BGA Demo Day and Moonbound playtest
Weekly updates 9.21 Hello! It’s time for weekly updates. > Tomorrow we’re taking part in Blockchain Game Alliance Demo Day. We will present Moonbound UI… Read More »BGA Demo Day and Moonbound playtest
Moonbound title screen and initiates claim
Weekly updates 9.14 > The Moonbound titlescreen is now live at <moonbound.moonstream.to>. Visit the page for important dates, instructions, and a link to the game… Read More »Moonbound title screen and initiates claim
BGA demo day, Token2049 and timeline updates for Moonbound
Weekly updates 09.07 > We’ve added some dates to the timeline for Moonbound, our collaboration with Champions Ascension. Event date (9/29): The game itself… Read More »BGA demo day, Token2049 and timeline updates for Moonbound
NFT Inventory vs. Tokenbound Accounts
The ability to attach items to your NFTs seems like a great idea. In fact, it’s such a great idea that people have come up… Read More »NFT Inventory vs. Tokenbound Accounts
Moonstream selected for TechCrunch Disrupt and other news
Weekly updates 08.31 We have huge news this week: > TechCrunch named us one of the top Startup Battlefield companies in Gaming and Blockchain. We’ll… Read More »Moonstream selected for TechCrunch Disrupt and other news
NFT Inventory support, open working group updates and more
Weekly updates 08.24 It’s been quite an eventful week! Time for some updates: > This week, we migrated Terminus protocol from <https://github.com/bugout-dev/dao> to <https://github.com/moonsteram-to/web3>. Now,… Read More »NFT Inventory support, open working group updates and more
Drops 2.0 UI and best web3 games list’s updates
Weekly updates 08.17 Hello friends! Time for some updates. > We’re announcing the launch of Drops 2.0 UI – a user interface for token distribution… Read More »Drops 2.0 UI and best web3 games list’s updates
New Moonstream Drops UI for Token Distribution
We’re excited to announce the launch of a new Drops user interface: Drops 2.0. Over the past year, Moonstream customers like Crypto Unicorns and Crypto-Guilds,… Read More »New Moonstream Drops UI for Token Distribution
ABI explorer and awesome list of web3 games
Weekly updates 08.10 It has been an eventful week! Let’s start with product and technical updates. > We are ready to introduce ABI Explorer, with… Read More »ABI explorer and awesome list of web3 games
Working group with Game7, awesome list on GitHub and more
Weekly updates 08.03 > Together with the Summon team from Game7, we have formed a working group for our jointly developed on-chain Inventory system. The… Read More »Working group with Game7, awesome list on GitHub and more
Announcing zksync era testnet support
Weekly updates 07.27 > We are announcing zksync era testnet support. Now users can subscribe to events and query them for ZkSync Era testnet smart… Read More »Announcing zksync era testnet support
Landing page updates, Great Wyrm news and Crypto-Guilds Inventory
Weekly updates 07.20 > We’ve updated our landing page this week with a new FAQ, features page, and tagline <https://moonstream.to/> > We haven’t posted about… Read More »Landing page updates, Great Wyrm news and Crypto-Guilds Inventory
Crypto Unicorns and Moonstream: Tooling for a Healthy Game Economy
Crypto Unicorns, developed by Laguna Games, is one of the top web3 games on Polygon. The Laguna Games team initially used Moonstream to provide analytics… Read More »Crypto Unicorns and Moonstream: Tooling for a Healthy Game Economy
Interview with BlockchainGamer.biz and more
Weekly updates 07.13 > Last week we told you about Crypto-Guilds launching their Meta Game, this week we have a TL;DR of what it is… Read More »Interview with BlockchainGamer.biz and more
Crypto-Guilds and Moonstream – the Potential of Gamified Gamer Guilds
There’s been a lot of talk lately, that in this bear market web3 games finally shifted their focus away from tokenomics, economy building, and play-to-earn… Read More »Crypto-Guilds and Moonstream – the Potential of Gamified Gamer Guilds
Analytics 2.0 and Crypto Guilds update
