Recently I've connected with a few other Blockchain enthusiasts in Taiwan and wanted to share an interesting development.TL/DR: Redeemable lucky bag NFTs for Chinese New Year to promote a new multi-chain wallet, including tighter integration with defi and NFTs.

Something a little different today. I am pretty hooked on Splinterlands lately, which surprised me a bit since I thought I would get pretty bored after jumping back on during the recent hype. I like that I can enjoy it pretty casually without spending a crazy amount of time on it (probably been spending like an hour a day say). The amount of flexibility that the game and its surrounding ecosystem (e.g. peak monsters) is really something. At this point I've tried it all, renting monsters to go farther in the ladder, renting out monsters that I use less often, participating in a guild. Ah I haven't tried tournaments yet, but I figure it's not all that different (am I missing out?). I also am slowly buying Chaos Legion packs and collecting the new cards, which is also contributing to keeping things fresh.

Hi everyone, since it's been a while, wanted to give a few updates about what has been going on in my world.I've been in Taiwan for quite a while now, in one of the few places still keeping a solid lid on Covid. And you wouldn't know about it either since nobody seems to be covering how well Taiwan is doing in this regard. Yes, everything is very normal, nothing is locked down, and people just wear masks. With strict quarantine rules and enforcement, comprehensive contract tracing and general compliance with masking rules, and with rising vaccination rates, there are several layers of defense against the spread of covid. I think I'll stay here for a bit longer. Oddly, I've been here so long and am only now starting to meet new people (any hive folks here?), which has been interesting. Also taking care of our new baby girl which is exhausting and wonderful.

Hi all,Wanted to give an update about the SMT (comments) contract here. We've just launched the contract on Hive Engine, which means that a token owner can set up their own Hive-like reward pool without depending on a centralized distribution bot (Scotbot), and where all components are open-source.

Hive Engine P2P Launch DetailsAs noted here, this post serves as a detailed update for the coming P2P layer launch.Witness InstructionsTo set up a witness for the coming P2P layer launch, follow the instructions in the Hive Engine wiki here

As announced on this post, we are close to having a full deployment of the P2P Network for Hive Engine nodes. This will allow anyone to set up their own Hive Engine node, participate in our consensus/verification mechanism, and earn witness rewards for doing so. At the same time, any participating node can then be used for querying sidechain data.