In a bold move to rejuvenate its community, Obyte, a decentralized blockchain platform, has launched ‘City’—an innovative virtual world designed to foster user interaction through gamified incentives and blockchain technology. This initiative aims to address the platform’s recent decline in user engagement by creating a dynamic environment where users can connect, collaborate, and earn rewards.
Revitalizing the Obyte Community
Obyte City: A Community Space to Find Neighbors and Earn Rewards
Obyte’s community has experienced a downturn, with decreased activity across its social channels. Recognizing the need for revitalization, the Obyte team developed ‘City’ to encourage closer connections among community members. By promoting horizontal ties and a dense network of interactions, ‘City’ seeks to build a more cooperative and resilient community, less dependent on centralized leadership.
Exploring ‘City’: The Virtual Landscape
Obyte’s focus on user-friendly features and simplicity also stands out.
‘City’ is a vast virtual space divided into one trillion plots of land, each identified by unique coordinates. Users can purchase plots using CITY tokens, with each acquisition offering opportunities for rewards and community engagement.
Plot Acquisition and Rewards
- Random Assignment: Upon purchase, plots are assigned random coordinates within the virtual space.
- Neighbor Rewards: If a newly acquired plot is adjacent to an existing unbuilt plot, both owners receive rewards, including the transformation of their plots into built ones and the allocation of two new unbuilt plots each.
- Collaborative Claiming: To claim rewards, neighboring plot owners must coordinate their actions within a 10-minute window, fostering direct communication and collaboration.
Social Integration
To facilitate coordination, users must link their Obyte addresses to their Telegram or Discord usernames through attestation. This integration enables automated notifications and seamless communication between users, enhancing the collaborative experience.
Customization and Identity
Users can personalize their plots and houses by assigning names and linking to various social profiles, including Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram. Additionally, house owners can claim unique shortcodes, which may serve as user-friendly identifiers for transactions in future Obyte wallet versions.
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CITY Token Dynamics
CITY tokens serve as the primary currency within ‘City’, used for purchasing plots and participating in the reward system.
- Initial Sale: From June 3 to June 30, 2025, plots are available for purchase at a fixed rate of 1 GBYTE = 1000 CITY. During this period, buyers also receive additional CITY tokens, providing liquidity for future transactions.
- Token Emission and Burn: New CITY tokens are minted to fund rewards, while a portion is burned as fees during plot purchases, aiming to balance token supply and demand.
Governance and Decentralization
‘City’ operates through Autonomous Agents (AAs) on Obyte’s Directed Acyclic Graph (DAG) network, ensuring decentralized and immutable operations. While certain parameters, such as plot prices and neighbor probabilities, can be adjusted through community governance, the core rules remain unchangeable, preserving the platform’s integrity.
Referral System: Expanding the Community
To encourage growth, Obyte has implemented a referral system where existing users can invite others to join ‘City’. Referrers have an increased likelihood of becoming neighbors with their invitees, leading to mutual rewards and strengthened community ties.
Looking Ahead: Building a Resilient Community
With ‘City’, Obyte aims to transform its platform into a vibrant, user-driven ecosystem. By combining gamification, social interaction, and blockchain technology, ‘City’ offers a unique approach to community building in the decentralized world. As users engage, collaborate, and grow together, Obyte envisions a future where its community thrives through shared experiences and mutual support.
