Get a chance to listen to the new single from J.K. Mac, featuring YoungBoy Never Broke Again? It’s called “Swear,” and it dropped yesterday, exclusively on Gala Music.
The Signature Edition of NFTs (limited to only 100 copies) sold out in about 20 minutes, and y’all were begging for more, so we opened up the next two tiers for automatic release. That means:
The Pioneer Edition Dropped: Every Signature Edition owner got a free Pioneer Edition drop and the remaining 200 Pioneer Editions went up for sale. If you get there fast enough, you might still get your hands on a Pioneer Edition NFT.
The Limited Edition Comes Next: With 1000 total copies, Limited Edition NFTs offer more fans a chance to own the historic drop and share in the $MUSIC rewards on a daily basis. In the same way that Signature holders get free Pioneer drops, Pioneer NFT owners each get a free drop of the Limited Edition track once that tier is unlocked.
Mystery Boxes–Packed with Prizes
With this release, we’ve put together a special J.K. Mac x Youngboy Never Broke Again Mystery Box. Each $9.99 Mystery Box contains 3 mystery items, giving you multiple chances to win big with every purchase. Check out the list:
$GALA
$MUSIC
Exclusive “Swear” Merch (multiple rarities)
Raffle Tickets for grand prize fan experiences
Exclusive Behind the Scenes Content from J.K. Mac and YoungBoy Never Broke Again
Special extended NFT version of “Swear” (enabled for $MUSIC rewards)
An additional NFT track by J.K. Mac called ‘Spring Medley’
Mystery Boxes on Gala Music can be purchased with $MUSIC, $GALA, or a credit card.
Collect Raffle Tickets for drawing entries in two ultimate fan experience packages.
A Bronze Ticket is good for 1 entry, a Silver Ticket represents 3 entries, and a Gold Ticket is worth a whopping 10 entries!
2 Raffle winners will be invited to join J.K. Mac in an exclusive 6-hour studio session.
2 Raffle winners will be invited to join J.K. Mac in a video call.
Collect and Redeem Music Passes for prizes
You’ll sometimes find Music Passes in your Mystery Boxes. Collect as many of these as you can while you can, then redeem them for big time prizes.
Redeem 3 Music Passes for an Ultra Rare Hoodie or Ultra Rare Beanie.
Redeem 5 Unlockable Content Music Passes for a piece of exclusive behind the scenes content.
Redeem 5 “Swear” Music Passes for a special extended edition “Swear” NFT, fully reward enabled for its owner.
Get Your Mystery Boxes While You Can
Gala Music is committed to bringing you some of the hottest artists, latest singles, and a unique gamified approach to music that empowers everyone to connect with their favorites on a deeper level!
GALAthon has finally come to its close, but the innovations it spawned will continue to incubate and grow in the minds of their creators. For the past 24 hours, this event was the talk of the cryptosphere, presenting GalaChain to the world as a petri dish of innovation, collaboration, and groundbreaking developments in the blockchain world.
Before we all rest for a long nap, it’s time to ease the anticipation of the entire web3 ecosystem with the eagerly awaited announcement of our “Judges’ Favorites” winners.
A Showcase of Pioneering Talent
GALAthon brought together some of the brightest minds in the industry, giving hackers a chance to demonstrate their web3 prowess, game development and digital artistry. The diversity of projects submitted has been nothing short of remarkable, reflecting the vast potential and dynamic nature of the web.
The Role of Our Esteemed Judges
Our panel of judges has had the challenging task of evaluating these innovative projects. Their expertise and insights have been instrumental in identifying entries that not only showcase technical excellence but also embody the spirit of innovation and community engagement.
The Judges’ Favorites
The “Judges’ Favorites” segment of the GalaChain Hackathon is a much-anticipated moment, where each judge selects a project that resonates with them on a personal or professional level. These picks are not just endorsements of the projects’ current achievements but also a nod to their potential impact on the future of gaming, entertainment, and blockchain utility.
Without further preamble, let’s get into the Judges’ Favorites.
Left to right: Jason Brink, NFTD team, Team NoRest, Team Corgi AI3D Forever
3) Corgi AI3D Forever
With generative AI hot in the news, we were extraordinarily pleased to see an onsite entry with such promise that focused on generative AI using GalaChain.
This team successfully created the world’s first AI3D x LLM “AI Virtual Human” to be minted on a blockchain, and GalaChain is proud to have been that blockchain.
Basically, AI3D is a plan for a system that allows users to create and configure a 3D person that will “live forever on GalaChain.” Primary characteristics and programming for your AI can actually be stored on GalaChain with UUID (Universally Unique Identifiers), ensuring the permanence (immortality) of your AI companion.
