AMAs & Special Episodes

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June 11th AMA with Mirko & Emily from Cronos In this special AMA, Mirko and Emily join Karl to address questions from the @cronos_chain community. A no-fluff, wide-spectrum AMA. Cronos leadership took on over 70 minutes of direct community questions—addressing the 70B unburned CRO vote, gas fees, grants, infra, ZK, the ambassador program, Onchain Wallet alignment, and the elusive Crypto.com relationship. Mirko stressed experimentation, iterative feedback loops, and chain “resuscitation.” Emily focused on comms, discovery UX, and community outreach.

🕒 Timestamp Overview

🔴 00:00–11:00 — Setting the Stage: Who Are Mirko & Emily? 🔵 11:00–22:00 — Why Cronos? Narrative, Positioning & Real-World Rails 🔴 22:00–33:00 — Meta-Chasing, Builder Firepower & Ecosystem Goals 🔵 33:00–44:00 — Facilitation vs Participation: IMO Fallout & Labs' Role 🔴 44:00–55:00 — Protocol Partnerships, Infra Investment & KOL Strategy 🔵 55:00–66:00 — Chronoscan, Bridging, Gas Cuts, and Block Time Upgrades 🔴 66:00–77:00 — Grants, Builders, Referrals & Ice Cream Truck Marketing 🔵 77:00–88:00 — Growth Tactics, Loyalty, Engineering, and Roadmap Gaps 🔴 88:00–99:00 — Unburned CRO Vote: Trust, Transparency & Token Use 🔵 99:00–110:00 — Centralization Optics, Onchain Wallet, Discovery & Marketing

🔴 00:00–11:00 — Setting the Stage: Who Are Mirko & Emily?

Mirko introduced himself as a longtime operator within Cronos—former lead on accelerator programs, now GM. With PayPal and global experience under his belt, he framed his mission as “reigniting the ecosystem” via clarity, visibility, and frequent engagement.

Emily focused on her external-facing role. She emphasized ecosystem cohesion, listening to community voices, and co-marketing efforts. Her highlight: building bridges between core builders, users, and external partnerships.

🔵 11:00–22:00 — Why Cronos? Narrative, Positioning & Real-World Rails

Mirko admitted the narrative isn't clear enough—but it should be. Cronos’ real edge? Close ties to Crypto.com, real-world payment rails, and onramp/offramp infrastructure. He cited the DeFi card integration as a signal of this direction, hinting at more “visible wins” ahead.

He promised upcoming positioning clarity in a formal update, emphasizing a need to communicate why Cronos is “not just another chain.”

🔴 22:00–33:00 — Meta-Chasing, Builder Firepower & Ecosystem Goals

Mirko discouraged chain-level narrative chasing (e.g., jumping from memes to RWAs to AI). Instead, he outlined a Solana-style model: empower builders, let them lead the narratives.

Key verticals of interest:

RWAs (via Crypto.com synergies)
AI integrations
Launch infrastructure & novel fundraising mechanisms

🔵 33:00–44:00 — Facilitation vs Participation: IMO Fallout & Labs' Role

Elder pressed on the controversial IMO era. Mirko acknowledged missteps and reaffirmed Cronos Labs should be a facilitator, not central executor. Going forward:

Amplification over ownership
Better affiliate/KOL outreach
Consistent comms beyond the Cronos bubble

Emily emphasized boots-on-ground efforts—hiring more people like her to scale project support and outreach.

🔴 44:00–55:00 — Protocol Partnerships, Infra Investment & KOL Strategy

Old wounds revisited: why did Cronos ignore tools like IC Tools, Collabland, etc.? Emily clarified that cost and priority assessments stalled some integrations—but that’s changing. Some partners are returning now with lower asks, sensing ecosystem momentum.

Meanwhile, Labs is hiring aggressively to execute affiliate programs, ambassador upgrades, and sustained industry presence.

🔵 55:00–66:00 — Cronoscan, Bridging, Gas Cuts, and Block Time Upgrades

Mirko highlighted immediate infra priorities:

Cronoscan staying. Period.
Bridge integrations: Stargate, CCIP already live; more coming.
Block time slashed below 1s.
Gas fees reduced 10x.

He acknowledged that high gas and slow blocks were gating UX and adoption—calling these upgrades “non-negotiable for competitiveness.”

🔴 66:00–77:00 — Grants, Builders, Referrals & Ice Cream Truck Marketing

Three builder tracks are in the works:

Microgrants for solo hackers
Larger deals for standout protocols
A new referral program for builder acquisition ($2k per confirmed deployment)

Mirko wants to test fast and iterate. Wild example? “Put an ice cream truck with Cronos branding outside the Crypto.com Arena and onboard users.” Nothing is off the table.

Emily stressed quality time with builders—beyond just cash. Targeted support, marketing help, morale boosts.

🔵 77:00–88:00 — Growth Tactics, Loyalty, Engineering, and Roadmap Gaps

Mirko outlined 3 key 2025 buckets:

Community Growth: Ambassadors, content, loyalty programs, growth loops
Infra Modernization: Docs, SDKs, explorer improvements, engineering hires
Onchain Wallet & Crypto.com Integration: Deepening rails, native flows

They acknowledged roadmap communications have lagged but committed to a mid-year refresh—including AI revisions, RWA focus, and clearer expectations.

🔴 88:00–99:00 — Unburned CRO Vote: Trust, Transparency & Token Use

Elder pressed hard on the optics of the 70B unburn. Mirko:

Stands by it: “No more status quo.”
Asserts the war chest enables ETF strategies and ecosystem growth
Downplays dilution fears—asks community to judge by outcomes, not hypotheticals

On burns? They’ll rework the 50M validator burn program and quarterly burns to better align with builder and community impact.

🔵 99:00–110:00 — Centralization Optics, Onchain Wallet, Discovery & Marketing

On decentralization:

Mirko: It’s a spectrum. Cronos sits in the middle—close to Crypto.com but not fully centralized
Transparency is key: governance mechanics, validator weight, and power structures need clearer explanations

On Onchain Wallet:

Banner visibility and campaign integration coming
Discovery improvements underway
Collaboration with Esther’s team ongoing

Elder emphasized the need for honest framing about the centralized scaffolding Cronos operates on. Mirko agreed and wants to focus on user value, not ideological purity.

August 19th AMA with @Todin A 101-minute Traffic session centered on an AMA with the founder of Todin, a European crypto-integrated price comparison tool. The conversation covered Todin’s business model, affiliate systems, user onboarding, long-term roadmap, token launch via NovaFox, Microsoft and retail partnerships, and community expansion strategy. Todin aims to onboard Web2 consumers while rewarding Web3 users through cashback and staking incentives. AMA concluded with open-floor questions and reflections on DeFi utility.

🕒 Timestamp Overview

🔴 00:00–08:45 — Space opens, Todin intro, site concept explained 🔵 08:45–15:12 — Price aggregation engine and affiliate data streams 🔴 15:12–23:30 — Revenue flow, cashback in partner tokens, whitelisting 🔵 23:30–30:40 — Onboarding flow for crypto vs normie users 🔴 30:40–36:55 — EU affiliate network and shop partnerships 🔵 36:55–44:10 — Shopify plugin idea, onboarding form process 🔴 44:10–52:20 — Print-to-order shop dynamics and roadmap prioritization 🔵 52:20–58:55 — Colruyt connection, in-store TV promo, IRL funnel alpha 🔴 58:55–66:10 — Deprioritizing crypto-native audience in favor of normies 🔵 66:10–72:40 — Frontend/backend team structure and roles 🔴 72:40–78:25 — Tokenomics breakdown, NovaFox launch process 🔵 78:25–84:50 — NSTAR mechanism, launchpad mechanics, token sale strategy 🔴 84:50–89:20 — Airdrops, partnerships with Call and Wolfswap 🔵 89:20–94:30 — Crypto.com/Cronos Labs engagement status 🔴 94:30–99:00 — Country rollout strategy and AI-based shopping assistants 🔵 99:00–101:00 — Final notes, community support, AMA wrap-up

🔴 00:00–08:45 — Space opens, Todin intro, site concept explained Karl opens the AMA with the usual warm-up before handing it over to Todin's founder. Todin is introduced as a price comparison engine initially focused on the Belgian e-commerce market. Users get cashback rewards in crypto for online purchases—funded by affiliate commissions from partner stores.

🔵 08:45–15:12 — Price aggregation engine and affiliate data streams Todin built a smart, two-year-old algorithm that directly integrates with 33 EU partners (no scraping). It compares prices, delivery time, and environmental impact to recommend optimal options. The algorithm can compare 3M+ products in ~20 minutes.

🔴 15:12–23:30 — Revenue flow, cashback in partner tokens, whitelisting Affiliate revenue funds cashback, distributed in user-selected whitelisted tokens (e.g. CRO, Todin Coin, Moon, Call). 1% goes back to users, 0.25% gets burned, and a portion funds a BTC/USDC "shopping pool" staking vault.

🔵 23:30–30:40 — Onboarding flow for crypto vs normie users Non-crypto users see a point system front-end, with redemption via gift cards. Under the hood, it's crypto. They can later unlock full Web3 functionality. Account ID tracking links affiliate sales to users via a backend database.

🔴 30:40–36:55 — EU affiliate network and shop partnerships Todin is currently live with shops like MediaMarkt, Bol.com, and Coolblue. Expansion into other countries will follow after Belgium’s rollout. Getting affiliate data requires formal partnerships, not scraping.

🔵 36:55–44:10 — Shopify plugin idea, onboarding form process Karl suggests Shopify integration to onboard long-tail merchants. Current onboarding involves a manual form, a call with Todin, and CSV-based data sync. Long-term plan includes documentation and automation.

🔴 44:10–52:20 — Print-to-order shop dynamics and roadmap prioritization Todin is focused on high-variance pricing markets (e.g. EU electronics) vs U.S. Amazon dominance. Plans to gradually expand by replicating its Belgium model to other countries. Resource-intensive due to compute and partner integrations.

🔵 52:20–58:55 — Colruyt connection, in-store TV promo, IRL funnel alpha Todin’s founder and business dev lead both work at Colruyt Group (30,000+ employees). Plans exist to promote Todin via checkout screen ads and physical cards in Belgium supermarkets. Potential crypto checkout pilot discussed (inspired by Swiss SPAR).

🔴 58:55–66:10 — Deprioritizing crypto-native audience in favor of normies Karl notes most value is driven by Web2 shoppers. Todin confirms they are using crypto to bootstrap but plan to target the general public for true revenue scale. Crypto is the incentive layer, not the core userbase.

🔵 66:10–72:40 — Frontend/backend team structure and roles Team of 4 core members: frontend (founder), business dev (Fabian), algorithm engineer (Gabriel), backend (Jamie), plus 2 freelancers (designer, mobile app dev). Gabriel focused on matching product data across merchants.

🔴 72:40–78:25 — Tokenomics breakdown, NovaFox launch process Token will launch on NovaFox, which only accepts utility projects. 30% presale (burned if not sold), 30% treasury, 15% liquidity, 1% NovaFox holder airdrop, 5% team (vested), 5% ecosystem, 4% advisors. No discount for pre-sale tiers.

