It’s time for another Week in Review, where we look back at all the events of the past week across the Forj family, and as always we have lots to cover! Firstly our Ape Accelerator proposal was featured in NFT Evening, Metaprints revealed a first look at the MANTRA metaverse experience, and PolkaPets have dropped a VERY special BondSwap edition. 

Let’s dive in!

Ape Accelerator Featured in NFT Evening

You may or may not have heard (!), but Forj won the ApeDAO’s approval for the launch of the Ape Accelerator, a brand new incubator and launchpad geared towards the ApeCoin ($APE) community.

We got extensive coverage of the news, and we’re delighted to have been featured in NFT Evening.

[Read the article now]

Metaprints Reveals MANTRA Metaverse Experience Design

We all know that bear markets are for building, and that’s exactly what our team at Metaprints have been doing at scale behind the scenes, as we gear up for a metaverse resurgence. Our 10 branded experiences, set to be launched on The Sandbox, are in development, and we gave our Metaprints community a sneak peek at the MANTRA (formerly MANTRA DAO) design.

[Check it out]

PolkaPets Launch BondSwap Gold Special Edition

About Forj

A subsidiary of Animoca Brands, Forj delivers leading Web3 products and technologies that create unique fan experiences for creators. A truly end-to-end solution, Forj is the next frontier of fan engagement through its use of NFTs, metaverse protocols, and blockchain tech to bring fans closer to their favorite creator brands in Music, Entertainment, Gaming and beyond. With major partnerships including influencer Logan Paul, Grammy-nominated musician Lewis Capaldi, and leading creator platform Spring, Forj has an enviable track-record of success in the sector.

Forj-owned brands include metaverse infrastructure project Metaprints and leading GameFi project PolkaPets.

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Welcome to a celebratory Week In Review as we look back at a mammoth few days at Forj HQ!

Forj receives ApeCoin DAO approval to build first Bored Ape Yacht Club ecosystem accelerator

What a day Wednesday was as we were granted approval from the ApeCoin DAO to launch Ape Accelerator, an incubation platform for the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) community.

This new initiative, which was submitted and approved via ApeCoin DAO’s Idea Proposal system (see AIP-209), will incubate and launch projects that strengthen the BAYC community and ApeCoin ecosystem, and will be powered by ApeCoin tokens (APE).

Ape Accelerator aims to engage the ApeCoin community as Initiators, Voters, and Participants. Initiators can submit proposals for projects to be incubated, while Voters can use their APE tokens to vote on whether the proposed projects should be launched. Participants will be able to support approved projects by purchasing NFTs and other tokens.

Harry Liu, CEO of Forj, said of the new initiative: “We are thrilled to have the support of the ApeCoin DAO community to bring Ape Accelerator to life. Our goal is to create new opportunities for builders and creators within the Bored Ape Yacht Club ecosystem, and with Ape Accelerator we can empower projects that will achieve just that.”

More details about Ape Accelerator.

TasteMakerz flipping to success!

🎉 YOU DID IT!🎉

Our incredible community of chefs have together flipped 1 MILLION burgers in our TasteMakerz Burgerz Challenge with @pixels_online! 🍔

To celebrate, we've got a little surprise coming…! 👀#TMZBurgerzChallenge pic.twitter.com/mvWu26ZTFf

— TasteMakerz (@TasteMakerz_XYZ) May 16, 2023

In collaboration with Web3 metaverse game Pixels, TasteMakerz’s incredible community of chefs have together flipped 1 MILLION burgers in our superb TasteMakerz Burgerz Challenge game. The game, played by thousands daily, is an addictive burger-making quest featuring Bored Ape characters.

Interested? Join the fun here.

You, Me, & Web3: Bored Ape (BAYC) IP Growth w/ JBond

On Thursday we released our latest episode of our You, Me, & Web3 Podcast with JBond.

In a very special edition and with AIP-209 passing, we invited leading Bored Ape Yacht Club IP advocate JBond on the show to discuss what the future holds for democratization of Web3 and #BAYC IP.

It’s an episode you won’t want to miss!

Listen now.

About Forj

A subsidiary of Animoca Brands, Forj delivers leading Web3 products and technologies that create unique fan experiences for creators. A truly end-to-end solution, Forj is the next frontier of fan engagement through its use of NFTs, metaverse protocols, and blockchain tech to bring fans closer to their favorite creator brands in Music, Entertainment, Gaming and beyond. With major partnerships including influencer Logan Paul, Grammy-nominated musician Lewis Capaldi, and leading creator platform Spring, Forj has an enviable track-record of success in the sector.

Forj-owned brands include metaverse infrastructure project Metaprints and leading GameFi project PolkaPets.

