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Tha Dogg Pound Drops Exclusive Tracks on Gala Music

Tha Dogg Pound Drops Exclusive Tracks on Gala Music

Tuesday, May 21st, at 1pm PT, is going to be legendary. Tha Dogg Pound, the iconic Death Row Records duo, is dropping two exclusive tracks on Gala Music. And if you’re a proud owner of Snoop’s Stashbox, you get an early shot at these gems with a special presale starting at 12pm PT with a 20% discount!

The Lowdown…

Exclusive Track 1: “Baggin You Up”

  • Artists: Tha Dogg Pound (ft. Snoop Dogg & October London)
  • Quantity: 100 tracks
  • Price: $100 each

Exclusive Track 2: “Finesse”

  • Artists: Tha Dogg Pound (ft. Snoop Dogg & J. Black) (prod. by Soopafly)
  • Quantity: 100 tracks
  • Price: $100 each

Why This Drop is Special

Tha Dogg Pound, made up of West Coast legends Kurupt and Daz Dillinger, were pivotal in Death Row Records’ rise. Their contribution to hip hop is massive, and they’ve been rocking solo careers since 1998. This drop brings them back together, ready to unleash some classic West Coast fire.

With over 40 tracks already dropped on the platform, October London is a Gala Music fan favorite whose smooth vibes alongside Snoop and Tha Dogg Pound is something you don’t want to miss.

What’s the Deal with Snoop’s Stashbox?

If you’ve got Snoop’s Stashbox, you know the perks. This exclusive early adopter Gala Music item included multiple Legacy Edition NFT tracks and a lifetime VIP club membership. It’s your golden ticket to allowlist access for high-profile sales like this one. If you’re a member of that VIP club, you’ll qualify for the presale.

The Presale Advantage

Stashbox owners get a whole hour from 12pm PT to scoop up these tracks before they go on general sale at 1pm PT. With only 100 copies of each track, this presale window is crucial if you want to secure these rare collectibles.

Don’t Miss Out!

This is a rare chance to own exclusive tracks from the icons of hip-hop. Set your reminders–make sure your Gala Music account is ready for the drop.

Whether you’re a die-hard fan or a new listener, this drop is a piece of music history.

Listen now and be part of the Gala Music revolution. Don’t let these tracks slip through your fingers.

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Common Ground World – May Mayhem Week 3 blog

Common Ground World – May Mayhem Week 3 blog

Guilds are Live!

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The Vineyard Challenge

Get ready to uncork your potential in the third week of May Mayhem, happening from May 21st to May 24th in Common Ground World. 

This week’s Everyone is Welcome competition will offer 30% greater rewards, with nearly 1.5M $GALA up for grabs on the extended leaderboard! It’s all about viticulture as you compete to raise a glass to victory by selling Wine Cases packed with the finest Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. It’s your chance to harvest success and show off your strategic finesse!

Event Details

Crafting Focus: Wine Cases
Crafting Recipe: 2 Pinot Noir, 2 Chardonnay, 1 Wooden Box
Craft Time: 40 seconds
Trade Time: 200 seconds, 2 Gasoline
Biome: Desert W
Edges: Mountain N, Desert E, River S, Desert W

This week, challenge yourself to maximize the value of your vineyards. Remember, each Wine Case will trade for just a quarter of its usual cash value—$52,870–So strategize accordingly!

Generous Rewards Await

Victory in this event brings more than just glory; it brings tangible gameplay benefits with in the form of the exclusive Thrifty Winery Blueprint, which comes in several different rarities:

  • Luxury: 40% reduction in build materials and cash for the Winery (Top 5 ranks)
  • Platinum: 35% reduction (Ranks 6-25)
  • Legendary: 30% reduction (Ranks 26-225)
  • Epic: 25% reduction (Ranks 226-600)
  • Rare: 20% reduction (Ranks 601-1200)
  • Uncommon: 15% reduction for all who sell the meta craft at least ten times (Ranks below 1201)

Adjust Your Strategy

In addition to managing your vineyards, several other goods have received cash boosts to help you keep your town’s economy robust:

  • Iron: $18,400
  • Oak Barrel: $22,000
  • Steel: $188,000
  • Wool: $15,000
  • Wool Yarn: $81,000

And remember, each Wine Case will also fetch you an impressive 100,000 stars!