🔵 78:25–84:50 — NSTAR mechanism, launchpad mechanics, token sale strategy NovaFox uses NSTAR (game token model) to fund pre-sales, sidestepping security classification. Token sold against CRO. Launch goal: ~$1M, but anything unsold gets burned. Early September is the target window.

🔴 84:50–89:20 — Airdrops, partnerships with Wolfswap Todin is partnering with Wolfswap. They've done giveaways and AMAs together. Todin confirms airdrop to NFX stakers (not bonds), to reward long-term NovaFox participants.

🔵 89:20–94:30 — Crypto.com/Cronos Labs engagement status No response yet from Mirko or the current Cronos Labs team. Todin is in the builder Telegram group. Karl and other speakers offer to help make introductions. Discussion around avoiding early dependence on Cronos Labs support.

🔴 94:30–99:00 — Country rollout strategy and AI-based shopping assistants Belgium full site and app ready Q4. International "lite" click-and-earn version launches Q4–Q1. Gradual full-site rollouts by country to follow. AI assistant bot is in R&D to suggest gifts based on user preferences.

🔵 99:00–101:00 — Final notes, community support, AMA wrap-up Team is open to user feedback and pivots. Gift card conversion system coming for non-crypto users. Todin encourages more AMAs and spaces to increase visibility. Karl closes with high praise for Web2-first DeFi models and reaffirms support.

August 25th AMA with SoliDEX Soladex joined Traffic for a focused 80-minute AMA to introduce their DEX platform on Cronos. The session explained V3 liquidity, emissions mechanics, governance via veSDX, and community incentives. They also addressed concerns about transparency, revenue generation, and Loom/Frogs ecosystem integration. Format was tight and educational, reserved for Soladex; general Traffic resumed later in the day.

🕒 Timestamp Overview

🔴 00:00–08:45 — Room fills, structure explained, guests introduced 🔵 08:45–14:20 — Joan introduces Soladex origin and core model 🔴 14:20–22:10 — What is a V3 liquidity pool? Deep-dive and comparison to V2 🔵 22:10–32:30 — Platform mechanics: V2 vs V3 use cases and APR ranges 🔴 32:30–42:40 — UI, user education, onboarding, and liquidity strategy 🔵 42:40–53:25 — Voting mechanics and emissions structure explained 🔴 53:25–60:05 — Incentives, bribes, and how emissions scale 🔵 60:05–68:40 — Platform revenue, veSDX lockups, and protocol sustainability 🔴 68:40–75:10 — Community concerns: Loom/Frogs integration, communication gaps 🔵 75:10–80:00 — Final thoughts, team shoutouts, voting behavior, closing remarks

🔴 00:00–08:45 — Room fills, structure explained, guests introduced

Setting the Stage Karl opened by welcoming attendees, encouraging them to pin tweets and fill the stage to help the algo. Early chatter between Joan (Soladex), Doug, Hayden, and Sunshine established a light tone. Karl clarified this was a focused AMA solely on Soladex — the usual chaos of regular Traffic would return later.

🔵 08:45–14:20 — Joan introduces Soladex origin and core model

Who is Soladex? Joan shared his DeFi background and motivation to solve fragmented liquidity on Cronos. Soladex introduces the first ve(3,3) model on Cronos — built for sustainable liquidity incentives. It’s developed by the same team behind Frogs and Loom Finance, aiming to centralize governance and emission power while aligning incentives for protocols, LPs, and voters.

🔴 14:20–22:10 — What is a V3 liquidity pool? Deep-dive and comparison to V2

Education First Karl paused tokenomics talk to ground listeners in V3 fundamentals. He compared V2 and V3 pools:

V2 = passive LPing across the full price range
V3 = concentrated liquidity in custom price bands Joan explained Soladex allows users to choose how narrow (higher APR) or wide (lower APR) their tick range is.

🔵 22:10–32:30 — Platform mechanics: V2 vs V3 use cases and APR ranges

Who Should Use What V2 pools are for passive users. V3 is for active users willing to monitor market movement and re-enter position if price leaves their range. Haten clarified the UI has tabs for “Concentrated Liquidity,” “Classic Stable,” and “Classic Volatile” to help choose based on token pair behavior.

🔴 32:30–42:40 — UI, user education, onboarding, and liquidity strategy

Helping Users Not Get Wrecked Karl emphasized the need for better education materials, as V3 LPing is deceptively tricky. Soladex confirmed they're working on daily posts, threads, and documentation. Karl noted his own missteps and pushed the team to onboard at ground level with examples and videos.

🔵 42:40–53:25 — Voting mechanics and emissions structure explained

veSDX and Governance Users can lock SDX for 1 week to 4 years to receive veSDX. Votes direct emissions to specific liquidity pools. In return, voters earn:

100% of platform trading fees from those pools
Bribes offered by protocols wanting votes

Each vote affects only one specific pool, not the entire token pair.

🔴 53:25–60:05 — Incentives, bribes, and how emissions scale

Gamified Liquidity Protocols are incentivized to bribe veSDX holders so their pools receive more votes. More votes = higher share of emissions. Doug broke down how 2% vote share of 30,000 emissions = 600 SDX, but 4% next epoch = 1,200 SDX. LPs benefit indirectly when votes are stacked on their pool.

🔵 60:05–68:40 — Platform revenue, veSDX lockups, and protocol sustainability

Where’s the Money? Doug asked the big question: how does the team earn revenue?

Joan confirmed the team locked SDX permanently
They use that locked veSDX to vote and generate revenue from bribes/trading fees
Karl emphasized this makes the team “a user of their own system,” which was received positively

🔴 68:40–75:10 — Community concerns: Loom/Frogs integration, communication gaps

Sunshine’s Feedback Sunshine pressed Joan on communication gaps across Frogs, Loom, and Soladex. He appreciated the AMA but noted prior confusion around project roles and roadmap execution. Joan responded diplomatically, promising clearer coordination and official announcements for changes like Loom LP migration.

🔵 75:10–80:00 — Final thoughts, team shoutouts, voting behavior, closing remarks

Team Votes, TVL, and Culture Doug cheekily asked if the team was voting for Robin/CRO (high TVL). Joan hinted they were, confirming incentives. Karl urged them to keep coming back to Traffic for feedback, and encouraged more transparency on voter behavior. The AMA closed with Joan inviting protocols to bring liquidity to Soladex for extra rewards.

✅ Key Terms Clarified:

veSDX: Locked governance token
Emissions: SDX rewards distributed weekly
Bribes: External incentives for votes
V3 Pool: Concentrated liquidity in a price band
Gauge Voting: Determines emission direction

September 3rd AMA with Schwiz Ebisu's Bay Schwiz joined Traffic for a longform AMA covering the complete history, ethos, and roadmap of Ebisu's Bay, the original NFT marketplace on Cronos. The conversation traced everything from its early CDC NFT origins and marketplace architecture to the rise of Ryoshi Dynasties, the ongoing land expansion update, DEX integration, community token support, and marketing gaps. Key challenges around liquidity, user onboarding, branding, and ecosystem interdependence were discussed with stark transparency.

🕒 Timestamp Overview

🔴 00:00–08:45 — Intro & AMA Format Setup 🔵 08:45–19:20 — Origin Story of Ebisu's Bay 🔴 19:20–28:15 — Team Composition & History 🔵 28:15–36:55 — FTX Aftermath & Pivot to GameFi 🔴 36:55–43:50 — Ryoshi Dynasties Overview 🔵 43:50–51:45 — Early NFT Liquidity vs Now 🔴 51:45–58:55 — Gamification vs Wash Trading Meta 🔵 58:55–64:10 — Reflections on NFT Utility & Market Cycles 🔴 64:10–70:00 — RWA (Real World Asset) NFTs & Escrow Potential 🔵 70:00–75:20 — DEX Expansion: Use Cases & Integration 🔴 75:20–79:00 — DEX vs VVS: Misconceptions & Loyalty Frustrations 🔵 79:00–83:25 — DEX Roadmap & Liquidity Incentives for Projects 🔴 83:25–88:10 — GameFi Expansion: Resource System & Crafting 🔵 88:10–91:00 — Community Praise, RWA Memes, & Marketing Advice

🔴 00:00–08:45 — Intro & AMA Format Setup

AMA Kickoff + Schwiz Joins

Karl opens the space explaining the format: a structured project AMA for Abyssus Bay to help future onlookers understand its full vision. Schwiz joins via his main account and confirms cohosts. Karl highlights that these Traffic AMAs are designed to be replayable artifacts that explain projects clearly — a kind of public “showcase” of who the founders are and what they’ve built.

🔵 08:45–19:20 — Origin Story of Ebisu's Bay

From Collector to Marketplace Pioneer

Schwiz gives the full backstory: a mobile developer from Kansas who was deep into CDC NFT collecting in early 2021. When he realized those NFTs wouldn’t be supported on Cronos at launch, and that no NFT marketplace was coming, he took it upon himself to build one. He juggled a full-time job while teaching himself smart contracts, web development, and Web3 backend logic. His membership NFTs launched the day Cronos went live and sold out. A week later, Ebisu's Bay became the chain’s first major dApp.

🔴 19:20–28:15 — Team Composition & History

From Solo to Small Global Crew

The core team includes Rob (Canada), Miles (UK), and Schwiz himself. Miles—who joined by building a wrapper to improve UX—will soon leave for a high-paying blockchain security job but will still contribute part-time. Schwiz jokes about the bad original UI ("I hadn’t built a website since the '90s"), and notes the team shrank as the market shrank.

🔵 28:15–36:55 — FTX Aftermath & Pivot to GameFi

Market Collapse Led to Reinvention

Following the FTX/Celsius/Luna meltdown, NFT volume evaporated. Blur and others leaned into “volume farming” via liquidity-based rewards. Schwiz hated this approach for promoting wash trading. Instead, he built a GameFi alternative grounded in his game design background: Ryoshi Dynasties.

🔴 36:55–43:50 — Ryoshi Dynasties Overview

Risk-Inspired NFT Reward System

Users stake the $FORTUNE token and get “troops” to deploy on a Risk-style map. Troops determine which NFT collections earn weekly rewards. It's a gamified governance layer. Schwiz proudly claims the launch noticeably spiked wallet activity on Cronos — and asserts nothing like it exists elsewhere in Web3.

🔵 43:50–51:45 — Early NFT Liquidity vs Now

NFTs Were Basically Liquid Assets

Schwiz recalls Ebisu's Bay hitting $1.2M/day in volume — with NFTs often selling within minutes. Users treated the marketplace like a live limit order book. Today, volume is sometimes <$1,000/day. But the drop mirrored OpenSea and broader market behavior. “It’s not just a Cronos thing — the whole sector deflated.”

🔴 51:45–58:55 — Gamification vs Wash Trading Meta

Blur Didn’t “Fix” NFTs — It Inflated Them

Karl compares Blur’s model (floor listing, airdrop farming) to Ryoshi’s model. Schwiz admits Ryoshi took iterations to get right, but the core idea was always long-term sustainability, not quick spikes. He doubts any one platform could’ve “saved NFTs” but still sees Ryoshi as a principled alternative.

🔵 58:55–64:10 — Reflections on NFT Utility & Market Cycles

Screw Fake Utility — Just Make Cool Stuff

Looking forward, Schwiz hopes the “utility theater” of past NFT cycles dies off. He prefers a return to collectibility, rarity, and culture — much like Pokémon cards or vinyl records. NFTs don’t need utility if the community is strong. But if they do gain utility, it should be authentic and fun.

