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Author: daniel\@footprint.network

In this bear market, PlanetIX has become a particularly strong-performing web3 games project and is now the largest game on the Polygon network. The development team uses Footprint’s zero-coding and API to get deeper insights into their users and enhance their player experience.

We joined with their CMO, Melly, to discuss the state and future of GameFi, and what other GameFi projects can learn from their experience.

You can read the highlights below or [listen to the full Twitter Space](https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1lDGLnagNzQxm?s=20) to get an unparalleled insider view on designing popular projects in the blockchain gaming industry.

![](https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1400/format:webp/1*3RGkft2rMbd3vq8mvS9uqA.png)

*Footprint provides Planet IX with several key metrics, such as *[*Asset Daily Trading Volume*](https://www.footprint.network/guest/chart/Planet-IX-Asset-Daily-Trading-Volume-fp-9dd02978-f3c1-4a66-8f1d-3ee7e5493ea6)

## On airdrops as a marketing tactic

Airdrops are a popular marketing tactic used by blockchain projects to distribute free tokens or coins to a large number of users. This is done to generate interest in the project, incentivize community engagement, and reward early adopters. Airdrops are typically distributed to users who meet certain criteria, such as holding a certain amount of a particular cryptocurrency or completing specific tasks. The tokens or coins are usually distributed directly to users’ cryptocurrency wallets, making the process easy and efficient.

But while airdrops have become an important marketing tactic in the blockchain industry, incentivizing users to become more involved with the project, they’ve also been gamed by experts who use bots and other tactics to get the rewards, despite not being genuine members of the community.

![](https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1400/format:webp/1*UnsrXqkhdSrZDx20nKjHRA.png)

*Footprint’s *[*Airdrop Effect dashboard*](https://www.footprint.network/@rogerD/Airdrop-Effect?chain=Ethereum\&protocol__slug=looksrare\&airdrop_date=2022-01-10\&airdrop_token_address=0xf4d2888d29d722226fafa5d9b24f9164c092421e\&airdrop_from_address=0xA35dce3e0E6ceb67a30b8D7f4aEe721C949B5970\&excluded_address=0xaa27e4fcccbf24b1f745cf5b2ecee018e91a5e5e)* shows the key metrics for a given airdrop campaign.*

Melly has significant experience with airdrops and their challenges — PlanetIX’s largest was worth about $6M. He says that people gaming the system are not that much of an issue.

“Everything is based on on-chain activity. If you try to game the system, you’re still an active user, and it will still be a net positive for the ecosystem,” he said. However, he added that they are constantly trying to incentivize genuine activity. “We are constantly trying to find ways to get as many real players as possible — like making it beneficial to play on one wallet account.”

Overall, the industry-wide effects of airdrops have been more significant than when looking at this tactic through the lens of any particular project. Airdrops have taught participants in Web3 that engaging in the space is valuable.

“Most people have learned by now that if you just stay active, see what’s coming, and use the protocols in the newest areas, you will be rewarded,” Melly said. “When you look back at the DeFi summer, a lot of people got rewarded, and we’ve seen it also with NFTs, where a lot of users got airdropped or claims for a lot of tokens if you had previously used other platforms.”

## How AI will change Web3 gaming

One of the unfortunate use cases for AI will inevitably be the proliferation of bots, and more advanced ones. Luckily, there are ways to spot bots with on-chain and off-chain data. For example, bots often run for 24 hours. If you look at heat maps for wallets, it’ll probably show that some wallets are active either all the time or during exact, suspicious hours.Combining both on-chain and off-chain data is critical to discovering bots and understanding users.

“When you’re in a space that’s still niche and highly competitive in terms of what’s coming from Web2, you need to become as efficient as possible, and AI is not going away, it’s only going to get bigger,” said Melly. “I’m sure that we’re going to be using it more going forward.”

## What developers can focus on to create successful, sustainable games

Ultimately, strategies for tokenomics, gameplay and retention depend on the stage a project is in and its long-term goals. PlanetIX is an example of a Web2 project that bridges to Web3, so didn’t have to go through the process of finding new users when starting building.

As we go forward, many startups and projects will likewise look to onboard gamers from Web2.

