Ancient8 Secures Optimism Grant to Empower Builders and Transform Onchain Gaming | BinanX News

[PRESS RELEASE – Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, December 2nd, 2024]

Old8 has received a significant grant from Optimism Governance Fundan important step forward in their mission to shape the future of Web3 gaming. As a proud member of Superchain, Ancient8 is eager to move into the acceleration phase to establish a strong and innovative ecosystem of developers, players and creators, leveraging the interoperability that Superchain offers.

This collaboration with Optimism highlights their mutual goal of creating scalable, decentralized and easy-to-use solutions. With the Ancient8 Layer2 chain proudly built on top of Superchain, they are fully integrated with Optimism’s infrastructure and well positioned to take advantage of its powerful ecosystem.

How the grant will be used

The Optimism grant will fuel their efforts to expand the Ancient8 ecosystem, empower builders, and bring a broader community to Web3. Key areas of focus include:

1. Promote existing projects

• Provide resources to improve the quality and scalability of projects already based on Ancient8 Layer 2.
• Enable access to industry-updated technologies such as account abstraction, AI-powered tools, and Superchain interoperability.
• Promote sustainable development through optimized product shipping and distribution channels.

2. Incentivize new builders

• Attract major IP and new projects to Superchain by offering customized support and incentives.
• Take advantage of their built-in growth protocols, including Space3 and Revertto help developers bring innovative games and dApps to the market.
• Support new and innovative solutions for gaming and consumer dApps built on Superchain.

3. Fostering community and culture

• Ancient8 recognizes the essential importance of product distribution and amplification of content creators and influencers.
• Strengthen user participation in events, both online and offline, such as hackathons, meetups, and tournaments.
• Support content creators, gaming guilds, and DAOs to spread knowledge about Ancient8 and the Superchain ecosystem.
• Create cultural affiliation between players, developers, and creators to amplify the chain gaming experience.

The next chapter of Ancient8

This grant is a key step in advancing the vision Ancient8 has been working on since the beginning: paving the way for a more robust Web3 gaming ecosystem and encouraging greater adoption through collaboration with Optimism and Superchain. In the coming months, their focus will be on empowering developers, expanding the Ancient8 ecosystem, and strengthening collaboration across the Superchain.

Here’s how Ancient8 plans to move forward:

• Expand ecosystem interoperability: They will improve Ancient8’s infrastructure to integrate seamlessly with Superchain, making it easier for developers and players to benefit from the modular infrastructure and dApps on Ancient8 and other OP chains.
• Support for Builders and Projects: Through upcoming grant programs, they will provide resources and tools for teams building with Ancient8, helping them bring big ideas to life and grow the ecosystem.
• Drive mass adoption: They will work to make Web3 games more accessible and fun for Web2 users by creating fun and easy-to-use chain experiences.
• Development community contributions: Ancient8 will reward and amplify contributions from community members, content creators, and IP owners to grow the Ancient8 and Superchain ecosystem.
• Promote innovation: He Ancient8 Builder Jam Hackathon kicks off on November 20, 2024 and brings together developers to build creative games and solutions on Ancient8’s Web3 infrastructure.

Readers can visit the Ancient8 ecosystem at https://ancient8.gg/ecosystem.

Built on the superchain, built for the future

Ancient8 is built on Superchain, aligning with Optimism’s vision of scalable and inclusive blockchain solutions. With this grant, they will expand efforts to bring millions of gamers and developers to Web3, fostering a vibrant and innovative gaming ecosystem.

As part of these efforts, Ancient8, in collaboration with Kyros Ventures, ZKP laboratories, and Red Orochiis the host of Ancient8 Builder Jam Hackathon, a Web3 hackathon to empower innovators, builders and entrepreneurs to turn bold ideas into reality, offering prizes of up to $400,000. Readers can join the movement to shape the future of Web3 gaming by participating in the Builder Jam Hackathon at https://builderjam.ancient8.gg/.

About Ancient8

Old8 is building an ETH gaming layer 2 built with OP Stack. They offer a set of Web3 gaming infrastructure tools that serve as a global gaming marketing and distribution channel. With Space3 game publishing platform, Old games8 Guild, Rene Verso Ancient8, Web3 ad engine, A8ID and Gosu Network, is dedicated to bringing millions of players to Web3 games, while supporting game developers looking to reach more players. Ancient8 products have helped over 100 Web3 games and over 200,000 users navigate Web3 better.

Ancient8 has raised $10 million in total funding from leading investors including Pantera, Dragonfly, Hashed, Makers Fund, Mechanism, Coinbase, IOSG, Jump, and Animoca.

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