🔴 64:10–70:00 — RWA (Real World Asset) NFTs & Escrow Potential

Karl: "This is the cleanest NFT use case."

Karl proposes the real power of NFTs lies in RWA — think graded Pokémon cards vaulted somewhere with NFT ownership and instant liquidity. Schwiz agrees and says he's open to partnering with RWA services for distribution and trading via Ebisu's Bay infrastructure. Think “NFT marketplace as RWA layer.”

🔵 70:00–75:20 — DEX Expansion: Use Cases & Integration

DEX + NFT Market = Unified Infra

Ebisu's Bay now includes a DEX where NFTs can be listed in community tokens like $MOON. Troops can boost LP yields, and he envisions a future “Moggie Money Market” gamified system with leverage-style competition and thematic lore. Goal: turn LP rewards into a community-controlled mini-market.

🔴 75:20–79:00 — DEX vs VVS: Misconceptions & Loyalty Frustrations

"People kiss VVS’s boots for no reason."

Schwiz vents frustration at projects who default to VVS under the illusion that it leads to Crypto.com listings. “They don’t care about that.” He thanks Karl for launching PUUSH on Ebisu's Bay and laments that brand loyalty often beats actual value or support. Ebisu's Bay has ~$4M in liquidity, but not the herd momentum.

🔵 79:00–83:25 — DEX Roadmap & Liquidity Incentives for Projects

"My customer is the project, not the user."

Karl presses on how DEXs must court projects, not users. Schwiz admits he hasn’t figured it out fully but emphasizes direct support, custom features, and fast feedback. Still, it's hard to overcome inertia — especially when everyone wants centralized attention and few want to take platform risk.

🔴 83:25–88:10 — GameFi Expansion: Resource System & Crafting

Lands Will Soon Matter Again

A massive Ryoshi expansion is underway: troops will harvest resources to craft 20+ items, including fee discounts, bonus dice rolls, and farm boosters. Lands generate these resources. Beta testers are active. The launch has been delayed repeatedly, but over 200k lines of code have gone into it. It’s close.

🔵 88:10–91:00 — Community Praise, RWA Memes, & Marketing Advice

"Best cheeseburger in town — but nobody knows."

Longtime users chime in: Schwiz has launched every major Cronos NFT, run massive airdrops (Ryoshi went to 14k wallets), built daily bots and seasonal themes, and maintained quality support. But branding still hurts him — “Ebisu's Bay” doesn’t scream DEX or GameFi. Multiple people suggest a rebrand (e.g. SchwizSwap, B2DEX). He agrees marketing isn’t his strong suit and jokingly asks for interns.

🔴🔵 Closing Thoughts: This was the most comprehensive AMA ever done for Ebisu's Bay. Schwiz was open, humble, and thorough — candidly admitting flaws while showcasing deep commitment to the ecosystem. While VVS and Blur-style plays dominate attention, Ebisu's Bay remains the most integrated, community-aligned product suite on Cronos. Whether NFTs come back or not, the infra is ready.

September 4th AMA with Delphi Predictions Markets A focused AMA session featuring Delphi, a prediction market platform on Cronos. The discussion covered user experience, liquidity mechanics, regulatory hurdles, roadmap expansion into categories like sports, and community involvement in creating markets.

🕒 Timestamp Overview

🔴 00:00–05:30 — Opening, setup, and Delphi introduction 🔵 05:30–12:15 — How prediction markets differ from betting platforms 🔴 12:15–20:00 — Market categories, project collaboration, and liquidity seeding 🔵 20:00–27:00 — User onboarding, odds setting, and community trust via UMA oracle 🔴 27:00–34:00 — Sports expansion, project outreach, and regional restrictions 🔵 34:00–40:30 — Social features, user adoption, and gamified incentives 🔴 40:30–45:00 — Q&A: manipulation risks, liquidity depth, data resale, closing notes

🔴 00:00–05:30 — Opening, setup, and Delphi introduction

The host welcomes Delphi to the AMA, resets the recording to avoid dead air, and outlines the session format: background, platform mechanics, upcoming features, and community Q&A. Jenny from Delphi introduces herself as market leader, notes her roots in the Cronos ecosystem, and frames Delphi as a simple, early-stage prediction market where users can profit by trading on real-world events.

🔵 05:30–12:15 — How prediction markets differ from betting platforms

The conversation shifts to mechanics: users top up with USDC (via wallet, card, or cross-chain), choose markets (e.g., “Will CRO hit ATH in 2025?”), and buy yes/no shares tied to outcomes. Each share resolves to $1 if correct. Resolution uses UMA oracles tied to public, verifiable sources. Delphi currently focuses on crypto markets but plans to broaden categories, stressing clarity of settlement rules to maintain trust.

🔴 12:15–20:00 — Market categories, project collaboration, and liquidity seeding

Jenny explains Delphi’s roadmap: expanding beyond crypto into community-driven and project-specific markets. Future plans include self-service creation where projects or individuals can seed liquidity themselves. Currently, Delphi seeds initial liquidity but aims for user-driven depth through limit orders. Partnerships with Cronos projects and KOLs are central to onboarding liquidity and expanding market diversity.

🔵 20:00–27:00 — User onboarding, odds setting, and community trust via UMA oracle

The team sets starting odds through internal research but collaborates with partners to fine-tune probabilities. Jenny stresses that users must make informed decisions — market percentages reflect community sentiment, but homework is still required. Questions on ties clarify that outcomes are defined upfront; if ties are possible, they are explicitly listed as an outcome. Otherwise, UMA handles resolution and disputes, maintaining fairness.

🔴 27:00–34:00 — Sports expansion, project outreach, and regional restrictions

Delphi signals sports as its next category push, aiming to attract wider audiences. Collaboration is open — projects can pitch ideas directly via DM or QA forms. Regional limitations are acknowledged: U.S. and Canada remain restricted due to regulatory bans on prediction markets. While frustrating for users, Jenny reiterates this is a compliance issue bigger than Delphi itself.

The AMA highlights Delphi’s differentiation: gamified incentives like point systems, vouchers, and boosted winnings. Social features (share cards, future community comments) are planned to drive visibility across Twitter and beyond. Delphi frames itself not as mere betting, but as an “experience,” positioning against Polymarket by leaning into community fun, Cronos partnerships, and gamified design.

🔴 40:30–45:00 — Q&A: manipulation risks, liquidity depth, data resale, closing notes

Audience questions raise risks of insider manipulation (e.g., someone betting then influencing outcomes). The answer: market design itself must minimize such risks, though no system fully prevents it. Liquidity depth varies — currently shallow but visible via order books. Delphi does not yet plan to monetize market data, though this is a major opportunity seen in other platforms. The session ends with thanks, a USDC voucher giveaway for new sign-ups, and an invitation for Cronos projects to collaborate.

✅ Key Takeaways:

Delphi is live on Cronos as a yes/no prediction market, seeded with USDC.
UMA oracles ensure fair settlement and prevent manipulation of results.
Expansion plans: sports markets, multi-choice outcomes, and self-service creation for projects.
Growth strategy: gamification, social sharing tools, and Cronos community integration.
SpeshialU.S. and Canada remain restricted due to longstanding regulation.

September 11th AMA with Pocket Demons Richie, current lead of Pocket Demons, recapped how he rescued the project after a soft rug, took over contract ownership, and fulfilled original promises like NFT breeding and reward mechanics. He detailed the project’s long-term CRO yield strategy, including staking via Fulcrum and game/event treasury reserves. Most of the AMA centered on Allstake, a multi-tool launchpad platform offering custom staking, NFT marketplaces, raffles, and the AllVerify Discord bot. Richie emphasized transparency, sustainability, and support for other Cronos projects, while teasing gamified expansions like a retro arcade. The tone was casual but detailed, showing clear evolution from survival-mode to infrastructure-building.

🕒 Timestamp Overview

🔴 00:00–05:12 — AMA Kickoff, NFL Chat, and Space Format 🔵 05:13–11:22 — Richie’s Entry into Cronos & Takeover of Pocket Demons 🔴 11:23–16:30 — Breeding Mechanics, Hellions, and CRO Reward System 🔵 16:31–22:49 — Fulcrum Staking and Treasury Strategy 🔴 22:50–29:12 — Launch of Allstake: Vision, Utility, and Platform Scope 🔵 29:13–33:49 — Access Control, Admin Panels, and Custom Tooling 🔴 33:50–38:00 — AllVerify Discord Bot and Community Tools 🔵 38:01–41:15 — Gamified Mechanics, Flappy Bird Clone & Retro Arcade 🔴 41:16–46:00 — HAL Token, Community Loyalty, and Closing Remarks

🔴 00:00–05:12 — AMA Kickoff, NFL Chat, and Space Format

Opening Banter and AMA Intro (Duration: 5m12s) Carl and Richie opened with light banter and NFL talk — Richie revealed he’s a Canadian Raiders fan, attributing it to the Oakland “black hole” culture. Carl outlined the AMA structure: introductions, project background, onchain mechanics, and a focus on learnings for newcomers. The goal was a concise, sub-hour format with room for audience questions.

🔵 05:13–11:22 — Richie’s Entry into Cronos & Takeover of Pocket Demons

How Richie Became Pocket Demons Founder (Duration: 6m9s) Richie began as an investor in Phoenix (rugged), then joined Pocket Demons as a moderator under its original founders — a team of 3 women. Seeing the team flounder, he stepped up. After the team’s soft rug, Richie, with help from Schwiz, secured the contract (but not the treasury), assuming control to honor the roadmap and community promises. He minted the "Fallen Angels" collection to raise funds and re-stabilize the project.

🔴 11:23–16:30 — Breeding Mechanics, Hellions, and CRO Reward System

NFT Breeding and CRO Yield Design (Duration: 5m7s) Richie emphasized honoring the original roadmap by completing the demon–angel–hellion breeding cycle. Users can mint 1 Hellion by combining 1 Demon with 3 Angels. Hellions earn CRO rewards sourced from yield strategies like Fulcrum and product revenue delegation. He emphasized a “child support” theme: parents (demons/angels) are needed to keep earning, but their permanence may not be guaranteed.

🔵 16:31–22:49 — Fulcrum Staking and Treasury Strategy

Treasury Split: Yield vs Community Ops (Duration: 6m18s) 60% of the treasury (~$8,000 USD) is staked in Fulcrum, while the remaining 40% supports internal games, events, and potential product development. Weekly yield claims from Fulcrum feed the ecosystem and year-two distributions are already underway. Full transparency is maintained via Discord and a hallpaper showing staking flows, delegation destinations, and revenue allocation.

🔴 22:50–29:12 — Launch of Allstake: Vision, Utility, and Platform Scope

Allstake: Not a Clone, But a Hub (Duration: 6m22s) Richie introduced Allstake, a multi-tool platform offering staking, Launchpad, custom NFT marketplaces, raffles, and auctions. While inspired by similar platforms like Ebisu’s Bay, Allstake aims to offer differentiated features (to be revealed) and emphasize UX improvements. Richie stressed the goal is ecosystem expansion — not competition — reinforcing the ethos “together we are stronger.”

