Every year around the same time, we get just a little stir crazy here at Gala. It’s not that the winters at our HQ are necessarily too balmy to go get some sun… it’s just that we’re excited to get down to some fun and games with our awesome community!
Gala has grown a lot, and the launch of extremely diverse projects across GalaChain has taken the Galaverse far beyond just games. This year we want to showcase a month of fun all across the GalaChain ecosystem.
Many projects will have competitions, giveaways and events throughout May. We know that GalaChain is a constantly growing place, so rewards and mechanics of each event are going to vary greatly from project to project. Don’t worry though, we’ll try to keep it as simple as possible so that you can find some events you may love.
MAY I Have Your Attention, Please?
We (more expressly, the writer of this article) would love to have a nice and simple cookie-cutter event to throw at all of you. But where’s the fun in that? More importantly… where’s the MAYHEM in that!?
Don’t worry though, we’ll walk you through everything… well, we’ll walk you through what we can. We told you, this is Mayhem! It wouldn’t be very Mayhem without a few surprises, would it?
Where to Find the Mayhem
Like we said, GalaChain is a big place… but there are a few specific corners you may want to keep your eye on this month.
Our first full week of Mayhem starts on May 6th. Below, you’ll find a breakdown of the first week of festivities.
GalaSwap
Since its release earlier this year, GalaSwap has totally changed the way that we can all interact with GalaChain as a community. It’s never been easier to get the tokens you want, and more features and new pairs are coming all the time!
With all that said, of course GalaSwap is getting in on the Mayhem! Starting on May 6th, the leaders in the following categories at the end of the week will receive a pile of bonus $GALA.
Highest $GALA volume
Highest $GUSDC volume
Highest $MUSIC volume
Highest $LEFC volume
Highest $TOLK volume
Highest $GSWAP volume
…and that’s only week one 😉
Eternal Paradox
Eternal Paradox will have extra events going on all month! May Mayhem pretty perfectly lines up with the start of Season 4… and what a season it’s going to be!
The first week of Mayhem, you’ll see a Daily Coupon event coming out (👀on Discord!), and that’s just the start. There will be special in-game events and opportunities to partake in some Mayhem throughout the month!
Gala Film
You think Gala Film is going to miss out on the Mayhem? Remember to take a break from all the competitions once in a while. Maybe get some popcorn, kick your feet up and turn on Gala Film? 😁
For the first week of Mayhem, you’ll get twofree RZR Mystery Boxes for each episode you watch! If you haven’t seen RZR… double rewards time starts May 5th. Get comfy and start binging!
Common Ground World
CGW has an express depot load of stuff going on this month, and we can’t possibly cover it all here. We’ll try to at least get you started.
There will, of course, be amayzing competitions… Week 1 will bring the Everybody Is Welcome competition, with 2500 reward seats and 31% extra $GALA!
Each week will also bring a rework to an existing NFT (don’t worry, we’re pretty sure you’ll be happy with them 😉). Be ready, the first two kick off this Friday!
There are also some items that never had their full supply released in the past. During this Mayhem, you’ll get a second chance on four long-lost NFTs… one per week. Be on the lookout early next week for a limited amount of the first of these treasures!
VOX
It’s a VOX invasion!!! This week, VOX is spreading Mayhem in Common Ground World!
Win an all-new VOX Dog pet by landing in the top 100 Bicycle sellers in next week’s competition! These fluffy border collies are only going out during May Mayhem, so get them while you can.
If you don’t place high enough, you’ll have a second chance in a special Mystery Box sale at the end of the month… but these furry friends need a home now! Will you rise to the challenge?
Champions Arena
All month long the arena will be full of Mayhem. Various activities in the game will reward you with M-tickets, which you can spend in the special M-Ticket shop. Get as much as you can for four weeks!
There will be a bit more going on for Summoners in Champions Arena throughout May. Look for a special 15% Gem pack discount to kick off the festivities on Monday the 6th!
Non-Fungible Tower Defense
We hear our friends over at NFTD are having a leaderboard competition every week of May. If you haven’t checked their alpha playtest out since their Judges’ Choice win at GALAthon in March… now is the time!
Legends Reborn
You think Tolkheim is going to miss out on May Mayhem!? Get ready for a month of competitions at the tables!
Starting on May 6th at noon PT, rack up as many games as you can at your favorite table… or any table really. Just go play!
Throughout the whole month, players who achieve the following epic benchmarks of table experience will be granted free NFT cards:
50 PvP matches played – Common Glacial Spear
100 PvP matches played – Common Viridian Dragon
150 PvP matches played – Uncommon Phoenix
In addition, during week one starting on May 6th, a special prize of $500 of $GALA will be given out to the player with the most matches played and to the player with the most matches won by the end of the first week. Get your best Creatures in your deck and get ready to battle!