“Instead of thinking about metrics, you should be thinking about how you could bring in these people. If you’re coming in, and you’re only wanting to get users from the Web3 pool, that could be really hard. There’s really not that many people there playing games right now,” said Melly.

“I think it’s more about stepping back and asking how the Web3 community can collectively try to work for getting more users from Web2 into the space. That’s how we win, otherwise everyone’s fighting for scraps.”

For PlanetIX, onboarding these new users was mostly about making them feel comfortable and safe in the new on-chain environment, which can be fraught with danger for newbies.

“If you’re new and you just arrived \[on-chain] there’s a lot of ways that you can be unlucky. As much time you can spend \[making these users feel comfortable], that goes a long way,” he said.

“We took a bet that if we put a lot of effort in making them feel comfortable, they will stay with us. For example, we just had our Head of Growth traveling around SEA going to events that our community set up… Trust and connection are valuable.”

## Here’s the difference between Web2 and Web3 marketing

“A lot of the ways you advertise in Web2 are not the way you advertise in Web3, especially because a lot of places know that you’re dealing with NFTs of any sort makes it really difficult for you to advertise and not have your ads taken down or shut off,” said Melly.

“That just means there’s a lot more guerilla tactics, a lot more creative marketing. I think one of the best ways you can go about it is to consider how far you can get with the strength of your community and also with partnerships.”

Because the pool of Web3 users and projects is relatively small, raising awareness is not particularly difficult — the key in impressing new users with your product. “If your product’s not good enough, then it’s hard to get users.”

Melly added that, despite the limitations Web3 marketers face, the industry is constantly getting new tools to approach the Web2 marketing experience.

## How to make your tokenomics not be Ponzinomics

According to Footprint data, 90% of games released go inactive within their first 30 days.

This happens both from being a bad game, or bad tokenomics, or both. There are a lot of overlapping factors, but unsustainable tokenmics is a big one.

For Planet IX, creating a sustainable ecosystem is all about maintaining a symbiotic relationship between different kinds of players.

“There’s the players who farm really heavy. They, most of the time, live in lower-income areas and have a lot of time they can put in. They don’t need to earn so much for it to be valuable. Then you have the players with higher wallet sizes and they don’t have the same amount of time, but they have more money to put into either buying their way into the top,” Melly said. For PlanetIX, it’s about having a balance of these different types of users.

This piece is contributed by [Footprint Analytics](https://www.footprint.network/) community.

The Footprint Community is a place where data and crypto enthusiasts worldwide help each other understand and gain insights about Web3, the metaverse, DeFi, GameFi, or any other area of the fledgling world of blockchain. Here you’ll find active, diverse voices supporting each other and driving the community forward.

*Footprint Website: *[*https://www.footprint.network*](https://www.footprint.network/)

*Discord: *[*https://discord.gg/3HYaR6USM7*](https://discord.gg/3HYaR6USM7)

*Twitter: *[*https://twitter.com/Footprint\_Data*](https://twitter.com/Footprint_Data)


Author: daniel\@footprint.network In this bear market, PlanetIX has become a particularly strong-performing web3 games project and is now the largest game on the Polygon network. The development team uses Footprint’s zero-coding and API to get deeper insights into their users and enhance their

Lessons for Blockchain Games from PlanetIX

[Ukko](https://link3.to/galaxy) is a web3 enthusiast, influencer, educator, and builder. Over the past year, he has devoted himself to growing [SMART](https://link3.to/smrt), a community of crypto/web3-curious people from the [CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Independent_States) region. Beginning his journey as a cryptocurrency market researcher, Ukko quickly connected with other passionate individuals who cared deeply about sharing information and comparing notes about major projects. It was only a matter of time until SMART was born, championing a unique culture founded on self-reliance, radical transparency, and a collective desire to learn and grow.

“The most valuable aspect of SMART is its people,” Ukko writes to the CyberConnect team in a Telegram message from Moscow. In May, Ukko found out that some of his friends, who along with him have been staunch believers and supporters of CyberConnect, were gathering together in the Russian cosmopolitan capital to celebrate the project’s [CoinList public sale](https://twitter.com/CyberConnectHQ/status/1651633556123262979). Having moved to Mexico just last year to build a new future for his family, he did not expect to return to Russia that soon. But nonetheless, Ukko had to find a way.

