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Shiv

Web3.0
Sept. 5, 2022, 9:11 p.m.

Zionverse, A metaverse based on Indian Mythology

<h1>The terms “GameFI” and “Metaverse” have become the talk of the internet in a very short span of time. So much so that, nearly everyone living on the internet has heard of these two terms from someplace or the other. </h1> This sheer popularity has compelled several new developers to set out on a journey to create a Metaverse of their own, where people from all around the world can have fun. This, explains the huge surge in GamiFi/NFTs/metaverse projects, we are witnessing. Although as per the experts, most of these projects are just going to dust with their kinda boring gameplay and repetitive nature. However, there are still some interesting gaming metaverse projects that you can invest in and maybe be able to get a good profit. One such project that I am optimistic about is the Zionverse project, which is the topic for today’s discussion. In this information piece, we will try to explain everything there is to know about the Zionverse project in the simplest language possible. So, without further ado. Let’s dig deeper into the Zionverse. <img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/SA_0hnoV8UpVNyLCcqYnCf1ynFHrfZ4F4_hZmUYGSmtw_Lx9CI2dtxtpGcd3PF0g-L3hZQV82OU_khLmclMvsJYQuC9cM64mCx9bmD9m-rEjxbpDQoagB5OYIQVxogHJ-YEQFpUfY7bBVlznKj8_0YK5a92yCtDWYjjvEtL3G1gjI0_SRBPGdXLO8A" style="height:328px; width:624px" /> <h2>Welcome to the ZIONVERSE!!!</h2> The Zionverse is a playable NFT metaverse, inspired by Indian culture and Mythology, where users can play/develop games, create arts(NFTs), have fun, and basically live their digital lives to the fullest.  Run by a Gurugram-based company named Totality Corp, Zionverse is a very Indian twist on the whole concept of NFTs and gaming Metaverse. The project intends to breathe new life into the already rich Indian culture and age-old stories by using Web3 technologies to make them more interactive and accessible to the entire world.  The ZionVerse project is among the first Indian start-ups to combine the concepts of the metaverse, NFTs, Defi, and user-generated games. Maybe the first company on the entire earth to come up with such a detailed plan to integrate mythology with the metaverse technologies. It is not intended to be just another bunch of randomly generated .jpg images, rather a truly decentralized full-blown metaverse gaming ecosystem powered by the Ethereum blockchain. The project aims to create a sustainable digital ecosystem/economy, which can act as a safe haven for game devs, artists, and designers to unleash their creativity without the bounds of reality. <h3>Game Engine - Zion</h3> The Zionverse team has been working on its own gaming engine – “Zion”, which will allow the users to easily create their own games without needing to mess a lot with coding. The Zion game engine will help the users deal with each and every aspect of a successful Web 3.0/P2E game. The developers will be able to mint their own digital assets like weapons or cards for the game. Each game can even have its own unique crypto-currency, all within the single platform of ZionVerse. In the initial phase, the zion team will be creating a few games on their own (We will talk about these games later). However, the idea still remains to provide a tech framework to users/developers and rely on them to craft their own games. The first batch of the games from the ZionVerse is created as an example for the users/developers to get an estimate of the zion engine’s potential and also to build the initial community for the project. Currently, 4 games are under development that will be launched by the ZionVerse in the upcoming months, which are -  1. Chusar Ludo - It is basically a Ludo game, but with a little tint of the Indian traditional aesthetic. This will be the first game to be launched by Zionverse, most probably out by late September or early Oct. I know it doesn’t sound very exciting to most of you, but the team wants to make the Zionverse for everyone and not just pro gamers. 2. Devine Rummy - One more arcade type on the list, this time it will be an Indianized version of Rummy. Gamblers get your NFTs ready!!! The team is planning to launch divine rummy by Diwali 2022. 3. RannBhumi - Now, this is where things start to get interesting. RannBhumi (English translation - Battle-field) is gonna be an action-packed 5v5 team death-match game, which will be played in the 3rd person perspective. Like Dota or Mobile Legends, but in the death-match mode. RannBhumi is based on the legendary battle between Kauravas and Pandavas, it intends to tell the legend of Mahabharta with its unique game environment and characters. The RannBhumi game has real potential to provide that immersive experience promised by the Metaverse technologies. Most Web 3 games have a serious problem of boring gameplay, just try playing axis or pagaxy for a few days and you will understand what I am talking about. Their gameplay is just very bad & boring but Zionverse wants to change it all with their actually fun-to-play web3 game, RannBhumi. RannBhumi is the flagship game of the whole ZionVerse ecosystem, so the stakes and expectations are quite high. The game is yet to be launched, most probably in the month of November. Hopefully, its launch goes fine, can’t wait any longer! Till then you should check the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MYYo47iuLM" style="text-decoration:none">trailer of the RannBhumi </a>game. 4. Vijay Dash - 4th and final in the list, is the Vijay Dash game. Vijay Dash is a Battle-royle obstacle course type of game, where users can run, jump, duck, and leap through dozens of challenges, something like Fall Guys.  The Vijay Dash game is expected to be launched in early December. The first few matches will be reserved for the Lakshmi NFT holders and the winner will be able to get upto 1000 USDC!!! <h3>Planet DAO</h3> The Zionverse, Metaverse, will consist of several sub-ecosystem or planets. Each genre of games will have its own separate planet with its own separate Cryptos/NFTs and will be controlled by its own separate DAO (Decentralized Autonomous Organization). Other than the gaming Planets, Zionverse will also feature a streamer party planet and Kalakar ecosystem. In the streamer party planet, you will be able to watch streams and videos hosted by popular influencers in a virtual environment, basically the web 3 version of twitch.  On the other hand, the Kalakar ecosystem is an exclusive platform for creators and partners/gallerists, where they can celebrate and promote Indian culture and art through the NFTs. This planet will let the users easily create NFTs from physical artwork. <h2>NFTs in the Zionverse</h2> The Zionverse is a decentralized NFT Metaverse Project; it is obvious that the project will have many NFTs or NFT collections. However, these NFTs will not be just some random .jpg like some certain Apes; the Zion NFTs will have certain utilities attached to them. Some of these NFTs will be required to play the games on the Zion platform, some NFTs will represent your identity in the ZionVerse, and others give you rewards for staking or holding them on the zion website. However, zion will also feature some free-to-play titles, though you may not be able to gain many monetary benefits from them.  