Yesterday, I ordered a 4-night stay at the Parc55 standard room during the GDC in San Francisco on the Web3 travel platform NOMADZ in the Solana mobile dApp store, costing 1255.9u + a small amount of gas.
I received 7000 XP points and a few free minting opportunities for Nomadz's Suitcase NFTs. I still don't know what these suitcase NFTs are for, but I decided to mint them anyway with a little gas.
However, my hotel booking was not completed in the Namadz dApp on the Seeker phone. I kept facing payment failures when trying to place an order in the Seeker phone's Nomadz dApp. It's obvious that the Nomadz dApp's direct connection to the Seeker phone's built-in wallet hasn't been properly set up. The co-founder of Nomadz, @ivan_nomadz, heard that I couldn't make the payment and was helping me find a payment solution throughout the process. This also counts as helping them with an early user test, and I heard they would send me a reward of 1000 XP for testing.
In the end, I switched to the Phantom wallet. I logged into the Nomadz official website https://nomadz.xyz in the Phantom explorer and linked my Phantom wallet to complete the payment. However, I was also using the Seeker phone's built-in Seed Wallet for my Phantom wallet.
After placing the order, I checked the prices of partner hotels on the GDC exhibition website and found that they only cost 1219.4 USD there. I spent 35u more on Nomadz.
Considering some exchange rate differences and credit card fees, it might be about the same, so I won't worry about it.
This is my first time using a Web3 travel platform to book a hotel, and I hope to have a good check-in experience!
A few friends recommended that I use @travalacom on the Binance chain, saying that the hotel booking and check-in experience are quite good, with some people receiving hundreds of u in check-in rewards each month. I haven't heard much about this app before, so I'll give it a try next time.
Polygon is squeezing into the global cryptocurrency payment compliance track, BNB Chain is squeezing into the meme track, Solana is squeezing into the mobile hardware application platform, Base has created a Base App software platform, not knowing what they are doing, hitting east and west. I think Solana and Polygon are very stable.
Cathy姐玩链游
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Has anyone in the Chinese community noticed that @0xPolygon acquired @Coinme and @0xsequence on January 13?
Sequence was previously focused on blockchain games.
It seems that these two acquisitions are aimed at obtaining a payment license in the United States, and after the acquisition, Polygon's payment will offer:
→ Compliant fund transfers covering 48 states in the U.S. → Providing fiat ↔ cryptocurrency deposit and withdrawal channels → 50,000 offline/online exchange points for converting fiat to cryptocurrency in the U.S. → Convenient user access based on wallet infrastructure → One-click cross-chain cryptocurrency trading
All functions will be vertically integrated into the Polygon Open Money technology stack.
The growth path of Sequence can be considered a model for the successful landing of blockchain gaming companies!
@0xsequence was formerly a Canadian game developer, Horizon Blockchain Games.
This company has only developed and published one blockchain game, 'Skyweaver'.
@SkyweaverGame is a free cross-platform (browser, mobile, PC) trading card game (TCG).
Developed in 2017, the game's Open Beta in 2019 conducted card ownership/trading tests on Ethereum.
On November 25, 2021, Sequence Soft Launch deployed production contracts on the mainnet, and all game economies (Conquest victory minting NFTs, P2P trading, market) have been running on Polygon ever since.
Sequence has since transformed into a Web3 gaming infrastructure platform, providing tools such as wallets, payments, and NFT markets, supporting hundreds of third-party blockchain games (such as projects integrated with SKALE's Zoppel, Telos, Fenix Games IP, etc.), until it was acquired by PolygonLabs for $125 million in 2025.
--- I checked out Skyweaver in 2024 but couldn't get into the game. I haven't played any of the other Western blockchain game projects on this platform; the Eastern and Western blockchain game markets are completely two separate systems.
Cathy姐玩链游
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Has anyone in the Chinese community noticed that @0xPolygon acquired @Coinme and @0xsequence on January 13?
Sequence was previously focused on blockchain games.
It seems that these two acquisitions are aimed at obtaining a payment license in the United States, and after the acquisition, Polygon's payment will offer:
→ Compliant fund transfers covering 48 states in the U.S. → Providing fiat ↔ cryptocurrency deposit and withdrawal channels → 50,000 offline/online exchange points for converting fiat to cryptocurrency in the U.S. → Convenient user access based on wallet infrastructure → One-click cross-chain cryptocurrency trading
All functions will be vertically integrated into the Polygon Open Money technology stack.
Has anyone in the Chinese community noticed that @0xPolygon acquired @Coinme and @0xsequence on January 13?
Sequence was previously focused on blockchain games.
It seems that these two acquisitions are aimed at obtaining a payment license in the United States, and after the acquisition, Polygon's payment will offer:
→ Compliant fund transfers covering 48 states in the U.S. → Providing fiat ↔ cryptocurrency deposit and withdrawal channels → 50,000 offline/online exchange points for converting fiat to cryptocurrency in the U.S. → Convenient user access based on wallet infrastructure → One-click cross-chain cryptocurrency trading
All functions will be vertically integrated into the Polygon Open Money technology stack.
NVIDIA is very considerate, every year in March the GTC annual conference in San Jose is live-streamed and open to everyone for free, registering for virtual attendance costs nothing.
Another IPO for a company associated with the Trump family business. BitGo is the custodian and infrastructure provider for the stablecoin USD1 issued by World Liberty Financial.
There are so many physical businesses near my home that accept Sol and USDC payments!
You can check with @NearMe downloaded from the Solana mobile dapp store.
I have doubts about the data of these physical stores because the procedures for businesses in Singapore to accept cryptocurrency payments are somewhat complicated.
The second image shows that Bybit does not have a cryptocurrency license aimed at retail trading in Singapore, so I wonder why it is on the list?
