Fantasy Top, a new Ethereum-based game on the Blast scaling network, has taken the crypto world by storm since its launch a week ago. The game, which allows players to create card lineups of their favorite Twitter (X) influencers and earn rewards based on those influencers’ respective social engagement, has already paid out $1.25 million in Ethereum (ETH) to top influencers who were turned into NFT trading cards for the game.
TLDR
- Fantasy Top, a new Ethereum-based game on the Blast scaling network, has paid out $1.25 million in ETH to crypto influencers who were turned into NFT trading cards for the game.
- Players can create lineups of their favorite Twitter (X) influencer cards, and their in-game earnings are based on the real-world social media engagement of those influencers.
- The top three earners for the first week were content creator Jenn Duong, meme coin trader Ansem, and Blast founder Pacman, earning around $20,500, $18,700, and $18,700 respectively.
- Influencers earn a 1.5% fee from the trading volume of their card and a share of 10% of all pack sale revenue, incentivizing them to participate in the game.
- The game also awarded players 2,480 Blast Gold tokens, potentially adding over $25,000 to the first week’s total payouts.
The game’s unique concept has captured the attention of Crypto Twitter, as it blends the thrill of digital card collecting with the potential for real-world financial rewards.
Players can collect cards featuring notable personalities from the crypto space, such as meme coin trader Ansem, DeGods creator Frank, and even Su Zhu, the co-founder of the collapsed crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital.
The game’s mechanics are straightforward: players create lineups of their favorite influencer cards, and their in-game earnings are directly tied to the real-world social media engagement of those influencers.
This innovative approach incentivizes influencers to actively participate in the game and engage with their online communities, as their social media performance directly impacts their in-game earnings.
After the first week of gameplay, Fantasy Top has already made its initial payouts, with some influencers cashing in significantly.
Heroes $1,250,000 Payout 🤝
Exciting news! We've successfully distributed the First Week Heroes Payout.
⚡️ 409 ETH
✨ 7,500 FAN pts per hero on average
🟡 2,480 Blast BOLDYou can view the rewards on the Hero Page.
The on-chain distribution will begin soon, coinciding with… pic.twitter.com/U5B7yZvRG3
— fantasy.top (@fantasy_top_) May 7, 2024
The top three earners for the week were content creator Jenn Duong in first place, earning around $20,500 (6.7 ETH), followed by meme coin trader Ansem and Blast founder Pacman, who tied for second place with approximately $18,700 (6.1 ETH) each.
These earnings are a result of the game’s unique reward system, which allows influencers to earn a 1.5% fee from the trading volume of their respective cards, as well as a share of 10% of all pack sale revenue.
This system not only incentivizes influencers to participate but also creates a sustainable economy within the game, as players continue to purchase card packs and trade cards on the marketplace.
While the game’s concept and initial payouts have generated excitement within the crypto community, there have been some concerns raised about potential score manipulation.
Jenn Duong, the top earner for the first week, temporarily made her Twitter account private after suspecting that her online engagement was being artificially inflated by bots, potentially impacting her in-game performance.
Fantasy Top has stated that it employs strict anti-botting protections to ensure fair competition and accurate scoring based on genuine social media engagement.
The game has acknowledged that Duong’s substantial organic engagement, fueled by her video content around Fantasy Top and other Blast apps and protocols, likely contributed to her impressive performance.
Alongside the $1.25 million in ETH paid out to influencers, Fantasy Top also distributed 2,480 Blast Gold tokens to players. While the exact value of Blast Gold is yet to be determined, industry observers estimate it to be worth above $10, potentially adding over $25,000 to the first week’s total payouts.
