic & Legendary rarities and several unique styles πŸ’₯ Your chance to own them: get on our #Whitelist or gather enough #ParadiseCoupons
7:09 AM βˆ™ Feb 17, 2023
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πŸ“° News

  • Starfall Arena announces they are launching on Arbitrum Nova [πŸ”— Link]

    Twitter Space with Starfall Arena and Arbitrum [πŸ”— Link]

  • TreasureTags minting is available [πŸ”— Link]

    TreasureTags are gamertags which work across the Treasure ecosystem. They act as a reputation system and allow players to showcase their achievements (XP mechanic, quests, etc.)

  • Sony files patent for time-restricted ownership of NFTs [πŸ”— Link]

    The patent proposes a system for users to rent in-game NFTs. Interestingly, it mentions multiple user types (gamer, spectator) and both seem to potentially incur different costs for renting.

    Note: Patents don’t necessarily indicate interest of a company to develop and monetize related products. Sometimes, it’s a strategic move to stop competitors from bringing certain services to market (patent fencing) or getting broad patents through in hopes of monetizing the β€œlicensesβ€œ later on (patent trolling). Sony filed the patents, but they haven’t been granted yet.

  • Parallel’s closed alpha begins February 28th [πŸ”— Link]

  • Square Enix’ NFT art project Symbiogenesis wil launch on Polygon [πŸ”— Link]

  • Blur and Opensea are going head-to-head. Opensea cuts its fee to 0% for a limited time. All collections without on-chain enforcement will be moved to optional creator earnings [πŸ”— Link]

    I shared my thoughts about business models for NFT marketplaces here.


πŸ“š Education

  • Leaving circular design in token economies behind [πŸ”— Link] // by Nami

    [Game Economy] [Tokenomics]

  • Investing in Web3 Gaming Infrastructure [πŸ”— Link] // by me

    [Investing]

  • FOGDAO podcast about virtual land [πŸ”— Link] // with Nico Vereecke, mzo, Philip Collins, Payton

    [Game Economy]

  • Twitter Space: Can web3 fix eSports? [πŸ”— Link] // by Elisa

  • Animoca podcast about 5 NFT trends for 2023 [πŸ”— Link] // with Mehdi Farooq, Teng Yan

    [NFT]

  • UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt, the big 3 MENA markets, will increase to a forecasted size of $2.8B in games revenue by 2026 [πŸ”— Link] // data by Niko Partners, reported by GameDev Reports

    [Gaming Industry]

  • WolvesDAO discussed β€œWhat mechanics do you hate in web3?β€œ. A majority agreed it’s the constant WL farming with mindless tasks (liking, retweeting, etc.). Pls devs do something else πŸ™


πŸ•΅οΈ New projects

Tableland

Twitter: @tableland__

Permissionless relational database

Nefta

Twitter: @nefta_io

Toolbox for web3 games


🎁Surprise

no surprise this week but a big one next newsletter maybe … πŸ‘€

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