Welcome to episode two of You, Me, & Web3. Many thanks to those of you that listened to episode one with Mike Bonifer and Donald Kushner. You can hear that edition here.
We also launched You, Me, & Web3 Shortz last week, with our very own Harry Liu. You can check out what Harry had to say about our latest project, TasteMakerz, here.
In this episode we are joined by Decentral games’ CMO Matt Howells-Barby.
Matt is not only the CMO at Decentral games but a well-respected voice in the GameFi sector. Listen as he joins Tom McDermott to discuss…
This week we announced the launch of TasteMakerz , Lewis Capaldi Zoom calls are coming, and the Mocaverse mint is nearly here! Welcome to the Forj Week in Review.
Forj Launch TasteMakerz, a Story-Driven Web3 Education Guild
On Friday 17th February Forj announced the launch of TasteMakerz, a unique educational guild with immersive storytelling that encourages community-led learning.
TasteMakerz will offer members access to cutting-edge reports, insights, interviews with industry leaders, and Web3 learning modules, all whilst participating in active learning alongside some of the most well-informed individuals in the space.
If you’ve got a Red, Obsidian, or Gold Big Fat Sexy Collectible NFT from Lewis Capaldi then guess what, you’re invited to a zoom call with the man himself next week!
That’s right, on Thursday 23rd Feb you’ll be able to jump on a call with Lewis, and depending on which card you have you may be meeting him 1-to-1!
Keep an eye out for an email with your official invite and more details… In the meantime, check out our fun teaser video.
A subsidiary of Animoca Brands, Forj delivers leading Web3 products and technologies that create unique fan experiences for creators. A truly end-to-end solution, Forj is the next frontier of fan engagement through its use of NFTs, metaverse protocols, and blockchain tech to bring fans closer to their favorite creator brands in Music, Entertainment, Gaming and beyond. With major partnerships including influencer Logan Paul, Grammy-nominated musician Lewis Capaldi, and leading creator platform Spring, Forj has an enviable track-record of success in the sector.
Forj-owned brands include metaverse infrastructure project Metaprints and leading GameFi project PolkaPets.
17th February 2023 – Today Animoca Brands subsidiary Forj announced the launch of a brand new web3 project, TasteMakerz; a unique educational guild with immersive storytelling that encourages community-led learning.
With a ‘learn to earn’ model, members of TasteMakerz will be able to participate in special tasks and quests in a storydriven way, all related to learning, that will result in rewards and rankings.
TasteMakerz will offer members access to cutting-edge reports, insights, interviews with industry leaders, and Web3 learning modules, all whilst participating in active learning alongside some of the most well-informed individuals in web3.
Have you got what it takes to be a TasteMaker?
How it works
You are invited to learn and earn by participating in numerous quests that contribute to the education of the guild.
Members can complete quests that will earn them rewards and higher rankings, contributing to the education of the guild whilst having fun. Complete enough quests successfully to unlock rewards!
The Launch Sale
The launch sale for membership to TasteMakerz, featuring a Quarterly Pass, will take place on the 28th February 2023 on the Forj shop and on Fair.xyz.
Whitelist details will be announced shortly, with Forj community members who hold Forj NFTs being given priority. Watch out for more details!
Listen to Harry Introducing TasteMakerz on You, Me, & Web3
Forj CEO Harry Liu appeared exclusively on a Shortz episode of You, Me, & Web3, Forj’s regular podcast series, to introduce TasteMakerz.
You can hear what Harry had to say here. More details to be announced on the Forj and TasteMakerz social channels
About Forj
A subsidiary of Animoca Brands, Forj delivers leading Web3 products and technologies that create unique fan experiences for creators. A truly end-to-end solution, Forj is the next frontier of fan engagement through its use of NFTs, metaverse protocols, and blockchain tech to bring fans closer to their favorite creator brands in Music, Entertainment, Gaming and beyond. With major partnerships including influencer Logan Paul, Grammy-nominated musician Lewis Capaldi, and leading creator platform Spring, Forj has an enviable track-record of success in the sector.
Forj-owned brands include metaverse infrastructure project Metaprints and leading GameFi project PolkaPets.
This week we look back at the launch of You, Me, & Web3 — a long-awaited podcast from Forj presented by renown journalist Tom McDermott, and the Mocaverse Mocalist is announced. Did you get in?!
Forj Launch New Podcast Called You, Me, & Web3
On Thursday we launched our brand new podcast You, Me, & Web3 across all the major podcast channels including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music!
The genesis episode was an absolute stunner featuring none other than Hollywood legends Donald Kushner, Producer of Tron, and narrative genius Mike Bonifer. Journalist Tom McDermott takes us into what web3 will mean for film in Hollywood and beyond, with some surprising results…
This week the Mocaverse team at Animoca Brands announced the winners of the Realm Ticket draw for all ticket holders, with the lucky ones getting a Mocalist pass to the Moca mint!