Weekly updates 07.06 Latest news from our team: > We’ve launched a new UI for Moonstream analytics – Analytics 2.0 and published a blog post… Read More »Analytics 2.0 and Crypto Guilds update
Moonstream Analytics 2.0 – New Tool For Web3 Game Design
We’ve launched a new UI for Moonstream Analytics – Analytics 2.0. It’s a highly reliable version of web3 analytics that you can use without connecting… Read More »Moonstream Analytics 2.0 – New Tool For Web3 Game Design
Moonstream Drops: Easier NFT Drops and Mint
Weekly updates 06.22 Moonstream technology updates > Moonstream’s Dropper now supports ERC721 drops. Meaning you can now create batch NFT drops for ERC721 tokens instead… Read More »Moonstream Drops: Easier NFT Drops and Mint
Crypto Babes event and Matchbox DAO’s 0xTitanse race
Weekly updates 06.15 It’s time for some updates! > Our team made it to Phase 2 of Matchbox DAO’s 0xTitanse race alas we did not… Read More »Crypto Babes event and Matchbox DAO’s 0xTitanse race
3XP and new GitHub repo
Weekly updates 06.08 This week our team is at 3XP conference! And more exciting updates today: > Champions Ascension’s Old Sally challenge is on! Over… Read More »3XP and new GitHub repo
Node balancer and QuickNode’s competition
Weekly updates 06.01 First summer weekly updates are here: > Today we want to tell you about the Moonstream node balancer. It is an application… Read More »Node balancer and QuickNode’s competition
The Difference Moonstream Makes in Web3 Game Economies
Web3 games use Moonstream.to to keep their economies healthy and to make sure that they don’t crash. Most blockchain games find that as soon as… Read More »The Difference Moonstream Makes in Web3 Game Economies
Priorities for the near future
Weekly updates 05.25 This week our main update is an important blog post. > It is about Moonstream’s priorities for the near future: what functionality… Read More »Priorities for the near future
New Direction for Moonstream.to
Moonstream continues to help blockchain games grow healthy economies. The difference is that we’ve tested our theories and now know what works. Moonstream has been… Read More »New Direction for Moonstream.to
Troll battle update and Great Wyrm roadmap
Weekly updates 05.18 > We’re getting excited to go to 3XP Gaming Expo by Game7. The expo takes place June 8-9 in Pasadena, but we’ll… Read More »Troll battle update and Great Wyrm roadmap
Dropper Improvements and NFT Inventory User Guide
Weekly updates 05.11 This week we made a few updates related to Great Wyrm, Dropper and NFT Inventory. > We added our plans for… Read More »Dropper Improvements and NFT Inventory User Guide
Troll battle premiere and Great Wyrm landing page updates
Weekly updates 05.04 > This week’s Twitter thread is a TL;DR of our Loot Project research. So check it out if don’t have the time… Read More »Troll battle premiere and Great Wyrm landing page updates
Loot Project research and Great Wyrm economy
Weekly updates 04.27 Two articles came out this week. > First one is about Truth Labs (creators of Goblintown) changing all of their NFTs’ metadata,… Read More »Loot Project research and Great Wyrm economy
What the Loot Project Is Teaching Us About Decentralization
I’m part of a team that is currently building a proof of concept decentralized gaming project. There aren’t a lot of projects like that because,… Read More »What the Loot Project Is Teaching Us About Decentralization
Truth Labs and Centralized Decisions in Web3
Truth Labs, creators of several popular NFT collections, recently made a controversial decision to change all of their NFTs’ metadata, including inside users’ wallets. They… Read More »Truth Labs and Centralized Decisions in Web3
ChatGPT playing Great Wyrm
Weekly updates 4.20 > We published an article on how ChatGPT interacted with Great Wyrm. The post describes how we managed to create an integration… Read More »ChatGPT playing Great Wyrm
Why API support for Moonstream Dropper is a big deal?
Weekly updates 4.13 Latest news from our team: > April 12th, the Shanghai Hardfork took place on Ethereum Mainnet. This hardfork added a few EIPs,… Read More »Why API support for Moonstream Dropper is a big deal?
