In this issue:

• Quai Network: The First Decentralized Energy Dollar on a Scalable PoW Blockchain (by DadFuture)

• Mental Health Bytes: Accept Victory -or- Don’t Be Like Flower (by ZeHI)

• This Week in Neo Tokyo: What Is Your Best Route Into The Citadel? (by PhoenixxDown)

Quai Network is on an ambitious mission: to redefine what a blockchain can be by delivering high throughput, decentralization, and a stable, energy-backed currency, all under one roof.

At the center of it is $Qi, a unique energy dollar that aligns its value with energy costs through market incentives, not asset pegs. Powered by a cutting-edge Proof-of-Work system called Proof-of-Entropy-Minima (PoEM), Quai handles over 50,000 transactions per second with fees under a penny, delivering fast, secure confirmations while staying true to decentralization.

What sets $Qi apart is its energy-first approach. In a world where both human labor and AI rely increasingly on compute, Quai positions energy as a monetary primitive. Its consensus system doesn’t just secure the network, it acts as an oracle, measuring energy expenditure to maintain $Qi’s stability. Quai joins a small group of networks like Hacash and Themelio, which are exploring new economic frameworks rooted in Proof-of-Work.

Since the launch of the first $Qi community pool via AlphaPool on May 1, supply has been growing at around 20% week-over-week — a signal of early adoption and miner interest.

And the network’s design is built to grow. It adds shards to meet demand, keeping fees low and performance high. A Prime Chain ties these shards together, enabling seamless cross-shard transfers and shared security through merged mining.

Hashrate has climbed to ~1 TH/s, equating to ~35,000 GPUs, with miners spending ~$1M/month to secure the network at current OTC pricing ($1,000/GH/s/month).

This translates to an implied emission cost of ~$0.20/QUAI; notably higher than the market price, suggesting miner confidence may be outpacing short-term trader sentiment.

Node operators are also being brought into the loop through DePools, which allow them to earn by providing RPC access for GPUs. Block times remain under four seconds, and workshare payouts further distribute network rewards, supporting decentralization at the infrastructure layer.

Adoption is starting to take root. The Pelagus wallet has now passed 100,000 installs, and Kipper — a native tipping app for X — has seen over 11,000 tips from 700+ users since launch. Several key growth levers are in the pipeline:

• Wrapped $Qi, allowing seamless conversion between $QUAI and $Qi, aimed at kickstarting DeFi use.

• LithiumDeFi, a system of energy-backed bonds and locked mining rewards enabled via Liquid Mining Tokens (LMTs), designed to deepen network liquidity and increase TVL.

• BlipPay, a mobile app focused on payments in markets like Nigeria and Argentina, using $Qi’s flatcoin model to offer an alternative to centralized stablecoins.

Backed by investors like Polychain Capital and Alumni Ventures, Quai’s open-source code and developer tools are open to all at https://docs.qu.ai/learn/introduction. It’s a bold step toward a new kind of financial system!

For a deeper dive, Quai Network will be joining Market Monday’s X Space on Monday, May 19 at 2 PM EST.

Follow @quainetwork or visit qu.ai to learn more.

Neo Tokyo began - back in the bullmarket of 2021 - with so much excitement and promise. Those who made their way into The Citadel were promised to be at the forefront of a crypto gaming movement that would “melt faces” and “retire families.”

This face-melting magnificence was to be gained not through selling our Citizen NFTs for US$250K, nor by selling our plethora of airdroped $BYTES at $180 each. No, no.

We were meant to Hodl and sell our souls to the Dark Lord, while slaving away spending countless hours on Discord building our digital metropolis under the benevolent wings of our Angelic Overlord…because crypto gaming is inequitable…or is it ineligible? Whatever, I can’t remember what crypto gaming is supposed to be, and that’s not important.

But lo, a lackluster Crab Games Mega-tournament, an SBF faceplant, and the destruction of Earth’s only natural satellite shook the foundation of The Citadel and sent us reeling into the depths of the most grueling and dark bear market.

Yet still, we persisted. We held the faith. We showed up. We kept the neon lights on for the pioneering builders, and we kept the content flowing for the five people who were still listening and reading.

Was it because we truly believed in the vision of this grand creation of NT? No, you dumb ass. It was because there was no way in hell we were gonna sell the frickin bottom.

Then finally - praise the Dark Lord - the tides began to change and the orange coin again ascended to all-time highs.

And just when it looked like ETH was destined to remain relegated to the short bus with the nerds and the retards, it pulled off a punch like George McFly on prom night, grabbing the attention of hot chicks and retail investors alike.

Citizens started waking up, jumping into their Gamborghinis and heading over to Purgatory Club to catch up with old friends and prepare for the coming stampede.

Of course, the first thing they did when they arrived was read NT News…only to find the most disgustingly pessimistic and depressing article by one @Flower83 portending the coming of a “Long and Painful Bear Market.”

WTF??? This boy must be fuk’d in the head.

So this brings me to my Mental Health Byte for the week:

Don’t be like Flower. Don’t be afraid of success. It’s ok to have hope. It’s ok to accept victory as a possible outcome.

What we project into the world and what we believe matters. 

Even if you are like Flower, and have to carry the shame of being a 35-year-old virgin, lame-ass failure, you can forgive yourself and allow yourself to manifest a life of joy and satisfaction.

This is our time. Neo Tokyo was built for this bull run. Let’s take full advantage of it.

PS: Take profits this time!!!

$BYTES to $69,000 sooner than you expect.

But before then, if you have the dry powder, what is your best route into The Citadel?

Ktrap breaks it down for you:

This Week’s Neo Tokyo Content

Interlinked #79

Cryptoetheus is joined by Michel from @VentureMindAI. Key discussions include: Venture Mind: AI Tools, Robots as a Service and Token 2049 Recap

Market Monday #122

Flower Was Wrong? Crime Season, Part 2! Is Neo Tokyo Ready for the Crypto Gaming Bullrun? AI Plays That Will Retire Your Family!

Listen back here.

NT x Unfungible Space #31

Join the panel later today at 12 PM EST as they unpack the rise of AI in esports, the role of human coaches, the impact of automation, and whether the future of competitive gaming still needs a human touch.

Set your reminders/ listen back here.

Dæmons AMA

@Josh_Building, Founder and CEO of @daemons_gamefi, joins the AMA team for a discussion on the innovative, AI-enabled omnichain game. Inspired by Tamagotchi and Pokémon, you can raise, train, evolve, and battle your Dæmons to rise to the top.

Listen back here.

Short Scoops

$BYTES Bullposting

Until next next week, citizens.

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