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Inside Issue #72

Merit Circle drops a party game on the Beam Subnet, an Indian hip-hop duo makes waves in the music scene, and Really uses a Subnet to scale AR entertainment.

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Weekly Avalanche Overview

Data pulled: 4/26/2024

Announcements

Avalanche X Seedhe Maut: Revolutionizing Fan Engagement Economy with Metasky

Revolutionizing an Engagement Economy

Enterprise

Seedhe Maut is a dynamic hip-hop duo from New Delhi that’s gearing to light up the music scene by ushering in a new blockchain-supported era: the DL91 Era.

Step into the DL91 Era: a pioneering concept equipping artists with the right tools to unleash their full creative potential, and introducing fans to new possibilities for reward programs.

DL91 Era for creatives.
The innovative protocol encompasses a music label, artistic agency, and production agency where artists can produce music and movie scores, create ads, movies, or even their own anime.
DL91 for fans.
Seedhe Maut leveraged Avalanche and Metasky, a decentralized liquidity and settlement network for loyalty tokens, to build a custom ticketing solution for two of their upcoming concerts in Bangalore and Delhi. Why and how?

Find out

Merit Circle launched social party game on the Avalanche Beam Subnet

The Web3 Social Scene Is About Pop Off As New Social Party Game Hits Avalanche

Gaming

Gamers, today we play! Forgotten Playland, a social party game built by Merit Circle, is hot off the drawing board and live on its growing Beam Subnet.

“Get ready to evade and outwit the competition in... Busy Board. Dodge squares with matching images to stay in play and be the last one standing to claim the crown!”

Forgotten Playland

What is Forgotten Playland? Think an on-chain sibling of Fall Guys. Forgotten Playland is a free social party game that lets you navigate its enchanting world as a cute and innocent stuffed bear (a.k.a. a PlushKyn). But don’t be fooled, PushKyns’ intentions aren’t as wholesome as they look 👀

Check out the game

New Subnet

Moar On-Chain Movies Plz 🙏

Enterprise

Who’s the leading AR platform for theatrical movie experiences? Really. Who successfully distributed 250K+ blockchain-backed proof-of-attendance tokens (POA Fandimes) since the beginning of the year? Really. Who’s launching their own custom Subnet? Rea- wait. Really?

Yes, Really. As demand for Web3-powered movie experiences grew, so did Really’s Avalanche-powered Collectible Ticket Program. And what happens when there’s an influx of user activity but no scalable, stable way to handle it? You do like Really, build a custom Subnet, and say sayonara to suboptimal performance.

How it works

P.S. You can start claiming POA Fandimes on May 1, so you might want to learn how Really’s AR app works sooner than later.

PODCASTS

Crypto Wallets as the Browsers of the Future

Owl Explains Hootenanny, Episode 28

Ever wonder how transformative crypto wallets really are? Akash Gupta, Senior Director of Consumer Products at Ava Labs, joins the Owls to give us the rundown on wallets. From identity verification to the integration of social elements, you’ll explore the role that crypto wallets have in shaping a secure and user-friendly digital landscape.

Listen to the podcast →

Runes: BRC-20s Replacement or Just More Hype?

0xResearch

For all those curious about the latest haps in the Avalanche Ecosystem (HyperSDK, ACP-13, etc.), look no further because the 0xResearch gang is breaking it down for you. Plus, find out what they think about the latest Runes phenomenon and DePIN space.

Listen to the podcast →

Event Spotlight

Codebase by Avalanche: Register for Demo Day

Codebase Demo Day

Austin, Texas

Who doesn’t love going to an exclusive, grade-a event that’s followed by a happy hour? Not our Dorito devs, we hope 🥹🔺

Mark your calendar: Codebase by Avalanche’s first-ever Demo Day is on May 30th in Austin, Texas. Register asap for the opportunity to mingle with some of Avalanche’s closest ecosystem members, uncover the future of groundbreaking projects building on Avalanche, and bet on which one is winning a share of that $400K prize pool.

Register for Demo Day

A refresher: Reacquaint yourself with Codebase.

SPACES TO LISTEN IN ON

Avalanche

In the Lab: Monthly Avalanche Community Forum

April 25

Play recording →

Avalanche Arts & Culture

Artists Talk: ARTWOLF @ArtwolfieN

April 25

Play recording →

Sam Steffanina

East vs West, who wins Gaming? | Helika Alpha Talks

April 25

Play recording →

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ICYMI

Case Study
Avalanche x Chainlink x BENQI: Interview with Benqi Co-founder Dan Mgbor.
BENQI →
Development
Processing 5 Billion Micropayments (at 100k TPS) with Vryx and Vilmo.
Patrick O'Grady →
Wallets
Core debuts Technical Documentation, letting builders easily integrate Avalanche’s native wallet into their next dApps.
Core →
Crypto
New York Staters rejoice! Avalanche ($AVAX) is available to buy, sell, and trade on Robinhood.
Robinhood →

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