![img](https://link3-image.cyberconnect.dev/5ebbb9fa-9d33-4741-a22d-2a7dc4b95c0c/postImageFolder/6f64b32370a64b2e)   *Ukko's Link3 post to raise money for his trip to attend CyberConnect Moscow Event*

“My story with CyberConnect is special. Ignoring the rules of crypto investing, I have dedicated more than 80% of all my time to this one project, and have supported the team through all its milestones in the past year. When I received information about the community meetup in Moscow, I knew I had to be there,” Ukko wrote in a [Link3 post](https://link3.to/smrt/post/1d3e445eb4f466b43772825c737a02fa91c0a1718bf9b77efbc8f5201ca5fc56) from SMART. Creatively using Link3’s latest [post feature](https://link3.to/post) and its paid collectible settings, Ukko called on his community members for support to make his Moscow trip possible. By pricing his post at 50 USDT, he hoped that 40 supporters will mint his post-NFT and help fund his travels. To his own surprise, within 48 hours, he raised enough money to purchase the plane ticket. ”Link3 provides new possibilities that are already changing people’s lives. Thank you, SMART, for making this trip possible.”

![img](https://link3-image.cyberconnect.dev/5ebbb9fa-9d33-4741-a22d-2a7dc4b95c0c/postImageFolder/25196c231bb11a5e)                   *Ukko addressing a CyberConnect community members in Moscow*

A web3 project is incomplete without a dedicated, engaged community. They are the cornerstone of our projects; they provide feedback, support in scaling, and represent our brands as ambassadors. This is remarkably different from how brand, product, or company building occurs in web2, where a single or a group of individuals control all the decision-making powers. Usually, communities around products or services emerge after they are publicly available, but in web3, this model flips on its head. From [Friends with Benefits](https://twitter.com/FWBtweets) to [Filecoin](https://twitter.com/Filecoin) or [Bored Ape Yacht Club](https://twitter.com/BoredApeYC) to [Ethereum](https://twitter.com/ethereum) itself, several community-driven projects have demonstrated what's possible when users have a say in the project's overall goals.

CyberConnect has been a community-driven project from its inception. We are on a mission to create long-lasting on-chain connections through the power of our network. With our open, permissionless, and composable protocol, we are building a new future of social networking on the internet, where developers can build innovative social applications, and users own their identities and data, while creators can grow their audiences in a fairer, more direct, and decentralized environment. Link3, a web3-native social network to build and discover new communities and creators, is our attempt at filtering out signal from noise. It is an example of the quality of products and services that can be powered by utilizing web3 technologies.

”Link3 is an excellent demonstration of Cyberconnect's capabilities. It caught my eye with its fresh ideas and new approach to social networks. In Russia, there is a significant problem of trust with the content creators, as many only project a beautiful and expensive external image with the reality being completely different behind the scenes. They rent houses, and expensive cars, and to generate hype, later selling their audience to advertisers. Link3 solves this problem by verifying identity and assets. This is the future.” said Ukko.

![img](https://link3-image.cyberconnect.dev/5ebbb9fa-9d33-4741-a22d-2a7dc4b95c0c/postImageFolder/9724deff17686073)                               *CyberConnect Community Meetup in Moscow, Russia*

To Ukko, his community SMART is a mix of engagement, knowledge, high-quality content, community organization, and good vibes. "Smart is one of the most active crypto communities in the CIS region; it has attracted people with a high level of technical knowledge for exchanging experiences and up-to-date information in the crypto field.”

"Thanks to its friendly and productive atmosphere, strong individuals with something to say and share have joined the community. This leads to a constant and active exchange of experiences, knowledge, and important information from many crypto projects. We invite ambitious crypto enthusiasts to join our movement."

As SMART has grown from a single crypto aficionado to a 70K-member strong community of experts, Ukko finds himself grateful for what CyberConnect and SMART have done for him and so many others. "I thank the CyberConnect team for trusting me to create the SMART organization for a small community,” he said.

Well, Ukko - we thank you for believing in our mission and sticking with us.