🔵 29:13–33:49 — Access Control, Admin Panels, and Custom Tooling

Project Founder Tooling and Onboarding (Duration: 4m36s) Allstake’s toolset is founder-facing: minting, raffles, auctions, and custom marketplaces are accessible via a wallet-gated admin panel. Only project founders can configure these. For non-launching projects, setup has a modest fee; for launchpad clients, it’s included. KYC is required for launchpad users. The team plans to offer white-label iframe embeds for founders to host tools on their own sites.

🔴 33:50–38:00 — AllVerify Discord Bot and Community Tools

AllVerify: Role Gating, Multi-Wallets, and Rumbles (Duration: 4m10s) Richie debuted AllVerify, a HiFi-inspired wallet verifier bot with role gating and integrated rumble game triggers. Unique features include:

Multi-wallet support
Admin-only mint prompts
Secure permissions (no admin rights granted) The bot is currently used by Zoodlers and Gayo Ecosystem, with more features and a referral program ($100/year with 20% kickbacks) planned.

🔵 38:01–41:15 — Gamified Mechanics, Flappy Bird Clone & Retro Arcade

Gamify Arm: Fly or Die and Retro Expansions (Duration: 3m14s) NotBased (Richie’s brother and dev) is leading gamification. They tested Fly or Die, a Flappy Bird-style leaderboard game with CRO prizes. Upcoming iterations include capped-player tournaments. Richie envisions an entire Retro Arcade layer to stack fun, nostalgia, and token sink mechanics.

🔴 41:16–46:00 — HAL Token, Community Loyalty, and Closing Remarks

HAL Token Utility & AMA Wrap-Up (Duration: 4m44s) HAL is a non-monetized in-ecosystem token earned via staking or Discord events. It’s spendable on raffles, marketplace items, and spins for NFT/crow prizes. Richie closed by thanking long-time supporters, citing mantras like “Do what you say, say what you do,” and reaffirming the Pocket Demons commitment to longevity and community-first building.

September 12th AMA with Croots NFT Dream walks through Croods’ CTO origin story, the collections timeline, and a revenue-share engine sustained by active investments and services. The star of the show is XLabs DNA—a rarity-safe trait-swap platform with sell-back markets, cross-chain collabs, and an on-ramp via the DNA token. Extras: two arcade games with prizes, rotating Ebisu’s Bay staking, an NFT reroll X-Portal, and managed bots for sales/price updates.

🕒 Timestamp Overview

🔴 00:00–03:30 — Warm-up & format for the session 🔵 03:30–10:00 — Background & why Croods became a CTO 🔴 10:00–17:30 — Collections timeline, supply & volume 🔵 17:30–25:00 — Revenue share model & treasury discipline 🔴 25:00–32:00 — Games: Web3 Underground & Space War X 🔵 32:00–39:00 — Ebisu’s Bay staking & “strategic reserves” 🔴 39:00–51:00 — XLabs DNA: rarity-safe trait swapping (+ sell-backs) 🔵 51:00–56:30 — Partner onboarding, pricing & supply rules 🔴 56:30–62:00 — UX filters, on-chain metadata, cross-chain collabs 🔵 62:00–67:30 — Services: NFT sales bots & token update bots 🔴 67:30–72:00 — DNA token via Agent Fund AI & utilities 🔵 72:00–76:00 — X-Portal (404-inspired) rerolls & economics 🔴 76:00–80:00 — Team roles, what’s next, and where to find Croods

🔴 00:00–03:30 — Warm-up & format for the session (3m30s)

Quick housekeeping and stage fill. Host frames the Traffic format: fast, condensed education for Cronos builders—background → what the project does → what’s next → Q&A. Tennis banter edited out of the final cut.

🔵 03:30–10:00 — Background & why Croods became a CTO (6m30s)

Dream’s been on Cronos since the early NFT days—moderating, networking founders, learning the scene. In Dec 2022 a 500-supply project rugged; Dream, McPuffin, and others took over instead of letting the community die. They rallied ~8 artists and a dev to relaunch quickly and fairly, establishing Croods as a community-driven CTO.

🔴 10:00–17:30 — Collections timeline, supply & volume (7m30s)

Gen1 minted out in ~30 minutes with 1:1 make-good for rugged holders.
Skelyx (interim art/IP step) later burned 3:1 into Croods X.
Croods X = the final, forward collection; prior sets retain utility but value accrues to X.
Total ecosystem supply ~9,985; crossed 1M CRO volume ~a month ago.

Treasury not drained—it’s deployed across Cronos platforms (e.g., VVS, Tectonic, Fulcrum, Ebisu’s Bay) and collab flows. Rough splits: ~60% to holders monthly, ~25% compound, ~15% ops. Holders activate every six months (on-chain fee only; NFTs remain liquid—no lock). Typical monthly outlay ≈ $1k–$2k in CRO, variable.

🔴 25:00–32:00 — Games: Web3 Underground & Space War X (7m)

Two pick-up-and-play titles gated to Croods + partner NFTs:

Web3 Underground (endless platformer) — monthly prizes (NFTs, tokens), high-score + random winners.
Space War X (Galaga/Space Invaders vibe) — weekly high-score prizes; mobile/PC friendly.

🔵 32:00–39:00 — Ebisu’s Bay staking & “strategic reserves” (7m)

Community farms on Ebisu’s Bay rotate across Croods X / Skelyx / Gen1. Beyond base rev-share, Croods loops in partner tokens (8–9 assets in a single farm) to amplify value without heavy sell pressure—partners send modest allocations spread across many stakers.

🔴 39:00–51:00 — XLabs DNA: rarity-safe trait swapping (+ sell-backs) (12m)

The marquee feature:

Rarity integrity preserved. You swap a trait for its variant (e.g., crown → variant crown), not crown → laser eyes. No “pay-to-win” rarity distortion.
Supply-aware variants. Variant max supply ≤ original trait supply; projects can set lower caps for exclusivity.
Secondary inside the lab. Buyers can sell traits back at user-set prices in many supported tokens.
Why it matters: lets holders personalize and rescue “unloved” traits (e.g., swap a construction hat for a military helm) while keeping collection rank stable.

🔵 51:00–56:30 — Partner onboarding, pricing & supply rules (5m30s)

~30 projects lined up (Cronos-first; some Polygon/Solana). Typical pricing today ~25–75 CRO per trait (legacy listings may reflect CRO’s price change). Projects can structure common vs rare variants via price/supply. Collaborations can target artists, tokens, platforms, or personalities (e.g., a “Traffic” mic/hoodie variant), with projects optionally rewarding holders of their applied trait.

🔴 56:30–62:00 — UX filters, on-chain metadata, cross-chain collabs (5m30s)

Lab UI includes trait-category filters (e.g., Head → “crown”; by project name). Metadata updates are on-chain/IPFS, refreshable on Ebisu’s Bay within seconds. The format supports cross-chain partner branding and settlement in the partner’s preferred token.

🔵 62:00–67:30 — Services: NFT sales bots & token update bots (5m30s)

Croods operates managed bots:

NFT Sales Bots for X and Discord (per-sale highlights).
Token Update Bot for X (daily price/liquidity/volume posts). They run these for projects (Croods handles config/ops) and route revenue back into holder flows.

🔴 67:30–72:00 — DNA token via Agent Fund AI & utilities (5m)

DNA launched via Agent Fund AI with a collab that unlocked agent features. Utilities:

Payment unit in XLabs DNA (traits),
Ebisu’s Bay staking,
Mystery Boxes (coming),
In-house NFT marketplace (coming; not competing with Ebisu’s Bay—meant for in-house cohesion),
Potential partner NFT mints settled in DNA.

🔵 72:00–76:00 — X-Portal (404-inspired) rerolls & economics (4m)

A light-risk reroll engine: deposit 1 NFT + small CRO fee to receive a random Croods X from curated inventory. Profits sweep rare traits/ranks from the market to restock, creating a virtuous loop and extra royalties. Offered to other chains/projects with an admin page to claim fees and choose how to deploy them (e.g., LP growth, buybacks).

🔴 76:00–80:00 — Team roles, what’s next, and where to find Croods (4m)

Division of labor: investments (McPuffin, Hendrick), community (Kahuna), BD/collabs (Tx), product/vision (Dream). Team fully doxxed internally with contracts in place for platform devs.
Recent/next: dedicated asset servers (faster loads), multi-trait swaps in one tx, giftable traits, Mystery Boxes, and the DNA-powered in-house marketplace.
Find them: Croods bio → link hub to site, Labs, Portal, Agent, token, and marketplaces (Ebisu’s Bay, Crypto.com NFT, Minted). DNA trades live across Cronos DEXs.

Notes & Nuggets

Rarity-safe customization solves the classic “naked vs overloaded” metadata war that nuked many trait-market experiments.
The sell-back mechanic treats traits more like liquid cosmetics than sunk-cost skins.
Games + staking + bots + rerolls give multiple engagement loops beyond “watch charts.”
Q&A surfaced interest in add-on décor layers (e.g., perch a fire-crow without losing a weapon); Dream outlined feasible approaches that preserve integrity.

Call to Action

Curious? Follow Croods, hop in Discord, and test:

XLabs DNA (try a safe variant swap or list a trait)
X-Portal (reroll an NFT)
Games (compete for weekly/monthly prizes) Builders: DM to list traits, add your token to trait markets, or set up sales/price bots for X/Discord.

September 15th AMA with Interlude A fast-moving AMA with Interlude, a Unity-built “world-of-worlds” game you can already try on Steam. Think portals into many bite-sized games with shared progression. The team walked through current mechanics (crystals, leaderboards, play-to-airdrop of $INT), near-term priorities (browser/mobile + real multiplayer), and longer-term shifts (rogue-lite structure, developer plug-ins). Community Q&A covered partner loot, SDK openness, the project’s BSC origins, and “please make my avatar run faster.” Sports banter, Flex-Earn Monday, and this week’s macro calendar sneaked in, as usual.

🕒 Timestamp Overview

🔴 00:00–05:22 — Cold open, tech hiccups, setup 🔵 05:22–13:40 — What Interlude is: a “game of games” 🔴 13:40–21:18 — Portals, world variety, and what actually fits 🔵 21:18–31:10 — Roadmap: browser/mobile first, then multiplayer 🔴 31:10–38:44 — Why rogue-lite fits (and what that means) 🔵 38:44–46:02 — MVP vs. adding worlds: pause to harden the core 🔴 46:02–52:55 — Dev platform & partnerships: how others plug in 🔵 52:55–59:48 — Token/airdrop loop: crystals → seasonal $INT 🔴 59:48–66:21 — Chest design, map flow, and… more run speed please 🔵 66:21–73:09 — Target audience: bootstrap crypto, expand to normies 🔴 73:09–79:35 — History on BSC (’21), open-source bits, SDK plan 🔵 79:35–84:12 — Using other projects’ tokens & safer play-to-earn 🔴 84:12–88:00 — Housekeeping: schedule, Flex-Earn Monday, macro watch

🔴 00:00–05:22 — Cold open, tech hiccups, setup (05:22)

Karl kicks off, frames the AMA series goal: give builders a clean, reusable recording. Interlude joins, fights through mic/connection issues. Format: founder intro → product deep-dive → open Q&A → hangout.