The Zionverse is going to have a set of playable and non-playable NFT collections. The project will have a very large number of NFT collections, which includes “Lakshmi NFT collection”, “<a href="https://www.mainebolatha.in/2022/08/the-trimurti-nfts-explained-explore-the-indian-mythology-culture-and-heritage-on-web30/" style="text-decoration:none">Trimurti NFT collection</a>” and “Desis’s <a href="https://www.mainebolatha.in/2022/08/the-desis-nft-explained-lets-grab-a-free-nft-of-indian-freedom-fighters-by-zionverse/" style="text-decoration:none">Independence day collection</a>”. At the moment, these NFT collections are the only way to invest in the ZionVerse platform.  Let’s discuss a little more about these NFT collections and how you should go on investing in ZionvVerse with these NFTs -  <h3>Lakskhmi NFT -</h3> For those of you who don’t know, Lakshmi is worshiped across India for her blessings of wealth. Apparently, we are in here for money, right? No? Okay! Lakshmi NFTs are released as a loot-box based NFT distribution system. The whole collection has a total of 5,555 NFTs, each costing 101 USDC (for minting). With the Lakshmi NFTs, users get 3D models of the Goddess Lakshmi and spatial audio music. <img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/v6pGscT2WnNwP30mBrRDdfZ-NZqQzBHb-gyNjJHECLk02pVF9sz2Sefz4Erjm4kYmNdMSD1KDk6h-VACz1ndn4G-LcSdKRSkBDOqBD2YKTnfzs0h9aAm2Lwf8gT3DfTeMospvlu-FiNdH5m6wz0elF2lQjCtogToRNeycYQlx8WPULVufDisyRJm7w" style="height:339px; width:285px" /> What’s unique about the Lakshmi collection? is the fact that these NFTs act as gamified fixed deposits of USDC. Holding one of these NFT can give you up to 108% APY. Moreover, The NFT will give you early access to the Vijay Dash game, where you can make up to 1000 USDC, if you win the game.  Quite tempting, isn’t it? However, all NFT from this collection was sold out in a mere 19 days. Now, the only way to get one of the Lakshmi NFT is to buy one from the existing holders but you will not receive the gamified fixed deposits of USDC. Though, you will be able to play the Vijay Dash game. <h3>Trimurti NFT -</h3> The term “Trimurti” represents the triad of the three most important Gods in Hinduism, which are – Brahma (The Creator), Vishnu (The Preserver), and Shiva (The Destroyer). The buyer will get a loot box containing a 3D model NFT of one of these three diets. The NFT will contain a video of the 3D model and soothing Music to go with the video file.  A total of 11,111 NFTs will be minted in this collection, with each costing around 101 USDC (for minting). Trimurti NFTs intend to provide intrinsic value through the airdrop of DAO tokens of the ZionVerse (Shakti token) and early access to all the games of the ion Platform. If you want to know more about Trimurti NFTs, please give this blog a read - <a href="https://www.mainebolatha.in/2022/08/the-trimurti-nfts-explained-explore-the-indian-mythology-culture-and-heritage-on-web30/" style="text-decoration:none">Trimurti NFT collection.</a>  The Trimurti NFTs are yet to be launched by the Zionverse team. Most probably, they will open for sale in the first or second week of Sept 2022. So, you can easily buy these NFTs. So, you may be able to buy one NFT from this collection, but please DYOR. <img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/xVlHaJKR-1Hteb4YGZD6VsaOcJJFZY9AfYi3gszn7wskr-gmcNVepU13NH0yGjbUx874BVhM6l-ymJidWXw1LfdpHPvC0PKQ4fbTG9JxgqWPZK6A4VCOlLjQLHzTbtEu4KDPHW0sXw8BFdBZp4GHpGPgmd0Sg0IxlgTqwIXl9pi8svvyUig8zl6MGw" style="height:387px; width:624px" /> <h3>Desis’s Independence day collection</h3> Desis NFTs refers to a set of several different NFT collections, eventually expanding to nearly a million NFTs. The first collection from the group of Desis NFTs is the Desis’s <a href="https://www.mainebolatha.in/2022/08/the-desis-nft-explained-lets-grab-a-free-nft-of-indian-freedom-fighters-by-zionverse/" style="text-decoration:none">Independence day collection</a>, consisting of 27,775 pieces. In order to make NFTs and web 3.0 more accessible to everyone, the team behind the Zionverse project has announced a free giveaway of this NFT collection on the occasion of the 75th independence day of India. Just hop on the official website of Zionverse and maybe you will be able to get one NFT from this collection for absolutely free (of course, if any of them are still available). <img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/6-S61AbTLXKlmiyEntrQaaLynmaZYUtqIND9W6hZEH734J5cdaTIbJJyElMQaFWI0jCgk24eq1TtBnCa7armSumBq-vqPLFvUatep54uAaxB-qUd7Hp6YS74iDd349JkQZRL7YrhVa5cJICiquiiao_S6V1EaiLtaPkuaU7c4s_YRPc3CFusby3UAQ" style="height:333px; width:352px" /> <h2>Tokenomics of the Zionverse</h2> As with most of the Web 3 games, the ZionVerse will also be based on the dual- token economy with Sanskar and Shakti tokens. Shakti Token - Shakti token is the governance token of the entire ZionVerse platform. It powers each and every transaction of the ZionVerse platform. Holders of Shakti tokens will be able to vote for the future of ZionVerse. It will also be required to purchase many in-game items. Shakti tokens are yet to be released. For now, the only way to get them is to buy the Trimurti NFTs, as the Trimurti NFT holders will get Shakti tokens airdropped. Sanskar Token - Sanskar token is the in-game utility token of the ZionVerse platform with an unlimited supply. However, it is nowhere similar to utility tokens of other games. Sanskar token is more like the social token of this platform; the users can earn Sanskar token just by staying active in the community and by engaging with the ZionVerse content. However, the major issue with such utility tokens, is that they have to face heavy market fluctuation and quickly tank in price. For example, SLP (utility token of Axis Infinity) and GST(utility token of StepN) had dropped by literally 99%. Considering all of it, Team Zion has decided not to list the Sanskar token in any exchange, instead, you will be able to get tangible monetary awards by using the Sanskar token within the platform. Sanskar tokens can be used to do multiple things in the Zionvere. For now, the most important use of the Sanskar tokens is to upgrade your NFTs. <h2>Future Plans of ZionVerse</h2> The team behind the Zionverse has quite a huge ambition for this metaverse project. They want to make the Zionverse project much more than a simple playable NFT Metaverse; they want to create their own Cinematic Universes, like DC and Marvel, based on Indian culture and mythology. Moreover, they don’t want to stop just on the Indian Mythology, but also want to bring elements from the other Greek and Norse mythologies to the project. Well, quite a huge ambition for a relatively small start-up, but I hope they achieve the best possible. Register for our free webinar <a href="https://www.mainebolatha.in/webinars/webinar/how-to-create-buy-and-sell-nfts-72/" target="_blank">How to Create, Buy and Sell NFTs</a>