Community superheroes like Ukko give us the strength to continue working towards decentralizing social networking on the internet. In the coming weeks, we will feature more champions like Ukko, who have taken the CyberConnect message to many corners of the world and helped us become a rising star in the web3 social space.

On-chain friends last forever.

### About CyberConnect

[CyberConnect](https://cyberconnect.me/) is web3’s earliest and biggest decentralized social network that enables developers to create social applications empowering users to own their digital identity, content, connections, and monetization channels. [Messari](https://link3.to/messari), [1inch](https://link3.to/1inch), [BNB Chain](https://link3.to/bnbchain), along with over 2,000 projects, and 900k creators and users are building long-lasting connections through apps built on CyberConnect.

### Join CyberConnect Community

[Website](https://cyberconnect.me/) | [Docs](https://docs.cyberconnect.me/) | [Twitter](https://twitter.com/CyberConnectHQ) | [Discord](https://discord.gg/cyberconnect) | [Telegram](https://t.me/CyberConnect)

Ukko is a web3 enthusiast, influencer, educator, and builder. Over the past year, he has devoted himself to growing SMART, a community of crypto/web3-curious people from the CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) region. Beginning his journey as a cryptocurrency market researcher, Ukko quickly con

CyberStars: Celebrating the SuperHeroes of CyberConnect Community 

Web3 Talents and Projects Incubator Produce：@Buidler DAO Author：@Jane Editor：@createpjf ** Note: The article represents personal opinions and does not constitute any investment advice. Table of Contents 1.0/ Introduction 2.0/ Background of DeSoc 3.0/ Protocol Design of CyberConnect

BuidlerDAO x CyberConnect: Exploring the Rise of Web3 Social Protocol and Ecosystem Strategies

Social media reimagined our entire concept of friends and what it means to connect. Across a growing digital frontier of growing social networks, phrases like “friend me,” “follow me,” “like this,” and “share that” became parts of our everyday vernacular. As a result, they disrupted the way we share, create, debate, and earn via our online identity and content.

What could go wrong?

Like many once-novel sectors of technology, social media’s potential to enable long-lasting connections that empower users via their online identities — versus suffering manipulation because of it — has dwindled and outright failed. Among many other use cases that improve traditional systems (art, finance, real estate, etc.), [web3](https://ethereum.org/en/web3/)’s token-powered protocols and decentralized social media’s growing landscape offer a drastically different approach to the conventional “social graph” — a representation of traditional social networks and how we connect online.

## The Problem with Centralized Social Media

The current social network (and user data) landscape is dominated by a limited number of profit-driven, centralized corporations (Meta, Twitter, TikTok), whose primary focus is their own financial interests. As a result, these platforms often exploit user data, abruptly adjust revenue-sharing splits, and manipulate our content and online connections, on a massive scale to maximize revenue.

“Not that creators ever had much stability where revenue share deals are concerned: rates change quite frequently, depending on the wider macroeconomic environment at play,” wrote [Digiday](https://digiday.com/marketing/here-is-how-much-tiktok-meta-and-other-social-platforms-are-paying-creators/) in a 2022 article on how much platforms pay creators. “The business model for platforms doesn’t necessarily allow creators to monetize the communities they built,” they continued.

While global social media use has grown yearly, with reports finding that over [4.62 billion](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220126005361/en/Digital-2022-Report-Finds-Social-Media-Users-Now-Equivalent-to-58-Percent-of-the-World%E2%80%99s-Total-Population#:~:text=There%20are%20now%204.62%20billion,of%20the%20world's%20total%20population.) people now use social media worldwide, creators still see disproportionate returns — $5.5 billion in 2022, according to certain reports — to the industry’s estimated $231.1 billion market value.

As social platforms’ value grows annually at an estimated rate of 19.4%, we must ask ourselves who benefits most when people spend more time scrolling on their smartphones.

Is it content creators, where a select few — 50, [according to Forbes](https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexandrasternlicht/2022/09/06/top-creators-2022/?sh=1d1c2dc967a1) — in aggregate made over $570 million in 2021?

What about users who have become accustomed to "[doom scrolling](https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/sep/06/doomscrolling-linked-to-poor-physical-and-mental-health-study-finds)," shadowy [algorithms, ](https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/sep/06/doomscrolling-linked-to-poor-physical-and-mental-health-study-finds)moderation, and sudden feature changes?