🔵 05:22–13:40 — What Interlude is: a “game of games” (08:18)

Interlude is less a single title and more a framework: many compact worlds stitched together so it feels like one coherent game (shared progression, story beats, mechanics). Current loop is treasure-hunt oriented—find chests, earn crystals, unlock more worlds. Built in Unity; available free on Steam.

🔴 13:40–21:18 — Portals, world variety, and what actually fits (07:38)

Portals drop you into different worlds/mini-games. In theory, any Unity content works; in practice, short, action-forward maps fit best (not 3-hour strategy sessions). Host analogy: Wreck-It Ralph / Ready Player One.

🔵 21:18–31:10 — Roadmap: browser/mobile first, then multiplayer (09:52)

Near-term priorities:

Browser & mobile to reach crypto players where they are.
Multiplayer v1→v2: from “see friends” to synchronized gameplay (combat, co-op actions). Experiments later: more complex economies, roguelike/rogue-lite connectors between worlds.

🔴 31:10–38:44 — Why rogue-lite fits (07:34)

Today’s maps/chests are static. Rogue-lite would randomize runs, add pressure (death setbacks, spawn fees), and preserve some meta-progression. Examples cited: Hades, Risk of Rain, Slay the Spire, Darkest Dungeon. Team agrees it fits but requires re-architecting connectors; not a quick flip.

🔵 38:44–46:02 — MVP vs. adding worlds: pause to harden the core (07:18)

Lesson learned: endless new worlds compound maintenance. Plan is to polish core systems, then expand. Back-compat where possible; new features may land in new worlds first.

🔴 46:02–52:55 — Dev platform & partnerships: how others plug in (06:53)

Goal is a modular platform where partner developers can contribute worlds that automatically get traffic via Interlude’s discovery loop (solves the “winner-take-all” problem on Steam/Roblox). Positioning will matter: mutual value beats “pls donate tokens.”

🔵 52:55–59:48 — Token/airdrop loop: crystals → seasonal $INT (06:53)

Token: $INT launched ~2 weeks ago.
Play-to-airdrop: You play, earn crystals; at season end, $INT is distributed pro-rata by your share of total crystals.
Seasons: Reset scores between seasons; iterate mechanics between them.
Flowers in chests? Removed. Crystals remain the scoreboard.

🔴 59:48–66:21 — Chest design, map flow, and… more run speed please (06:33)

Chests tend to sit at landmarks; some are genuinely hard and meant for asynchronous co-op (share minimaps/locations). Karl asks for higher run speed; team is open but wary of pay-to-win. In rogue-lite future, boosts would likely be in-run, not wallet-gated.

🔵 66:21–73:09 — Target audience: bootstrap crypto, expand to normies (06:48)

Short-term: crypto players/investors to bootstrap liquidity and feedback. Long-term: broader “Web2” audience. Decision validates mobile/browser push over deep PC polish right now.

🔴 73:09–79:35 — History on BSC (’21), open-source bits, SDK plan (06:26)

Project began on BSC in 2021 (raised via presale during metaverse boom). Legacy investors were included in the new token distribution. Hype faded industry-wide, fundraising is tougher now. Blockchain components will stay open-source; an SDK will let devs integrate worlds (Unity itself is not open-source).

🔵 79:35–84:12 — Using other projects’ tokens & safer play-to-earn (04:37)

Loot chests can technically hold partner ERC-20s/NFTs; selling that to projects is non-trivial without clear mutual benefits. Security priority: avoid bots/gaming the reward loop; keep play-to-earn separate from any pay-to-win vectors. Airdrop stats/claims live on the web app, not in-client (for now).

🔴 84:12–88:00 — Housekeeping: schedule, Flex-Earn Monday, macro watch (03:48)

Traffic schedule: Neptune Hub Thursday; another AMA likely Wednesday. Flex-Earn Monday: post dashboards if you’re rocking Loaded Lions, Boomer Squad, Robin, Synthopia, or Free Turtle PFPs—free points. Macro: rate decision Wednesday; don’t assume “parabolic”—wait and see. Side banter: NFL woes (Bears), Texans/Cowboys/Pats quips.

Quick Hits & Takeaways

Play it now: Interlude is free on Steam; browser/mobile builds are in progress.
Core loop today: Find chests → earn crystals → place on leaderboard → seasonal $INT airdrop pro-rata.
Next up: Better multiplayer and a web/mobile funnel; rogue-lite shift is on the horizon, not tomorrow.
Ecosystem angle: Worlds from partner devs can plug in; discovery is in-game, so small teams still get traffic.
Ask from host: Faster run speed (quality-of-life).
Open item: New product announcement “in ~2 weeks.”

September 18th AMA with Neptune A 70-minute space that opened with food banter before diving into an AMA with Neptune Hub, a Cronos onboarding platform. The discussion covered their origins, UX model, token benefits, and plans for an AI-driven trading agent. Normal Traffic followed with CRO market talk, technical notes on the Cronoscan migration, burn mechanics, and skepticism over Truth Social and CBDCs.

🕒 Timestamp Overview

🔴 00:00–05:00 — Cold open, Twitter app chaos, mic checks 🔵 05:00–08:30 — AI-rendered NFL stadiums (fun detour) 🔴 08:30–20:00 — Rate cut (-25 bps): CRO reaction & macro read 🔵 20:00–26:00 — Market mood: flat price ≠ real economy 🔴 26:00–38:00 — http://Pump.fun “creator capital markets”: wild west redux 🔵 38:00–47:00 — Reality check: sophisticated wash trading on Solana 🔴 47:00–52:00 — “When livestream on http://puush.fun?” Moderation is the moat 🔵 52:00–58:00 — OTC vs DEX mechanics; Obsidian x Puush OTC flow 🔴 58:00–64:00 — Cronos Labs Ambassador program goes formal 🔵 64:00–66:30 — Swag & 2-1-2 hat shipments (send your info) 🔴 66:30–69:00 — Obsidian LPs on GeckoTerminal; GoPlus pains 🔵 69:00–75:00 — Chronoscan ends Oct 6: verify, withdraw, don’t get stuck 🔴 75:00–77:00 — Amplify NFT timing note; beta cadence 🔵 77:00–79:00 — Puush UI refresh; Retro404 → Puush; MCS vault on Obsidian 🔴 79:00–80:00 — AMA tomorrow (Neptune Hub); wrap

🔴 00:00–05:00 — Cold open, Twitter app chaos, mic checks (5m) Karl warms in with the usual “let it fill,” then unloads on Twitter’s login/2FA gremlins across devices. Space still rolls—“grab a mic, retweet the space”—and we’re off.

🔵 05:00–08:30 — AI-rendered NFL stadiums (3m30s) A Daily Loud post sparks a quick culture riff: team-themed AI stadiums looked way better than cookie-cutter builds. Jaguars jungle waterfalls? Steelers/Ravens concepts popped. (Bears and NYC/LA conspicuously missing.)

🔴 08:30–20:00 — Rate cut (-25 bps): CRO reaction & macro read (11m30s) FOMC prints –25 bps. Karl wanted “Valhalla” for CRO; instead: a polite burp, then drift up. Guidance hints two more –25s by EOY. He flags divergence: markets ≠ Main Street—“check-to-check” is still real. Polymarket side bet stories sprinkled in.

🔵 20:00–26:00 — Market mood: flat price ≠ real economy (6m) Spaces felt gloomy; seasons changing, earlier dusk, low volatility—meh energy. Short-term green is fine; structural health still questionable.

🔴 26:00–38:00 — Pump(.)fun “creator capital markets”: wild west redux (12m) Streaming + token = creator rake on buys/sells. It can work: a few breakouts (running 24/7 kid; charity streamers). But farms/serial ruggers adapted: face checks, prerecorded clips, “farm equipment” cutaways mid-rug. Content whiplash from wholesome to 18+ to shock. Play if you must—expect pain.

🔵 38:00–47:00 — Reality check: sophisticated wash trading on Solana (9m) Theme Karl’s been beating: reality over vanity metrics. Example analysis claims one bot orchestrated ~300k “unique” wallets in 24h on a token—cheap and scalable—warping UAW and volume optics. Implication: institutions sniff out what’s real; chain selection isn’t just about headline volume. 🔴 47:00–52:00 — “When livestream on puush(.)fun?” Moderation is the moat (5m) Feasible eventually, but live video moderation/compliance is heavy. AWS has decent image safety; streaming-native tooling lags. Pump took ~a year to relaunch after their first moderation fiasco. Puush will watch and wait for stronger infra.

🔵 52:00–58:00 — OTC vs DEX mechanics; Obsidian x Puush OTC flow (6m)

Quick primer:

DEX: instant, but price impact on size.

Orderbook/spot: limit orders can hang.

OTC: moves size without slippage, typically at a discount. New flow: Obsidian can acquire tokens OTC from Puush’s treasury for contests/quests—stretches Haten’s marketing dollar and avoids pushing inventory through pools.

🔴 58:00–64:00 — Cronos Labs Ambassador program goes formal (6m) Pinned post: clear tracks/quests, activity-based rewards, black-and-white roles. Karl applied; founders should apply too. The win isn’t the title; it’s the structure (expectations, incentives, boundaries).

🔵 64:00–66:30 — Swag & 2-1-2 hat shipments (2m30s) Another batch of hats went out. Two folks missing shipping info—open a Discord ticket to claim.

🔴 66:30–69:00 — Obsidian LPs on GeckoTerminal; GoPlus pains (2m30s) Obsidian pools now visible on GeckoTerminal after “aggregator-only” confusion. Meanwhile GoPlus’s reliability remains suspect—incorrect honeypot flags hit legit Cronos tokens earlier this week; resolved now, but trust dent persists.

🔵 69:00–75:00 — Chronoscan ends Oct 6: verify, withdraw, don’t get stuck (6m) Big heads-up: Chronoscan sunsets Oct 6. Chronos Explorer has improved a lot, but:

If GoPlus/DEX trackers don’t point to Explorer on day zero, expect scary red flags across DexScreener/CoinGecko.

Old contracts only verified on Chronoscan may become hard to interact with via block explorers. If you have dust or staked assets in legacy protocols (old DEXes, NFT staking, bridges), withdraw now. Don’t rely on defunct teams to re-verify on Explorer later.

🔴 75:00–77:00 — Amplify NFT timing note; beta cadence (2m) Amplify’s NFT collection announced; beta testers first. Launch timing should mind the Oct 6 explorer cutover.

🔵 77:00–79:00 — Puush UI refresh; Retro404 → Puush; MCS vault on Obsidian (2m) New http://puush.fun UI ships this week. Retro404 graveyards coming (one-way swaps: Boomers/Scratch → $PUUSH). Several Scratch features will sunset and relaunch in Puush form. MCS just graduated; by choice, its 90-day staking vault is on Obsidian (not Puush), with matched allocations from team/Obsidian to juice rewards.

🔴 79:00–80:00 — AMA tomorrow (Neptune Hub); wrap (1m) Tomorrow’s AMA with Product Neptune. Energy was sleepy; content was not. “Go do stuff.” PUUSH-Specific AI Recap:

🔵 UI Refresh: Full http://puush.fun interface update going live this week.

🔴 Retro404 / Graveyard: One-way burns of Boomers and Scratch → $PUUSH; graveyard contract tested and staged.