New NFT Reworks & Discounts

Check out this week’s latest utility reworks of previously sold NFTs, now available again in limited supply for special discounts.

Tunnel of Love (Epic)

The Tunnel of Love NFT brings a trifecta of Valentine’s magic to your gameplay. Make Valentine’s Day Cards in half the time, boost Eco Paper craft time, AND let the passive flow from within the Tunnel water nearby crops with 3 passive water.

Previous Abilities:

  • 50% Valentine’s Day Cards craft time boost
  • 10% Eco Paper craft time boost
  • 3-radius passive Water

New (Upgraded) Abilities:

  • 50% Valentine’s Day Cards craft time boost
  • 50% Eoc Paper craft time boost
  • 3-radius passive Water
  • 3-radius passive Bamboo Shoots

Get your Tunnel of Love now for 25% off while supplies last!

The Barista Palace (Legendary)

With this exclusive gem, each Café gets an extra Barista, ensuring your coffee joints are brimming with talent. But that’s not all – enjoy a 20% boost in Café craft speed globally, turning your town into a caffeinated powerhouse.

Previous Abilities:

  • Every Cafe gets a new Barista worker unit
  • All Cafes enjoy 20% craft speed boost

New (Upgraded) Abilities:

  • Every Cafe gets a new Barista worker unit
  • All Cafes enjoy 50% craft speed boost
  • All Braistas are 50% faster
  • Requires no Road
  • Casts no Shade or Dirty effect

Get your Barista Palace for 40% off now while supplies last!

Discounts

In addition to the above special NFT reworks, you’ll find limited time exclusive discounts on the following NFTs in the Common Ground World store:

New Sales

The Legendary Sommelier Vineyard NFT is now available in limited supply. Dropped on May 17th, this special Vineyard functions as a Winery in its own right, boasting an expert Vintner who works twice as fast and charges lower wages! This powerful building reduces by 2 the Grapes requirement of all Wineries, while significantly accelerating the production of Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir & Sangría in every Winery in your town including itself (non-Stackable effects).

Get your Sommelier Vineyard now!

Quick Tips

For the best gaming experience, ensure that the game is the only active tab in your browser, check back often if using Fast Forward, and avoid covering the game window if you are actively playing.

Play Common Ground World now!

Check out the replay of last week’s Common Ground World Town Hall at the link below, and tune in every week for the latest updates and info on Friday at 8am PT!

Web3 Wallets: Your Key to Interacting with Gala Music and Beyond

Web3 Wallets: Your Key to Interacting with Gala Music and Beyond

Web3 wallets are fundamental tools that allow users to interact with decentralized applications (dApps) like Gala Music.

While a traditional wallet stores currency, a web3 wallet stores cryptographic keys—both public and private—that represent ownership and provide the functionality to interact with various blockchain networks.

Importance of Web3 Wallets

Web3 wallets are not just storage units for cryptocurrencies but gateways to a burgeoning ecosystem of decentralized applications that allow you to:

  • Manage Identities: Your wallet can act as your digital identity in the web3 space, enabling interactions with dApps without the need for traditional login systems.
  • Execute Transactions: You can send and receive cryptocurrencies, interact with smart contracts, and engage with various blockchain functions directly from your wallet.
  • Hold Assets: Beyond cryptocurrencies, web3 wallets can hold a variety of digital assets, including NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens), which are critical for platforms like Gala Music.

“What are Web3 Wallets?” –Binance Academy

Types of Web3 Wallets

There are several different types of blockchain wallets, facilitating different types of security and varying degrees of convenience and user control. Below you’ll find a list that briefly outlines some of the most important types of wallets.

The GalaChain ecosystem easily integrates with Metamask because it falls into several of the categories below. It is a software wallet with a browser extension as well as a robust mobile wallet solution, and it allows you to control your own private keys.

HOT WALLETS – These are considered “hot” because they all involve internet connections for enhanced capabilities and convenience.

