Very controversial topic: If youâre not validating Web3 Game Nights & Crypto Twitter Spaces, youâre fueling a bot economy.
I say this from experience. Iâve worked with countless teams and communities to host grassroots initiatives. I urge community leads and sponsors to do their due diligence, because rewarding bots drains the value youâre trying to create and pushes away your most genuine, active members when they catch on.
Last year, we discovered and banned members of a Discord group farming nearly every major community game night. They were running 40+ accounts across multiple identities and capturing as much as 50%+ of the rewards.
And donât even get me started on Twitter Spaces. Theyâre laughably easy to spot, yet sponsors keep burning money on them.
Validation for is simple: scroll to the bottom. If you see an excessive number of âOther listeners,â it usually means a ton of accounts are listening without signing in, and it's a telltale sign of botting.
Lastly: the more you give away, the more you need to validate. Big incentives often attract the wrong crowd. Keep it fun. Reward the real ones.
Stay safe out there, and donât get your community ruined by bots.
This is the biggest problem for Web3 crypto gaming communities and creators.
Weâre too Web3 for Web2 brands, and too Web3 for Web3 games pivoting to Web2 creators, even though we have bigger communities and better conversions.
I was asked to promote an âupcoming Ponzi game.â Quickest no of my life.
Iâm not here for short term hype or cash grabs. Iâm here to grow community. I back quality games and projects who care about onboarding people the right way, with trust, transparency, and long term vision.
đ§ Hit a road bump on the Arbitrum Kaito Leaderboard.
Been creating a lot of gaming content, but I'm not connecting with enough of the DeFi fam yet.
Here is my Gameplan: 1⣠Following all the Arbitrum DeFi gurus 2⣠Start creating content to support to support DeFi Apps. DM me if you are building something cool 3⣠Immersing myself in Yapyo + GU
I was an early adopter of ApeChain gaming back when most were still sleeping on it.
Now, with their partnership with Proof of Play, itâs clear this ecosystem is evolving fast and positioning itself as a serious player in web3 gaming.
Do not fade ProofOfPlay. Do not fade ApeChain. Do not fade Arbitrum.
Just finished month 1 of our Arbitrum grant, hereâs the recap!
Our grant was focused on grassroots initiatives including game nights and creator tournaments to onboard new creators and their communities in culturally relevant and community driven ways.
The response has been strong, and the reception has been overwhelmingly positive!
As always, we treat deliverables as the baseline. We exceeded targets across content, referrals, and impressions. We also went above and beyond by flying out to DreamHack to support the Wildcard takeover and hosted a Tollan Survivors game night in the Arbitrum Discord.
I even managed to climb into the top 20 of Arbitrum Kaito leaderboard, even earned a good amount of yaps along the way.
Weâre just getting started. This month is already packed with new content and events featuring a new set of games building on Arbitrum. Weâre excited to keep the momentum going and creating engaging content and meaningful opportunities for creators and their communities.