Let's not forget developers, who, at the center of tech's [social media-driven wave of layoffs](https://blog.developerpurpose.com/elon-musk-just-force-ranked-twitter-engineers-fired-the-bottom-507ab35b659a), are subject to mercurial CEOs whose arbitrary policies hinder innovation and the ability to create social products that users actually want.

From whatever angle you dissect the trends and data, it's clear that fundamental changes to how we architect and, later, utilize social networks are urgently needed.

## The Power of Token-Powered Protocols

Blockchain technology and token-powered protocols provide countless innovations for improving social applications and the architecture of their networks. While traditional social products are typically monopolized and monetized to the specific framework of a given platform and its parent company (i.e. Meta's Instagram and Facebook), decentralized social allows users to own their digital identity and every social interaction that comes from it.

Decentralized social graphs offer self-sovereignty to users who can now own their data and content and build value into their connections through programmable, tokenized features. This content and social data, which is the backbone of our online identities, has historically been guarded by centralized platforms and their closed systems and arbitrary rules.

Due to the immutable and user-owned nature of token-powered social tools and identity standards, users have many more freedoms and protections across their online interactions. A major improvement powered by decentralized social is that users aren't locked into a single platform like in traditional social media; they can seamlessly travel across different networks with their social data, which can't be tampered with. This level of freedom to bring your audience and content with you across the internet is packed with value and opportunity.

At the same time, token-powered social protocols allow developers to easily configure customized executing logic for our many online social actions. This level of customization makes it possible for users to perform tailor-made on-chain actions to strengthen and build value with whom they interact daily online.

This level of opportunity has already led to a diverse, rapidly growing ecosystem of decentralized social platforms and use cases aligned with a collective vision: **token-powered, decentralized social applications are more sustainable and valuable because they put the user and ecosystem first — not the platform.**

## CyberConnect’s Vision for Decentralized Social 

As web3’s earliest and biggest decentralized social network, we’ve been growing our community and product ecosystem by utilizing the full potential of web3 technology and what it means for the future of friends, content, and community. We are proud to be the biggest platform for developers to build decentralized social networks where users can get the most out of their identities, content, connections, and monetization channels. 

There are already over 50 web3 products aligned with our vision for the future of social, who are leveraging the power of our open network across various use cases. 

Our current user numbers speak to the power of the growing decentralized social industry: as of May 2023, over 900,000 web3 users have minted a CyberProfile, our self-sovereign on-chain identity standard, completing over 10.2M transactions cumulatively across several blockchains. 

Over 300,000 users actively use decentralized applications (dApps) built on our protocol every month, with our web3-native social network platform, [Link3](https://link3.to/), at the top in user engagement.  

![img](https://link3-image.cyberconnect.dev/5ebbb9fa-9d33-4741-a22d-2a7dc4b95c0c/postImageFolder/2530c5e1df66548b)*Just a few of our 50+ ecosystem dApps building on CyberConnect*

Following the public sale for our [native token](https://link3.to/cyberconnect/post/d430762b4c4a220decb9e8875db78f9af741699774d483d11b9c7203b1582e36) ($CYBER), which sold out in less than an hour, we want to share our most updated vision and purpose; a set of ideals and beliefs that will help drive the future of our network and help strengthen the collective mission of decentralized social as an industry and community. 

- CyberConnect creates long-lasting on-chain connections through the power of its network. The power of web3 technology makes it possible to create a decentralized social network that **truly belongs to users.**

- CyberConnect enables developers to build innovative social applications where users **own their identities and data** while creators can **grow their audiences in a fairer, more direct, and decentralized environment**.

- CyberConnect envisions a world where we have **ultimate control over our digital lives**, and **meaningful, long-lasting connections** aren’t decided by centralized or biased tech.

- CyberConnect believes **everyone should be able to take their identity wherever they go on the web**. Attaching your identity to a web3 wallet or profile can establish a permanent record of your online presence, building **trust and credibility across platforms**.

- CyberConnect believes that **verification on web2 has failed**. Communities and dApps need to create their own verification and governance models that allow **data to be composable**, enabling users to discover and experience new **trusted connections in a self-sovereign manner**.

