BoxSnax #10: MetaMask Debuts Mobile Beta, 0x Project Proposed Updates, Skyweaver Game Raises 3.75M, Klaytn Announces Games, Decentraland Roadmap
Metamask Debuts Mobile Beta, 0x Project Vote Open for Updates, Skyweaver Card Game Raises 3.75M, Klaytn Platform Announces Games, Decentraland Shares Roadmap
Metmask Debuts Mobile Beta
Yesterday Metamask launched the public beta of its mobile app, which syncs to the desktop extension and existing accounts, and is available for Android and iOS. ‘Your desktop extension will simply generate a QR code and when scanned by your mobile device a sync of information will happen in seconds,” the company said. They are planning their V1 launch for the fall of this year. With the beta you can now use BoxSwap on mobile. Give it a try and play some of your favorite blockchain games on mobile.
0x Project: Support for ERC-1155 & The Static Call Asset Proxy Vote
If you possess ZRX coin, you can now vote on two proposed updates to 0x. Each update addresses a need for development teams in the Ethereum ecosystem.
The MultiToken Standard for ERC-1155 (ZEIP-24) would allow mixed fungible and non-fungible assets to exist within the same contract, improving efficiency for the large-scale creation of tokens (ex: games or loan origination). ERC-1155 allows an unlimited number of token ledgers to be maintained within a single Ethereum smart contract, eliminating the need to use multiple ERC-20 and ERC-721 contracts (i.e., separate smart contracts to manage each asset).
The Static Call Asset Proxy (ZEIP-39) is a method for guaranteeing a buyer receives an asset in the desired state. Many NFT assets are stateful (have attributes that can change) and value is partly determined by state, so if the state were to be modified during settlement, the value of the asset would change. For example: Users would be able to define revert conditions in their 0x orders that ensure a Cheeze Wizard’s power level is less than/greater than/equal to a certain value (since a Wizard’s power level increases or decreases, if it participates in a battle).
Voting ends July 29th, 9am PST. Also, those who vote will earn an NFT badge representing their contribution to 0x.
Skyweaver Blockchain Card Game Raises $3.75M
Developer Horizon Blockchain Games raised $3.75 million in a seed round for their Ethereum based card game Skyweaver. The investment was led by Initialized, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian’s venture fund.
What makes Skyweaver different? Lead designer Jonathon Loucks told Forbes, “SkyWeaver's biggest differentiators will come through as parts of deck-building and marketplaces”.
Skyweaver wants to create a balance between a healthy marketplace and speculation, and between card rarity and accessible gameplay. Deck building will be made simpler, with top decks publicly ranked on a leaderboard. Users will be able to click on a deck, see its cards, and buy them from the marketplace.
Also, Skyweaver aims to have the price of each card normalize around $1, so players can build decks without needing super rare $20 cards. Loucks says, “There will be no gameplay-relevant rare cards, but there will be rare cosmetic cards awarded through tournaments. The idea seems to be that if we're going to encourage concepts of ownership, we've got to do it a slightly more democratic way than traditional card games.”
See full article on Forbes here.
Klatyn Platform Introduces Its First Games: Axie, Marvel Clans, and More
The blockchain platform Klaytn has announced its first gaming titles. Axie Infinity, Klaytn Knights (an updated version of EOS Knights), and Marvel Clans, are set to hit the platform first, with more titles being released throughout the year.
For those out of the loop Klaytn is owned by South Korean messaging app Kakao, which currently has about 55.6 million active users. Klaytn’s website says the platform “Combines the best features of both public blockchains (decentralized data & control, distributed governance) and private blockchains (low latency, high scalability) via an efficient 'hybrid' design”.
Last month they launched the official Klaytn mainnet, as well as a 'Governance Council', that together operates the platform. The Kalytn mainnet features fast response time, stability, and scalability; with the goal of facilitating mass adoption of blockchain. The Governance Council includes: LG Electronics, Celltrion, Netmarble, and the Union Bank of the Philippines, among others.
See full details & article here.
Decentraland Shares Roadmap
Decentraland has made their project roadmap public via Trello. Listed as “coming soon” are: the closed explorer beta, ability to publish to land from builder, ability to store build scenes in the cloud, a fantasy asset pack in builder, and replacement of BabylonJS engine with Unity3D. See the full roadmap here.
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