Shiv

Metaverse
Aug. 18, 2022, 1:56 p.m.

The Trimurti NFTs Explained - Explore the Indian mythology, culture and Heritage on Web3.0

2022 has been a crazy year for the crypto and NFTs markets. On one side, there was a surge in DeFi / NFT/ <a href="https://www.mainebolatha.in/2022/08/what-is-metaverse-explained-to-its-core-maine-bola-tha/" style="text-decoration:none">Metaverse</a> Projects, while on the other side huge DeFi projects like Tera Luna came crashing down. All this has paved the way for GameFI and Metaverses to grab the limelight. While critics say that NFTs are nothing, but JPEGs bought by rich brats to maintain their social clout. Well, they are somewhat right in their pursuit. If you glance at Bored Apes for the first time, it becomes hard to deny these critics, as most are just unable to see the bigger picture yet.  Many NFTs projects have utilities tied to them and it makes sense to purchase such NFTs. One such NFT collection is the Trimurti NFTs by Zionverse, which we will discuss in today’s article. I am also one of those individuals who bought a few NFTs from this collection and will entail the reasons behind this purchase. Let’s first try to grab some knowledge about the project behind the Trimurti NFTs, The Zionverse. <h2>What is the ZIONVERSE project?</h2> <a href="https://zionverse.com/" style="text-decoration:none">Zionverse</a> is a Playable NFT Metaverse Project, by a Gurgaon-based company named “Totality Corp”. The project intends to create Metaverse, inspired by Indian culture and Mythology, where users can live their digital lives. Well, It is easier said than done. However, the team, behind this project, believes that they can do it. Moreover, they had already raised over 13.5 crores in funding from prominent Institutional Investors - Leo Capital and Mayfield Fund, to make such an Indian mythology-themed virtual universe a reality. Zionverse had also got some of the most prominent YouTubers as their partners namely - Akshat Shrivastava and Ranveer Allahbadia (Beer Biceps). Trimurti NFTs are an important part of this project. The Zionverse is going to have a set of playable and non-playable NFT collections. The Trimurti NFT collection is one of those playable NFT collections.  They have already launched their first set of Non-playable NFTs as a tribute to the Great Indian Freedom Fighters, which you can claim absolutely free of cost at the website of Zionverse. The name of this non-playable NFT collection is “<a href="https://www.mainebolatha.in/2022/08/the-desis-nft-explained-lets-grab-a-free-nft-of-indian-freedom-fighters-by-zionverse/" style="text-decoration:none">Independence day collection of The Desi NFTs</a>”. <h2>What are Trimurti NFTs?</h2> Trimurti is a loot boxed-based NFT distribution system, which means the buyer could randomly get any NFT out of the total collection. The Trimurti NFTs are about to be launched by the Zionverse (A Gurgaon-based Metverse Project). The word “Trimurti” represents the triad of the three most important Gods in Hinduism. These gods are Brahma (The Creator), Vishnu (The Preserver), and Shiva (The Destroyer). The Trimurti NFT collection is based on these three gods. The buyer will get a loot box containing a 3D model NFT of one of these three gods. The Trimurti NFTs will consist of an MP4 video of one of the three Gods and an MP3 audio file containing Soothing Music to go with the video file. <img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/2L-YuW2nAl4G7FQNWEf7z8PBYMCi-YrRiQpwxmB6ct8QHWVATOImRIo41pHDLjV-O0bETxlAZfnnfpn-uaTmriTU7uMq83DPQ551f50C2Ym82On_h7SZchjoJNELRcRSdf-YuDg9vb-n7vFC_DpFtTE" style="height:355px; width:624px" />   <h2>Economics of the Trimurti NFTs</h2> As many Critics say, NFTs like BAYC, Crypto punks, and MAYC have the sole purpose of flexing. Other than flexing, these NFTs provide little to no value to the holders. Don’t say that a Jpeg of an Ape can be worth $100k!! But that’s where Trimurti NFTs are different, these NFTs have some real utilities attached to them. One can hold these NFTs, and get their ROI without needing to sell them. Without Further Let’s dig into the Economics of the Trimurti NFTs. A total of 11,111 Trimurti NFTs will remain in existence and will be divided into three major Gods. The NFT count per god is well shown in the table below -  <img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/LQtrTN3JUWtUTVxK1nmbPa7vN1sxLFMo_27lKv2XEZ2MqdAqnc5R3b6_-IbM1hYsVE0ycPuDrKA-mW4hoZHHfoJq-I8xsCOtO1vlSoiWmBMEvMdxXpTf9umkLruDP558hvCQcxpLQfOx9RC9jCnvF9E" style="height:327px; width:624px" />   Trimurti NFTs have been divided into 7 tiers, based on the attributes or ornament held by the deity in that NFT. For example, a Tier 2 Shiva NFT will represent the god Shiva having his famous Third eye, while the tier 1 Shiva NFT will also include his Trident. If you wish to learn more about the looks of each NFT based on its tier