TL;DR
- Budweiser Pass Sale: Complete
- Twitter Spaces: dGEN Network Co-founder Chris Jourdan + ZEDGazette host Budweiser on June 18 at 6PM EDT
- Race to Win: How to win an NFT NYC Skin
- NFT NYC: Enter 10 paid races, win a skin
- NFT NYC Roadmap: ZED RUN in the Big Apple
- NASCAR Time Trial: Racing challenge #2 exclusive to pass holders
- Meet the Team: Introducing Senior Game Designer Sam McAlpine
- Treasury Update: Steps being taken to mitigate market volatility
- Product Updates: Rapid experiments incoming
- ZED RUN in the News: Budweiser x ZED RUN buzz
- Social Milestones: ZED RUN hits 70k followers on Twitter
Budweiser Pass Sale Complete
Congratulations to everyone that snagged a Budweiser Pass during the sale, if you missed out, scoop one up on the secondary market and enjoy all the exclusive Budweiser events outlined in the roadmap.
dGEN Network + ZED Gazette x Budweiser Twitter Spaces
Hit up the ZED RUN twitter on June 18 at 6PM EDT to hear dGen Network Co-founder Chris Jourdan & ZEDGazette chat with a Budweiser Digital Brand Manager, Nick Sylvia about his teams’ partnership with ZED RUN.
NFT NYC: Win a Skin
ZED RUN is coming to New York for NFT NYC, and to celebrate we’re offering limited edition NFT NYC skins!
All you have to do is make sure your stable enters 10 or more paid races during the promotional period (ending 23:59pm June 19 UTC).
Full terms and conditions for our NFT NYC racing promotion can be found in the ZED RUN Guide.
NFT NYC Roadmap - June 21-23
Come join us in NYC, the concrete jungle where dreams are made of! There's nothing we can't do! Hyped to meet y'all!
- NFT NYC Event: June 21-23 located at the Marriott Marquis Times Square
- ZED Headz Community Happy Hour: If you're in the area on June 21 from 5-7 pm, swing by The Keg Room located at 53 W 36th St., New York, NY 10018
- ZED RUN x Human Park x Perion Party: June 22, 6-2am at the The Flower Shop NYC located at 107 Eldrige Street, New York, NY 10002
Head to our blog for more info about ZED RUN in New York City!
NASCAR Challenge #2: Time Trial
It’s that time again, NASCAR ZED Pass holders! Racing Challenge #2 is here, and this one is based on pure speed.
A snapshot of wallets holding a NASCAR ZED PASS will be taken on June 21 at 12:01 AM UTC. Those that qualify will gain access to this exclusive $27,000 prize pool racing event.
For more information about the NASCAR Time Trial Challenge please read full terms and conditions found in the ZED RUN Guide.
Introducing Senior Game Designer, Sam McAlpine
ZED RUN Senior Game Designer Sam McAlpine gave the community a closer look into his game development background, current focus at ZED RUN, and why he’s bullish on the future of Web3 and digital collectibles. Read more about Sam on our blog.
Treasury Update
- 80 percent of the ETH in our prize pool Treasury balance has been converted from WETH into USDC.
- To ensure we have a healthy and sustainable Treasury, daily tournament prize pools will be allocated based on a 180-day outlook.
- Each Friday, a snapshot of the total balance in the prize pool Treasury will be taken.
- The upcoming week’s prize pools (Monday - Sunday) will then be fixed based on the Treasury snapshot and communicated to the community.
- For the time being, we will be actively managing the ETH inflows from breeding and will be converting into USDC on a weekly basis based on market conditions.
- Next week's total prize pool will be $14,060 USD per day (Monday - Sunday).
Product Update
- ‘B’ Bracket additions will be made to breed-specific tournaments
- Race registrations will be increased, allowing one racehorse to enter multiple concurrent races. A racehorse can simultaneously be entered into one free race and three paid races.
The Product Team are running a series of rapid experiments over the coming weeks to improve the player experience around racing.
- Multi Race Entry: We're increasing the number of race registrations one horse can do at once. A racehorse can simultaneously be entered into one free race and three paid races.
- Increased Race Availability: More races across all distances and prize points
- New Tournament Qualifying Conditions: paid racing qualifiers only tournaments.
- New Payout Structure: different prize pool distribution structure for paid racing i.e. top six positions rewarded.
ZED in the NEWS
- BanklessHQ made mention of the announcement that Budweiser is now the Official Beer of ZED RUN in its weekly roll-up.
- The Coin Republic covered the ZED RUN x Budweiser partnership news, with special attention dedicated to the iconic clydesdales tie-ins.
- Marketing Drive reminded its audience that ZED RUN has worked with Anheuser-Busch InBev in the past via the team’s partnership with Stella Artois.
ZED RUN Twitter Hits 70k
The ZED RUN Twitter account crossed 70,000 followers this past week! A special thanks goes out to the best community in Web3 for helping our footprint grow across all social media channels.