nice

most testnets feel like amusement parks quests, XP, fake activity loops we weren’t doing any of that at Fluent so we scrapped the standard playbook and started from first principles 👇

.@launchy_ newsletter - August 8, 2025 • Trump Signs Orders on Crypto Banking and 401(k) Access • Bhanu Kohli & Tarun Mistry of Rail • JPMorgan Debuts Onchain Intraday Repo on Kinexys • Euphoria Raises $7.5M for MegaETH Derivatives App and many more

Please spam us so we have 1 million users too Jokes aside, the testnet is live, you can see how it's optimized to maximize feedback for apps ;)

fun convo with @behrin_n -- the merch is dope too

let him live his life lil bro

amazing to see how far we've come

what I find funny about this sort of thing is that they have always been the case for the large majority of the world (and the majority of history), but americans look at it and think that it's an unbelievable thing to witness they have always done this its just more on the open these days

Every viral collectible trend over the past decade is gacha: • Pokemon TCG • Labubu Popmart • Genshin Impact character • CS GO Skins • Yeezy Sneaker drops They all live at the intersection of gambling mechanics and culture. Crypto finally gives this model global liquidity, instant provenance, and 24/7 secondary markets. The result? → A slot machine powered by culture → A social loop powered by flex/status → A market loop powered by speculation If Pokemon TCG can move billions without onchain rails, imagine what happens when the same behavior is wired into crypto-native games and marketplaces. Maybe now your favorite streamers can resell their Charizard onchain... TLDR -- Gacha is the convergence of gambling, culture, and finance. Crypto is the best railroad to juice it to the max.

me no like mNAV for $ETH DATs are compressing