and god, please take a look at the litepaper of Trimurti NFT or the chart below -  <img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/TJpfwtUaFp9a1V6jblclSd7kcZzWRR7Kw7EmN2JazaEJV1HLZJMHPWXkK4dosI7QloHpwgk1SF-8eXX-l39ccjgCTvAmMBM9jLUw5-npk__LzYC4Zh7GJ8xu9fQ3e0fG9iYG9ZvDQvR9o6yzvQbJ-m4" style="height:245px; width:624px" />   Every Buyer will receive a tier 7 Trimurti NFT of one of the three Deities, randomly. Holders will be able to upgrade their NFTs’ tier all the way to tier 1, by using the Sanskar token, the community token of the Zionverse. Sanskar tokens can either be earned by engaging with the ZION community or by purchasing from the individuals who earned them. All of these Trimurti NFTs will be open for sale, for 101 USDC in the Polygon chain, in the first or second week of September. <h2>Why should you buy the Trimurti NFT collection?</h2> Now, here comes the interesting part of this NFT collection, which may inspire you to invest in this NFT collection. Staking Rewards First, the minimum rate of annual interest for the Trimurti NFT is fixed at 10% which is better than any bank can give in India. The interest will be given for staking your NFT at the official website of Zionverse. You will accumulate staking rewards for every day you stake your NFT. You can stake and un-stake your NFT anytime you wish to do so. <img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/0iHBSI-kZy4SAV4FaTCV27HPFEKX8Bm0E10eM2y5seRwj9tUZaaOPFJcT41sRCfXOzC0Cw2UiaxDeoq8LIDsYh-KLq-MysB5AavYOhme7Yxysm-HnNGI6tga9hxB6eUuTGKq-TGqJm53HZnPkc888f4" style="height:217px; width:195px" /> In total, The Trimurti NFT holders will get 110$ to 150$ worth of Shakti tokens (Governance Token of the Zionverse) depending on the tier of your NFT after a 12-month period. The Shakti Tokens will be released to the Trimurti holders for the price of 0.02$ per shakti token, which is the most probable listing price for the Shakti Tokens.  However, in most crypto/web 3.0 projects, the governance tokens shot up in price quite quickly, which means, you may be able to get much more money out of it. The number of Shakti Tokens you receive can be calculated by the formula given below -  <img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/gcZ3WuchZmKQvMvVAgla6Rlo7wzN3_cCFVjFb4EZez4wz05cRyyGfAmfmXaQj6lrKQH3a5GXEuH4KnfWAgSr6o9mkHThNtpr3w0WtineD7QMG63JotbqmmWvM03mPYtA_do_1rOzDN0NAz9gVwjmrFs" style="height:321px; width:624px" />   Avatar NFTs Other than the Staking which will be more than enough to get your investment back. The holders of Trimurti NFTs are also going to receive a Playable Avatar NFT for absolutely FREE. This playable Avatar NFT will consist of a 3D model of the disciple of the God that they have in the Trimurti NFT. Using this Playable NFT, one can play the games launched on the platform of Zionverse. The games published on the Zionverse will have a P2E status, meaning you can earn money for playing those games. Which will further add to your profits for holding these NFTs. Even if you do not want to play the games, you can just sell the Avatar NFTs to those who are willing to play the games and get your profits on it. <h2>How can I buy Trimurti NFTs?</h2> Although an exact date has yet to be announced by the Zionverse team, from what we know so far, the Trimurti NFT sale should start in the first or second week of Sept on the website of Zionverse. 4,442 Trimurti NFTs have already been purchased by 2761 users via the Vishwas NFT event. So, the September sale will only include the sale of the remaining 6669 Trimurti NFTs out of the total number of 11,111 NFTs. <h2>Final Remarks</h2> I know many of you are now eager to buy Trimurti NFTs. However, you must understand the risk involved too. The Metaverse industry is still in its ideation phase and no one knows the future, or how the Government will react to all this. The Indian Government has already put a blanket ban on the crypto market and regulations are yet to come. The Zionverse is registered in India and may have to face the wrath of the Indian Government. Secondly, the ROI you are gonna get with the Trimurti NFTs is in the form of the Shakti Tokens, the governance token of Zionverse. Although the Governance tokens don’t usually fall at the beginning, nothing is sure in the crypto world. Shakti tokens can tank on the very first hour it gets listed, If such a scenario plays out your Investment is gonna become dust too. That being said. I still think Trimurti NFTs is a good money-making opportunity and hence I am buying them. So, What are your plans for buying Trimurti NFTs? Until next time... Btw, if you are a seasoned trader or just testing the waters with the derivatives. I highly recommend you check out our courses on <a href="https://www.mainebolatha.in/courses/course/how-to-trade-option-like-a-pro-option-with-option-chain-analysis-55/" style="text-decoration:none">options trading</a>.