Why Moonstream Query API Is a Good Alternative to Dune Analytics
Moonstream’s Query API makes it possible to query blockchain events, transactions, method calls, and state using SQL queries. It allows you to make joins across… Read More »Why Moonstream Query API Is a Good Alternative to Dune Analytics
Dropper v0.2.0 and a new Reda Game
Weekly updates 4.06 We are back from vacation and we had an eventful week. > Twitter Space with Moonstream, OP Games, Legendary: Heroes Unchained, and… Read More »Dropper v0.2.0 and a new Reda Game
Updates on drops management and mini-games announcement
Weekly updates 3.23 This week we updated dropper, talked about essential technology for web3 games, and are launching the first mini-session of Reda games today!… Read More »Updates on drops management and mini-games announcement
Essential Mechanics For a Web3 Game
Games have different mechanics off-chain but due to web3 gaming being relatively new, existing on-chain mechanics in gaming are pretty universal. Apart from innovative technology… Read More »Essential Mechanics For a Web3 Game
Moonstream in Blueprint by Polygon Labs
Weekly updates 3.16 This week we are celebrating being a part of the most exciting ecosystem for open gaming! Moonstream is partnered with Polygon Labs… Read More »Moonstream in Blueprint by Polygon Labs
Lists of projects building in web3 and community updates
Weekly updates 3.09 ETH Denver is officially over, and we are back on the usual track. Here are the weekly news: > We’ve met quite… Read More »Lists of projects building in web3 and community updates
How to Scale Web3 Game Economies
The economies of web3 games are very different from web2. Web3 games run economies, i.e. people play these games to earn money, in turn, creating… Read More »How to Scale Web3 Game Economies
Sustainable Gaming NFTs – Myth or Reality?
Are NFTs good for games or are they just another form of microtransactions? How can games implement NFTs? Web3 games vs. web2 games The way… Read More »Sustainable Gaming NFTs – Myth or Reality?
First week of ETH Denver
Weekly updates 3.02 It has been a particularly busy and exciting week thanks to ETH Denver! We’ve met a lot of interesting people there but… Read More »First week of ETH Denver
The Great Wyrm – A Player-Owned RPG
The idea behind Great Wyrm We are creating a game where players grow the game world for each other. A game where content creators are… Read More »The Great Wyrm – A Player-Owned RPG
Final preparations for ETH Denver and a new interview on game economies
Weekly updates 2.23 > ETH Denver is about to start and we have been doing our best to prepare for the event. As a reminder,… Read More »Final preparations for ETH Denver and a new interview on game economies
New State and Metadata Crawlers
Weekly updates 2.16 > Game7’s Press Release about NFT Inventory made in collaboration with Moonstream went live. You can read it here. And here’s our… Read More »New State and Metadata Crawlers
Moonstream collaboration with Game7 on new NFT Inventory technology
Game7 and Moonstream.to have a common goal to build open source infrastructure for web3 games. We want to advance the web3 gaming industry. Make it… Read More »Moonstream collaboration with Game7 on new NFT Inventory technology
Tabletop Controversies: Is It Time To Decentralize the Game Industry?
The tabletop gaming industry has had its fair share of controversies over the last couple of years. Scandals surrounding an Open Gaming License, publishers sidestepping… Read More »Tabletop Controversies: Is It Time To Decentralize the Game Industry?
Coming Up With Better UI
Weekly updates 2.09 > We’re working on consolidating all of Moonstream features into a single portal: portal.moonstream.to As of now, that page can be used… Read More »Coming Up With Better UI
Great Wyrm New Releases and Updates
Weekly updates 2.02 Great Wyrm updates >With the design doc finalized, we have deployed the Great Wyrm RPG character contract on Polygon Mumbai testnet! Give… Read More »Great Wyrm New Releases and Updates
Hacktogether in San Francisco
Weekly updates 1.26 > This Friday, January 27th, we meet at the Orange DAO Node 0 for a Hacktogether. Let’s build some cool stuff! If… Read More »Hacktogether in San Francisco
Decentralized RPG Owned by Players
Weekly updates 1.19 This week’s updates: > We’ve been talking a lot about decentralized gaming. Today it’s time for us to announce our secret project… Read More »Decentralized RPG Owned by Players
Do games actually benefit from blockchain technology?