AI3D essentially bridges the gap between Large Language Models and the blockchain ledger, allowing users to input commands and iterations for their AI that are digested and remembered by the blockchain.
While we don’t have much to share, hopefully we will see a lot more from this San Francisco based development team, pushing the limits and possibilities of generative AI in blockchain tech. Well done!
2) Team NoRest: RESTful API for GalaChain
Team NoRest clinches second place by introducing a transformative RESTful API for GalaChain. This open-source project simplifies interactions with GalaChain, offering functionalities like token balance checks, token grants and automatic minting on startup. Designed to make blockchain more accessible, Team NoRest’s API lowers barriers for developers eager to explore GalaChain’s capabilities.
Key Features and Future Vision: Beyond its current offerings, Team NoRest outlines future enhancements including user registration for custodial wallets and extended token contract functionalities. Their focus on ease of use, with a “Plug n’ Play” approach, promises a user-friendly ecosystem that invites more developers to innovate on GalaChain.
Team NoRest’s project is a notable step towards bridging traditional web technologies with the blockchain, significantly expanding GalaChain’s potential applications. Congratulations to Team NoRest for their pioneering work and for setting new standards in blockchain accessibility and developer engagement!
1) NFTD
The overall Judges’ Favorite winner is a gaming project built by well-known members of the Gala community, collectors of Gala Games NFTs from way back.
Beautifully demonstrating interoperability with existing GalaChain NFTs, the team created a fully playable alpha playtest build for their aptly named game, Non-Fungible Tower Defence.
In addition to designing and GalaChain integrating a well planned and brilliantly executed playable project, this team presented a comprehensive and transparent slideshow presentation, complete with animated slides and aesthetic appeal. To learn more about Non-Fungible Tower Defence, check out their presentation HERE.
Incredible job to Deadily, Timboslice and Cryptograham for an extraordinary effort at GALAthon. Thanks for participating, and we hope the prize will empower your team to greater heights and innovations in web3 than you imagined!
After closing this important chapter of Gala history, we reflect on the incredible journey of discovery, growth and innovation that this event represents. GALAthon may be over, but the ripple effects of the projects showcased and the connections formed will be felt long into the future. We extend our heartfelt congratulations to all participants and a special word of thanks to our judges, whose contributions have been invaluable.
Announcements about additional winners as outlined in this blog will come within the next couple weeks, as the GalaChain team has time to examine and evaluate the multitude of remote entries.
Thanks for your participation! Let’s do it again soon.
At Gala, we’re serious about reducing the gap between web2 and web3, and we’re on a mission to make the empowerment of blockchain more accessible, versatile and simple than ever before. This is why we’re offering $1M in prizes to host our massive GALAthon hackathon event during GDC 2024.
Gaming and esports will play a huge part in the future of web3, even as the tokenization revolution crosses over into countless other industries of the world. We love the way the Gems Esports 3.0 so closely aligns with our mission to rocket web3 into the mainstream. This cutting edge esports company is building the largest alliance of blockchain gaming companies in the world, merging GameFi, Metaverse entertainment and SocialFi elements into a robust and sustainable esports platform; today we’re excited to announce that Gala has signed an MOU with them to work together and incorporate GalaChain into their vision.
Gems Esports 3.0 will be a one-stop destination for esports. It describes itself as an “Esports 3.0 aggregator platform within an O2O ecosystem,” that seamlessly blends online and offline experiences, making it the ideal vehicle for mass adoption of web3 in esports.
“Our O2O ecosystem opens up unique activities and solutions for gamers to play, compete, learn, connect, and immerse themselves online and offline. We migrate, bridge, convert, and train web 2 gamers to enter into the blockchain.”
-Koh Bin Hing Andy, Gems Esolutions CEO
Gems Esports integrates its platform with various leading “GameFi” projects in the web3 world, and thanks to the power and scalability of our native L1 blockchain, Gala is ready for integration.
Additionally, Gems Esports 3.0 contains a FanFi studio that creates content surrounding world famous esports and games, providing valuable and entertaining content for its community.
Gems’ competitive arenas allow players to go head to head with some of the best gamers in the world, and we’re eager to see well known Gala community members climbing the ranks and winning the prizes.
The Gala Ecosystem, powered by the revolutionary GalaChain, stands at the forefront of blockchain innovation, offering a versatile and secure platform for gaming, entertainment, and beyond. While building the blockchain infrastructure of our core entertainment brands of Gala Games, Gala Music and Gala Film, our team of web3 experts built something that was way beyond entertainment.
GalaChain is a developer-first blockchain that is fast, scalable and extremely easy to use. With the recently revealed and Typescript integrated GalaChain SDK, we now have tons of aspiring web3 enthusiasts making plans to build on our blockchain. This is why we couldn’t help hosting a massive GALAthon hackathon event during GDC 2024. We wanted to be where the innovators were, right in the thick of it with $1M in prizes for brilliant developers.
