We’re pleased to announce as of earlier this week, the Gala ecosystem has added a Single Sign-On (SSO) option using Telegram login credentials. This new feature is set to revolutionize the onboarding experience for users discovering our platforms through the viral success of our $TREZ “tapper” games on Telegram mini apps.
Streamlining User Experience with Telegram SSO
One of the most important challenges to web3 mass adoption has been the convenience factor. Web2 was a world that introduced social media that evolved into the smoothest onboarding experiences in the world. Today, it’s imperative to offer SSO options for existing web2 platforms with which users are already familiar. Telegram is one of those platforms.
As Treasure Tapper and Music Miner continue to capture the attention of Telegram mini app users worldwide, we recognize the importance of providing a seamless and efficient way to join the Gala ecosystem. With Telegram SSO, users can now create accounts on all core Gala platforms – Gala Games, Gala Music, and Gala Film – using their existing Telegram credentials. It’s as simple as a login, just like our Google account SSO option.
This integration simplifies the registration process, making it easier than ever for new users to dive into the rich, decentralized experiences we offer. A simple sign-in has a lot of power, especially when transitioning from your web2 comfort zone to all the new empowering responsibilities that come with web3 ownership.
Right away, SSO users will gain access to our free games, our entire music catalog and more. Then as they learn the ropes of our ecosystem, Telegram users can then create and connect their web3 wallets at their convenience, gaining access to everything Gala offers.
Why Telegram SSO Matters
Ease of Use: By leveraging existing Telegram accounts, users can skip the hassle of creating new credentials, saving time and reducing friction.
Enhanced Security: Telegram SSO provides a secure login method, ensuring user data protection.
Unified Access: One Telegram account opens doors to the entire Gala ecosystem, unifying user experiences across gaming, music, and film platforms.
A New Era of Onboarding
Although small at a glance, this is actually a huge step in our ongoing efforts to make blockchain-based platforms more accessible to mainstream audiences. As we continue to innovate and expand, we are committed to breaking down barriers and simplifying user interactions with our ecosystem.
Join the revolution today by logging in with your Telegram account and exploring the endless possibilities within Gala Games, Gala Music, and Gala Film.
Imagine you’re digging for gold. You have your shovel, a lot of patience and the hope of striking it rich. Cryptocurrency mining is somewhat similar, but instead of using physical tools to dig in the ground, you’re using a computer to solve complex mathematical problems.
What is Cryptocurrency Mining?
Mining is the process through which new cryptocurrency coins are created and transactions are verified and added to a blockchain. The most well-known example of this process is Bitcoin mining. Just as gold miners invest time and resources to extract precious metals, cryptocurrency miners invest computing power and electricity to discover new coins.
How Does Cryptocurrency Mining Work?
The Basics
Cryptocurrency mining typically involves solving cryptographic puzzles. These puzzles are complex mathematical equations that require significant computational power to solve. When a miner successfully solves a puzzle, they can add a block of transactions to the blockchain and are rewarded with new coins. This process is known as “proof of work” (PoW). Once it can be proven that a miner has done the work, the tokens are effectively “mined.”
Transaction Verification: When someone sends a cryptocurrency transaction, it needs to be verified to ensure that the sender has enough funds and is authorized to send them.
Block Creation: Verified transactions are grouped together into a block.
Puzzle Solving: Miners compete to solve a cryptographic puzzle associated with the block. This puzzle is hard to solve but easy to verify once solved.
Block Addition: The first miner to solve the puzzle gets to add the block to the blockchain and is rewarded with new coins.
Reward Distribution: The miner receives a reward, typically in the form of newly minted cryptocurrency and transaction fees.
Why is Mining Important?
Mining plays a crucial role in maintaining and securing the blockchain network. It ensures that all transactions are legitimate and prevents double-spending. By requiring miners to solve complex puzzles, the network remains decentralized and resistant to attacks. This decentralized nature is a core principle of cryptocurrencies, promoting security and trust without relying on a central authority.
Different Methods of Cryptocurrency Mining
CPU Mining: This was the original method of mining Bitcoin, using a computer’s central processing unit (CPU). However, it’s no longer effective due to the high difficulty of mining puzzles.
GPU Mining: Graphics processing units (GPUs) offer more computational power than CPUs and are more effective for mining.