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In a very special episode of You, Me, & Web3, recorded around the time of AIP-209 passing, we invited leading Bored Ape Yacht Club IP advocate J Bond onto the show to discuss amongst other things, what the future holds for the democratization of Web3 and #BAYC IP.

It’s an episode you won’t want to miss!

Don’t forget that you can subscribe and listen to previous episodes of the You, Me, & Web3 podcast by clicking here.

Hello and welcome along to the latest Forj Week In Review. It’s been a week full of live shows, new proposals and fresh announcements. Here’s just a taste of what we’ve been doing…

Forj Launch Ape Accelerator (AIP-209) Proposal

Forj have proposed an Ape Improvement Proposal (AIP) for the creation of a dedicated Bored Ape project incubator and launchpad driven by $APE token to the ApeCoin DAO. The ApeCoin community can now vote on the proposal until 1am 18th May UTC.

The AIP-209 proposal by Forj, titled “Ape Accelerator Powered By ApeCoin”, will help the ApeCoin and BAYC ecosystem by incubating and facilitating projects that contribute to, and utilise, ApeCoin and BAYC IP ecosystem growth.

Projects looking to launch through the Ape Accelerator will require $APE token to submit a proposal, and holders of $APE and BAYC Ecosystem NFTs will be able to access the launchpad to invest in such projects.
You can find out more information about the proposal on our Twitter thread here, and you can vote for the proposal now until 1am UTC on 18th May 2023.

You, Me, & Web3 Twitter Space

On Wednesday, we hosted our latest You, Me, & Web3 Twitter Space. 

It was a fun and action packed session hosted by Tom McDermott – who was joined by Forj CEO Harry Liu, Forj CMO Chas Stanton, Rug Radio’s Pukerainbow, Andrew from ApeBeverages, and ApeBeverages investor @17iKoola.

Listen here as they discuss numerous topics including the state of the NFT market and Ape IP! It was an utter hoot! 

If you’re short of things to do this weekend, don’t forget that you can also listen to our You, Me, & Web3 podcast as well.

Metaprints Joins OMA3 Metaverse Alliance

The collaboration between Metaprints and OMA3 holds immense potential, as OMA3 has established collaborations with several renowned Web3 industry giants such as Dapper Labs, Decentraland, The Sandbox, Animoca Brands, and Upland among others.

“We are excited to join OMA3 to research how metaverse worlds are able to benefit from further integrations on the chain” said Harry Liu, CEO of Metaprints.

“The goal here, of course, is to develop a seamless connection with users, regardless of which world they are in. By working together in this alliance, solutions can be developed that will benefit communities and bridge the gap between these virtual worlds and Web3 beginners or builders.”

About Forj

A subsidiary of Animoca Brands, Forj delivers leading Web3 products and technologies that create unique fan experiences for creators. A truly end-to-end solution, Forj is the next frontier of fan engagement through its use of NFTs, metaverse protocols, and blockchain tech to bring fans closer to their favorite creator brands in Music, Entertainment, Gaming and beyond. With major partnerships including influencer Logan Paul, Grammy-nominated musician Lewis Capaldi, and leading creator platform Spring, Forj has an enviable track-record of success in the sector.

Forj-owned brands include metaverse infrastructure project Metaprints and leading GameFi project PolkaPets.

Website | Twitter | Telegram | Medium| Discord

Forj have proposed an Ape Improvement Proposal (AIP) for the creation of a dedicated Bored Ape project incubator and launchpad driven by $APE token to the ApeCoin DAO.  The ApeCoin community can now vote on the proposal until 1am 18th May UTC.

The AIP-209 proposal by Forj, titled “Ape Accelerator Powered By ApeCoin”, will help the ApeCoin and BAYC ecosystem by incubating and facilitating projects that contribute to, and utilise, ApeCoin and BAYC IP ecosystem growth.

Projects looking to launch through the Ape Accelerator will require $APE token to submit a proposal, and holders of $APE and BAYC Ecosystem NFTs will be able to access the launchpad to invest in such projects.

At Forj, we have been speaking to builders in the Yuga Labs ecosystem and many of them are experiencing issues that we firmly believe can be solved with a new $APE powered launchpad.

From the research we’ve conducted, the challenges can be broken down into three areas. 

1. A lack of Web2 audience
2. A lack of ongoing utility in projects
3. A lower frequency of interaction

Ape Accelerator greatly contributes to BAYC IP ecosystem growth by building a launchpad for new projects dedicated to driving value for BAYC stakeholders, providing incubation and advisory services to cover Strategic Partnerships, Storytelling, Tokenomics design, Capital Support and Distribution – whilst forming the strategic incubation vertical to maximize cohort synergy for Yuga’s ecosystem growth.

