Cryptocurrency trading card game “Fantasy” has been launched on the Blast mainnet after receiving great response during the testnet phase.
The game allows cryptocurrency influencers to become trading cards that can be traded by other users on the app. People featured on the card will receive a 1.5% cut each time the card is traded.
The project also raised $600,000 from Alliance DAO, Manifold Trading, Fabric Ventures and angel investors in a funding round that closed in February. The list of angels included former ParaFi Capital partner Santiago Santos, CEO of LayerZero Labs; Brian Pellegrino And pseudonymous NFT influencer funding.
“Fantasy” is also making it possible to claim points airdrops. It is based on activity on social media platform X and on-chain metrics from several blockchains, including Blast.
Building on testnet activity
The project has seen great success on testnet, driven by key influencers like Ansem. Ansem’s trading card saw hundreds of testnet ETH in trading volume, which earned him several testnet ETH as trading rewards. As the project progresses to mainnet, it will be seen whether it can attract enough volume to pick up similar momentum.
In ‘Fantasy’, users can also participate in competitions using five cards. This project 23,800 Users participated in these competitions on the testnet, which had 75,000 registered users in total.
“Fantasy” is based on Blast, Ethereum’s layer 2 network, which launched on mainnet last February. Blast aims to provide a native yield model for Ethereum and stablecoins, offering interest rates of 4% for the former and 5% for the latter. It was created by Tieshun Roquerre, founder of NFT marketplace Blur.
Disclaimer: Larry Cermak, CEO of The Block, is an angel investor in Blast.
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