Let’s assume that you don’t think of games as an investment. That you actually want an immersive and fun experience or at least engaging gameplay.… Read More »Do games actually benefit from blockchain technology?
Decentralized Gaming Plans for 2023
Weekly updates 1.12 First work week after the holidays and we’re here again with the weekly updates. Happy New Year everyone, and let’s hope this… Read More »Decentralized Gaming Plans for 2023
Moonstream Entity API on PyPI
Weekly updates 12.15 Our updates this week are: > We released Entity API client on PyPI. Entity is used to store any web3 address (including… Read More »Moonstream Entity API on PyPI
Gaming NFTs – Do We Need Them?
Web3 gaming needs mass adoption to become sustainable. If there are no players there is no utility. To do that it needs to have clear… Read More »Gaming NFTs – Do We Need Them?
Surprising effects leaderboards have on web3 game economies
So recently we at Moonstream.to developed a new kind of web3 game leaderboard. Together with Laguna Games and GetBISmart we made a leaderboard that combines… Read More »Surprising effects leaderboards have on web3 game economies
Web3 Game Economy Tools
Weekly updates 12.08 >Week 1 of Shadowcorns: Throwing Shade went smoothly. We built our own leaderboard for the event. This one ranks Shadowcorn NFTs and… Read More »Web3 Game Economy Tools
Moonstream Security
Who watches the watchers? Disclaimer: this post went live on Dec 6, 2022. The most up-to-date information regarding Moonstream security operations will be contained in… Read More »Moonstream Security
5 web3 infrastructure tools for games
Building a project on the blockchain can be intimidating. Especially when you have to get into all of the technical details and build things from… Read More »5 web3 infrastructure tools for games
Moonstream Web3 Innovations
Weekly updates 11.24 While the turkey is in the oven, check out our weekly updates (: > Crypto Unicorns together with Moonstream launched the Fall… Read More »Moonstream Web3 Innovations
Moonstream.to at TechCrunch
Weekly updates 11.17 Another crazy week for crypto with all the insane details coming out about FTX, Alameda, Genesis.. But Moonstream continues building. > While… Read More »Moonstream.to at TechCrunch
Testnet Support for Our API
Weekly updates 11.10 This week’s updates: > Moonstream Query API now supports Polygon Mumbai testnet. For any developers who want to test their smart contracts… Read More »Testnet Support for Our API
How to Use Data for (Web3) Gaming
This article is taking notes of how data can be used in gaming. If you’re interested in analytics, read on! If you’re not exactly tech… Read More »How to Use Data for (Web3) Gaming
SF Blockchain Week Updates
Weekly updates 11.03 This week was mostly all about the San Francisco Blockchain Week, so not a whole lot of updates. Here they are nevertheless:… Read More »SF Blockchain Week Updates
Web3 Conferences to Attend
Weekly updates 10.27 Moonstream > You’re gonna love this! We just released documentation for our multiplayer choose your own adventure mechanic: the Garden of Forking… Read More »Web3 Conferences to Attend
Is actionable data a buzzword?
If you’re regularly using tools for web3 data analytics or just data analytics in general, you must have seen a lot of “ACTIONABLE data” marketing… Read More »Is actionable data a buzzword?
