[R1] - STACKS 🏅

We are using Huma as a loan device for low-income communities. We will source this demographic through verified charities.

To ensure users are informed about their interactions on our site, we integrate Cypher Push Notification SDK to notify users of their latest transactions directly to their mobile Cypher wallet app (e.g. purchasing a bundle) and allow users to see their updated wallet information.

We are also gamifying STACKS to reward user engagement. Community Members unlock NFTs based on their reputation score that provide access to exclusive games and community benefits. We used NUVO to create NFT badges for our on-chain reputation system. We used Collab.Land to verify user reputation (i.e. NFT badges) and automate community access to Discord features (raffling systems, coffee chats, polls).

Gaming is the fastest growing market in the entertainment industry; in just two years, it is predicted that there will be more than 3 billion active gamers. Within this market, games developed by independent studios have seen the greatest growth. In 2022, indie games titles (short for independent video games) have risen by a 4% share among U.S. gamers, 6% higher than the second highest delta (-2%), held by MMORPGs (YouGov). STACKS aligns the buying power of bargain gamers with the interests of indie game developers. Our platform incentivizes users to vote for games they want to purchase. Any titles that reach a critical mass vote count are converted into discounted games bundles that users could purchase through our integrated crypto wallet options. Whereas, existing solutions on Web2 suffer from quality control issues due to poor—or a complete lack of—community curation, we aim to address this gap by leveraging on-chain reputation systems and Web3 community tools. Our value proposition is twofold. For Indie Developers, we provide a runway for launching games, access to gamers, and reputation growth. For Bargain Gamers, we provide discounts and access to new games giving them control to curate content they desire.

Users of our Stacks community can claim a variety of NFT badges based on their levels of accumulated points. This is facilitated by NUVO Power, a service that issues non-transferable NFTs that can be launched as a campaign to drive interest and gauge user metrics. Stacks and partnered indie developers can initiate NFT campaigns from the NUVO platform to view active users and API load.

Community members choose the Game STACKS and champion emerging games. They then purchase their Game STACKS by connecting their wallets and completing the transaction. To provide a seamless transaction experience between gamers and indie studios remain secure and private, we utilize ZkBob’s direct deposit system to submit stablecoin tokens into a queue, which is then processed by the ZkBob relayer in a trustless manner. Transactions between users to this queue are anonymous and transaction data remains private. Our project qualified for this challenge because we value the privacy zkBob provides for our user's purchasing transactions on our dApp.

GamingThe platform uses on-chain reputation systems and Web3 community tools to ensure quality control and privacy. STACKS also rewards user engagement with NFTs and is committed to supporting economically disadvantaged gaming regions by donating 20% of profits to low-income families and verified projects through Giveth.