Mar 7, 2024
Matt Wyatt here with the scoop on our latest adventure:
🎉 Puzzle Points and a Discord community for the Puzzle Arcade and Wallet! 🎉
Join the Discord here and apply for a compensated community role by next EOD Thursday (03/14) here!
Download the wallet today here (or here for iOS) to start earning points today!
What's the Point of Puzzle Points?
At Puzzle, we're all about creating a new dynamic collective capitalism (DCC) that is different from the shareholder capitalism of today — a world where a larger collective that contributes actually sees rewards for the fruits of their labor. Thanks to the new coordination tech of blockchains & associated inventions, this more collective capitalism can be just as dynamic as the existing system due to the freedom, programmability, & enforceability of onchain legal, monetary, and private property systems.
Our goals to accomplish this mission and vision are to connect onchain orgs and onchain users, boost privacy tech, lift up small businesses, and create opportunities for others. But these are not just our goals — we've met countless community members that are excited about this mission and eager to help tackle these goals together.
The point of Puzzle Points is that accomplishing these milestones is a community effort and offchain points are a good start to track collective contributions! The core Puzzle team is not yet clear on how much community contribution is needed across various roles to accomplish the goals, but we believe we can figure it out as a community together!
In March, points will be for the activities seen above as rewards for onboarding users with referral codes, for using the wallet, & for using Puzzle dApps like the Faucet & Treasure Hunt. These points are experimental and should be treated as such.
The focus this month is two-fold:
Testing the points system — In the future once we are confident we can stop people sybilling/gaming the points, we can tie Puzzle Points to the Puzzle Arcade games, Aleo dApps, and more!
Forming a community core — We're setting up our core Puzzle community members to help steer feedback on what's next. Speaking of which…
What's the Puzzle Arcade & Wallet Discord Community?
Since our hackathon roots in 2021 (origin story here), we've been on a wild ride, backed by big names like Bain Capital Crypto and Sixth Man Ventures. We've explored the blockchain, experimented with chains, and built cool stuff like private multisigs, NFT storefronts, and a Shopify plugin to bring real world businesses onchain.
Now, we're ready to launch some awesome products, including a privacy-focused wallet for Aleo, a tech stack for zkGames, and a way to link onchain games to IRL rewards. But we're not just about building; we want to empower others to create games and connect their businesses with rewards, like a digital arcade. This is the Puzzle Arcade!
Our first wave of games has been a hit, and we're buzzing with interest from developers and businesses. However, we've hit a couple of snags, like geofencing issues with our Shopify plugin and a lack of bandwidth for community support, journalism, marketing, and business development to help other games and small businesses succeed.
So, here's the plan: we're rallying our community to join the Puzzle team in roles like Community Organizers, Journalists, Content Creators, Ambassadors, Marketers, Small Businesses, and Game Devs. We believe that together, we can make the Puzzle Arcade a powerhouse as a community owned endeavor.
Here's the roadmap:
Week 1: Spread the word and start the application process for community roles.
Week 2: Review applications and form our core team, ensuring we're all aligned on values.
Week 3: Kick-off call and virtual event for team introductions and roadmap discussion.
End of March: Open the roadmap for public feedback and launch our Discord to the public.
We've budgeted for compensation on up to 33 core team members across 11 regions. But we're ready to adapt and figure out the best compensation model together.
Ready to join us and change the game?
Join the Discord here to learn more about the community roles available and apply for a compensated community role by next EOD Thursday (03/14) here!
Catch you in the arcade,
Matt 🚀
