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Backpack Supports Solana’s NFT Showdown
The Solana Foundation is hosting a one-of-a-kind NFT pitch competition focusing on brands that create real world products in industries like fashion, entertainment, gaming and creator agencies.
Winners will be selected based on their business plans, product innovation, business acumen, creative brand development and innovative use of Solana tool. There will be just 10 finalists selected for an IRL pitch directly to the the judges panel.
The prize pool is nothing to shake a stick at. Builders and artists can go their whole career without coming across an opportunity like the NFT Showdown.
Entries must be submitted by midnight on June 9th, this Friday.
VB (Virtual Backpack) Teaser Breaks Twitter
The tech world was abuzz after Apple’s demonstration of the new “Apple Vision Pro” virtual reality headset and Backpack was quick to join in the fun with this virtual xNFT mashup.
Apple created a category of their own when they released the Apple Computer 1 in 1976 - they challenged the status quo and aimed to change the way we view technology. Forty years later they are still the leader in cutting edge technologies.
Backpack has embarked on a similar journey with xNFTs. Tokenized applications are an entirely new concept for web3 developers to explore.
Y-Axis Pod Debuts w/ Tristan Yver & Armani Ferrante
Backpack cofounder Tristan Yver launched his new podcast called Y-Axis with Armani Ferrante as the first guest. The duo have been working together on Backpack since early 2022 and they dive into the journey that led Armani to building xNFT technology.
“You can tokenize code.”
View the full length episode on YouTube.
Token-22 Support Shipped In Record Time
Mad Lads holders began receiving $BERN airdrops but did not have the ability to see them and devs did something.
Backpack OGs are no strangers to the team’s expedient shipping but even this one was notably fast. Community feedback loops have defined Backpack’s development path since the very beginning and rapid token-22 implementation is a byproduct of that.
When Twitter speaks, Backpack listens.
BUILDERZ LABS Boosts Solana xNFT Developers
BUILDERZ dropped a love bomb on the Solana developer ecosystem with their tool Scaffold, a platform for anyone to kickstart xNFT development. While not an xNFT itself it is a wonderful tool for Solana builders who are looking to explore building on Backpack.
SolanaMonkeyBusiness Upgrades Collection to xNFTs, Teases Gen3 On Backpack
Remember when we talked about SMB’s newsletter? The only way you can access it is by moving your SMB to Backpack.
All SMB NFTs have been upgraded into xNFTs and their first use is as a portal to view SMB updates, Townhall recaps, alpha drops, platform statistics and updates on the grant program in their latest Banana Split newsletter.
Builders Flock To Release xNFTs
Dozens of notable builders have already dropped their xNFT dApps and many more are working on the effort. The number of approved dApps in the xNFT Library has doubled since the beginning of April.
Mad Missions
Mad Missions, created by spacemandev, is a blockchain game built on Backpack. Players can connect their Lads, create a character and are immediately thrust into an alien world.
Ocean Explorers
Ocean Explorers is an on-chain strategy game that launched it’s NFT mint inside of a Backpack xNFT. Explorers traverse the vast seas of Azurite in pursuit of eXP and doubloons, shaping this newfound world through various expeditions.
Doge Capital
Doge Capital, in collaboration with Frakt, SharkyFi and Citrus, launched “Fetch” an all-in-one dashboard for managing loans and fine-tuning your DeFi portfolio.
PsyFi
PysFi provides transparent decentralized option vaults. Users can lend against their crypto positions along with a host of other DeFi tools.
Bonfida | Solana Name Service
Bonfida continues their mission to provide web3 users with a tangible digital identity by bringing their suite of tools to Backpack users.
MadScape
MadScape has not released their xNFT yet but they deserve a spot on the list. Tristan Yver, Backpack and Mad Lads cofounder, is a self confessed recovering Runescape fanatic and MadScape looks like it might be the first Backpack game to drag him back in.
SolanaMonkeyBusiness
SMB hasn’t released a dedicated xNFT dApp (yet) however they have started pushing their newsletter notifications via Backpack.
Read more about SMB’s newsletter in our inaugural edition of Mad News.
