Basil Marples

@forkyishere Yes. Yes. Yes. Incredible. It's actually a dream come true

Freedom finally! altera.magi.eco Anyone can try, still a few visual things to tune up, but it's working :D I am adding a few more bucks to the pools. Anyone in the world will be able to add IN/OUT any Bitcoin without KYC, or ANY limits! Just let that sink in...

@juliakponsford @NftShowroom

a rare sighting

@0xShual Hive- still a legendary decentralised community. Great IRL events to connect with people, awesome technology. Hive doesn't care about crypto. Splinterlands- just a brilliant community, economy and dev team. The only web3 game that ever held my attention, 9 years going strong

So, to recap, the sentiment on the TL is: - DeFi is dead: don't bother with it, don't deposit anywhere, 'just use aave' is dead, off-ramp and at best park with ibkr or coinbase - The age of crypto is over: we're no longer early, it's the instutitionals era, coins have infinite price-insensitive sellers, and retail isn't coming to buy your bags - Onchain is dead, especially on solana, because of pvp tards that rush to outdump each other on 30k market caps. The only true runners are flukes on ethereum that are old and have no gen z to control its supply and is reliant on elon tweets. - The handful of projects that were considered investment-worthy are either not (aave, for example) or are already adequately priced (hype, zec). there are a few silent runners like $morpho but not many and low volume. - GameFi is dead. SocialFi is dead. L2s are barren. Financial activity only exists to farm points. Did I miss anything? Is anyone excited about anything? Something? If you're reading this - why are you still in crypto?

Thankyou

@Goldmatters_ @bravetofu @mccoy2016 @splinterlands @Yabapmatt Exactly where he should be!

@BasilMarples @bravetofu @mccoy2016 @splinterlands @Yabapmatt Matt is focused on game design

Congratulations @mccoy2016 on becoming the new CEO of @splinterlands. And thank you @Yabapmatt for the foundation you've built, and for years of being an inspiration. I'm excited to see what the two of you and the team continue to cook up for years to come. Just went and bought 500k $SPS to celebrate the occasion. <3

@UndisputedNoobs @RobertsSpaceInd That seems like a sensible disposition to me! Life in web3 gaming has been pretty brutal in most cases

@BasilMarples @RobertsSpaceInd I did but it's not something I invested in and I'm not looking to invest time or money into Web3 anymore.

It's been 4 years since a post on this account and a LOT has happened. For those who have been following you are probably connected to or was a part of Web3 Gaming. Given the market conditions over the last few years the choice was made to step away from this model.

Happy Birthday, @hiveblocks ! 6 years since forking from Sun's 51% attack. Resilient, decentralized, open-source community thriving with free tools & true freedom on-chain. Here's to many more! #Hive #HiveForkday @TheDesertLynx @crimsonclad

Happy birthday to the only Blockchain I love 💕

Gezzzz @TheycallmeDan_ this IS nuts... github.com/Dhenz14/Hive-AI Hopefully, this makes Hive the most valuable database in the world. Created by people, enhanced by AI, used by millions who don't want to keep paying the high price tag of edge AI, while having access to the same power. All open source, free of corporations, for anyone to explore, research, and then create.

@UndisputedNoobs @RobertsSpaceInd Have you guys played splinterlands? It's been going since 2018 and it's my personal choice of web3 game. The depth of the ecosystem is pretty incredible.

Recently the choice was made to focus on a single game - Star Citizen by @RobertsSpaceInd The website undisputednoobs.com reflects these changes, the discord will be closed in due course. This X account will become the announcement channel for updates and content.