The result of our vision and our network’s north star?

CyberConnect is building a new future for social media and the internet, where **on-chain friends last forever.**

## What’s Coming up at CyberConnect

In the weeks and months ahead, we’ll be sharing lots of fresh content and releasing some new products and updated features to further educate and engage the growing decentralized social community — from users to inspired dApp developers. 

For more insight into what we’re building in decentralized social, read the recently published CyberConnect [litepaper](https://link3.to/cyberconnect/post/83cb456a2bf426c6029b3a8cf6fd1c7cbe1acff5e9b87f34a0db14560c5e069d), a deep dive into the opportunities of decentralized social, our social graph and core components, tokenomics, and lots more. 

It’s an incredibly exciting time to build products and pioneering new technologies across the growing decentralized social landscape — and the future is looking bright. We look forward to you being here with us for the journey as we help create more on-chain forever friends. See you soon. 

— Team CyberConnect

### About CyberConnect

[CyberConnect](https://cyberconnect.me/) is web3’s earliest and biggest decentralized social network that enables developers to create social applications empowering users to own their digital identity, content, connections, and monetization channels. [Messari](https://link3.to/messari), [1inch](https://link3.to/1inch), [BNB Chain](https://link3.to/bnbchain), along with over 2,000 projects, and 900k creators and users are building long-lasting connections through apps built on CyberConnect.

### Join CyberConnect Community

[Website](https://cyberconnect.me/) | [Docs](https://docs.cyberconnect.me/) | [Twitter](https://twitter.com/CyberConnectHQ) | [Discord](https://discord.gg/cyberconnect) | [Telegram](https://t.me/CyberConnect)



Social media reimagined our entire concept of friends and what it means to connect. Across a growing digital frontier of growing social networks, phrases like “friend me,” “follow me,” “like this,” and “share that” became parts of our everyday vernacular. As a result, they disrupted

On-Chain Friends Last Forever

# Happy Cinco de Mayo! 

We've recently launched a small mint of 555 of our Plato Eats Pass, which allows you to get 3% USDC "cash back" on ++**any restaurant**++ when you dine with Plato Eats dApp!

In addition, your Plato Eats Pass will get your IRL perks at participating restaurant around the world!

Mint a Plato Eats Pass today on MagicEden!

## HOW/WHERE TO MINT

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## **UTILITY of Plato Eats Pass NFT**

**A. 3% USDC CASHBACK** - via our Plato Eats App, paired with your newly Plato Eats Pass NFT - Earn 3% USDC on your restaurant spending (ANY RESTAURANT in your local area)! We'll convert your local currency and airdrop USDC at the end of each month.

**B. PERKS AT IRL RESTAURANT DISCOUNTS** - See below for list and enjoy perks at our partner restaurants, with more added even after the mint!

- Burma Bay (Santa Clara, CA USA) - 1 Free Appetizer per visit 
- Skyroom Cocktail Bar & Grill (Sliema, Malta) 5% 
- The Original Checken Fandian (Manila, Philippines) 5% \* Naughty Panada (Pasadena, CA USA) - 5% 
- Ichiban Japanese Burgers (Tas-Sliema, Malta) 15% 
- Club Sushi Attard (Triq Il-Mosta Ħ'Attard, ATD 1437, Malta) 15% 
- Pine and Crane (LA, CA USA) - 5% 
- Club Sushi St Julians (San Ġiljan, Malta) - 15% 
- Triton Sliema (Sliema, Malta) - 15% 
- Sakura Sliema (Sliema, Malta) - 15% 

**C. CREATE MEAL PASS & EARN COMMISSION** - Future plans include letting Plato Eats Pass holders create group bulk orders for discounts in Plato Eats App while earning a commission for driving business to our partner restaurants.

**D. VOTE ON PLATO GOVERNANCE** - Including how we distribute and allocate portion of our 30% of our treasury wallet.

**MINT NOW -(update) -** The mint is sold out but you can still grab one from the [MagicEden Marktplace](https://magiceden.io/marketplace/plato_eats_pass), then head to our discord and learn more on how to connect you NFT into the Plato Eats App!

**Get Plato Eats App -> Join our [Discord](https://discord.gg/platoeats) [https://discord.gg/platoeats](https://discord.gg/platoeats)** and get details on app download location.