As you know, all holders of over 190,000 $BONDLY tokens or any PolkaPet NFT were eligible for a free Realm Ticket airdrop, so if you managed to bag yourself a ticket you can now check if you made this list at www.mocaverse.xyz.
A subsidiary of Animoca Brands, Forj delivers leading Web3 products and technologies that create unique fan experiences for creators. A truly end-to-end solution, Forj is the next frontier of fan engagement through its use of NFTs, metaverse protocols, and blockchain tech to bring fans closer to their favorite creator brands in Music, Entertainment, Gaming and beyond. With major partnerships including influencer Logan Paul, Grammy-nominated musician Lewis Capaldi, and leading creator platform Spring, Forj has an enviable track-record of success in the sector.
Forj-owned brands include metaverse infrastructure project Metaprints and leading GameFi project PolkaPets.
Welcome to You, Me, & Web3 a podcast hosted by journalist Tom McDermott, and brought to you by Forj.
Perhaps you are a Web3 virtuoso, or maybe, someone who is searching for a little more education around the space?
Whatever your level of interest, our twice monthly podcast will enlighten, inform, and intrigue everyone from the person in the pub, through to the bona fide expert.
Throughout our You, Me, & Web3 series we’ll speak to the biggest names in the Web3 space, about some of the most topical subjects, and all without any jargon.
In our first episode we sit down with Hollywood royalty Donald Kushner and Mike Bonifer and talk about their illustrious careers, and their move towards Web3.
They also discuss…
– The metaverse and what’s ahead – Cryptosaurs project – The link between Tron and Web3 – Quantum storytelling – Their industry prediction for the next 12 months
What’s more, get an EXCLUSIVE proof of attendance NFT to celebrate our genesis episode, just fill in your details here: https://bit.ly/YouMeWeb3.
Don’t take our word for it though, listen for yourself below. Don’t forget that you can also subscribe to the podcast in all the usual places including Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music.
In this issue we share some exciting airdrops as a reward to active and participating Metaprints community members, along-with Polygon Pets minting news and some alpha on the next launch!
Metaprints Airdrops!
This week Metaprints airdropped all eligible genesis holders two fantastic Sandbox wearables in partnership with Crust Network and the Mantra Omniverse.
Community members who took part in our recent Discord vote were counted and airdropped a Crust Shield by @CrustNetwork, an active defence asset and a Mantra Robe by @Mantraomniverse that adds power and protection to your attacks.
Make sure to check your wallets and share your screenshots with us @metaprints on Twitter!
Turn on notifications in the Metaprints Discord so you don’t miss out on some amazing airdrops, competitions and prizes!
LAST CHANCE!
Polygon Pets: Royal Sapphire Mint
There is still time! If you have registered for the Royal Sapphire mint, your Polygon Pet is ready for collection on the Forj DApp!
Your Royal Sapphire Polygon Pet will come with amazing utilities, including a unique playable avatar in The Sandbox, starting with our upcoming Pets Rift Metaverse Gaming Experience.
If you want to find out how to mint your Royal Sapphire, click here or to jump to Forj’s DApp, click here.
Royal Sapphire is the third of four different rarities: Noble Onyx, Majestic Pearl, Royal Sapphire, and Opulent Diamond.
Opulent Diamond is coming VERY soon! Make sure to collect every character of each rarity to qualify for something very unique as we have something up our sleeves! Visit our Polygon Pets Opensea.
In addition, if you have all 25 of our Original ‘PolkaPet TCG’ cards (non-holiday specific), you will also qualify for a FREE Opulent Diamond Polygon Pet coming very soon! This card will be the top-tier release of Polygon Pets for 2023! Collect your PolkaPet TCGs here!
Want to know more about the story behind Polygon Pets, check out the lore recap and chapters below!
The Polygon Pets Lore
Be sure to read the full lore to experience the Polygon adventure of the wild cats that explore the PolkaPet World. Exploring mountains and meetings creatures of the sea; join Parja, Kaali and Baiyun as they conquer the elements, find their identities and battle the infamous Shadow Queen.