Our Web3 Builders Meetup
Weekly updates 10.20 Another spooky week has gone by and it was filled with busy work. Our updates: Moonstream > Our authentication service — Brood… Read More »Our Web3 Builders Meetup
Our 100th Airdrop
It’s time for.. Weekly updates 10.13 Moonstream >How many airdrops would a Moonstream Dropper drop? This Wednesday after another batch of Crypto Unicorns’ airdrops, we… Read More »Our 100th Airdrop
Web3 Authentication for Web Apps
Weekly updates 10.06 ‘Tis the spooky season but time for weekly updates nevertheless. This was our first week back after vacation and it was full… Read More »Web3 Authentication for Web Apps
Designing Fun NFT Games is Easier Than You Think
Source: Photo by Michael Dziedzic on Unsplash During this long stretch of the bear market people are beginning to doubt web3 technology more and more.… Read More »Designing Fun NFT Games is Easier Than You Think
How to Use Blockchain to Fund a Game
What does web3 bring to the table? Does web3 allow creators to be fairly compensated for their work? Can web3 allow game developers to make… Read More »How to Use Blockchain to Fund a Game
Moonstream DAO Reputation System updates
Weekly updates 08.25 Latest news this week: > Our team participated in Paradigm CTF 2022, a web3 focused security competition. The competition consisted of a… Read More »Moonstream DAO Reputation System updates
Downsides of Crawling Data with Infura and Alchemy
Weekly updates 08.18 This was a busy week. Here are our updates: > We’ve been working on reliability of our product. Before last week, we… Read More »Downsides of Crawling Data with Infura and Alchemy
Adding Multi-chain Support on Moonstream Engine API
Weekly updates 08.11 This week’s updates are: Crypto Unicorns > Player portal lootbox tool update: technical difficulties. The contract requires a signature from the Crypto… Read More »Adding Multi-chain Support on Moonstream Engine API
On-Chain Reputation System for Discord
Weekly updates 08.04 I’ve come once again to bring you fresh updates. Crypto Unicorns > This week Moonstream is working on a tool to batch… Read More »On-Chain Reputation System for Discord
20 Times Faster Blockchain Data Crawlers
Weekly updates 07.28 Our updates this week are: Crypto Unicorns > Moonstream on-chain usage report for CU community. We’re happy to bring value to the… Read More »20 Times Faster Blockchain Data Crawlers
Blockchain bridges: a case study of Crypto Unicorns stashing tool
What is one of the main problems game developers have to solve when building a game on the blockchain? After figuring out the gameplay and… Read More »Blockchain bridges: a case study of Crypto Unicorns stashing tool
Crypto Unicorns Custom Marketplace Update
Weekly updates 07.21 Our updates for this week are: Moonstream > We’re slowing down our work on our gaming-oriented NFT marketplace for Crypto Unicorns –… Read More »Crypto Unicorns Custom Marketplace Update
How to Move Your Money to Ethereum L2
Don’t you hate it when you open a recipe and the first page of it is just someone’s life story? Yeah, me too. So I… Read More »How to Move Your Money to Ethereum L2
A Reputation System for the Blockchain
Weekly updates 07.14 This week’s updates coming right up! Moonstream > We’ve been working on a new way to use Moonstream’s technology – a reputation… Read More »A Reputation System for the Blockchain
Moonstream Roadmap Announcements
Weekly updates 07.07 The team is back from vacation. Here are our updates this week: Moonstream Roadmap > We have been building like maniacs for… Read More »Moonstream Roadmap Announcements
Updating the web3 gamers’ Player Portal
Weekly updates 06.24 Some weekly updates for you this Friday: Crypto Unicorns > Last week we announced our Player Portal update for stashing any amount… Read More »Updating the web3 gamers’ Player Portal
How to find promising NFT games and avoid scams
A guide to finding good NFT games and avoiding scams in 10 steps So you decided to look into NFT gaming and play-to-earn games on… Read More »How to find promising NFT games and avoid scams
Weekly update 06.17: Player Portal, Gamelabs, NFT NYC, and Podcasts
It’s already the middle of June, can you believe it? Anyways, here are this week’s updates: Moonstream > We are steadily adding new functionality to… Read More »Weekly update 06.17: Player Portal, Gamelabs, NFT NYC, and Podcasts
Weekly updates 06.10
This week’s updates are as follows: Crypto Unicorns > Crypto Unicorns new items and badges that were distributed with Moonstream’s API: I Survived Launch! Badge… Read More »Weekly updates 06.10
Weekly updates 06.03
It’s time for some updates! Moonstream >We’ve been working on the Moonstream Engine at https://engine.moonstream.to and made a bunch of API improvements. It is now… Read More »Weekly updates 06.03
Weekly updates 05.27
This week was very busy for us. However, most of the updates are either on the back-end or.. a secret for now. Crypto Unicorns >… Read More »Weekly updates 05.27
How to add loot boxes to NFT games without creating a smart contract
Want to create loot boxes for your NFT game? Afraid of losing money on airdrops? Looking for the best way to airdrop items to players?… Read More »How to add loot boxes to NFT games without creating a smart contract
Weekly updates 05.13
What a hectic week for crypto! With the markets crashing, Terra’s Luna and UST completely obliterated, FUD is everywhere. What does it mean for web3… Read More »Weekly updates 05.13
Reasons Why Leaderboards Are a Game Changer in GameFi
For most players, NFT gaming is just GameFi right now. It’s about making money. And there are several ways to earn money in play-to-earn games.… Read More »Reasons Why Leaderboards Are a Game Changer in GameFi
Open tooling. Hidden operations.