🔵 Feature Migration: Scratch raffles and other Scratch-era utilities will sunset and relaunch in Puush-native formats.

🔴 Obsidian OTC Link: New Puush ↔ Obsidian OTC pathway lets Haten acquire partner tokens from Puush treasury for quests/contests—more rewards per marketing dollar, fewer pool shocks.

🔵 MCS Graduation: Elected to host its 90-day staking vault on Obsidian (not Puush); allocations doubled via team + Obsidian top-ups.

🔴 Livestreaming on Puush: Monitored as an option; blocked by moderation/compliance overhead until better streaming-safety infra exists.

🔵 Cronoscan Sunset Risk (Oct 6): Messaging prepared: if GoPlus/trackers lag on pointing to Cronos Explorer, expect temporary red flags; advise users early. Also urge community to unstake/withdraw from legacy contracts that may never get re-verified on Explorer.

September 23rd AMA with Cronos Army A fast-moving AMA with Cronos Army (Scratch & Ben) covering their CA token, soldier NFTs, galaxy-map territory game, buyback-and-burn flywheel, and near-term “Battlefields” tournaments. After the AMA, the room drifted into chain gossip, markets, and a quick Puush/Traffic housekeeping burst.

🕒 Timestamps (overview)

🔴 00:00–06:30 — Parking-garage chaos & cold open 🔵 06:30–11:10 — Stage set: how AMAs run + algo housekeeping 🔴 11:10–17:45 — Team intros: Scratch & Ben, origin story 🔵 17:45–24:00 — Token basics & burn logic (buyback → burn) 🔴 24:00–36:10 — Soldier NFTs: ranks, costs, wallet-hold gates 🔵 36:10–44:30 — Training loop: free dailies vs paid credits 🔴 44:30–55:00 — Galaxy map: territories, staking CA, defense 🔵 55:00–60:40 — Fair fights & RNG: David vs Goliath odds 🔴 60:40–67:15 — XP, value accrual, marketplace & metadata 🔵 67:15–72:30 — Web2 onramp: email sign-up & custodial wallet 🔴 72:30–79:20 — “Battlefields” tournaments & sponsors 🔵 79:20–83:40 — Notifications, Discord/Telegram, UI polish 🔴 83:40–88:50 — Economics now vs later: reward sizing & on-chain move 🔵 88:50–93:10 — Community Q&A: art gen, costs, lending, roadmap pace 🔴 93:10–97:00 — Wrap & drift: Solidex aside, markets, Puush updates

Full recap by segment

🔴 00:00–06:30 — Parking-garage chaos & cold open (6:30)

Karl rolls in late after a Lower-Lower-Wacker detour and a meter-paying meltdown. Tone set: punchy, self-aware, “let’s get to the AMA.”

🔵 06:30–11:10 — Stage set: how AMAs run + algo housekeeping (4:40)

AMA format reminder (who/what/why → project → Q&A; keep it tight). Karl pushes on-stage mics for reach: even silent speakers help the algo.

🔴 11:10–17:45 — Team intros: Scratch & Ben, origin story (6:35)

Scratch: DeFi on Cronos → found Crypto Twitter community ~1.5–2y ago. Ben: 5–6y in crypto, dev + investor, recent focus on quant systems; re-entered Web3, latched onto Cronos Army narrative. Team coalesced organically; Gym runs Discord.

🔵 17:45–24:00 — Token basics & burn logic (6:15)

CA uses a buyback-and-burn loop: game inflows buy CA (price support), then burn purchased CA (reduce circulating supply). No hard burn target yet; burn is ongoing. ~1,400,000 CA burned in first weeks.

🔴 24:00–36:10 — Soldier NFTs: ranks, costs, wallet-hold gates (12:10)

Mint cost: 10 CRO per soldier.
Rank gating by CA balance in wallet (hold, not spend): Private 50k CA; Corporal 200k; Sergeant 500k; Captain 1M; Major 3M; Colonel 5M; (General/Legendary sold out).
Rank affects power, alongside XP. Traits are mostly aesthetic today; rank matters to gameplay. Supply cap across ranks ~20k; ample room for new players.

🔵 36:10–44:30 — Training loop: free dailies vs paid credits (8:20)

Free daily missions per soldier every ~4 hours.
Paid credits (CRO) let you grind faster. XP raises power, feeding attack/defense odds and NFT resale value.

🔴 44:30–55:00 — Galaxy map: territories, staking CA, defense (10:30)

Tap a solar system → pick a territory → 1v1 attack versus defender’s assigned soldier.
24h cooldown after you capture before it can be attacked again.
Stake CA on territory to maximize earnings or defense. Rarity tiers (Common / Rare / Epic) pay differently; epics/rares yield more.
Battle reports land in Discord. Attack attempts cost 1 credit.

🔵 55:00–60:40 — Fair fights & RNG: David vs Goliath odds (5:40)

There’s always a non-zero chance to upset a higher rank, but probability narrows sharply when facing big rank/XP gaps. Keeps the ladder spicy without being pure pay-to-win.

🔴 60:40–67:15 — XP, value accrual, marketplace & metadata (6:35)

Leveling can be a “quiet grind” strategy: train, list later. XP currently off-chain (site DB) but planned on-chain so buyers can verify. In-house soldier marketplace live; also listed on Abyss (Abyss Bay). Territories themselves are planned to go on-chain & tradable.

Email-only onboarding (finished dev, in testing): custodial wallet, free soldier, train/play most loops without a wallet. Payouts require migrating to self-custody later. Built in-house (not Privy).

🔴 72:30–79:20 — “Battlefields” tournaments & sponsors (6:50)

Battlefields = timed PvP brackets (16/32 players), daily cadence; sponsor-funded prizes; strategic tension because soldiers committed to tournaments can’t defend territories simultaneously. Early sponsors: Obsidian, Wario, Ishin, Cryptonauts. Open to community-run brackets (e.g., Traffic theme).

🔵 79:20–83:40 — Notifications, Discord/Telegram, UI polish (4:20)

Personal Telegram alerts for attacks/conquests; Discord feeds too. Mobile UI notably improved; map/galaxy feels good on phones.

🔴 83:40–88:50 — Economics now vs later: reward sizing & on-chain move (5:10)

Current weekly rewards pool ~1,000 CRO; rare/epic territories clock ~~4 CRO/hour.
Longer-term: move territory accounting and reward logic on-chain; make inflows (credits) dynamically drive payouts.
CA usage in-game is for staking/defense and rank gating; CRO is used for mints/credits to avoid self-sell pressure and to fund buybacks, ops, and marketing. LP royalties via Obsidian help fund operations.

🔵 88:50–93:10 — Community Q&A: art gen, costs, lending, roadmap pace (4:20)

Art: GPT for prompt → DALL·E for images. Per-mint cost only a few cents.
Lending/borrowing soldiers and on-chain territories are on the roadmap.
Pace: three major upgrades in three weeks; target cadence to slow to bi-weekly/monthly once core loop stabilizes.

🔴 93:10–97:00 — Wrap & drift: Solidex aside, markets, Puush updates (3:50)

Quick aside about a project shifting LP to Solidex (indexing chatter). Then macro: flat majors, sports-betting EV musings. Housekeeping: Puush updates (site/UI, vaults, rewards), and a Playground collab with Make Cronos Great Again goes live.

Key takeaways (cheat sheet)

Loop: Mint soldier (10 CRO) → train (free/credits) → attack territories → stake CA to tune earnings/defense → weekly CRO rewards → buyback & burn CA.
Rank gates by CA in wallet (not spent): Private 50k → Colonel 5M. Rank + XP = power.
Burn flywheel already removed ~1.4M CA; no terminal target yet.
Battlefields PvP brackets roll out next (~24h window), with sponsors lined up.
Web2 onramp (email → custodial wallet) finished dev/testing; payouts require self-custody migration.
Roadmap: on-chain XP/territories, lending, dynamic rewards keyed to credits inflow.

PUUSH-only summary

Token launch rails: Scratch explicitly launched via Puush.fun (“push the button on puush.fun”) and highlighted perks of launching there plus LP on Obsidian.
Royalties & ops: Obsidian LP royalties cited as meaningful runway for ops/marketing alongside CRO inflows—indirectly reinforcing Puush/Obsidian stack as infra.
Playground collab: New Playground with Make Cronos Great Again live on puush.fun (entry: $5 in MCGA).
Platform updates: Puush site/UI refresh shipped (mobile/desktop divergence for better UX), vaults/coin locker cleaned up, claimable rewards (~$6 last cycle) and lifetime PUUSH totals visible on profiles.

October 1st AMA with LAIR An AMA introducing Lair, an AI agent project native to Cronos, followed by Traffic’s usual market and project updates. Topics covered: team background, AI agent capabilities, token utility roadmap, moderation of AI behavior, auto-trading ambitions, community integration, and project embedding potential. After the AMA, conversation pivoted to market green days, AWS partnership questions, Puush UI updates, the Retro404 → Liquid NFTs rebrand, Boomer/Zoomer + $SCRATCH flows, and Crow Crash game mechanics.

🕒 Timestamp Overview

🔴 00:00–07:45 — Room fill & setup 🔵 07:45–18:30 — Lair team intro, Cronos OG roots, Italian cohort 🔴 18:30–31:10 — What Lair does today (X, Telegram/Discord) 🔵 31:10–41:20 — Training, TA quality, moderating personality 🔴 41:20–54:00 — Token utility & business model 🔵 54:00–63:30 — Roadmap: tracker (10d), utilities (30–60d), auto-trading (later) 🔴 63:30–71:20 — Live “break it” tests & scope (Cronos-only vs wide) 🔵 71:20–79:40 — White-label/embedding agents for projects 🔴 79:40–87:20 — Traffic: market updates, AWS partner, Retro404 → Liquid NFTs 🔵 87:20–94:00 — Boomer/Zoomer, $SCRATCH, Crow Crash, listing myths

🔴 00:00–07:45 — Room fill & setup (7:45)

Karl preps the stage, encourages retweets and mic-grabs, explains AMA flow: short, recorded, educational. Boomer is present representing Lair; cohost attempt on PC fails but AMA starts anyway.

🔵 07:45–18:30 — Lair team intro, Cronos OG roots, Italian cohort (10:45)

Boomer (business dev, Italy, 46 y/o) shares crypto entry in 2021, Cronos OG since launch. Italian community provided early LP for Puush, supported Boomer Squad, and seeded Cronos liquidity. Team: 2 devs (Farm Boy & Cooper) with prior agents on Solana and Base. Decision to build on Cronos is cultural loyalty.

🔴 18:30–31:10 — What Lair does today (X, Telegram/Discord) (12:40)

X: intrusive by design, posts quadrant-style updates with most mentioned tickers, quick sentiment movers. Telegram/Discord: query via ticker/CA → returns charts, fundamentals, volume, listings. Better UX than Twitter. Agent can output clean setups with charts + thesis even for non-day traders.

🔵 31:10–41:20 — Training, TA quality, moderating personality (10:10)

Early incident: agent called Puush a rug → team had to tune tone. Moderation = “educating a child” (set kindness/aggressiveness). AI learns via coded TA libraries, tuned over time. Interaction with other agents (e.g., Kara) monitored but not blocked. Goal = reliable TA, avoid bad data drift.