Chapter 1 — Parja, Kaali and Baiyun
Meet Parja; Prince of Storm Part 1 | A Strike of Lightning Part 2 | Eye of the Storm Part 3 | The Sky Part 4 | “I am”
Meet Kaali; Outcast of Ventus Part 1 | A Misunderstanding Part 2 | Identity Part 3 | A Unique Existence Part 4 | Brother
Meet Baiyun; Keeper of Notus Part 1 | The Shadow Queen’s Involvement Part 2 | Thief Part 3 | The Orb of Notus Part 4 | A Claws Grip
It's been an exciting journey so far for our #PolygonPets, and the final chapter is coming soon… 👀
BUT, before we introduce you to the rest of our story, and a BIG reveal, check out how our heroes #Paarja#Baiyun & #Kaali got to this point in our recap video…
PolkaPet World is an NFT project created by Forj in partnership with some of the biggest names in the Polkadot ecosystem. Each PolkaPet is embodied as an artistic creature that represents a specific Polkadot project.
All PolkaPets hold unique project-specific utilities to reward community members for holding their PolkaPet NFTs in their wallets. The utility can be a discount on fees, an airdrop of tokens to PolkaPet cardholders, or various other utilities.
The $PETS token is the utility token used to engage with PolkaPet World products and services, as well as allowing governance rights and access to exclusive sales.
“Metaprints is the gateway for brands to accelerate their presence in numerous metaverse ecosystems in one simple step. Backed by Animoca Brands, Metaprints has a unique network of the biggest metaverse projects in the space that allows them to facilitate the creation and curation of branded assets across multiple platforms through one partnership.
Metaprint NFTs are branded asset ‘blueprints’ sold to buyers to facilitate the creation of the 3D assets required in the metaverse platforms by some of the best animation specialists. Creators and brands also receive a share of future revenue for assets created, ensuring everyone through the chain benefits from the model.
The Metaprints INO, featuring ‘Genesis’ Metaprints for 10 well-known brands, will be taking place in December 2021. Follow the project community channels for more information.”
A subsidiary of Animoca Brands, Forj delivers leading Web3 products and technologies that create unique fan experiences for creators. A truly end-to-end solution, Forj is the next frontier of fan engagement through its use of NFTs, metaverse protocols, and blockchain tech to bring fans closer to their favorite creator brands in Music, Entertainment, Gaming and beyond. With major partnerships including influencer Logan Paul, Grammy-nominated musician Lewis Capaldi, and leading creator platform Spring, Forj has an enviable track-record of success in the sector.
Forj-owned brands include metaverse infrastructure project Metaprints and leading GameFi project PolkaPets.
Welcome to another Week in Review update with Forj!
In this issue, we cover Forj For Change Charity Initiative, our CEO’s live stream event on Binance Live, and the brand new mint for PolkaPets along with an exclusive competition to win $500 in $PETS tokens!
Charitable Contributions
Join our talented Graphic Designer, Dylan in South Africa alongside his non-profit organisation ‘Painting on Purpose’ as Forj For Change transforms a local community centre into a lighthouse for youth and adults alike.
The Ukubongo community centre in Shakaskraal, South Africa is a hub for everyone in the growing community to take part in activities, games and sports that can lead to a variety of opportunities in the future. From art, creativity, sports and teaching valuable skills and also providing 100 deprived children with a space to play, learn, and grow.
From all of us at Forj, we are overjoyed to see incredible initiatives taking place and we are excited to help more communities in the future.
This initiative is the second of its kind for Forj and if you would like to support or contact Painting On Purpose, please reach out to their friendly team at paintingonpurposeco@gmail.com.
Watch how the project unfolded below…
#ForjForChange
Binance Live with our CEO
Check out another informative Binance Live video with our CEO, Harry Liu and Ultiverse, as they discuss the Digital Renaissance: The Cycle and Systems of the Industry to help prepare ourselves for 2023.
Harry discusses investment landscapes, embracing the bear market, and how we have progressed through the eras of advertising and social media.
For everyone who has registered for the mint, your Royal Sapphire Polygon Pet is now ready for its new home in your wallet! If you want to find out how to mint your Royal Sapphire, click here or to jump to Forj’s DApp, click here.
Every Polygon Pet will come with special utilities including a playable Polygon Pet avatar in The Sandbox starting with our upcoming Pets Rift Metaverse Gaming Experience.
COMPETITION TIME! To celebrate the launch of our Royal Sapphire Polygon Pets series we’re giving one lucky winner a chance to win $500 of $PETS tokens, and 5 runner up prizes of $50 of $PETS tokens, by completing our challenges.
PolkaPet World is an NFT project created by Forj in partnership with some of the biggest names in the Polkadot ecosystem. Each PolkaPet is embodied as an artistic creature that represents a specific Polkadot project.
All PolkaPets hold unique project-specific utility to reward community members for holding their PolkaPet NFTs in their wallets. The utility can be a discount on fees, an airdrop of tokens to PolkaPet cardholders, or various other utilities.
The $PETS token is the utility token used to engage with PolkaPet World products and services, as well as allowing governance rights and access to exclusive sales.