@menobass @3speaktv

@BasilMarples @3speaktv

Huge open source update just dropped from 3Speak.tv - improved encoding visibility - new open source video player - improved content feeds - improved login - faster uploads Improved image publishing - video scheduling - dark mode @threespeak/3speaktv-just-got-a-massive-upgrade" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">peakd.com/hive-181335/@t…

🚧 Maintenance Complete – New Ruleset, Gameplay Fixes & UI Improvements! We’ve pushed a new update with gameplay adjustments, bug fixes, and several UI improvements across the game. 🎮 Gameplay Updates ⚔️ New Ruleset: Backlash When this ruleset is active, any unit that misses an attack will take 2 True Damage. 🛠️ Ruleset & Ability Fixes 🔹 Fixed an issue where Shadow Focus could improperly remove stats when the unit died while the ability was inactive. 🔹 Melee Mayhem now grants Charge to all units. • This replicates the previous behavior while simplifying the ruleset logic. • Also fixed a bad interaction between Wingbreak melee units and Melee Mayhem. 🔹 Fixed a UI issue where Dispel didn’t immediately show stat changes if buffs and debuffs canceled each other out. 🔹 Aim True now correctly grants True Strike to all units as described. 🔹 Close Range now properly grants Close Range to all units as described. 🔹 Weak Magic now grants Void Armor to all units instead of simulating the effect through separate ruleset logic. 🌐 General Updates 🪄 Conclave Arcana Sold Out The set has officially sold out. The countdown banner has been removed and the packs/prize display has moved to the Conclave Arcana shop page. 🏆 Survival Mode Rewards Based on the passed proposal, rewards are now split: 📊 30% → Manual play brackets { 1,2,3,4,5,6} 📊 70% → Automated play bracket {7,8,9,10,11} The 30% of the prize pool for manual play brackets is still distributed based on Collection Power contributions across those brackets. The 70% of the prize pool for automated play brackets is still distributed based on Collection Power contributions across those brackets. 📊 Leaderboard Updates 🏅 Ranked leaderboard now shows all players by rating who have played at least one battle during that season. 👤 Players with fewer than 100 battles will appear without a ranking number. 🎓 Scholar tags have been added to leaderboard entries. ✨ Quality of Life Improvements 🔎 Added an Upgradeable filter in the card collection (shows cards that can still level up). 🃏 Combine All now properly includes cards with Survival cooldowns (longest cooldown carries over). 🔧 Fixed spacing issues with some Create Team buttons. 📈 Added percentile buttons to: • Liquidity pool swaps • Add liquidity interface 💡 Added more new player tooltips in the battle lobby (shown the first time you log in after the update). 📚 Continued improvements to the How To Play pages. 🎧 Splintervibes Updates 🎵 Added a preview of Splintervibes in the non-card market (only for tracks already released in-game). ⏹️ The player will now stop playing after the final track if looping and shuffle are disabled. 🐞 Bug Fixes 🧊 Fixed Winterfest Boxes opened after packs sold out not correctly awarding Dark Energy Crystals. 💳 Fixed an issue where the Credits service fee was not applied to Coinbase purchases.

I've been very busy :)

@TheDesertLynx I left you a comment on hive about how reputation might be a useful modifier in this. I think the more subtly complex and nuanced the system is the better

I've been thinking about this for a very long time, but the recent evolution of Zcash governance prompted me to finally finish writing about it. New idea on amplifying crypto governance votes to give everyday users a say where they didn't have one before. Let me know what you think.

@disregardfiat Very cool. I might point this in the direction of a couple of people

@BasilMarples An alternative cosmology to dark matter/dark energy based on some thermodynamic principles. Your best bet is to drop the PDF on your favorite AI chatbot and ask it questions. It's a longshot, but I just wanted to follow some interesting math to their logical conclusions.

@cialoneCodes @TheDesertLynx @TessaStuart96 But cheese is better than houses

@TheDesertLynx @TessaStuart96 Nonsensical tweet Tessa Kind of saying: ‘cheese is better than houses’

Bitcoin is way better than Solana

@PlayToEarn @splinterlands @TheSandboxGame @devikins_game @0xSunflowerLand @illuviumio Splinterlands has been an amazing project to witness over all these years. And there's so much to come.....

Over the years we have witnessed countless ambitious projects launch and vanish. 🎮 Here are 5 enduring projects in blockchain gaming that have proven their staying power. 💫 @splinterlands @TheSandboxGame @devikins_game @0xSunflowerLand @illuviumio Who did we miss? 🤔