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1/ BITCOIN GAMING 2020 RETROSPECTIVE (a thread)

This has been a challenging year all around, but we’ve witnessed incredible commitment to building on Lightning.

The #bitcoin gaming community specifically used this year as an opportunity to bring people together through gaming.

 2/ This year we’ve seen the #bitcoin gaming experiment:

- Onboard new entrants to #btc
- Make microearning for play possible
- Create new ad models to engage audiences
- Complete the in-game circular economy
- Add value to esports, connecting streamers & influencers

And more!
3/ With the cancellation of numerous IRL confs and meetups, the #bitcoin gaming community transitioned to online demos and tournaments.

@MintGox, a next gen esports tournament powered by Bitcoin, was born to showcase companies building games on LN. 🧙‍♂️

https://t.co/30Sg2YREB1
4/ Over the past 9 mo, @MintGox featured FPS, fighting, racing, battle royale, mobile games, & more.

The streaming dashboard intro'd a novel way to break the fourth wall, letting viewers interact directly with the gameplay, using sats to drop powerups, inc. bounty, & send tips.
5/ Since inception, @MintGox witnessed incredible growth (over 20% MOM inc. engagement) reaching global audiences and building a dedicated community. 🌏

The most recent MintGox event saw over 5,200 viewers, 10,000+ LN txs, and over 10 million sats (0.1 $BTC) in prizes.
6/ Check out @mintgox at https://t.co/30Sg2YREB1 and join the Discord below to stay up-to-date on upcoming #btc gaming events. 🏟️

If you’re interested in sponsoring / advertising, shoot me a DM!

https://t.co/yTH2xhWSBh
7/ Gaming companies @zebedeeio, @thndrgames, @donnerlab1, and @satohisgames all made significant progress in 2020, collectively moving the space forward and making #bitcoin gaming a reality (with even some events in VR!).
8/ @zebedeeio's dev tools make the frictionless transfer of value in-game a reality via $btc. 💸

This year they launched their developer dashboard, Unity SDK, & gaming-focused wallet (over 100k tx since launch) featuring gamertags + static QR codes.

https://t.co/fHr5uPM0Ap
9/ Last weekend at @MintGox, @zebedeeio announced their biggest news of the year: Infuse, which makes it possible to ‘infuse’ #bitcoin into any game.

Using @CSGO as the first case study, players earn sats instantly for in game actions.

Check it out: https://t.co/GGG0ZILByZ
10/ Leading the mobile gaming front, @thndrgames cranked out the hits: Bitcoin Bounce & Turbo 84.🏎️

Founder & CEO, @jackeveritt, fought the app store battle and his efforts are clearly working with stats like these:

- 236,436 tx
- 31,696 MAU
- 4,414 DAU

https://t.co/7KD510ZaDq
11/ @donnerlab1's online FPS, Bitcoin Bounty Hunt, paved the way in #bitcoin game development and the stats speak for themselves: 🔫

- Kills: 84,497
- Sats paid out: 5,631,432
- LN-payments: 471,418
- Avg payment size: 11.94
- Total player hours: 2,924

https://t.co/K3vjExhAXE
12/ @SatoshisGames's low poly, battle-royale, @lightnite had a big year with their early access release, Light⚡️Nite sessions, multiplayer, and numerous partnerships and skin collabs. 🏝️

Look for their gold release in 2021!

Check out the roadmap here:
https://t.co/fEYTC575HE
13/ While the Big 4 have made a lot of noise this year, we’re seeing promising new entrants to the space.

@hangarsixgaming makes it seamless to earn bitcoin for playing @callofduty WarZone, with regular tourneys with 50k sat prize pools and free entry.

https://t.co/wZnv4rFg0T
14/ Newcomer, @HS3D recently released an adorable, multiplayer game, Bitrealm, where users act as astronauts, frantically feeding “blob guy” various food items.

Easy game play, cute character appeal, and of course winning #BTC, make this game promising!

https://t.co/NGm5lO6mV5
15/ To get involved & stack sats, check out these community groups.

Game/company Discords:

@ZEBEDEEIO: https://t.co/oPh9oFfvmi
@Thndrgames: https://t.co/DiU1nNDLc2
@Donnerlab1: https://t.co/nXu9oWikkl
@lightnite: https://t.co/2RPLygqzjy
@hangarsixgaming: https://t.co/7CBQiy7Ul4
16/ Other communities dedicated to #bitcoin gaming:

- BLG Discord (@BitcoinLNgaming): https://t.co/5bab4Mxut5
- Bitcoin Gamers Telegram: https://t.co/LKGviX996D
- Lightning Gaming Sphinx Tribe (@sphinx_chat): https://t.co/gLbtg44iKb
17/ 2020 was just the beginning for #bitcoin gaming. Next year we will witness the true power of introducing real value into gaming and social economies.

