of Second season of Crypto: The GameThe contest, which spans both online and real-world contests and inspired by the reality TV hit Survivor, concluded last week with an anonymous winner, player 733, taking home a total prize pool of 72 ETH ( Approximately $210,000).
But they don't keep a stash of cryptocurrencies. The winners donated all of their ETH to a legal defense fund supporting the developers of Alexey Pertsev and Roman Storm. Ethereum coin mixer Tornado Cash is accused of facilitating money laundering on its decentralized platform. Mr Pertsev's trial is currently underway and a verdict is expected in May.
During the season, a total of 800 players from all over the world spent a total of over 4,000 hours on the Crypto: The Game website, which received over 100,000 visits over the 10 days of the season. Just two seasons in, Crypto: The Game founder Dylan Abruscato says he's already seen different themes and schemes playing out among players.
“Each season is like a case study in human behavior. In Season 1, we There was an MFL that won., a relatively unknown and anonymous Japanese-speaking player from rural Japan. “That season became a David vs. Goliath theme,” Abruscato said. DecryptionThis is GG. “This season, people kept comparing it to 'trade or no deal' because they were able to buy back.”
The new game mechanics (entries into the game are NFTs, which are converted to “jury” NFTs when players are voted out) have created an interesting dynamic that dramatically changes the game. For example, players can buy back after being voted out, or “whale” collectors can accumulate large amounts of jury NFTs to try to sway the outcome.
In the face of all this, a group of people (some of whom had already been voted out) decided to band together during the season and win a game to donate all proceeds to the Tornado Cash Legal Defense Fund. . And they succeeded.
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Director Eva Balin graph The Foundation was also an enthusiastic participant this season. She found herself in her Blue Tribe, and like many first-season players who raved about her experience, she said she was shocked by the tournament.
“It was like game theory on steroids,” she said. DecryptionThis is GG.
Balin ended up treating the game like a second job, spending the entire night playing after work. When Balin was voted out on the eighth day of the season, she realized she was playing the game a little more honestly than others. She felt that her tribe had been deceived by another tribe and that some of her former tribe members had been betrayed as a result.
When Eva realized what had happened, she felt that none of the players who participated were eligible to win the prize pool. She thought the winner would end up being someone, either one of the whales who had accumulated a lot of jury NFTs, or a secret society formed between the teams.
In an attempt to sway the expected outcome, Balin and several other players teamed up to purchase NFTs to buy back their right to participate in the game. But this time, she wasn't playing for herself. Although deception is an important part of both “Survivor” and indeed Crypto: The Game, they felt that jurors would not want to vote for someone who relied on shady tactics.
The second season's “Anon Island” branding will also see CoinMixer donate winnings (if they win) to the Tornado Cash Legal Defense Fund, as CoinMixer is seen by crypto advocates as a privacy protection tool to help traders. contributed to the idea. Escape surveillance.
“Given how the game played out, I thought the cause should have won the game. Plus, considering this season was called 'Anon Island' and the Alexei trial literally happened. Month Months ago, it made sense,” Beilein said. DecryptionThis is GG.
They planned to spend the 3-4 ETH required to purchase an NFT entry pass on the open market, but an anonymous player 733 approached them and chose to donate their NFT pass to this cause. Baylin said.
Balin and his team include: Stani Krechov From Ave david phelps From JokeDAO — An overnight campaign behind the Telegram group Tornado Cash banner aims to gather at least 100 jurors to join the cause. And when the fateful moment came, player 733 won and the funds were indeed raised. donated to the legal fund Support Tornado Cash developers.
“We, the admins of #733, on behalf of the 171-member jury of Crypto: The Game Season 02 Anon Island, state that code is speech, open source is not a crime, and privacy is a fundamental human right. ” reads the attached message. “We hereby donate 71.8 ETH pot to the legal defense fund of Alexei Pertsev and Roman Storm.”
As we enter this second season, big question What mattered was whether Crypto: The Game's viral appeal could be maintained with a larger player pool, added sponsors and infrastructure, and double the ETH up for grabs.
Considering both the reaction of the athletes along the way and the memorable finish that followed, it appears that Abruscato and the team achieved that goal. After all, “Survivor” has spent 46 seasons and nearly a quarter-century of television repeating and gradually evolving its original formula. Now, I'm curious to see how next season's “Crypto: The Game” players will try to surpass this season.
Edited by Andrew Hayward