🔴 41:20–54:00 — Token utility & business model (12:40)

Planned use cases:

Access unlocks: stake/hold $LAIR to activate Telegram/Discord add-ons (alerts, dashboards, mods).
White-label rental: burn/stake $LAIR to spin up branded agents.
Future dApp utility: auto-trading (post-audit) with configurable profit distribution. Current phase: free to use for training data.

🔵 54:00–63:30 — Roadmap: tracker (10d), utilities (30–60d), auto-trading (later) (9:30)

10 days: Lair Tracker → trade position states (pending/open/closed), live PnL, history.
30–60 days: token-gated unlocks + white-label rentals.
Stretch goal: MetaHuman streaming host if MC ≥ $500k.
Later: audited auto-trading (full autonomy, configurable limits).

🔴 63:30–71:20 — Live “break it” tests & scope (7:50)

Karl tests Lair live; wrong “LION” analyzed (shows need for CA). Lair responds in real-time. Default = Cronos-first but can scan across chains. Configurable for either scope.

🔵 71:20–79:40 — White-label/embedding agents for projects (8:20)

Karl suggests embedding into project websites/dApps beyond Telegram/Discord. Team focused on core agent first but agrees it’s feasible for later. Karl stresses value vs generic LLM widgets.

🔴 79:40–87:20 — Traffic: market updates, AWS partner, Retro404 → Liquid NFTs (7:40)

Markets: strong green October open despite U.S. gov’t shutdown.
Cronos × AWS partnership: Karl waiting on dev access details.
Puush updates:
- Final UI cleanup + GitBook integration.
- Retro404 → “Liquid NFTs” rebrand: NFTs as redeemable, programmable assets, not static. Free setup for Puush grads.

🔵 87:20–94:00 — Boomer/Zoomer, $SCRATCH, Crow Crash, listing myths (6:40)

BoomRooms: still emitting $SCRATCH for 2 more years; convertible to $PUUSH.
Boomers/Zoomers: hold perpetual % of Puush allocation (value tied to Puush performance).
Components: complex due to combinability; solution later.
Crow Crash: prizes being reworked to avoid “50x snipe meta.”
Crypto.com Price ≠ listing: just CMC feed; not exchange listing.

🔴 PUUSH-ONLY SUMMARY

UI polish: headers + GitBook live.
Rebrand: Retro404 → Liquid NFTs (programmable, redeemable, customizable mechanics).
Graduate perk: free setup for Puush grads, minimal cost otherwise.
BoomRooms: staking continues emitting $SCRATCH → convertible into $PUUSH.
Boomers/Zoomers: permanent allocation share of Puush ecosystem.
Components: pending custom accounting due to composability.
Crow Crash: prize logic updates planned to prevent early snipes.
Reminder: crypto.com “Price” page ≠ official listing.

October 2nd AMA with Ryoshi A 77-minute AMA that walks through Ryoshi with Knife’s community-run pivot and the new on-chain battler Ryoshi Royale: LP-minted NFTs on Ebisus Bay, stat/XP/equipment systems, daily/weekly payout mechanics, vaulting for Legacy Points, small-stack viability, and UX tweaks. Light opener (tech gremlins + baseball) before Panda dives into design trade-offs and roadmap.

🕒 Timestamps (overview)

🔴 00:00–04:30 — Cold open: delegate-account gremlins, room fill 🔵 04:30–09:15 — Baseball + parlay chatter sets the vibe 🔴 09:15–13:00 — AMA frame: educate newcomers, 30–60 min target 🔵 13:00–20:30 — Origin: “Ryoshi with Knife” → CTO core of ~5 🔴 20:30–28:45 — Why LP mint on Ebisus Bay (not pure token) 🔵 28:45–41:00 — Game loop: stats, XP types, training, gear & sets 🔴 41:00–46:30 — Payouts/cadence: daily (2pm ET) + weekly pots 🔵 46:30–52:00 — Cost to play: mint vs secondary; “good” base stats 🔴 52:00–57:30 — Supply/treasury: 2,222 cap; ~58% minted; multisig 🔵 57:30–63:00 — Scaling paths: non-holder entries & cross-NFT ideas 🔴 63:00–68:30 — Legacy Points vaults: lockups, caps, “drip?” + catch-up 🔵 68:30–77:00 — UX notes, tiering for small stacks, wallet tips & wrap

🔴 00:00–04:30 — Cold open: delegate-account gremlins, room fill

X delegate accounts refuse to use the right mic; Panda finally connects. Host keeps the room warm and moving.

🔵 04:30–09:15 — Baseball + parlay chatter sets the vibe

Cubs/Sox/Yanks banter and “cheap-tickets-you-missed” stories before shifting to the build.

🔴 09:15–13:00 — AMA frame: educate newcomers, 30–60 min target

Karl’s format reminder: keep acronyms in check, pause to define terms, and get actionable facts on-record for post-AMA sharing.

🔵 13:00–20:30 — Origin: “Ryoshi with Knife” → CTO core of ~5

Schwiz launched the token in the with-knife meta; Panda and a small core steered a community takeover. Side product: an NFT voting platform intended for wider Cronos use.

🔴 20:30–28:45 — Why LP mint on Ebisus Bay (not pure token)

Mint requires Ryoshi+CRO LP. Rationale: educate on pairing, avoid treasury selling its own token, and align incentives. Slow mint by design (not a one-day sprint).

🔵 28:45–41:00 — Game loop: stats, XP types, training, gear & sets

NFTs map traits → base stats (Power/Defense/Skill/Stamina). Two XP streams:

Check-in XP (wallet-wide assignable).
Battle XP (bound to the NFT that fought). Level-ups grant training points; equip ~200 items across 9 sets for stat boosts and occasional abilities. Items bought with Legacy Points earned by staking Ryoshi (off-chain game currency; staking is on-chain).

🔴 41:00–46:30 — Payouts/cadence: daily (2pm ET) + weekly pots

Register: 5 CRO (daily) or 20 CRO (weekly). 90% of fees → prize pool, paid to the top 20% (graduated curve; first gets the most). Battle runs ~8 minutes server-side, then admins verify; a public timeline logs events.

🔵 46:30–52:00 — Cost to play: mint vs secondary; “good” base stats

Mint cost = LP of ~95 CRO + 95 CRO worth of Ryoshi (market-dependent). Secondary often cheaper in CRO but randomness/floor traits vary. Rules of thumb: 80–90 total base stat = solid; 90+ = strong; <80 needs savvy training + gear.

🔴 52:00–57:30 — Supply/treasury: 2,222 cap; ~58% minted; multisig

Collection cap fixed; ~1,28x minted. Mint proceeds → community treasury under multisig; intent is conservative spend and long runway.

🔵 57:30–63:00 — Scaling paths: non-holder entries & cross-NFT ideas

Current design centers Ryoshi NFTs, but team is exploring:

Guest/handicapped entries (non-holders at disadvantage), and
Cross-project NFT inclusion with fair “base stat” mapping. If/when scale demands, they’ll harden infra before widening access.

🔴 63:00–68:30 — Legacy Points vaults: lockups, caps, “drip?” + catch-up

Stake Ryoshi into time-boxed vaults to earn Legacy Points claimable only at vault maturity. Min/max per vault apply to limit whales; multipliers reward longer locks. “Drip” accrual was discussed but not adopted. Paid level “catch-up” option exists (modest fees) for late joiners to reach current median levels faster.

🔵 68:30–77:00 — UX notes, tiering for small stacks, wallet tips & wrap

Community asks for clearer “LP required” cues and an in-app calculator (exists: Hall → Calculator/Search). Tiered leagues are being considered so small stacks can compete. Onchain Wallet tip: open site in the browser tab and Favorite it for one-tap access. Closing thanks; “keep building on Cronos.”

Oct 7th AMA with Obsidian Swap Summary: Karl hosted an AMA with Haten on Obsidian Swap’s hybrid DEX + aggregator, its project-support toolset, and the OBS token merge/TGE. They walked through why aggregators matter, what “hybrid” means, the dev-asset panel (staking, airdrops, lockers, contests), buyback mechanics, and the precise TGE flow (Oct 10–17, 2:00 PM UTC start; 10:10 AM ET). Post-TGE, legacy tokens get no support; liquidity is consolidated into OBS, with 50% of platform fees buying back OBS. Robin NFTs get a 5% OBS liquid-NFT line via puush.fun. Community Q&A covered branding, staking timelines, and a light security aside.

🕒 Timestamp Overview

🔴 00:00–06:45 — Cold open, housekeeping, AMA scope 🔵 06:45–13:30 — Haten intro & path to Cronos 🔴 13:30–21:10 — What an aggregator does (and why it matters) 🔵 21:10–28:40 — “Hybrid DEX + Aggregator” explained 🔴 28:40–38:10 — Swap UX, fees, split routing, dark-mode minimalism 🔵 38:10–47:50 — Communities/dev-asset panel: staking, lockers, airdrops 🔴 47:50–55:40 — Volume market maker (10 wallets, no fee) 🔵 55:40–64:20 — Trading contests → escrowed rewards & weighted points 🔴 64:20–73:00 — Quests, Diamonds, roulette/store, weekly leaderboard 🔵 73:00–84:40 — OBS token merge & TGE mechanics (Oct 10–17) 🔴 84:40–92:10 — Liquidity plan, vesting, buybacks, legacy token wind-down 🔵 92:10–102:00 — Liquid NFTs via puush.fun & NFT branding debate + close

🔴 00:00–06:45 — Cold open, housekeeping, AMA scope (6:45)

Karl warms the room, shouts out regulars, and frames the session: education first, plain English, and questions saved for the back half. He pins the rolling AMA log and positions this as another entry in the series. Goal: 30–60 minutes for the AMA core, then normal Traffic—spoiler: they go deep.

🔵 06:45–13:30 — Haten intro & path to Cronos (6:45)

From the US Midwest, tech background, into Bitcoin circa 2010 and heavy ETH mining later. Moved from Binance to Crypto.com around the MCO era, then rooted on Cronos. Team: CryptoSV (original founder/lead dev), plus ambassadors (Sunshine, Dead Render, Jim Star, etc.). Obsidian’s now a focused build team with community support.

🔴 13:30–21:10 — What an aggregator does (and why it matters) (7:40)

Aggregators split a trade across multiple pools to reduce slippage and MEV/r-bot bite—especially on size. Obsidian currently aggregates across multiple Kronos DEXs and can route through up to four pools per trade. LPs on underlying DEXs still earn their fees; the aggregator is “best-path glue” for the whole chain.

🔵 21:10–28:40 — “Hybrid DEX + Aggregator” explained (7:30)

Most products pick a lane—either a DEX or an aggregator. Obsidian does both: it can seat its own liquidity pools and route across external ones. That “hybrid” lets users swap against Obsidian LP while still enjoying best-path aggregation across the network.

🔴 28:40–38:10 — Swap UX, fees, split routing, dark-mode minimalism (9:30)

Lean interface, dark mode by default. Before you confirm, you see fee breakdown and the planned route. Split routing is on by default but toggleable. No popups, no gimmicks—clarity over chrome.