A subsidiary of Animoca Brands, Forj delivers leading Web3 products and technologies that create unique fan experiences for creators. A truly end-to-end solution, Forj is the next frontier of fan engagement through its use of NFTs, metaverse protocols, and blockchain tech to bring fans closer to their favorite creator brands in Music, Entertainment, Gaming and beyond. With major partnerships including influencer Logan Paul, Grammy-nominated musician Lewis Capaldi, and leading creator platform Spring, Forj has an enviable track-record of success in the sector.
Forj-owned brands include metaverse infrastructure project Metaprints and leading GameFi project PolkaPets.
Last month we helped to redevelop the Ukubongo community centre in Shakaskraal, South Africa – through our charitable initiative #ForjForChange. The centre provides 100 deprived children with a space to play, learn, and grow.
Led by Dylan Smith, a graphic designer and part of the Forj marketing team, it was a fun packed couple of days full of laughter, painting, working together, and games.
The initiative is the second in as many years led by Dylan, and backed by the #ForjForChange team.
Don’t take our word for it though, watch how the project unfolded here…
If you registered in time, then congratulations because it’s MINT day and the moment has arrived for our whitelisted community members to get their hands on one of Paarja, Baiyun or Kaali in the latest Polygon Pet series.
If you completed the whitelist registration process, then you’ll already know that each and every Polygon Pet will come with a very special utility… a playable Polygon Pet avatar in The Sandbox!
The avatar will be playable in our upcoming Pets Rift metaverse gaming experience, due for launch later in 2023 in leading metaverse game The Sandbox, and we can’t wait!
Just to recap, Royal Sapphire is the third of four different rarities: Noble Onyx, Majestic Pearl, Royal Sapphire, and Opulent Diamond.
Those rarities will come with a higher value of utility and, in an industry-first for the Polygon brand, some characters will even enable players to participate in a metaverse experience in The Sandbox where they will be able to earn rewards for participating in virtual games and challenges.
So, now it’s time for everyone who registered for a FREE Royal Sapphire Polygon Pet to claim theirs! Here’s how…
About PolkaPet World
PolkaPet World is an NFT project created by Forj in partnership with some of the biggest names in the Polkadot ecosystem. Each PolkaPet is embodied as an artistic creature that represents a specific Polkadot project.
All PolkaPets hold unique project-specific utility to reward community members for holding their PolkaPet NFTs in their wallets. The utility can be a discount on fees, an airdrop of tokens to PolkaPet cardholders, or various other utilities.
The $PETS token is the utility token used to engage with PolkaPet World products and services, as well as allowing governance rights and access to exclusive sales.
Follow PolkaPet World:
Polkapet.world | Twitter | Telegram | Discord
About Polygon
Polygon is the leading blockchain development platform, offering scalable, affordable, secure and sustainable blockchains for Web3. Its growing suite of products offers developers easy access to major scaling solutions including L2 (ZK Rollups and Optimistic Rollups), sidechains, hybrid, stand-alone and enterprise chains, and data availability.
Polygon’s scaling solutions have seen widespread adoption with 37,000+ decentralized applications hosted, 1.6B+ total transactions processed, 142M+ unique user addresses, and $5B+ in assets secured. Polygon is carbon neutral with the goal of leading the Web3 ecosystem in becoming carbon negative.
If you’re an Ethereum Developer, you’re already a Polygon developer! Leverage Polygon’s fast and secure txns for your dApp, get started here.
PolkaPet World is an NFT project created by Forj in partnership with some of the biggest names in the Polkadot ecosystem. Each PolkaPet is embodied as an artistic creature that represents a specific Polkadot project.
All PolkaPets hold unique project-specific utility to reward community members for holding their PolkaPet NFTs in their wallets. The utility can be a discount on fees, an airdrop of tokens to PolkaPet cardholders, or various other utilities.
The $PETS token is the utility token used to engage with PolkaPet World products and services, as well as allowing governance rights and access to exclusive sales.
Follow PolkaPet World:
Polkapet.world | Twitter | Telegram | Discord
About Polygon
Polygon is the leading blockchain development platform, offering scalable, affordable, secure and sustainable blockchains for Web3. Its growing suite of products offers developers easy access to major scaling solutions including L2 (ZK Rollups and Optimistic Rollups), sidechains, hybrid, stand-alone and enterprise chains, and data availability.
Polygon’s scaling solutions have seen widespread adoption with 37,000+ decentralized applications hosted, 1.6B+ total transactions processed, 142M+ unique user addresses, and $5B+ in assets secured. Polygon is carbon neutral with the goal of leading the Web3 ecosystem in becoming carbon negative.
If you’re an Ethereum Developer, you’re already a Polygon developer! Leverage Polygon’s fast and secure txns for your dApp, get started here.
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