Last Expedition
Things are heating up in Last Expedition… are you mission ready? Last Expedition is going to be laying low in the first week of Mayhem… can’t get the ravagers too riled up early can we?
Prepare for the Last Expedition Mission Ready pre Alpha build—dropping soon! Limited edition weapon fire skins incoming in-game. Collect them all before time's up! 🔥🔥🔥https://t.co/7gibu03Qu2pic.twitter.com/Mz01WwXlgu
Something tells us you may want to drop in and freshen up those fragment gathering and ‘staying alive while things are trying to eat you’ skills. Big things are coming during the Mayhem, and you definitely want to be ready.
Mayhem Building
This is just a quick peek at week 1. So much more is coming. Welcome to Mayhem!
There may be more popping up here and there. We promise nothing… like we said, Mayhem.
Every one of you in our community is what makes Gala so great, and we can’t wait to share the Mayhem with you all month. Have fun!
With a state-of-the-art chain that makes it easier than ever to build on blockchain, a $GALA CertiK security rating that leaves all other altcoins in the dust and the speed and scalability to make it happen, Gala is looking to empower the world with web3 tech.
Amid 2024’s surge of GalaChain growth that includes new projects and products from different industries around the world, we are thrilled to announce a strategic partnership with Rivalz.AI, a pioneering force in AI-driven decentralized applications. This collaboration will make great strides in our journey towards revolutionizing the blockchain landscape, particularly in the realm of AI and data provenance.
Empowering Innovation with Rivalz.AI on GalaChain
Rivalz.AI is set to introduce an AI-driven DePIN RollApp, ushering in a new era of AI data provenance and a modular AI-app ecosystem on GalaChain. Their vision aligns seamlessly with our commitment to empowerment and decentralization, as they leverage the robust capabilities of GalaChain to build AI Agents, AI Personas, and several innovative solutions.
The native token of the Rivalz ecosystem, $RIZ, will be utilized for transaction fees, powering node infrastructure, data monetization, and more. This integration not only enhances the utility of GalaChain but also expands our ecosystem’s reach and impact across multiple sectors.
Why This Partnership Matters
The collaboration with Rivalz.AI is a strategic alignment that reflects our shared vision for the future of web3. By combining our strengths, we are setting the stage for groundbreaking developments in both blockchain technology and AI. This partnership will provide the community with new tools for innovation and the power to shape the digital future.
We welcome Rivalz.AI into our ecosystem with open arms and immense enthusiasm for the possibilities that lie ahead. Together, we are poised to redefine the boundaries of technology and creativity in the blockchain space.
Stay Connected
Learn more about how Rivalz.AI is driving the future of blockchain and AI:
GalaChain is growing all the time, with more people jumping in and building on-chain every day! Last month’s hackathon, however, was a moment like no other in the growth of GalaChain. We saw amazing developments and innovative new ways to use the chain for a better web3 world.
After intense deliberation by our esteemed GALAthon guest judges and our chain team, the time has finally come to announce the results! Congratulations to each and every one of the winners… and thank you to every single participant! It’s all of you who make GalaChain amazing!
Judges’ Favorites
We’ve already discussed the in-person judges’ favorites, but we wanted to sing the praises of these innovators again.
NFTD.GG –
200,000 USDT + $10k AWS Credits, $25k VGX and a $400 Alienware Monitor
Team No Rest –
150,000 USDT + $5k AWS Credits and $15k VGX
Corgi AI3D Forever –
100,000 USDT + $5k AWS Credits and $10k VGX
We’re proud of all the projects that participated at this hackathon, and we think the judges made incredibly astute observations to pick these three top projects.
Remote Participation Prizes
After going through each project and presentation, we have awarded a number of additional prizes in several categories:
Best Use of AI: Fuzzle Prime
Fuzzle Prime is a project that embodies the ideology of blockchain technology in so many ways. For this Hackathon, they created Fuzzle UniverCity to leverage the powers of AI to create instructional course content using GalaChain!
Prize Awarded: 50,000 USDT + $10k AWS Credits
Most Creative Project: Dragon Slayers
The Dragon Slayers crafted the Dragon Board, a way to burn NFTs directly for fungible tokens on chain. This could be a way for users to recycle NFTs they are no longer using, allowing a natural increase in scarcity and overall letting users engage with their on-chain items in more ways.
Prize Awarded: 50,000 USDT + $5k AWS Credits
Most Innovative Solution: KFS
During GALAthon, KFS built out their concept of “CourseHub”, an educational platform powered by GalaChain. CourseHub is designed to reinforce education through blockchain, by monetizing educational content with incentivized learning. Eventually, KFS hopes to issue digital certificates using NFTs.