Does anyone in Singapore know the actual situation?
The 5000 $SKR airdrop I received is now worth over 200u.
It's great to get something for free! Yesterday I bought more than 10,000 at around 0.011, it has already quadrupled, but I was still too cautious and bought too little.
The quality of the Solana Seeker game on mobile is quite good, but after playing for several days, I still haven't encountered the on-chain economic system, nor have I found player PvP or social features; it's still purely single-player.
I also haven't found where to spend money to draw cards; there is no in-game purchase store.
Where are you Arbitrum ? I saw you in GDC 2026 exhibitors list on Jan 10.
Why do you dissapear?
Cathy姐玩链游
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From March 9 to 13, I need to make a trip to San Francisco for the GDC Game Developers Conference. There’s no KPI, just going to see the trends in the gaming industry.
The last time I went was in March 2024, does anyone remember the heyday of blockchain games at GDC back then? Two years have passed, and at the 2026 Game Developers Conference, only Arbitrum is still spending money on a booth.
From March 9 to 13, I need to make a trip to San Francisco for the GDC Game Developers Conference. There’s no KPI, just going to see the trends in the gaming industry.
The last time I went was in March 2024, does anyone remember the heyday of blockchain games at GDC back then? Two years have passed, and at the 2026 Game Developers Conference, only Arbitrum is still spending money on a booth.
The Seeker phone from Solana can claim the $SKR token airdrop.
After claiming, it will be staked. This phone, apart from its low configuration, is comparable to the iPhone from 2007, and its potential in the Web3 application landscape is limitless. As long as the operation is done well, hardware upgrades are a minor issue.
With the 1 BNB content creator reward from Binance Square, another 100 U was sent out today, and a red envelope of 100 U was also sent out yesterday. It's better to enjoy together than to enjoy alone. Exchanges, platforms, and public chains are the basic infrastructure of these industries; with a little funding, many things can be done. Wherever money flows, popularity follows. Therefore, it is entirely possible to guide good money to drive out bad money.
It turns out that I am really not suited for trading.
Not only contracts, but I also tend to hold onto spot projects for results.
In the heavily involved game Seraph, I held about 50e worth of NFTs at a high point, and because I love to hold, I didn't sell.
Everyone knows the outcome of holding any asset in the crypto circle from 2023 to 2025, except for BTC.
Short-term trading is even harder to keep up with the rhythm; I can't sit still, and even when I do sit down, I am often interrupted by other more important matters, making it impossible to focus all my attention on trading.
So my assets are basically not in the crypto circle now; I mainly hold US stocks, Hong Kong stocks, BTC in a cold wallet, and physical 18k gold that I accumulated when I started the gaming jewelry peripheral business in 2018.
Thanks to God, Allah, Buddha, and sheer luck, gold has nearly quadrupled over the past five years.
Real Web2 earns money, Web3 spends it.
I tried the crypto circle; when it comes to trading and investing, I still honestly admit defeat.
The ultimate exploration is that zero-sum games really struggle to attract my focus; there's no soul in merely trading without creation.
Earning money from the pockets of others based on their losses has no value to me; it's not worth pursuing.
I am suited to be a builder.
I have always been a gamer, so I continue to watch the chain gaming track, looking for worthwhile, challenging, and correct opportunities that can achieve win-win or multi-win situations.
The chain game projects I am currently seriously looking at are down to:
After receiving a 1 BNB creator reward from Binance Square, I rushed to my WeChat KYC blockchain gaming player group and the chat group that Binance Square is testing at 6 o'clock, each sending a 50u red envelope.
The red envelope in the Binance Square chat group was snatched up in 2 seconds, taken by bots first, and the 50u was likely wasted.
In the WeChat group, because each person entering the group has to review NFT assets, everyone in the group is a real person, and the 400R red envelope took 20 seconds to be snatched up.
I have already given feedback to my colleague @yingbinance who is working on the creator community for Binance Square, hoping that the chat group will also add the function of group entry review, otherwise, if this continues, the group will likely be occupied by bots.
I have to say, Brother Ying's support for the small KOLs on Binance Square is very on point. Two years ago, when I only had a little over 2000 followers on Twitter, Brother Ying invited me to open an account on Binance Square. Last year, during the blockchain game live stream, Brother Ying also taught me step by step.
I feel that my follower count and the view count of my award-winning posts are insignificant compared to those KOLs who are trading, but I still managed to receive the content creator reward on the 18th.
This perfectly reflects Binance Square's determination to embrace all Web3 sub-sectors and ensure that everyone benefits. This is quite rare!
What I see in Binance Square is not just a social network for traders, but a social network for the entire Web3 ecosystem, including builders and users.
Small KOLs who want to make the list and earn this 1 BNB reward should also get excited! There are too many KOLs in the trading sector, so choosing some niche sectors and topics that aren't currently so hot, and digging deep into the content, might be an opportunity for small KOLs to stand out.
I have to say, Brother Ying's support for the small KOLs on Binance Square is very on point. Two years ago, when I only had a little over 2000 followers on Twitter, Brother Ying invited me to open an account on Binance Square. Last year, during the blockchain game live stream, Brother Ying also taught me step by step.
I feel that my follower count and the view count of my award-winning posts are insignificant compared to those KOLs who are trading, but I still managed to receive the content creator reward on the 18th.
This perfectly reflects Binance Square's determination to embrace all Web3 sub-sectors and ensure that everyone benefits. This is quite rare!
What I see in Binance Square is not just a social network for traders, but a social network for the entire Web3 ecosystem, including builders and users.
Small KOLs who want to make the list and earn this 1 BNB reward should also get excited! There are too many KOLs in the trading sector, so choosing some niche sectors and topics that aren't currently so hot, and digging deep into the content, might be an opportunity for small KOLs to stand out.