In this issue:

• This Week in Neo Tokyo: You Survived Whatever the Hell This Week Was (by PhoenixxDown)

• Crypto Unicorns Celebrates Launch on XAI (by Flower83)

• Meet Your Citizens: Tiki (by Block Editor)

If you’re reading this, you survived whatever the hell this week was. Nicely done. The nation of Germany selling freedom money on July 4th, OF ALL DAYS Villainous behavior.

Our 3rd-year anniversary is approaching, and preparations are underway to make it the most memorable one yet. It was announced earlier this week that the location will be in Las Vegas at the JRNY Gallery on August 16th, during the Rare Evo conference.

• If you’re looking to attend this event, RSVP via this form.

• Further details can be found in the full Discord announcement.

Not only that, but the highly anticipated return of the Founders Roundtable hosted a star-studded lineup. You can listen back to it here. 

Content wise, this is how things shaped up:

Meet Your Citizens - Join Block Editor as she sits down with highly valued Neo Tokyo contributor, Shreddit, as he discusses his journey from a Chipotle restaurant manager all the way to the bright lights and big city of Neo Tokyo.

Dogami AMA - OGs will remember Dogami as one of the first investment opportunities brought to The Citadel. For those unaware, Dogami is an IP-centered Web3 entertainment company backed by Ubisoft and Animoca Brands. Things have progressed for the company since way back then, and you can listen back to the latest here.

Everreach Labs AMA - The AAA game studio joined the AMA team for a chat about their flagship title, R3V3NGE, their plan to create multiple more titles, and much more ahead of their upcoming NFT mint pass. Listen back here.

Interlinked Episode #36 - The CEO of Star Atlas, SW4GN3R, joined Ben and Nick for a deep dive into Star Atlas itself, along with discussions on ATLAS, POLIS, and building sustainable economies.

NFT Market Monday - This past Monday, in a highly uncharacteristic move, Flower said, “We’re going lower.” …….and as we later found out, oh boy, was Flower right on that one! Other discussions included thoughts of a potential NFT relief rally, the future of political memecoins, and a spotlight on a former citizen taking revenge for the rugging of NFA and Steady Stack.

The latest Citizen stats update from Ktrap dropped, including insightful details on our current metrics for staking and prices, and also a few bargains for those who are looking to upgrade.

And finally, what’s this? New additions to the IRL item caches on their way soon...

Until next week, citizens.

Thrilling new developments await us in the world of Crypto Unicorns.

If you want to know more about what the project in general is about and their recent updates, read the first article we released a few weeks ago.

This time, Crypto Unicorns are back with exciting news and they will be bringing us many opportunities throughout this heated summer for all those willing to participate in their games where you can earn money by playing them. Exciting times ahead!

The Migration to XAI

On 25th of July, this prominent Web3 game focused on breeding, battling, and collecting unicorns, successfully transitioned to Xai, a layer-3 blockchain built on Arbitrum. The strategic move to migrate from the Polygon network marks a significant milestone for Crypto Unicorns, bringing numerous benefits to NFT holders, coin stakers and players in the overall crypto gaming ecosystem.

The migration also allows players a more seamless and enjoyable gaming experience. Players now no longer have to deal with bridging funds to and from Polygon. This effectively reduces the team's operating costs as well.

Some other of the benefits of moving to Xai include:

• Faster and gasless transactions

• A new native marketplace integrated into Xai, which facilitates easier and more efficient trading of in-game assets, enhancing the overall economic ecosystem of Crypto Unicorns.

• Various reward programs, including earning XAI’s native tokens $XAI daily simply by logging in and completing various in-game tasks.

The Launch of Play-to-Airdrop Campaign

A few days after the migration, on 1st of July they also launched their Play-to-Airdrop campaign where players can now participate in earning rewards by playing games on Crypto Unicorns’ website and by completing various in-game tasks such as:

• Daily Logins

• Questing (beginner, weekly and daily quests)

• Jousting, which is an exciting part of core gameplay mechanics

• And bonus points for Shadowncorn NFT holders, who have access to the Shadow Forget where they can mint minions, craft rituals and harvest resources.

If you want to know more about effective strategies of earning rewards, check out their in-depth guide here. 

The more tasks you complete, the more points you earn. XAI Points that you accumulate during this two-month event will rank you on a leaderboard, broken into 10 tiers with rewards that include generous amounts of $XAI tokens, in-game loot boxes, gem crafting materials, and badges. You can track your XAI Points and Play-to-Airdrop ranking here.

The Play-to-Airdrop campaign is designed to boost player activity and engagement. The most active players, identified through a snapshot of player history, will gain a small headstart in the competition, providing an added incentive for early and consistent participation.

If you are not a player, but you still hold some $CU tokens, you can also earn Staking rewards up to 54% by visiting their staking website.

What’s Next?

There have also been other exciting developments in the Crypto Unicorns’ ecosystem.

They have recently introduced two newly passed DAO proposals aimed to reduce the circulating supply of $CU on an ongoing basis, and with this, enhancing economic stability and sustainability.

The two proposals are:

1. Buy & Burn Mechanism. Under this proposal, 50% of all ETH earned by the treasury will be used to purchase $CU from the open market and subsequently burn it.

2. Deflationary In-Game Token Burn. This proposal introduces a mechanism where $CU used within the game will be burnt from the supply on a weekly basis.

Additionally, Crypto Unicorns have been making moves with expanding their community and strategic partnerships. The migration to Xai has garnered significant interest and support from the broader crypto and gaming communities. Key partners such as Neotokyo, Game 7, and the Xai Foundation have also been promoting the transition.

If you want to participate in the Play-to-Airdrop campaign, visit their website and start playing the game. For more efficient farming and bonus rewards you can purchase adult unicorn NFTs or Land Plots on their official marketplace. 

See you in CU.

• Discord ID: tiki

• Background: Tattoo artist

• Entered Crypto: 2017

• Joined NT: Bought in post-mint

• Expertise: Art, tatooing

• Most Known For: Birthmark App Genesis Artist

• Outside Interests: Island life

Tiki spent time as a chef, DJ, and even opened his own fashion store before finally finding his passion of tattooing 20 years ago. It was one of his tattoo clients that bridged tiki into the crypto scene. The client wanted to pay him in Bitcoin back in 2012. Tiki declined. Then in 2013 while getting inked again, that same client asked to pay in Bitcoin again. Again, tiki declined. Then that client became a multi-millionaire and tiki finally joined the flock in 2017.

Tiki joined several alpha and NFT discord groups to learn the ropes. He eventually stumbled on Neo Tokyo and groups working hard to solve the riddles, but it was all too complicated and time consuming so he missed out on the original mint. Tiki kept his eye on Neo Tokyo though and when the price was right, he reached out to Race4TheWin to get an S2 eventually upgrading to S1.

Tiki currently focuses mainly on Birthmark App. The app is now live and Tiki is the genesis tattoo artist. Birthmark is essentially creating a database of NFTs of a tattoo and its history. Almost everything is available for purchase online, but tattoo’s are not. Birthmark is changing that. Now users can buy a tattoo and prove that they own it, and even that they were the first to own it!

Outside of web3 Tiki, lives a laid back life. He lives on an island and if he’s not tattooing he’s on the beach or enjoying the local cuisine. “It's a very slow, simple life. I keep myself busy with art, painting, drawing. My life is like a big holiday, basically. I love it.”

To learn more and stay up to date follow Tiki_tatau on X.

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