Join us. We guarantee a fun ride. 😜

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Lots of people are sleeping on one the biggest things @quant_network is currently involved in-ODAP (Open Digital Asset Protocol).

So what is exactly #ODAP and why this makes $QNT one of the most significant and, regarding #crypto mcap, undervalued projects?

Time for a THREAD⬇️


1/ODAP is the protocol for communication between gateways, primarily with an enterprise focus.
So banks, central banks etc. would run a gateway in Overledger Network and ODAP would be the protocol for gateways to communicate with each other in a secure and trustless manner. $QNT


2/ #ODAP Interfaces are the open source connectors that will connect a gateway to #blockchains and any existing network / API. That is based on the standards from work done at ISO TC 307 which 57 countries are working towards.
$QNT CEO Gilbert Verdian is the founder of TC307.


3/We know from the submitted drafts via #IETF (the Internet Engineering Task Force) $QNT is working on #ODAP with:

✅@MIT

✅@intel

but, there’s more to the story as we found out from Gilbert that US Government, Juniper, payment and telecom companies are also there.


4/So how it all started with #ODAP?
Let’s go back to $QNT CEO Gilbert Verdian’s interview with Santiago Velez on #RealVision (October 14th) and try to put all the pieces of the puzzle together.
I’ll forward his words ⬇️
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Unlike #ETH and #BTC $ Algo uses delegated proof of stake (DPOS) #AlgorandandFriends


Under the DPOS mechanism, the community will empower a number of users the delegates to choose the next block. This is a mechanism that is used by blockchains such as EOS etc. $Algo

There is a fixed number of delegates & these delegates can be viewed as having centralized control. In the adipose blockchain, the delegates may own a tiny fraction of the total money in the system. Yet, the whole blockchain is secure. $Algo

The Algorand consensus mechanism is called pure proof of stake. And it operates on this simple principle. It makes cheating by a minority of the money impossible and cheating by the majority stupid. $Algo

$Algo developed a mechanism so that those with small stakes cannot cheat, those that have a large stake in the network won’t cheat. It will completely devalue their holdings & make no economic sense. As long as 2/3 of the majority are honest, the protocol will work just fine. $
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So what actually moves the prices of cryptocurrencies? We spent over a month parsing through data to answer that question for you 👀👀

Special thanks to @eToroUS for partnering with us on this research

A thread:

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Leveraging The TIE’s Crypto SigDev™ feed we set out to identify whether news moved the crypto market and what, if any, impact sentiment had following key announcements.

SigDevs are news on token updates or major events (like M&A and Listings).

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1/20 Bitcoin is too slow and expensive for payments. We all know this. To solve this problem, the Lightning network is being built on top of Bitcoin's blockchain. Will it be the end of XRP?

(Video version @ https://t.co/7zJCuKrpqx)

A thread. 👇


2/20 On a normal day outside a bull run, Bitcoin takes ~10 mins to transfer, at a cost of about $0.50. Any time network activity ramps up, those times and fees multiply. Bitcoin's Proof of Work system is painfully slow and can only handle 7 transactions per second.


3/20 To attempt to solve this problem, the Lightning Network is being developed. It's a 2nd layer network that sits on top of Bitcoin's blockchain. It's been in the works since 2015. Yes, 6 years. Do you know anybody who uses it? Me, either, but I'll get to that.


4/20 Lightning works by opening "channels" between parties. Those parties can perform as many Bitcoin transactions as needed and then close the channel. Because the transactions aren't written to the Bitcoin blockchain until the channel is closed, it's much faster.


5/20 Individual payment channels between various parties combine to form a network of lightning nodes that can route transactions among themselves. The resulting interconnections between various payment channels is the Lightning Network.
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Quick Thread on #Altcoins/ #Altseason

Step 1: $BTC has a huge correction. Every range starts with either a pump (or dump) and then follows with a dump (or pump). In this case, #Bitcoin pumped and is now pulling back. This is


Step 2: $BTC ranges big once it finds a bottom. This will allow it to reaccumulate for a big summer run in 2021. This is HEALTHY IMO.


Step 3: Once $BTC finds a bottom and starts to grind up again, I expect $ALTS to do very very well in both alt/usd and alt/btc pairs. ALTSZN is almost always characterized by strong alt/btc pairs moving- I've already accumulated most and have done my final buying today and more.

$BTC.D typically has a very nice time during this time of the year. I was off on December prediction bc I thought $BTC was going to pull back by then but oh well! #Altcoins will start their pumping time VERY soon now.


More information on what #Altseason is and $ALTS market
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