Operational secrecy trumps openness of tooling. Rationale Our team at Moonstream has a deep belief in free software, in openness, and in transparency. We have carried… Read More »Open tooling. Hidden operations.
Open Gaming: Building the metaverse together
Web3 is still a controversial topic in game development. Large and established gaming companies have received massive backlash when implementing NFTs into their game economies.… Read More »Open Gaming: Building the metaverse together
Minting art NFTs on OpenSea
So you decided to make some money with an NFT collection? But you are not sure where to start and what to do. What are… Read More »Minting art NFTs on OpenSea
Crypto Unicorns and Moonstream: launching one of the top Polygon NFT games
Image Credit: Laguna Games Crypto Unicorns is a Polygon-based NFT game developed by Laguna Games. Moonstream supported the launch of Crypto Unicorns on the Polygon… Read More »Crypto Unicorns and Moonstream: launching one of the top Polygon NFT games
Polygon – a solution to Ethereum’s problems?
A common misconception about Ethereum’s Merge and Eth2 is that it’s going to solve the ridiculously high gas prices. However, it only addresses some of… Read More »Polygon – a solution to Ethereum’s problems?
Free lifetime access to cross-chain analytics
Hi guys! Moonstream team here. We work hard to help you understand exactly how people are using your smart contracts across multiple blockchains. It’s like… Read More »Free lifetime access to cross-chain analytics
Smart Contracts and Where to Find Them
What is a smart contract? According to IBM.com, smart contracts are programs stored on a blockchain that run when predetermined conditions are met. On the… Read More »Smart Contracts and Where to Find Them
Moonstream.to releases an analysis of over 7 million Ethereum NFT transactions
Moonstream.to launched an open source tool for the quantitative analysis of the NFT market. We used this tool to analyze over 7 million NFT transactions… Read More »Moonstream.to releases an analysis of over 7 million Ethereum NFT transactions
Solana – scaling through centralization
Following the recent 17-hour blackout of the Solana blockchain, let’s talk about what Solana is. Solana, one of the main Ethereum competitors, is a blockchain… Read More »Solana – scaling through centralization
The Importance of DAOs and the role of developers
What is a DAO? A DAO, or Decentralized Autonomous Organization, is an organization that has no central control. Usually an organization has CEOs and a… Read More »The Importance of DAOs and the role of developers
6 reasons why you want to use Moonstream as a smart contract developer
What are people doing with your smart contracts? Moonstream is an open source project bringing discovery to blockchains. Our machine learning algorithms scan the billions… Read More »6 reasons why you want to use Moonstream as a smart contract developer
Bitcoin proof-of-work to proof-of-stake argument
While Ethereum is planning to switch to a proof-of-stake consensus mechanism, the Bitcoin community is quite aggressively against the idea of such a change in… Read More »Bitcoin proof-of-work to proof-of-stake argument
Running a blockchain without killing the planet
Everybody and their mama wrote an article on the environmental impact that crypto mining has on our planet. These articles have done very little to… Read More »Running a blockchain without killing the planet
Why we love Moonstream and why you will love it too
Democratizing crypto Hello world! We are the team who stands behind Bugout.dev, a devtool product that helps improve developer experience through usage metrics and crash… Read More »Why we love Moonstream and why you will love it too
5 short paragraphs to help you get consensus mechanisms
Lots of people are getting into cryptocurrency now. No wonder, it can be a great way to earn passive income. However, especially with the rise… Read More »5 short paragraphs to help you get consensus mechanisms