ASIC Mining: Application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) are specialized devices built specifically for mining cryptocurrencies. They are the most powerful and efficient miners but are also expensive.
Cloud Mining: This allows individuals to rent mining hardware from a provider. It’s a way to mine cryptocurrencies without having to buy and maintain mining equipment.
Energy Conversion: Turning Electricity into Digital Gold
Mining is essentially the conversion of energy into digital value. Miners use electricity to power their hardware, which performs the complex calculations needed to mine cryptocurrencies. This process consumes a significant amount of energy, leading to debates about the environmental impact of mining. However, the energy used also serves to secure the network and verify transactions, making it an integral part of the blockchain ecosystem.
Mining on GalaChain: Rewarding Founder’s Nodes
In the Gala ecosystem, the equivalent to mining is the operation of Founder’s Nodes. These nodes provide the computational power necessary to maintain the decentralized network and are rewarded with $GALA tokens. Founder’s Node operators play a crucial role in supporting GalaChain’s infrastructure, similar to how miners support the Bitcoin network.
How Founder’s Nodes Work
Computational Contribution: Node operators contribute their computing power to support the network.
Reward Mechanism: In return for their contribution, operators are rewarded with $GALA tokens.
Decentralization: This system helps maintain the decentralized nature of the Gala ecosystem, ensuring that no single entity has control over the network.
Interested in running a Gala Founder’s Node for daily $GALA rewards? LEARN MORE
The VOX POPULI have decided that it’s time to start introducing some of the unsung heroes of the VOXVerse!
To start, we decided to sit down with Bolts McWhiffles in the newly created crafting room that is like a second home for her. This is a very capable squirrel, right at home in her trusty self-made robot contraption that helps her and has all sorts of tools and contraptions available on it to help her put things together. Bolts uses this machine as if it were an extension of herself.
She is the creator of almost every recipe that can be crafted in the VOX universe. The Leonardo da Nutci of the VOXverse. You know the creator of the Mona Peanut…
Vox Populi: Hey Bolts! Nice to meet you.
Bolts McWhiffles: Nice to be here.
VP: So where did you come from? How did a squirrel become the master of crafting with the VOX?
Bolts: Ah, my origins are as tangled as a squirrel’s nest! I was once a carefree baby nut collector, frolicking in the dappled sunlight. Then — bam! — I found myself all alone, like a hazelnut forgotten in the back of the pantry. Gala Girl, the kindest VOX you will ever meet, scooped me up and brought me to her workshop. And there it was—the magical moment when I discovered my true calling!
I started playing around with nuts and bolts and putting things together. I figured out I had a real gift for it. Far more than most of the VOX. After a time, I took over the workshop. I created these fancy 3d printing machines and have been teaching VOX on how to craft ever since.
In this real gameplay shot from development of Project Cerberus, we can see Bolts McWhiffles in action alongside VOX !
VP: But how did you become the VOX crafting guru?
Bolts: Well, I invented the Nut-o-Matic 3000 — a 3D printer that churns out widgets faster than a caffeinated chipmunk. And I taught the VOX how to wield those printing machines and little tools. They owe me a lifetime supply of hazelnuts, by the way.
VP: Is there a favorite thing you like to build?
Bolts: Anything that uses nuts of course! [McWhiffles chitters at her own joke] Seriously though, I like to build Idols. They have unique shapes; are a bit more complicated to build. The VOX have figured out how to use those idols to gain power, or to gain knowledge of more advanced items to create.
VP: Do you see anything new going on in the VOXVerse?
Bolts: Well, I have been helping the Vox Populi on creating even more recipes and items to build- and places to store them. I have been supplying specs for rooms, doors, windows and all sorts of exterior items to create to help the VOX create places to live. Its a big, exciting task.
Gala Music is thrilled to announce a special collaborative release featuring the legendary pop singer Tiffany and her iconic 1987 Billboard #1 hit “I Think We’re Alone Now.”
This exclusive release is a unique blend of classic pop and modern electronic sounds, brought to life through a partnership with the dynamic DJ/production duo, Disco Fries.
Bundle Sale Details
Three special bundles are now available for purchase.
These bundles offer a combination of physical merchandise and exclusive NFT tracks, providing fans with a unique opportunity to own a piece of music history while enjoying new remixes of a timeless hit. Each bundle is priced at $150 and will be available only while supplies last.Each bundle contains the “DF Pop Edit” version of “I Think We’re Alone Now” as a reward enabled NFT. Bundle 3 (purchase of the DF Pop Edit NFT track) also unlocks access to three additional edits and remixes of the song.