Prize Awarded: 30,000 USDT + $5k AWS Credits
Best Representation of Gala Community: Valley Games
Valley Games is the brainchild of Happy Valley Arcade Bar in Beacon, NY. Valley Games will bring web3 gaming to the classic cabinet, by integrating a multi-game arcade cabinet with GalaChain games. Eventually, the team hopes to streamline rewards on Valley Games with a token on GalaChain. Talk about incentive for that high score!
Prize Awarded: 5000 USDT
Best Integration with Gala Film or Gala Music: Taco Truck
Taco truck set out to create the first memecoin on GalaChain – $TACO! Along the way, they engineered a pipeline for users to mint their own coins. In cooperation with Emily Lazar from September Mourning, they hope to soon use this system to allow artists to create their own verifiable tokens directly on GalaChain.
Prize Awarded: 5000 USDT
Best Use of On-Chain Data: Achis.net
Achis was mentioned as a community option in our recent Founders Node vote about block explorers… but achis.net is far more than just a block explorer. Using powerful data analytics, Achis continued to build out its functionality during the hackathon. Using powerful data analytics and on-chain data, achis.net can show users what’s happening on GalaChain in terms they don’t need decades of programming experience to understand.
Prize Awarded: 5000 USDT
Most Useful Day-to-Day: THX
THX works with Gala on marketing initiatives on occasion, and we were overjoyed to see them hop into the hackathon and work on something to make our work even better together! Previously, someone redeeming points for rewards on THX was just receiving a unique URL that would help manually fulfill rewards. They crafted an integration so that rewards can now be distributed directly from GalaChain!
Prize Awarded: 5000 USDT + $5k AWS Credits
Most Enthusiastic Project: Pearswap.io
Pearswap.io did what many successful innovators have done in the past… recognized a problem and designed a solution. Pearswap recognized that the bid to ask spread on GalaSwap could be improved with liquidity pools, so they created the groundwork for that system through pearswap.io!
Prize Awarded: 5000 USDT
Non-Stop Development
This will wrap up this GALAthon, but GalaChain never stops! The net progress that will be made leveraging all these developments on GalaChain cannot be understated. GalaChain is an entire ecosystem, and any and every application on it works together to make it a chain that can accomplish nearly anything. Every link builds us up.
We’ll have more events like this in the future, but we’d like once again to thank everyone who participated in, followed along, or even just read a thing or two about last month’s GALAthon! GalaChain is here for all of us, and we can’t wait to build the next innovation with all of you.
Today, we’re thrilled to invite the Gala community to another exhilarating episode of “Gala Plays.” Join us from 3pm to 5pm PT as we delve into the community-created tower defense sensation, NFTD – Non-Fungible Tower Defence. Watch live as our team, alongside Mark (Cynister in Discord), explores the latest build and discusses fresh updates.
NFTD, born from the creative minds of our dedicated Gala Games community members, stood out at the recent GALAthon hackathon during GDC 2024, earning the judges’ top honors and additional funding to further enrich this exciting project.
Leveraging the GalaChain SDK, the NFTD team has exemplified the power and creativity of our community developers. Don’t miss out on the action and insights during today’s stream!
Development on GalaChain seems to be accelerating every day, and many long-time members of the Gala community are stepping forward with massive innovations to make GalaChain better for everyone.
The great contributions by our community are part of what makes GalaChain amazing, and the development of block explorers for users to really understand GalaChain have been among the biggest milestones.
Seeing Blocks Better
A solid and reliable block explorer is beneficial to everyone working on chain, so we were more than happy to offer a reward to the best the community could cook up. The Gala Founder’s Node Network will always continue to be a major part of GalaChain, so giving them the option to make the choice seemed natural.
Thank you to everyone who rose to the challenge and built block explorers. Your contributions to this ecosystem are invaluable. Thank you to all the Founder’s Node operators who voiced your opinion in the poll – this was something entirely new for Founder’s Node Network governance, and hopefully we will have more robust votes in the future to involve operators more in GalaChain.
Finally, thank you to everyone who is part of the Gala community or who does anything at all on GalaChain. We’re all building together!
All four options in this poll had their individual strengths, and the choice for Founder’s Node operators was anything but cut and dry. While we can’t speak for the Founder’s Node operators who made this call, it’s likely they were impressed with the user-friendly UI and intuitive design of galachainexplorer.com.
I want to highlight the Fuzzle team. It’s amazing to see a passionate group work so well together in their free time. We have a lot of improvements to make to the explorer that were in the original design. We plan to complete the explorer and show everyone the power of AI and community in the process.
GingerBreadMan
GingerBreadMan will receive his choice of 1 million $GALA or a Founder’s Node License. Congratulations to him on both the prize and his amazing craftsmanship on the block explorer.
Building Better
The development on GalaChain isn’t slowing anytime soon! With the usefulness of these block explorers, many bigger developments are on the horizon.
We hope the hard work put in by all the candidates in this vote inspire others to build their own innovations on GalaChain. GalaChain is here for you… imagine it and make it today!