It is the belief within Forj that the Ape launchpad will not only be a boon for builders, but that it will also give ApeCoin DAO Contributors the chance to get in early on promising Ape themed projects.

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You can vote for the proposal now until 1am UTC on 18th May 2023.

Welcome along to our latest Week In Review, and our first in the month of May! So, without further ado…

TasteMakerz Game Review on The DAM Show!

You, Me, & Web3 Shortz with Viker’s Dan Beasley

In our latest You, Me, & Web3 Shortz, Viker Games co-founder Dan Beasley joined us to discuss the PolkaPets and Viker collaboration!

The partnership includes an amazing integration of ALL PolkaPets into the Viker mobile games platform, including 6 new games. We launched the news with a $5000 tournament on the popular games title, Solitaire.

Dan also discusses Web3 mobile gaming, its development, and talks about how you might be able to get involved in the future.

Listen to the episode here.

Polka Pets x Viker $5000 Tournament Results!

On Monday the door closed shut on our amazing $5000 Solitaire tournament with Viker Games, BUT the stats were quite something!

Total games played: 30344

Total games won: 9577

Average games played per user: 59.49 ≈ 60

= Mind blown!

Congrats to everyone who played! Check to see if you bagged yourself a prize now.

Keep an eye out for future game collaborations. We’ve got some real treats on the way!

About Forj

A subsidiary of Animoca Brands, Forj delivers leading Web3 products and technologies that create unique fan experiences for creators. A truly end-to-end solution, Forj is the next frontier of fan engagement through its use of NFTs, metaverse protocols, and blockchain tech to bring fans closer to their favorite creator brands in Music, Entertainment, Gaming and beyond. With major partnerships including influencer Logan Paul, Grammy-nominated musician Lewis Capaldi, and leading creator platform Spring, Forj has an enviable track-record of success in the sector.

Forj-owned brands include metaverse infrastructure project Metaprints and leading GameFi project PolkaPets.

Website | Twitter | Telegram | Medium| Discord

As we hurtle towards the end of another month and look ahead to May, settle back and take some time out of your day to enjoy our latest Week In Review!

$5000 Polka Pets x Viker Solitaire Tournament Launched!

This week, PolkaPet World and VIKER introduced a new collaborative NFT mobile games integration!

And, there’s more, because your #PolkaPet can NOW be used across a range of mobile games from Viker.

To celebrate, from last Monday, a 7 DAY tournament was launched with $5k in $PETS to be won!

The good news is, you can still join in! 

Play now here…

PolkaPets x Viker x Polygon AMA

It was a busy week of live events too with the PolkaPets x Viker x Polygon AMA taking place on Thursday. Hosted by the team at Polygon Games, Forj CMO Chas Stanton and Viker co-founder Dan Beasley discussed the Solitaire Tournament in front of a live audience, and took questions from a selection of the listeners. 

You can listen to the full recording here.

It was the second of two live Twitter shows as 24 hours earlier Forj CEO Harry Liu joined Chas and Dan for the latest edition of You, Me, & Web3 LIVE. 

You, Me, & Web3: Sébastien Borget

In the latest edition of You, Me, & Web3, we speak with The Sandbox co-founder Sébastien Borget.

The Sandbox decentralized Metaverse is a virtual world where players can create, play, own, govern and monetize their experiences using NFTs & SAND, the main utility token of the platform. 

Listen here, as Seb talks to Tom McDermott about numerous subjects including user engagement, the metaverse and its role in entertainment, The Sandbox’s mission to empower creators, content accessibility, monetization, and much, much more.

You, Me, & Web3 Shortz: Dan Beasley, Viker

And, if we hadn’t already provided you with enough content to digest, we ended the week with a You, Me, & Web3 SHORTZ special. Viker co-founder Dan Beasley was the guest and discussed the Polka Pets and Viker collaboration as well as mobile gaming, its development – and explained how there’s still time for you, the listener, to get involved.

You can hear what Dan has to say here.

About Forj

A subsidiary of Animoca Brands, Forj delivers leading Web3 products and technologies that create unique fan experiences for creators. A truly end-to-end solution, Forj is the next frontier of fan engagement through its use of NFTs, metaverse protocols, and blockchain tech to bring fans closer to their favorite creator brands in Music, Entertainment, Gaming and beyond. With major partnerships including influencer Logan Paul, Grammy-nominated musician Lewis Capaldi, and leading creator platform Spring, Forj has an enviable track-record of success in the sector.

Forj-owned brands include metaverse infrastructure project Metaprints and leading GameFi project PolkaPets.

Website | Twitter | Telegram | Medium| Discord