CARV Bi-weekly Newsletter | Approval of ERC-7231, Mobile D2E Exclusive Events, Polygon CARVnival and more
This is the 33th volume of the CARV bi-weekly newsletter, covering the updates from Feb.10, 2024 to Feb.24, 2024
It's been an exhilarating two weeks filled with thrilling updates and events that we can't wait to share with you. So without further ado, let's dive right in:
💻 Dev Blog
Approval of ERC-7231
Two years ago, CARV embarked on a mission to tackle the concept of data sovereignty, quickly realizing the vast array of challenges ahead. Among these was the issue of fragmented digital identities across centralized social media, despite decentralized attempts like ENS to unify identity. The reality is, in the digital world, we often desire a variety of rich identities — for instance, you might be a cold-hearted assassin in a game, but appear reliable and friendly on a job search website. Moreover, using an identity like ENS on social media exposes the privacy risk of revealing all your on-chain assets and activities.
This challenge sparked an innovative solution: why not bundle all your online identities into a single NFT and secure it on the blockchain? It's essential for the web3 era's promise of ownership – how can we even talk about owning digital assets if we don't truly own who we are? We need to come up with a solution for you to take control of your identity, one that guarantees your privacy, verified via zero-knowledge proofs. Imagine strutting across the digital world with your identity in your pocket, hopping from one platform to another without a hitch. That's EIP-7231, and that's the heart of EIP-7231.
From June 2023 to February 2024, after an extensive eight-month review, EIP-7231 has officially become a standard like ERC-20, ERC-721 and ERC-1155 on the Standard Track, becoming ERC-7231. It is now available for adoption and implementation by any project and developer. For more information, please visit: https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-7231
The ID Aggregator (ERC-7231), Smart Wallet (ERC-4337), and Signer Account together form the CARV ID, a new ID system compatible with both on-chain and off-chain identities. This system is foundational to user data sovereignty and a crucial step towards achieving Data-to-Earn. For more information about CARV ID and how to mint your own, please visit: https://medium.com/@Carv/what-is-carv-id-play-name-service-and-how-to-mint-yours-4c458d2e9a93
Mobile Exclusive D2E Events: Play MLBB and Earn $100
After topping the lifestyle download rankings in Turkey, Brazil, and Indonesia in its first week, bringing the Data-to-Earn to mobile users, the CARV APP introduced a feature last week that tracks mobile game playtime. It also introduced the Play-and-Earn to your mobile devices, starting with Mobile Legends: Bang Bang as the first supported game. Just by playing MLBB for 1 hour, you can join in and share a $100 prize pool.
With more high-quality web3 mobile games emerging, this feature opens up many possibilities. We're excited to announce more mobile gaming-focused events in the near future.
Over the past two weeks, our team has also been focused on bug fixing and optimizations, actively engaging with our community to collect bug reports.
🌍 Activities You Shouldn't Miss
Polygon CARVnival
Event page: https://carv.io/events/473a6f07-4629-5785-8fb2-716f548cf85b/detail
We're excited to announce that five top-tier games from the Polygon chain have joined the CARV Data-to-Earn initiative, forming the Polygon CARVnival. The games participating are League of Kingdoms, Byte City, Benji Bananas, Gotchiverse, and TURNUP. Together, they're offering a total prize pool of 2000+ USDT, along with an array of NFT rewards up for grabs.
Champions Ascension
Event page: https://carv.io/events/322d24c3-8505-50c1-82bb-3ad2d0ff084c/detail
Champions Ascension has launched the Legendary Crystal Game Night D2E Events, featuring a prize pool of 1000 USDT available to all participants.
The Machines Arena
Event page: https://carv.io/events/322d24c3-8505-50c1-82bb-3ad2d0ff084c/detail
The Machines Arena has introduced Beta Season 3, offering exclusive early access codes to the CARV community for beta testing. Participants in the beta testing will share a prize pool of 1000 USDT.
📰 CARV in news
CARV x Surgence Partnership
https://medium.com/@Carv/carv-x-surgence-partnership-announcement-8987c9f7752d
CARV is thrilled to announce a strategic partnership with Surgence, a talent incubator and agency (consultancy firm) dedicated to propelling web3 companies to new heights.
Together with Surgence, we're committed to bringing unmatched value to our community, enhancing our ability to support and amplify our partners’ success.
Hackernoon: The blockchain Gaming Evolution From Play to Earn to Data To Earn
https://hackernoon.com/the-blockchain-gaming-evolution-from-play-to-earn-to-data-to-earn
This inverts the power dynamics of data ownership. Rather than personal information being trapped in siloed databases, leading to a fragmented user identity scattered across various platforms owned by corporations, users take back control of what’s theirs. The data-to-earn era lets them decide how to best aggregate and earn from their information.
Blockworks: Traditional gaming needs Web3 more than ever
https://blockworks.co/news/traditional-gaming-web3-blockchain
This is an inflection point. From decreasing users and falling profits to stricter regulations, Web2 is hitting multiple blockades at once. Conversely, blockchain gaming offers a revenue and regulatory lifeline. Expect many more gaming companies and ecosystem partners to take it and create “more shots on goal.”
👬 Community Highlights
In the past two weeks, we've been thrilled to roll out an extensive calendar of 27 community events, showcasing the vibrant participation of Vietnam, Turkey, Indonesia, and Russia. These regions have been extraordinarily engaged, each infusing their unique essence into their local community events.
Here are a few standout moments:
Shrapnel Testnet Game Night (Feb 9): Hosted by HeyWhyYou, this event plunged participants into the thrilling world of Shrapnel, where they experimented with a variety of weapons, armors, and game modes like deathmatch and capture the flag. Attendees were rewarded with 100 GEMs each for their engagement.
Castle of BlackWater Game Night (Feb 15): Jay led an enchanting journey into Castle of BlackWater, offering participants a chance to explore detective gameplay. Rewards included 100 GEMs for the audience, 200 GEMs for participants, and 5 exclusive WL spots for the Sheriff Mint.
Champions Ascension Game Night (Feb 21): A standout event with over 1.2k listeners and 20 players joining the fun, hosted by Jay and the Champions Ascension community lead. The night featured 3v3 matches, rewarding each audience member with 100 GEMs and participants with 200 GEMs.
CARV Game Night - HELLDIVERS Edition (Feb 20): Hosted by Aliziyaie and Warvatos, this event dived into the intense third-person shooter action of HELLDIVERS 2, showcasing the hosts' pro skills.
About CARV
CARV is building a credential infrastructure focused on gaming, enabling gamers with enhanced social and seamless credential-based experiences across games while empowering games with privacy-preserving, AI-driven intelligence for growth and operations.
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