Shiv

Web3.0
Aug. 14, 2022, noon

Top 6 NFTs projects to look for in 2022

The world of NFTs seems nearly endless, with 100s if not thousands of new NFTs benign created every day. Despite some critiquing NFTs as a fad or Ponzi scheme, the extraordinary level of popular participation in these NFT projects paints quite a different picture. While NFTs like CryptoPunks, Bored Ape Yacht Club, and Cool Cats are already well established in this space, there are plenty of other NFT/web3.0 projects providing you with an easier opportunity to become part of this digital revolution. Hence, in this article, we will look into the 6 most juicy NFT projects for this year 2022, which highest potential to become the next big thing. <h2>1. Women Rise</h2> <img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/ASFaqwpIlQmLtMLg6dfsGk_7EMYAMUG8sanF_4kDDofs8uNAO-K1HpGCTOGWMvaVrmTsPbnggTfkqIPsTJrpojwma3v4_au8LIoMku9P_7dlXvlVjIIjXcynD8i-OsS6Md_Xintl6FDaYBTzy88VQtw" style="height:277px; width:624px" />   Whether you like it or not, the fact is that  <a href="https://www.mainebolatha.in/2022/08/what-is-web-30-how-web-30-going-to-impact-the-internet-world/" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank">WEB 3.0 </a><a href="https://www.mainebolatha.in/2022/08/what-is-web-30-how-web-30-going-to-impact-the-internet-world/" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"> </a>and NFT space are dominated by the male audience.  It becomes quite evident when you look at the discord servers of these projects (maybe only males love to screw their money). So, to make this space more inclusive and diverse, the Women Rise NFT collection is created. Women Rise NFT collection claims to make this space more inclusive by introducing more women characters as well as donating a percentage of primary sales to organizations and funds that focus on gender equality and girls’ education. <a href="https://www.womenrise.art/" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank">Women Rise</a> is a collection of 10,000 randomly generated NFTs created by one of the internationally acclaimed visual artists, Maliha Abidi. The collection has gained quite a lot of popularity and support, especially from feminist communities. <h2>2. Bored Ape Yacht Club Metaverse</h2> Yoga Labs, creators of the legendary “Bored Apes NFTs”, has now come up with their latest venture “BAYC <a href="https://www.mainebolatha.in/2022/08/what-is-metaverse-explained-to-its-core-maine-bola-tha/" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank">Metaverse</a> or the Yugaverse”. It is already considered one of the most widely anticipated projects unveiled this year. The Team has already launched the new token called ApeCoin which is “pegged as token powering the grand BAYC ecosystem” or simply the Governance token for the BAYC Metaverse. Since its launch, the Ape token has become a community favorite. Yoga labs have collaborated with Animoca Brands to launch exciting Metverse games for the community. They have also released a teaser trailer of their upcoming game "The other side" on their Twitter account, providing the community with a glimpse of how the BAYC metaverse will unveil in near future. Once, you see the teaser for “The Other Side”, I bet you gonna get super excited about this project. The game, indeed, looks like it came from the other side. <h2>3. Doodles 2</h2> <img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/XjcNfWeJi53XE70gxCYqmXccJfk6GTOJutHO6vuqrbVzQHX2PvklXzaCiQlQ6cXD64xSEqO0fgRX9XDsbAaLkTrlW4w4sbBmPl6M17Tk5JBTO1fNRYOc0QyzHgyeuQssyGriPHH3YrCR1ZPL-EiHbj4" style="height:308px; width:624px" /> After the tremendous success of the Doodle NFTs, the doodle team has announced the release of the Doodle 2 NFT collection. The exact details about doodle 2 are yet to be reviled, but considering the crazy success of doodle 1, it will surely be a hit. Although, only time will let us know what will happen to this NFT collection. <h2>4. Crypto Baristas</h2> <img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/Sjk_2Xil7BkBymtrYsM3OyBHxEUkCoe9qQS8bCdvcxCdw_OxXXeFkJBC1gqjrNugj3rK_2R-3Cv70adbf2Kuw5ADGmAh7zvRKSDV4movGIAuwmoDYVF2_rP6ewZtUSQpaEDiUAI2eZD5wqdL1d8tbuE" style="height:235px; width:624px" /> Are you a coffee lover? if the answer is yes, then Crypto Baristas is the NFT collection for you. The collection hovers around coffee lovers and is backed by a real-life coffee initiative impacting business chains and coffee-growing communities.  <a href="https://cryptobaristas.com/" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank">Crypto Baristas</a> season 2 sale started on 27 June 2022 and it made quite a lot of noise in the NFT space with their promise to bring an All-encompassing Caffeine Experience. The collection will be composed of 66 coffee-loving characters, holding which will endure lifetime caffeinated perks and donations to support coffee-producing communities. These Caffeinated perks can include getting coffee at a discount, or a free coffee cup, at some specific locations and companies. The Crypto Baristas project got the mix of not only coffee beans but all the ingredients required to brew a great NFT project. So, investment in this project may give good returns, but DYOR. <h2>5. God Hates NFTees</h2> <img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/c1MYnqhwlUyz7h6upr3XONXlrXmpZj7nC1ItaEbtoMU6DWmatVrwwHUwf_i-WRbL8zXa0oZBiKq1Vkib04mradjkmGrfpUt0GavDUOuWZuBQ6pyeSMgvjAoCAjIC6c74VD4wsAuXRDe9x0_xjW9RvBA" style="height:205px; width:624px" /> Created by Mr. Peters, the <a href="https://godhatesnftees.com/" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank">God Hates NFTees</a> was launched as a spun up on the Anti-NFT protest organized by Bobby Hundreds, co-founder of Hundreds. Despite not being connected to the Bobby Hundreds or the Hundreds group, the project took full advantage of the Anti-NFT protest staged by them and turn into a successful NFT project. The Twitter account of God Hates NFTees (which is now banned), quickly gained a ton of followers because of the witty Twitter Spaces led by <a href="https://twitter.com/SrPetersETH" style="text-decoration:none">SrPetersETH</a>. <h2>6. VeeFriends</h2> <img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/BFpg3t6mDAm9s9kPMCsGIWY14WvJGFNnqtxDQ3FD8NRwst_vo5xXUqBxGehNpx6u2luqCOnZ58SQZJFOtboXqXvYi6B-oF19prEoho08mS9iLsa1KYQBpGvnIypfsHb4kKqVXv_vexsr4LVyuRoTdg" style="height:351px; width:624px" /> This NFT collection is created by Gary Vaynerchuk (Gary Vee), a serial entrepreneur and a popular marketing guru with a huge social media following. No wonder why it becomes the talk of the town in the digital world right after its announcement. <a href="https://veefriends.com/" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank">VeeFriends</a> NFT collection contains a total of 10,255 NFTs, which one can buy using the ETH from the Vee friends marketplace. Each NFT of this collection represents a ‘character’ featuring traits that Gary Vee admires. However, this NFT collection also doubles as a ticket to Gary V’s multi-day super conference by the name VeeCon. VeeCon is the first NFT ticketed conference in the world and only the holders of VeeFriends will get to join this conference. Overall, the combination of real-world events with release value makes VeeFriends in the category of the best new NFT projects this year. Note: None of the projects had paid us. Whatever, we wrote is our personal opinion, not to be taken as financial advice. DYOR.

Shiv

Web3.0
Aug. 10, 2022, 7:22 a.m.

What is Web 3.0 - How Web 3.0 going to impact the internet world?