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Happy Cinco de Mayo!  We've recently launched a small mint of 555 of our Plato Eats Pass, which allows you to get 3% USDC "cash back" on ++any restaurant++ when you dine with Plato Eats dApp! In addition, your Plato Eats Pass will get your IRL perks at participating restaurant around the world! M

3% USDC Back on all meals!

We are excited to announce some changes to our weekly Fan Club raffle system that are designed to protect the interests of our long-time community members and Link3 users. Before delving into the details of the new system, we would like to take a moment to address our community.

Since the launch of the CyberConnect Fan Club, our goal has been to reward our dedicated community members and long-term supporters. Unfortunately, we have consistently encountered Sybil attacks that have led to an unfair distribution of the reward pool.

For instance, address 0x82…43a4 has funded gas fees to over 1,700 addresses in early April, allowing each address to easily purchase seven raffle tickets every week. Without intervention, this Sybil account could have amassed over 11,000 tickets and won 5,000 mini-shards from the raffle every week.

As a solution, we will now divide the reward pool into a Main Pool and a Side Pool, and introduce a Credit Point system to differentiate human users from bots. Users with 24+ Credit Points will have access to the Main Pool and will be able to share the majority of the rewards.

We acknowledge that this is not a perfect solution, and we appreciate your patience and support as we work to implement additional changes to ensure a fair distribution of rewards. Furthermore, we welcome our community members to share their valuable insights and suggestions with us. Please feel free to reach out to us on [Discord](http://discord.gg/invite/cyberconnect) with any comments or suggestions you may have.

# **Calculation of Credit Point**

![img](https://link3-image.cyberconnect.dev/b90b5e49-9e7f-48ae-850a-ce2664bfec4a/postImageFolder/3de54b04497b1b56)Your Credit Point is the sum of the following four factors:

- Link3 profile completion (total 1.67) 
-Added avatar, display name, basic info +1.67
- Gitcoin passport passing score (total 100)
- Paid CyberProfile (total 3.34) 
-CyberProfile length is less than or equal to 12 characters +1.67
-CyberProfile length is less than or equal to 6 characters +1.67
- Link3 event W3ST holding (total 6.68) 
-Hold 10 W3ST +1.67
-Hold 50 W3ST +1.67
-Hold 100 W3ST +1.67
-Hold 500 W3ST +1.67

If your total Credit Point is equal to or larger than 24, your raffle tickets will automatically join the Main Pool. Otherwise, your raffle tickets will join the Side Pool.

# **Main Pool & Side Pool Rewards**

For Week 9’s raffle, the Main Pool will have 70% of the total rewards, while the Side Pool will have the rest 30%.

Specifically,

**Main Pool:**

35 mystery box

17,500 mini shards

**Side Pool**

15 mystery box

7,500 mini shards

# **Instructions**

![img](https://link3-image.cyberconnect.dev/b90b5e49-9e7f-48ae-850a-ce2664bfec4a/postImageFolder/ac5c9962c19a71b1)When you login in FanClub, all you need to do are:

1. Step 1: Go to Gitcoin Passport and get your passing score.
2. Step 2: Click the refresh button after signing on Gitcoin to reveal credit points
3. Step 3: Upgrade Gitcoin stamps to reach 24+ points and join the weekly raffle to get main pool tickets.

During the weekly raffle, we'll evaluate your credit points and allocate your tickets to either the main pool or the side pool based on whether you have more or less than 24 points.

You will see a “main pool” tag if your tickets are counted in the Main Pool.

After raffle participation, we will take a snapshot and reassess each participant's credit points to finalize the allocation of the main pool and side pool tickets. This process will help us identify and filter out users who may be exploiting multiple social identities for Sybil.

**Important Notes:**

- **Do NOT unlink your social media accounts on Gitcoin Passport.** We will take a snapshot of credit points during the raffle to re-evaluate them at that specific moment. You will be entered into the side pool if your credit point is lower than 24.

We are excited to announce some changes to our weekly Fan Club raffle system that are designed to protect the interests of our long-time community members and Link3 users. Before delving into the details of the new system, we would like to take a moment to address our community. Since the launch of

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