A pivotal element underpinning this dynamic ecosystem is the $GALA token, designed with a strategic tokenomics model to foster growth, sustainability, and community empowerment. This blog delves into the intricate tokenomics of $GALA as detailed in the Gala Ecosystem Blueprint, elucidating its operational framework, supply dynamics, and its pivotal role within the Gala Ecosystem.
The Essence of $GALA
$GALA serves as the foundational utility token within the expansive Gala Ecosystem, facilitating seamless payment, settlement, and incentivization among participants. Operating under a Gnosis multisig safe for enhanced security and governance, $GALA upholds the highest standards of operational security and regulatory compliance, distinguishing itself as a beacon of trust and reliability in the blockchain realm.
Genesis and Distribution
The genesis of $GALA tokens is intrinsically linked to the operation of Gala Games Founder’s Nodes, marking a departure from conventional ICO-founded projects. This innovative reward mechanism ensures a fair and equitable distribution, with a 50:50 split between Founder’s Node Operators and the Gala Conservatorial Entity. This structure not only incentivizes the maintenance and growth of the ecosystem but also lays the groundwork for its future decentralization.
Supply Dynamics
$GALA is capped at a maximum total supply of 50 billion tokens, with a daily emission rate that is dynamically adjusted based on the circulating supply. This responsive supply system is designed to balance ecosystem rewards with a mechanism that exerts a downward pressure on the total token quantity in circulation, ensuring long-term sustainability and value.
Token Burns and Supply Types
A significant aspect of $GALA’s tokenomics is its approach to token burns, which do not affect the maxSupply but impact the totalSupply, thereby refining the economic model of the ecosystem. Understanding the distinctions between maxSupply, totalSupply, and circulatingSupply is crucial for grasping the full scope of $GALA’s tokenomics strategy.
Emission Tranches and Decentralization
$GALA’s emission tranches are carefully structured to align with milestones in the totalSupply, facilitating automatic halving events that modulate the emission rate based on demand. This approach underscores Gala’s commitment to decentralization and community-driven growth, empowering Founder’s Nodes operators to shape the ecosystem’s future.
A Visionary Framework for the Future
The $GALA tokenomics model is more than just a mechanism for distribution and reward; it’s a visionary framework designed to propel the Gala Ecosystem into the future. By aligning incentives with the ecosystem’s health and growth, $GALA ensures a vibrant, sustainable, and decentralized future for gaming, entertainment, and beyond. As we journey together into this exciting new era of blockchain technology, the $GALA token stands as a pillar of innovation, empowerment, and community engagement within the Gala Ecosystem.
In conclusion, the $GALA tokenomics outlined in the Gala Ecosystem Blueprint presents a robust and forward-thinking approach to managing the ecosystem’s economic model. With a clear focus on sustainability, decentralization, and community empowerment, $GALA is poised to drive the Gala Ecosystem towards unparalleled growth and innovation.
Announcing an electrifying addition to Gala Music, with the debut NFT track drop from the legendary DJ Liquid Todd, titled “Easy Boy,” in collaboration with the rising EDM sensation GATTÜSO.
This emotive electro banger marks the first-ever collaboration between these two powerhouses, blending their unique sounds to create an unforgettable musical experience.
Liquid Todd is no stranger to the electronic dance music scene. With a career that has significantly contributed to the popularization of EDM in mainstream media, Liquid Todd has become a staple on BPM, North America’s biggest dance radio station, through his #betaBPM new music show. His influence extends beyond the airwaves, as he is celebrated for his ability to break new artists and bring fresh sounds to the dance music landscape.
“Easy Boy” is available for streaming now, and with its pulsating beats and captivating melodies, it’s set to become a staple on dance floors and playlists around the globe.
If you make it in time, you’ll have a chance to pick up the Signature Edition NFT for this track, the most rare type of NFT track sold on Gala Music, with the greatest reward multiplier! Remember, NFT tracks paired with an active Jukebox Node are eligible for daily $MUSIC rewards based on the track’s platform popularity.
If you’re an EDM fan, this Signature Edition track would be a fantastic way to start your web3 music collection to get some $MUSIC rewards.
If you’re looking for more Liquid Todd on Gala Music, you don’t have to wait until his next drop. You’ll also find him as a featured artist on Krysta Youngs’ latest drop, “Let’s Go Back.”
This release is a must-listen for all EDM enthusiasts and a testament to the vibrant future of music on Gala Music. Don’t miss out on this limited opportunity to support Liquid Todd and GATTÜSO while immersing yourself in the sound of “Easy Boy.” Listen now and let the rhythm take you away.Liquid Todd on Gala Music Liquid Todd on X