To evolve is the unspoken rule of nature, whether it is biological evolution or a technical one. Everyone and everything needs to change. Species, companies, and technologies, which forget to evolve with time, may struggle to thrive in the future. The same is the case with the Internet. The internet has changed a lot as it was at the time of its inception. It is an ever-evolving technology or rather a group of technology. So far, we have already experienced Web 1.0 and Web 2.0 as the first and second generations of the Internet. Some early pioneers have termed the idea for the latest evolution of the internet as Web 3.0, which we will discuss in detail in this information piece.  <img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/Wof0IOsv75GqOmaRhTqSJeEE-HnSk6kJtrEwhcc25PHvTOudETKcK2GPTDl1zdab0hENRSEJB4Z20ZQ44ImT12UwV-VbufoWrBPM9PQvRijA5_z_VWLl9YRCn1HevcSeN24iDWi8ev-iZa0zZJW1kxw" style="height:264px; width:470px" /> But before we jump into the world of Web 3.0, let’s first look into the previous iteration of the web or internet, Web 1.0 and web 2.0. <h2>History of the Web. What do Web 1.0 and Web 2.0 means?</h2> The web is the foundational service based on the internet. All the applications that we use today, such as social media, or shopping applications, are based on it. In the early phases of the Web, commonly known as the Web 1.0 or static web, used to be like a directory of documents that the users of the internet used to read the content from. In this phase of the Web, it was a read-only platform.  Then came Web 2.0, which made the Web interactive. Now, most of the websites that we use today are interactive web 2.0 websites. Web users are not only the consumers of the content, they are also the creators of the content. For example, when we use YouTube, we not only use it to watch the content created by others on it, but we can also create our own content and then upload it on the Web for others to view with little to no effort.  However, Web 2.0 brings some side effects with it. The most serious of them is the creation of giant tech monopolies, which have gained too much power over the few years. All the money, power, and authority, now resides with only a few prominent people and their centralized servers. But now is the time to unleash Web 3.0. Web 3.0 follows the principles of decentralization at its core, so, no single authority ends up owning everything. In web 3.0, projects you are not just the user or the creator, but you are technically one of the owners of the projects/platforms. True democracy indeed! Using advanced technologies, such as blockchain and smart contracts, is what made such a decentralized internet/web a reality. <h2>What is Web 3.0?</h2> Gavin James Wood, the co-founder of Ethereum and creator of Polkadot, is the one who actually coined the term “Web3.0” referring to the third generation of the Internet. It’s still a product under making, so to give a canonical, universally accepted definition for it isn't an easy task. But there are a few things that are clear about the constituents and the working of this new iteration of the web, such as the extensive use of Blockchain technologies and a greater focus on decentralization. Web 3.0 aims to change the way the Web works today. Applications based on Web 3.0 will not send the data from the user to the centralized servers of the corporations. The data generated from the Web 3.0 applications will be stored in the distributed ledgers of the blockchain (used by the application). These Web 3.0 applications are called dApps (decentralized applications).  Amazing thing is that the interface of these dApps will not differ greatly from their previous counterparts, but better. The only difference in the web 3 application, maybe the fact that you will need crypto wallets to use these applications and these wallets will also double to store your crypto tokens as well as your identity proof on the blockchains. Many of the big corporations and enthusiasts in the world are on a journey to develop better web 3.0 technology to make such a version of the web, possible. <h2>Impact of Web 3.0 on the world</h2> Although web 3.0 does not even have a clear definition, still one thing is clear Web 3.0 will have a great impact on the way we have been using the internet so far. It’s going to bring some groundbreaking changes in many aspects of the internet that needed fixing for quite some time. <h3>Data Privacy:- </h3> Data privacy so far has been the area of major concern for all the users of the internet. In the working of Web 2.0, it isn’t clearly visible to us when and how our data is being collected by various services that we use. And neither does how it’s being used by corporations.  All the services that we have been using, be it Google’s, Microsoft’s, or even social media platforms like Facebook, and Snapchat, have been collecting large amounts of user data. This data got fed to various algorithms to display the targeted content. The majority of this data is also being sold to other corporations for huge amounts of money. For example - Facebook (now, Meta) has been repeatedly accused of selling its data to third-party authorities, which later used this data to manipulate elections.  But with the introduction of Web 3.0, all of this is going to change, hopefully for the better. Our data will become truly ours. How Web 3.0 manages your data is completely different from the way web 2.0 handled data. In Web 2.0, your data was being stored in the centralized servers of the corporations behind the applications, while In Web 3.0, All your data will be stored in the decentralized ledger on a blockchain network. Transparency:-  The other major impact of Web 3.0 is the transparency of the transactions that are committed on the web. Web 3.0 leverages blockchain technology to verify the transactions before committing them on the blockchain. And the record of this translation is always there for others to see on the distributed ledger.  Companies based on Web 3.0 will compete to be more transparent. A greater degree of transparency will lead to improved trust from the stakeholders involved with the corporation. <h3>Semantic Web and role of artificial intelligence (AI) in Web 3.0:- </h3> With the use of machine learning and AI in Web 3.0 interactions with the Web will be more human-like. Web 3.0 will enable natural language processing using machine learning to better process the searches for you and help you find what you are looking for with more ease and precision.  It will be able to process the complex queries of the users with ease. Smart assistants will be more life-like and will be able to help you actually get the things done.  <h3>Edge Computing:- </h3> In Web 3.0, your own device processes the data, before being sent to the blockchain network to be stored. Thus far, our data was being sent to the servers of the corporations to be processed and then stored in their servers.  But as Web 3.0 stores the transactions on the decentralized blockchains, the data will need to be processed at your end, before being sent to the blockchain for committing. This is the main reason behind the data privacy that Web 3.0 offers.    <h3>Spatial Web and 3D graphics:- </h3> Some enthusiasts have been referring to Web 3.0 as the spatial web. The whole idea of the spatial web is to blur the line between the virtual world from the actual world. Users will be able to interact with the things in these virtual worlds as they do in IRL(In Real Life). This technology can be helpful in various industries, such as medicine, where a doctor can actually perform the surgery on a virtual specimen to teach the students. Or in retail where users will get to experience the merchandise that they want to purchase before actually making the purchase.  <h2>Conclusion</h2> Despite all the fuss and ruckus about web 3.0, It is still just an idea for the third generation of the web. There is not even a concrete definition for web 3.0 as of now. At the moment, you can add crypto to any web 2.0 app and you claim it to be a web 3.0, it is the case with many so-called Web 3.0 apps and games available right now. Despite all this, futurists never back down from saying web 3.0 is the future and many new innovations are already in motion to bring web 3.0 to the life.

