December Medium Update
We’ve all made it to December! Amid a turbulent year for the crypto market, our DeFi dApp Dogira.finance is live, we have seen millions of dollars worth of Dogira locked in our staking pools, and are now approaching our first partnered Gaming NFT Launch! We’re going to look at our recent collaborations with Hanzo and PolyDoge, give you a look at what the Unity developers have been working on, and shed some light on a few other things we are working on.
But first, let’s talk about the staking farm.
Big Farmin’
Last month, we officially took a massive step by pushing our DoFi ecosystem live. Let’s take a look at some stats:
From single-staking rewards like $DOGIRA, $FISH, $BANANA, $MATIC, $WETH, and LP provider options through Apeswap, Quickswap, and PolyCat, there are many great ways to put your tokens to work — so if you have not locked your $DOGIRA in yet, click here to head over to Dogira.Finance and start earning.
While pools deplete over time, our goal is to make sure that our Dogira single-staking and LP pools will be kept active and replenished. If you are unsure what a LP is or just want to learn more make sure to check out our tutorials! With more on the way :D
Additionally, we are hard at work finalizing the generation contract we will utilize for our NFT launchpad where we will be featuring Hanzo’s upcoming NFT launch!
Their NFTs are priced at 125 MATIC if you’re on their Whitelist, and 175 MATIC for the public sale. We’ve seen many questions about how Dogira benefits from this launch on our platform.
The contract Eoghan created enables Dogira to take 15% of every NFT transaction. This smart contract uses 7.5% to automatically market buy Dogira and burn it, while the remaining 7.5% is sent to the Dogira Treasury (the deployer wallet).
Having this new branch of functionality will open doors for our own NFT launch in the future, along with other NFT projects that are looking to utilize a generation contract.
New DAO Opportunity
On Sunday, December 19th we will start a series of DAO votes. To participate in these you will need to unstake from your single-sided and LP pools for your votes to count.
Once you have cast your votes, we will take the snapshot at 8 pm UTC, at which point we will announce the snapshot has been taken and you can return to your staking positions. If you are an LP provider you do NOT need to break down your LP pair tokens, simply hold them in your wallet.
Of course, you can always sacrifice your vote to take advantage of the increased APR on single-staked and LP pools 👀
Forming the Pack
One of the cornerstones of the DoFi ecosystem is creating a place for blockchain gaming projects to congregate and work together to achieve something incredible. When we collaborate with these projects, our intention is to provide consulting services.
Sometimes that may look like working on blockchain elements, other times that looks like reviewing their game development plans, giving them some pointers of where to go next, or identifying what needs extra polish.
Even though we assist them in these ways, the projects we collaborate with are wholly responsible for managing their releases. As the ecosystem grows, it’s important to understand that our collaborator’s timeline may shift and objectives may change — which is why we are consulting rather than building their games for them.
Now, let’s talk about the first two projects to join the DoFi ecosystem; Hanzo and PolyDoge.
With the often brutal movements of $BTC and $ETH, it’s important for like-minded projects to band together. Cross-pollinating communities is a tried and true method for genuine growth in the internet age, and one we look forward to continually using.
It’s possible you may have missed the information out there about these collaborations, so here are the highlights for each project:
Hanzo Inu
- Moving to the Polygon network with a V2 token
- Launching generative NFTs via DoFi
- Creating a play-to-earn Asian-punk MMO
- Demo launching late March 2022
PolyDoge
- PolyDoge NFTs will be available in our future NFT farm
- They are creating an NFT-powered metaverse VR/AR game with Netvrk
- In-game NFTs usable Q1 2022
That’s all we have on the collaborators front for now, but that’s not the only gaming news we have!
Game Development Spotlight
Jupiter Lighthouse Games have been hard at work on their first P2E title — blending old-school asset design with modern flair and some mobile gaming sensibility!
We can’t reveal too much yet, however here’s a screenshot of the game and a “behind the scenes” image:
So, what’s this curious little game about?
Imagine an experience that’s one part Tamagotchi, one part Animal Crossing, and another part Fall Guys. That’s all we can say for now, though. We’ll be sure to have Andy and Dylan discuss the game more at length once they reach the next major milestone in its development.
What Else Is Coming?
Everyone on the team is preparing to kick off the new year right.
Eoghan, as always, is deep into the development of the Dogira platform and yet-to-be-revealed products.
Mary is hard at work on some art for [REDACTED]. She’s also leading the charge on the art direction and assets for another Dogira Studios title.
Elijah is in the brainstorming and logistics phase of getting a Dogira Podcast off the ground. Premiering some time during Q1 2022, the Dogira Podcast (working title) will be focused on giving the project a new path for outreach through engaging conversations about blockchain tech, market trends, and the future of the industry!
Skyler and Dan? Their behind-the-scenes work must remain secretive… for now.
Finally, this is NOT the last Medium update for 2021! We will be publishing an end of year retrospective on December 31st, with a focus on everything we’ve done from March till now, with some thoughts and reflections from the team.
And with that, we wish you a happy Holiday season!
-The Dogira Team