🔵 38:10–47:50 — Communities/dev-asset panel: staking, lockers, airdrops (9:40)

Projects can self-serve a whole kit after creating a verified “community” (managing wallet gates access):

Staking: token single-stake & LP stake; NFT staking too.
Airdrop tool & token locker: airdrop has a fee (waived if you hold a Robin NFT); locker/tooling open to everyone.
Verification: DM from the project’s main X account to confirm the managing wallet → blue check on-site. Docs live on the Wiki; more documentation coming.

🔴 47:50–55:40 — Volume market maker (10 wallets, no fee) (7:50)

A no-cost tool for projects to configure up to 10 wallets pushing on-chain volume through Obsidian’s aggregator—useful to keep charts alive, avoid “no trades in 24h,” or show activity pre-listing. Historically a paid service elsewhere; here, it’s free.

🔵 55:40–64:20 — Trading contests → escrowed rewards & weighted points (8:40)

Contests are self-serve in the dev panel; now escrowed via contract so rewards disburse cleanly at end. Projects choose the payout tiers (top 1, 3, 5, 10+). Scoring is weighted by day across the contest window, reducing last-day wash-rush meta.

🔴 64:20–73:00 — Quests, Diamonds, roulette/store, weekly leaderboard (8:40)

Token-specific and volume quests (e.g., $10+ swaps earn Diamonds). At 21 Diamonds, redeem in the store (mystery prize range up to Loaded Lions) or gamble roulette. Weekly leaderboard pays top 50; Robin NFTs currently give points boosts by rank. Rewards used to be in Robin; this week WCRO; going forward OBS. Platform buybacks will be tracked live on a new page (including on-chain burns from royalties).

🔵 73:00–84:40 — OBS token merge & TGE mechanics (Oct 10–17) (11:40)

Why merge? Three fragmented assets—Robin (meme → backbone) and Lionel on Cronos & ZK—split branding/liquidity/focus. Unify under OBS for one brand, one pool, one roadmap.
Supply: 10,000,000,000 OBS. 10% reserved (bridging/liquidity; not in circ unless used).
Allocations (post-10%): 70% to legacy token holders (by market-cap snapshot taken randomly between Oct 6 and TGE start), 15% to new C R O contributors (anyone can commit), 5% to a liquid NFT contract for Robin NFTs via puush.fun.
When/where: TGE page at obsidian.finance/tge. Opens Fri, Oct 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM UTC (10:10 AM ET) and runs to Fri, Oct 17, 2025 (same time).
How it feels: You can commit Lion (Cronos), Lion (ZK), Robin, and CRO—any/all. The UI updates your dynamic expected OBS allocation in real-time as commitments change.

🔴 84:40–92:10 — Liquidity plan, vesting, buybacks, legacy token wind-down (7:30)

Liquidity seeding: All C R O raised pairs with 10% of OBS supply at launch immediately after TGE close.
Vesting: 15% of your OBS claim is available immediately; the rest linearly vests over 90 days from first claim.
Legacy tokens: After TGE, no support. Collected Robin/Lion get sold into their burned/locked LPs over time (can’t unseat; must sell) and that C R O is added as additional OBS LP.
Buybacks: 50% of platform fees (including borrowing/lending, see below) buy back OBS weekly for leaderboard rewards and burns; on-chain burn function reduces circulating supply.

🔵 92:10–102:00 — Liquid NFTs via puush.fun & NFT branding debate + close (9:50)

Liquid NFT line: 5% of OBS supply funds a puush.fun liquid-NFT contract for Robin NFTs—holders can interchange OBS ↔ NFT via the vault, creating real, on-chain optionality and baseline liquidity.
Branding Q: Community floats renaming Robin NFTs to OBS NFTs. Haten confirms he owns the Robin NFT contract; art is beloved, so no hasty change. Possible future: optional “burn-to-mint” path to an OBS-branded set without nuking Robin art; or simply adjust naming/metadata. Priority is executing TGE cleanly first.
Borrow/Lend tie-in: Current v1 uses CRO only; OBS may be added as an option. Either way, fees (CRO) contribute to OBS buybacks per the 50% policy.
Timing: Staking/vaults for OBS should come quickly after TGE. Haten will host a TGE-start space; office hours ran all week. Close: Big thanks from Haten ; bullish on Kronos growth, stronger tooling for projects, and a clean, unified OBS era.

PUUSH-Only Summary (extracted)

Robin NFTs get liquid: 5% of OBS reserved to a puush.fun liquid-NFT vault for Robin NFTs. Holders can swap OBS ↔ NFT through the vault (claim tokens or acquire NFTs), adding real liquidity and optionality.
UI parity / mirroring: Expect puush.fun to surface Robin NFT liquidity, and Obsidian may mirror front-end hooks so users can access the vault from either side.
Roadmap fit: This lines up with Karl’s broader liquid NFT push (Boomers/Zoomers/Scratch/Boom Rooms) and staged distributions: vaults go live, allocations drip over time; amounts adjust with underlying token prices.
After TGE: Obsidian will channel 50% platform fees to buy back OBS; that supports leaderboard rewards—and, via the vault, strengthens the token side of NFT↔token convertibility.

PreviousOctober 2025 NextPlay!

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🕒 Timestamp Overview

🔴 00:00–11:00 — Setting the Stage: Who Are Mirko & Emily?

🔵 11:00–22:00 — Why Cronos? Narrative, Positioning & Real-World Rails

🔴 22:00–33:00 — Meta-Chasing, Builder Firepower & Ecosystem Goals

🔵 33:00–44:00 — Facilitation vs Participation: IMO Fallout & Labs' Role

🔴 44:00–55:00 — Protocol Partnerships, Infra Investment & KOL Strategy

🔵 55:00–66:00 — Cronoscan, Bridging, Gas Cuts, and Block Time Upgrades

🔴 66:00–77:00 — Grants, Builders, Referrals & Ice Cream Truck Marketing

🔵 77:00–88:00 — Growth Tactics, Loyalty, Engineering, and Roadmap Gaps

🔴 88:00–99:00 — Unburned CRO Vote: Trust, Transparency & Token Use

🔵 99:00–110:00 — Centralization Optics, Onchain Wallet, Discovery & Marketing

🕒 Timestamp Overview

🔴 00:00–08:45 — Room fills, structure explained, guests introduced

🔵 08:45–14:20 — Joan introduces Soladex origin and core model

🔴 14:20–22:10 — What is a V3 liquidity pool? Deep-dive and comparison to V2

🔵 22:10–32:30 — Platform mechanics: V2 vs V3 use cases and APR ranges

🔴 32:30–42:40 — UI, user education, onboarding, and liquidity strategy

🔵 42:40–53:25 — Voting mechanics and emissions structure explained

🔴 53:25–60:05 — Incentives, bribes, and how emissions scale

🔵 60:05–68:40 — Platform revenue, veSDX lockups, and protocol sustainability

🔴 68:40–75:10 — Community concerns: Loom/Frogs integration, communication gaps

🔵 75:10–80:00 — Final thoughts, team shoutouts, voting behavior, closing remarks

🕒 Timestamp Overview

🔴 00:00–08:45 — Intro & AMA Format Setup

🔵 08:45–19:20 — Origin Story of Ebisu's Bay

🔴 19:20–28:15 — Team Composition & History

🔵 28:15–36:55 — FTX Aftermath & Pivot to GameFi

🔴 36:55–43:50 — Ryoshi Dynasties Overview

🔵 43:50–51:45 — Early NFT Liquidity vs Now

🔴 51:45–58:55 — Gamification vs Wash Trading Meta

🔵 58:55–64:10 — Reflections on NFT Utility & Market Cycles

🔴 64:10–70:00 — RWA (Real World Asset) NFTs & Escrow Potential

🔵 70:00–75:20 — DEX Expansion: Use Cases & Integration

🔴 75:20–79:00 — DEX vs VVS: Misconceptions & Loyalty Frustrations

🔵 79:00–83:25 — DEX Roadmap & Liquidity Incentives for Projects

🔴 83:25–88:10 — GameFi Expansion: Resource System & Crafting

🔵 88:10–91:00 — Community Praise, RWA Memes, & Marketing Advice

🕒 Timestamp Overview

🔴 00:00–05:30 — Opening, setup, and Delphi introduction

🔵 05:30–12:15 — How prediction markets differ from betting platforms

🔴 12:15–20:00 — Market categories, project collaboration, and liquidity seeding

🔵 20:00–27:00 — User onboarding, odds setting, and community trust via UMA oracle

🔴 27:00–34:00 — Sports expansion, project outreach, and regional restrictions

🔵 34:00–40:30 — Social features, user adoption, and gamified incentives

🔴 40:30–45:00 — Q&A: manipulation risks, liquidity depth, data resale, closing notes

🕒 Timestamp Overview

🔴 00:00–05:12 — AMA Kickoff, NFL Chat, and Space Format

🔵 05:13–11:22 — Richie’s Entry into Cronos & Takeover of Pocket Demons

🔴 11:23–16:30 — Breeding Mechanics, Hellions, and CRO Reward System

🔵 16:31–22:49 — Fulcrum Staking and Treasury Strategy

🔴 22:50–29:12 — Launch of Allstake: Vision, Utility, and Platform Scope

🔵 29:13–33:49 — Access Control, Admin Panels, and Custom Tooling

🔴 33:50–38:00 — AllVerify Discord Bot and Community Tools

🔵 38:01–41:15 — Gamified Mechanics, Flappy Bird Clone & Retro Arcade

🔴 41:16–46:00 — HAL Token, Community Loyalty, and Closing Remarks

🕒 Timestamp Overview

🔴 00:00–03:30 — Warm-up & format for the session (3m30s)

🔵 03:30–10:00 — Background & why Croods became a CTO (6m30s)

🔴 10:00–17:30 — Collections timeline, supply & volume (7m30s)

🔵 17:30–25:00 — Revenue share model & treasury discipline (7m30s)

🔴 25:00–32:00 — Games: Web3 Underground & Space War X (7m)

🔵 32:00–39:00 — Ebisu’s Bay staking & “strategic reserves” (7m)

🔴 39:00–51:00 — XLabs DNA: rarity-safe trait swapping (+ sell-backs) (12m)

🔵 51:00–56:30 — Partner onboarding, pricing & supply rules (5m30s)

🔴 56:30–62:00 — UX filters, on-chain metadata, cross-chain collabs (5m30s)

🔵 62:00–67:30 — Services: NFT sales bots & token update bots (5m30s)

🔴 67:30–72:00 — DNA token via Agent Fund AI & utilities (5m)

🔵 72:00–76:00 — X-Portal (404-inspired) rerolls & economics (4m)

🔴 76:00–80:00 — Team roles, what’s next, and where to find Croods (4m)

Notes & Nuggets

Call to Action

🕒 Timestamp Overview

🔴 00:00–05:22 — Cold open, tech hiccups, setup (05:22)

🔵 05:22–13:40 — What Interlude is: a “game of games” (08:18)

🔴 13:40–21:18 — Portals, world variety, and what actually fits (07:38)

🔵 21:18–31:10 — Roadmap: browser/mobile first, then multiplayer (09:52)

🔴 31:10–38:44 — Why rogue-lite fits (07:34)

🔵 38:44–46:02 — MVP vs. adding worlds: pause to harden the core (07:18)

🔴 46:02–52:55 — Dev platform & partnerships: how others plug in (06:53)

🔵 52:55–59:48 — Token/airdrop loop: crystals → seasonal $INT (06:53)