Shiv

Metaverse
Aug. 8, 2022, 10:38 p.m.

The Desis NFT explained - Let’s grab a free NFT of Indian Freedom Fighters by Zionverse

NFTs have been the talk of the town recently. Some claimed it to be the greatest Ponzi scheme of all and others claimed it to be the future. However, being Ponzi or the Future have little to nothing to do with the enormous popularity of the NFTs. NFTs had become popular because of the enormous sum of money they usually sell for. While the demand for the NFTs is high enough, the price tag that comes along often renders them inaccessible to most. To put things in perspective, Bored Apes NFTs usually sell for 99 ETH or $114,321. To make NFTs and web 3.0 more accessible to everyone, the team behind the Zionverse project has announced a free giveaway of around 27775 The Desis NFTs on the occasion of the 75th independence day of India. <img alt="" src="https://www.mainebolatha.in/media/Blog/The%20Desis%20NFT%20explained%20-%20Let%E2%80%99s%20grab%20a%20free%20NFT%20of%20Indian%20Freedom%20Fighters%20by%20Zionverse/image/blogs-image/desiPoster.86afc436.png" style="height:449px; width:474px" /> Let’s dig deeper into the free Desis NFTs and the Zionverse project. Let’s start by visiting the Zionverse. <h2>What is Zionverse?</h2> The Zionverse represents the Indian culture, heritage, and traditions in the <a href="https://www.mainebolatha.in/2022/08/what-is-metaverse-explained-to-its-core-maine-bola-tha/" target="_blank">Metaverse</a> project. Just like many other playable NFT metaverse, people can spend time, have fun, play games, interact with each other, and basically live their digital lives in the Zionverse. The zion team is planning to develop the Zionverse as a group of sub-ecosystems with each sub-ecosystem termed as a Planet or planet of engagement. However, the unique point of Zionverse is its seamless combination of Indian mythology with the latest technologies of web 3.0 and Metaverse. <h2>Why is Zionverse giving the NFTs for free?</h2> It is a common practice among many <a href="https://www.mainebolatha.in/2022/08/what-is-web-30-how-web-30-going-to-impact-the-internet-world/" target="_blank">Web 3.0</a>/Metaverse projects to announce FREE NFT giveaways in order to promote their project or their new collection of NFTs. By doing such NFT giveaways, the project can quickly gain a following of eager NFT collectors. Similar is the case with the Zionverse. The team of the Zionverse is looking to expand its community before the launch of its upcoming Trimurti NFT collection, by providing the free mints of its Desis NFT collection. <img alt="" src="https://www.mainebolatha.in/media/Blog/The%20Desis%20NFT%20explained%20-%20Let%E2%80%99s%20grab%20a%20free%20NFT%20of%20Indian%20Freedom%20Fighters%20by%20Zionverse/image/feature-image/BhagatSingh_FlagStamp.ecc51479.png" style="height:474px; width:474px" /> <h2>What are Desis NFTs?</h2>   Desis NFTs is going to be a 3D stamp NFT collection that can be used on the Zionverse platform to either play the games or upgrade your avatar in it or hold it as a mere collectible. The Desis NFTs don’t refer to a single collection, but a set of NFT collections.  The collection will eventually expand to nearly a million NFTs. However, only 27775 NFTs are included in the upcoming AirDrop on 15 Aug. These 27775 NFTs will be launched under the name of the “Independence day collection of The Desi NFTs”. Independence Day Collection will be a 3D stamp collection of NFT featuring some of the greatest Indian Freedom Fighters, which include Mahatma Gandhi, Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Subhash Chandra Bose, Rani Laxmi Bai, and Dr. BR Ambedkar. This collection will be launched or rather airdropped on the 75th Independence day of India.  The Independence day collection is Zionverse’s way to pay tribute to our freedom fighters, who gifted us this independence from the British. <h3>What is The Desi Vintage Club?</h3> Out of these 27,775 Desis NFTs, the Zion team will release 75 NFTs as a Desis Vintage collection. These Vintage NFTs will showcase major historical events such as the Dandi march. In order to claim one of these 75 NFTs, you have to refer your friends/family to sign up on the Zionverse website. They will also receive a free NFT from the Independence day collection. Each reference will provide you with one point. The 75 users with the most points will win the Desis Vintage NFTs. <h2>How to claim your NFT for free?</h2> The Desis NFT’s Independence day collection will go live on the 75th anniversary of the Indian Independence on 15 August 2022. Every Individual with an account on the official website of Zionverse can mint one NFT from this collection for absolutely free. So, all you have to do is to Sign up with <a href="https://zionverse.com/" style="text-decoration:none">Zionverse</a> (you can use this referral code “ZV015420” to create your account) and complete your KYC. The Desis NFT will be airdropped to your Zionverse wallet on 15 August 2022.

Shiv

Metaverse
Aug. 6, 2022, 11:34 p.m.