Bundle #1 (Limited to 10):
Tiffany’s “Shadows” Album Vinyl
Flat Print Signed by Tiffany
Disco Fries and Tiffany “I Think We’re Alone Now” DF Pop Edit NFT Track
This special bundle is for the superfans looking to hear different edits and remixes of the iconic track. Purchasers of the “DF Pop Edit” NFT track will also receive access to download three additional track variations.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The three unlockable tracks are not NFTs. Access to them does not represent ownership but access to these tracks will be unlocked by the purchase of the DF Pop Edit NFT track.
Disco Fries and Tiffany “I Think We’re Alone Now” DF Pop Edit NFT Track
Purchase the DF Pop Edit NFT to unlock access to this special track.
Unlockable Track #3 “I Think We’re Alone Now” Disco Fries x Tiffany Remix
Purchase the DF Pop Edit NFT to unlock access to this special track.
Why You Shouldn’t Miss This
This release marks a historic moment– Tiffany revisits her classic hit with a fresh, contemporary twist from Disco Fries, bundling it up into an empowering web3 package through Gala Music.
The combination of physical memorabilia and digital collectibles ensures that both traditional collectors and modern NFT enthusiasts have something to look forward to. Moreover, owning these NFTs allows fans to collect daily $MUSIC rewards based on the track’s popularity on the Gala Music platform.
With the recent release of the Music Miner: EARN $TREZ Telegram mini app, numerous new fans are about to be introduced to the world of decentralized music with all its ownership and reward opportunities, and that should bode well for early NFT collectors.
This special collection of unique collaborative tracks will be the perfect addition to any Tiffany fan’s NFT collection. Pick them up, pair them with Jukebox Nodes and watch the $MUSIC rewards start rolling in!
How to Purchase
Head over to the Gala Music platform at 1 PM PT on Friday, August 9th to secure your bundle. With only 100 bundles available, these will go fast, so make sure you’re ready to grab yours and be part of this unique musical experience. Purchases can be made with a credit card, $MUSIC or $GALA.
Don’t miss this chance to own exclusive, signed memorabilia and new music from Tiffany and Disco Fries. Each bundle is a perfect blend of nostalgia and innovation, offering fans a tangible and digital way to celebrate the enduring appeal of “I Think We’re Alone Now.”
Get ready to add these limited-edition items to your collection and enjoy the new remixes that breathe new life into a classic hit. Listen now and join the Gala Music revolution!
Stay tuned to Gala Music for more exciting releases and opportunities to support your favorite artists in the decentralized music ecosystem.
The decentralized token swapping protocol of the GalaChain ecosystem continues to make great strides and regular updates to its interface. Today we’re pleased to announce a handful of updates surrounding account inventory and p2p transactions beyond the standard creation and acceptance of swaps.
If you haven’t started using GalaSwap yet, it’s now easier than ever to swap any of your GalaChain tokens for $GALA. With a fee of only 1 $GALA to create or accept a swap, this is the cheapest way to swap tokens anywhere on the decentralized web. All it takes is a free Gala account and a little bit of $GALA.
Sending Tokens
In addition to accepting and creating swaps, you can now send tokens directly to other GalaChain wallets through the GalaSwap interface. This is especially useful for the abundance of Project Tokens that have been created by the community– Until this update, there has been no simple way to transfer these tokens, with the exception of distribution by the project owner and in the completion of swaps.
Now all users have the option to send any fungible token listed on the platform to any GalaChain wallet. The ability to transfer NFTs will come with a future update.
This can be accomplished in a variety of ways, including through the Send tab or the Token list view, by choosing the 3-dot menu on the right as pictured below.
Additionally, you can now easily generate a QR code to receive tokens to your GalaChain wallet, using the updated navigation menu on the left side of the page.
View Your NFT Inventory
You can also now browse your GalaChain NFT Inventory right there on GalaSwap. Soon we’ll implement the ability to trade and transfer NFTs directly from GalaSwap, but for now you can only view them.
We’re extremely excited to bring the community this new and improved GalaSwap interface, and we want to remind you that this is only the beginning. We have a lot more awesomeness in store! Thanks for being part of this community.