“Hot Wallets vs. Cold Wallets: Self Custody 101” -Blockworks

  1. Browser Extension Wallets (Metamask) : Installed as browser extensions, these wallets allow simple and direct interaction with dApps from web browsers.
  1. Mobile Wallets (Metamask, Trust Wallet): Many wallet providers offer smartphone apps for managing cryptocurrencies and accessing dApps on the go.
  1. Desktop Wallets (Exodus): Installed on computers, these software wallets offer robust security and comprehensive asset management, but are often less convenient to use.
  1. Web Wallets (MyEtherWallet): Accessible via web browsers, convenient but generally less secure.
  1. Multi-Signature Wallets (Gnosis Safe): Requires multiple private keys for transactions, adding security for shared funds.

Web3 wallets always fall into one of the following categories: Custodial or non-custodial, depending on whether or not the owner of the account controls the wallet’s private keys.

  1. Custodial Wallets (Coinbase Wallet): Managed by third parties, custodial wallets offering ease of use but less control over funds.
  1. Non-Custodial Wallets (MetaMask, Trust Wallet): Users control their private keys, offering more security but requiring responsibility for key management.

COLD WALLETS – These are considered “cold” or “offline” wallets because they do not require an internet connection and while more secure, are less convenient for transactions.

“What is a Cold Wallet?”-Ledger Academy

  1. Hardware Wallets (Ledger Nano S, Trezor): Physical devices storing private keys offline, providing high security.
  1. Paper Wallets (Just what they sound like): Physical pieces of paper containing printed private keys and public addresses. Users generate these keys offline and store them in a secure place, such as a safe, to prevent unauthorized access.

Your GalaChain Wallet

Every Gala account has a built-in GalaChain wallet that allows you to receive and transfer GalaChain tokens, including unique non-fungible tokens such as music tracks and game items, as well as fungible tokens such as $GALA or $MUSIC.

GalaChain is a layer1 blockchain, built for interoperability with Ethereum. Therefore, your GalaChain assets can exist on either blockchain (GalaChain or Ethereum) at any given time.

Your new GalaChain wallet does not have the capacity to hold Ethereum-based tokens until you connect your Gala account to an Ethererum wallet. Connecting your external Ethereum wallet is easy. We recommend Metamask, the trusted and leading third party software wallet.

Connecting your Web3 Wallet

To unlock the ability to bridge GalaChain assets to Ethereum, you’ll need to connect your external web3 wallet. In your account Settings, navigate to the Linked Accounts menu.

Currently, three leading software wallets are supported for connection: Metamask, Coinbase Wallet and OKX Wallet. For this example walkthrough, we will use Metamask.

  1. Create a Metamask Wallet

If you don’t already have one, you’ll need to download Metamask and create a new wallet. Follow the simple instructions in this support article to ensure that Metamask is properly installed in your browser.

You can also download Metamask on your mobile device by following the instructions in the following support articles:

Install Metamask on iOS

Install Metamask on Android

  1. Import Tokens to your Metamask Wallet

Individual tokens must be manually imported to be displayed in your Metamask wallet. If you bridge tokens to Ethereum from GalaChain, they will not show up in Metamask until you complete this step for that token.

To import $GALA, all you need is the token’s Ethereum contract address, which you’ll find on Coinmarketcap in the area circled below.

  1. After copying that contract address to your clipboard, open your Metamask extension and locate Import Tokens in the Tokens tab.
  1. Next, click to the Custom Token tab and paste the contract address for $GALA. The rest of the token information will populate.
  1. Finally, confirm the token Import and you’ll then see the token in your wallet.

Be sure to import any token that you want listed in your Metamask wallet using the steps above. Then when any quantity of that token is transferred to your wallet, it will show your balances.

Please note that if you receive tokens before they’re imported, you still own them– They’ll just need to be imported before they are displayed.

3. Connect your Web3 Wallet to your Gala Account

This is the part that makes your GalaChain wallet easily interoperable with your Ethereum wallet through your Gala account.

Once your Metamask wallet is configured simply click Connect Wallet and choose Metamask to initiate a signature transaction within Metamask. Once you approve that transaction, your wallet will be connected, ready to bridge to and from Ethereum or transact with Ethereum-based tokens.

You’re ready to experience the wide world of web3 through GalaChain and beyond! Hopefully you learned something new. To explore more topics or ask specific questions, visit Gala Support at https://support.gala.com/

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