Witnet, WittyBufficorns, and ETHDenver 2022
Primer: Witnet, a decentralized oracle network, is behind the game WittyBufficorns. For ETHDenver 2022 attendees, this is the chance to get your hands on a bufficorn. Learn about what Bufficorns are and how can people learn more in this post.
Witnet
A decentralized oracle network that connects smart contracts to the outer world
Witnet runs on a blockchain with a native token called WIT
Miners are called witnesses. They earn WIT by retrieving, attesting, and delivering web content for clients
Clients spend WIT to pay witnesses for their Retrieve-Attest-Deliver (RAD) work
Witnesses compete to mine blocks for rewards, but their mining power is proportional to their previous performance in terms of honesty and trustworthiness
Witnet has a novel sharding feature that:
Guarantees the efficiency and scalability of the network
Keeps the price of RAD tasks within reasonable bounds
Gives clients the freedom to adjust certainty and price by letting them choose how many witnesses will work on their RAD tasks
Witnet is already live on a number of blockchains (e.g. Ethereum, Polygon, Harmony, Celo, etc.)
WittyBufficorns In ETHDenver 2022
A game by Witnet
It is a virtual hybrid experience that they are planning to gamify
The game is about raising Bufficorns
The goal of the game is to become the best Bufficorn breeder
Each ETHDenver attendee will be given a special badge that will identify them as a Bufficorn breeder
There will be 6 different ranches. Each ranch is named after an ETHDenver sponsor
Players have to cooperate with other members of their ranch to improve the traits that their Bufficorns have
Bufficorns need different resources to improve their traits
The resources are obtained by scanning the QR codes on the back of the badges. This encourages people to find other breeders and to scan each other’s badges
Each ranch produces a different resource
The game will run from the 17th to the 20th on ETHDenver
Players are advised to join the pre-game before the 17th. Scores achieved during the pre-game will be translated to the main game. This will give players a headstart
Prizes will be distributed as NFT medals on Polygon. There will be different classes of medals to win (e.g. best Bufficorns, best breeders, etc.)
There will be a scavenger hunt at ETHDenver. QR codes can be scanned to receive POAPs and special bonuses related to Bufficorns
Where Can People Learn More?
Visit the Bufficorn website
Join their Discord
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