Web3 game OverTrip hits 35k signups, 2 weeks after Epic Games launch
Avalanche Weekly Overview - July 24, 2024
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Avalanche by the numbers
AVAX token price: $29.11 (+3.01%)
Max transactions per second: 381 (-15.52%)
Network’s total transactions: 9.07M (+4.98%)
Avalanche C-Chain daily txns: 178.2K (-7.28%)
DeFiLlama’s Avalanche TVL: $968.43M (+11.5%)
Top 3 Avalanche DeFi projects by TVL:
BENQI: $355.07M (+17.46%)
Aave: $330.74M (+11.39%)
Trader Joe: 128.62M (+10.40%)
These metrics are based on a 7-day time frame, unless noted otherwise.
Inside the network
🔺What we’re watching: OverTrip, a web3 battle royale game, reached over 35,000 active players, with more than 1.5 million hours played and an average of 4,000 daily active users following its launch two weeks ago on Epic Games.
🔺Why it matters: OverTrip was created by Gamestarter to be apart of its Avalanche-powered Gamechain and launched recently on the Epic Games store.
Following its strong initial metrics, OverTrip is signaling potential to become one of the largest games on the Avalanche network.
The game also aims to establish a strong player base and enhance its capabilities by integrating into Gamechain and seasonal reward campaigns to reach new audiences and incentivize them.
🔺The bigger picture: Although it’s early days, OverTrip’s launch phase positions itself within the competitive battle royale gaming space, blending traditional gaming mechanics with crypto-native features.
The game's various in-game features could help differentiate itself in an already crowded market. If the game evolves with future seasons and retains its initial hype, it has the potential to become a staple in the web3 gaming sector.
Scaling the ecosystem
Top 3 Avalanche games by 7-day total txns:
DeFi Kingdoms: 4.16M (+2.8%)
Shrapnel: 188.33K (+0.04%)
Tiltyard: 90.48K (+48.26%)
Folks Finance launched its testnet for xChain, a cross-chain lending protocol that enables borrowing on Avalanche
Chronos World, a post-apocalyptic role-playing game, announced it will deploy on Avalanche
MetaTrust Project Lead Crits outlined its growth needs and why it chose to build on Avalanche
Shrapnel shared the details for its upcoming STX3.2 mission campaign to compete for rewards starting on July 25
Active subnets: 40
Subnet validators: 261
Total validators: 1,542
Total blockchains created in the Avalanche network: 99
Total staked across Subnets: 508,743 AVAX
Distribution of subnets by category. Source: Snowpeer
AVAX community wins
X user Patrick_DefiGuy released a thread showcasing emerging web3 games on Avalanche
Tune in to Elias_6193’s video on X showcasing gameplay of Fableborne
Check out Feezy’s coverage of events that Avalanche Ambassador DAO has organized
Avalanche Archives
Here’s Avalanche-based articles that made headlines this week.
An Avalanche Reawakening? Everything you need to know about ACP-77 (Blocmates)
Arcade Galaxy Transforms Gaming Experience on Avalanche (Coinspeaker)
L1s > L2s: Key considerations for web3 builders (Ava Labs’ Morgan Krupetsky on Medium)
Check out the Avalanche blog for more updates.
Join in the fun
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Learn more about art onchain in this week’s free Avaissance classes
Join the Avalanche community at Avalanche Summit III in Buenos Aires, Argentina from October 16 to October 18
Meet up with the Beam community for its event at Gamescom on August 21
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