What is Metaverse? Explained to its core - Maine Bola Tha

<h2>Introduction</h2> Metaverse! Metaverse! Metaverse! If you are not living under a rock then you must have heard of this term. Metaverse is the talk of the town with various tech giants hovering to grab this opportunity. Many of the top tech CEOs had already labeled the concept of metaverse as “the future of the Internet”, quite a claim especially when most people don’t even know what Metaverse is. <img alt="" src="https://www.mainebolatha.in/media/Blog/What%20is%20Metaverse%3F%20Explained%20to%20its%20core%20-%20Maine%20Bola%20Tha/image/blogs-image/What-is-metaverse-explained.png" /> So, In this informational piece, we are going to explain just that. We will briefly discuss all the fundamentals of Metaverse and will try to understand this concept in the simplest language possible. So, don’t miss out and follow along with us on this little ride to the metaverse. <h2>Exactly! What is the Metaverse?</h2> Starting with the most obvious question, exactly what is meant by the term Metaverse? Is it a new technology? Or a new software? Or a Game? Just what is it? The term Metaverse is actually a quite complex and vague term, hence explaining it in an easily understandable format is tricky.  Imagine, if you have to explain the concept of the internet to a person from the 1960s, it will be hard, to say the least. Both the internet and Metaverse are all about virtual experiences, hard to explain, till you don’t experience them. We can try our best to understand what Metaverse is, but will never be able to understand it completely, till we do not get to experience it.   The term “Metaverse” is not even new and has been around for a while now, but thanks to Facebook and Microsoft, it has become quite a buzzword overnight. The term was first coined in 1992 by an author named “Neal Stephenson”. He, in his sci-fi novel “Snow Crash”, described the Metaverse as “A computer-generated endless virtual world that exists parallel to the real world”. In case you are wondering, YES, the concept of Metaverse did come out of a sci-fi novel, but now it looks like it could be a reality in the near future. You can consider the Metaverse as a never-ending replica of the real world, built into the Internet. A new virtual planet, where you can do virtually anything that you can do in the real world or even more. Metaverse is all about bringing an immersive real-world experience into the world of the internet. <h2>How are Games and Metaverse different?</h2> Many of you may be asking, isn’t Metaverse just another gaming platform? In fact, If you check the comment section of any Youtube Video that talks about Metaverse, You will be able to find tons of comments referring to the Metaverse as just a game, but it is much more than that. The question is not even a surprising one, as Video games are the closest we had reached to having an actual Metaverse. Video games like Minecraft and Roblox have been considered miniature Metaverse by many. Perhaps, the closest existing iteration to the metaverse is the game “Second Life”, a simulation game, where users can experience virtual reality by using their avatar for socializing, learning, and doing business activities. According to technologists, with the use of augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) technologies, the games in Metaverse will be able to provide a much more immersive experience than the usual game can provide today and It will not just stop at games. In the Metaverse, possibilities are limitless, you can have many games connected to each other by complex gaming economies, and you may be able to access live events and stream, buy/sell virtual items, host parties and much more all while staying in a single platform. Gaming may be a great entry point to the Metaverse, especially to build communities, but it will not stop at just that. Even the tech giants like Microsoft are also planning to leverage video games to build their own Metaverse and hook users with the game. But believe it, things are only gonna get crazier from here on. Let’s dig deeper into the upcoming world with Metaverse. <h2>To the Future with Metaverse</h2> With the world moving towards an online virtual world, the concept of Metaverse is here to stay. It is better to learn about this upcoming technological trend and what implications it will bring to our lives. <h4>Zoom meets without Zoom</h4> Imagine a virtual space, where you and your colleagues are present in real-time rather than just seeing one another onscreen as in the traditional video conferencing app. Mark Zuckerberg has already revealed his intention to use a metaverse project to support remote work and improve financial opportunities for people in developing countries. <h4>Online shopping</h4> If you are someone who does shopping quite often, you must have felt how boring online shopping is. But with the Metaverse, companies can provide an immersive real-world experience to users shopping online. Users can check the products from all angles, or even be able to try on the virtual outfits and virtual appliances before making the purchase. <h4>Virtual events</h4> Metaverse is already seen as the future for the event industry, especially after the unforeseen event of a pandemic, with many celebs and event organizers betting big on the event industry inside the Metaverse. Many companies have already started to sell event tickets as NFTs and having concerts on the Metaverse. Fun fact, now there is even a Bangalore couple that has arranged their marriage in the Metaverse? <h4>Ed-tech</h4> Many experts argue that perhaps the best use-case for the metaverse will be found in the education field. You may often hear that one learns better by actually performing it rather than just reading about it. The Metaverse can bring this opportunity to students all around the world with access to the world. Let’s take a simple example, say dissection, Students can learn by doing dissection in the Metaverse rather than just reading books on it. 3-D-based education will be much better than, say, schooling over Zoom. <img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/mw6KxNO9R8XM0MhTv6syIoO-1O-eTPXCmQvSj36r1mOW_mwZjnghPMlHcQHM5d6e-p6cqdfRKoAZRzs2vQATVktHQv1KCr7by_GfDwomle9e5ijpMtSo6paxLJshmVJ0ybCW5yP5TrzL6ZJl-6CaWgI" style="height:832px; width:624px" /> <h2>How do NFTs and Crypto fit into the mix?</h2> The gaming environment and argumentative reality will surely provide an immersive 3-D experience to the user of the Metaverse, but that doesn’t cover many other aspects which are needed to create a virtual world that can mimic the real one. Crypto and NFTs can facilitate those other key parts required to run such a virtual replica of the real world. These other aspects which are necessary for an independently functioning Metaverse can include a reliable way for the transfer of value, digital proof of ownership of virtual assets, accessibility, governance, and some other ways.  Some games studios have already prepared a few basic solutions for the issues, but many developers and experts argue that crypto and blockchain technologies can be a much better option. It is because blockchain provides the most decentralized and transparent way of dealing with these aspects, while the solutions created by game studios are centralized and may not be transparent. <h2>Final Remarks</h2> Whether you like it or not, the Metaverse is here to stay. In which form or shape it may exist? it is a topic of debate. No one can predict the future, Moreover, the concept of the Metaverse is still in its Ideation phase. Despite the current obsession with the Metaverse, there is still a lot of work required to be done. There is a huge question regarding the accessibility of the metaverse or more specifically, the accessibility of the hardware that it may require. Moreover, a single unified Metaverse or a multiverse of metaverses does seem largely Impossible as it will require companies to work together in such a way that may not be profitable to them. There may be issues with our estimates on the computing power required to run such an immersive virtual world.   There may be legal and economical challenges associated with the Metaverse and whatnot. For now, we can just hope that things turn out for the betterment of society. If you are looking to invest in any Metaverse project, whether it be by purchasing virtual land or by purchasing the Meta Stock, please first do proper research and take responsibility for your money. Peace Out!!

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