ChainCatcher news, according to Decrypt, the metaverse platform Decentraland has announced the release plan for its desktop client, which brings visual upgrades, improved performance, and new mechanisms to the Ethereum metaverse game. This major update marks a shift in its gaming vision, focusing on the "social" aspect of the metaverse.Currently, Decentraland runs in a browser, which limits the game's graphical capabilities and performance, arguably hindering its development in recent years. The Decentraland desktop client will launch as a public beta on October 22, providing significant improvements for players and creators in the metaverse.While Decentraland will not abandon its traditional tablet screen foundation, the team is also considering the possibility of entering the VR world. Decentraland engineering manager Agnieszka Besz stated that for Decentraland to ultimately succeed in VR, the game must refine its performance, and the desktop client is a step towards achieving this grand goal.

According to ChainCatcher news, the cryptocurrency trading platform WEEX has announced that its newly upgraded v4.2 version of the WEEX Pro App has recently entered public testing. The new version has undergone over 60 interface optimizations, with trading speed improved by approximately 50%, and space capacity reduced by 80%, fully replacing the original contract trading system with Contract Pro, providing a smoother, safer, and more professional trading experience. During the public testing period, both the new and old versions can be used simultaneously, with the old version scheduled to be officially discontinued by the end of November.To encourage users to test the experience and provide feedback, WEEX has launched a bounty program of 100,000 WXT. Users who test the WEEX Pro App and discover and report bugs before November 30 will receive a reward of 100 WXT for each accepted bug report. The top three users who discover and have the most accepted bugs during the activity period will receive an additional reward of 2,000 WXT.

ChainCatcher news, the online role-playing game Forgotten Runiverse based on Ronin announced on platform X that the public beta will restart at 1 AM Beijing time tomorrow. Daily tasks will resume from day 5, and the results of completing tasks in the game will be reflected on the Donut website.

ChainCatcher news, the encrypted asset data platform RootData has announced the launch of its 3.0 version public beta to provide a higher quality and more practical user experience. This version has made significant upgrades to the original popular project ranking feature, presenting the market popularity performance of projects more intuitively through heat value data and charts. With this feature, RootData aims to provide cryptocurrency investors with an effective data dashboard for quantifying asset sentiment, hoping to leverage over 3.8 million real user behaviors each month to help investors reduce information asymmetry and improve decision-making quality.The new version public beta of RootData started on August 19, 2024. During this period, users can apply for public beta qualifications, log in at any time, and use the new version. RootData will collect user feedback and usage experiences to further improve the product.Public Beta Qualification Application LinkPublic Beta Participation Link

ChainCatcher message, the blockchain game Illuvium announced on social media that the public Beta testnet is now live, and players can go to the Epic Games Store to download and experience it.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the blockchain game BADMAD ROBOTS is exclusively launched on Immutable. This is a team battle game featuring robots as the main characters, enhancing player engagement and ownership through the integration of Web3 features and digital collectibles. Its public game testing is scheduled for the second quarter of 2024.According to the introduction, players can use blueprints and resources obtained through gameplay, daily tasks, and special events to create personalized skins for weapons and outfits. These digital collectibles can be converted into NFTs, providing a unique and verifiable ownership structure that allows players to truly own and trade their in-game items.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cipher, founder of JoyID, co-founder of CELL Studio, and researcher at Nervos Network, posted on the X platform expressing excitement to introduce the RGB++ protocol testnet implementation to developers and early adopters. Now everyone can deploy Turing-complete scripts on the Bitcoin network and interact with them in a permissionless and trustless manner.

ChainCatcher news, blockchain development platform QuickNode has announced the launch of its blockchain data solution, Streams, which currently supports 17 blockchains and 26 networks. The connectable database services include Webhooks, S3 compatible storage, SQL, and Snowflake. With Streams, Web3 engineers can reduce the time spent on reorganization, error handling, and data issues by 40%, simplifying the integration of basic datasets with ETL pipelines through an intuitive interface, without the need to worry about data corruption, block loss, or managing retries.Currently, Streams is open for public testing.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the public beta version of the Web3 game Gas Hero developed by the STEPN team Find Satoshi Lab is officially launched.

ChainCatcher news, the blockchain game Illuvium has released an update on its 2024 roadmap, with the launch of the testnet as the top priority. The team is integrating blockchain technology, finalizing the IMX passport, and completing the Fuel exchange.Regarding the timeline: The goal is to launch the Open Beta version in the first quarter of 2024, but due to a commitment to quality and thorough testing, it may be extended to early second quarter. The team is prepared for potential delays to ensure the best outcomes. Regarding parallel progress: The teams dedicated to Overworld, Arena, and Zero will continuously develop new features, which will run concurrently with the testnet launch work to ensure there are no delays.

ChainCatcher news, Circle Developers tweeted that the programmable Web3 wallet platform of USDC stablecoin issuer Circle is now open for public testing. This platform allows developers and merchants to integrate Circle's programmable wallets, helping developers customize wallets based on the user experience of their applications, while selecting suitable wallet security and control configurations. It also enables the building of services on the platform for consumers to send, receive, and store cryptocurrencies, including Circle's USDC and NFTs.

ChainCatcher news, the crypto analytics platform Nansen announced on platform X that the public beta version of Nansen 2 will be released on November 28 at 19:00. This version adds new features and includes significant improvements.According to RootData, Nansen 2 is powered by artificial intelligence, offering faster, smarter, and more intuitive data analysis, with a new smart search feature that has been available in its early access version since September.

According to ChainCatcher news from the official blog, the blockchain game Illuvium will launch its public beta version in the first quarter of 2024.The in-game exchange IlluviDex will evolve into the core of asset trading and purchasing within the Illuvium Universe, positioning IlluviDex not just as a marketplace, but as the heart of community interaction. IlluviDex introduces new features, including a negotiated pricing quote system, a new structural layout for assets organized by game, and a card stacking feature to simplify browsing asset collections.

ChainCatcher news, Otherside announced that Yuga Labs' 2D strategy game Legends of the Mara (LoTM) will open its first season public beta on September 26. During the first season, users can hatch Mara. Koda holders can start collecting fragments and hunting in advance. The beta loot will be minted at the end of each season, which can be used for LotM's expansion game items.

ChainCatcher news, according to Decrypt, BAYC parent company Yuga Labs announced that the public beta test of its Legends of the Mara (LotM) game will launch in September, and all Otherdeed holders can participate in LotM.Legends of the Mara is a "collection-based 2D strategy game," which Yuga Labs first announced in March.

ChainCatcher news, the decentralized lending protocol HopeLend of the distributed stablecoin project HOPE has officially launched its public beta on the Ethereum Sepolia testnet on July 20, and plans to go live on the mainnet soon. As the second protocol of the HOPE ecosystem, HopeLend provides an interest rate market and rich use cases for the distributed stablecoin HOPE, allowing users to participate as depositors, borrowers, or liquidators and earn rewards.It is understood that this round of public testing aims to ensure the smooth operation of HopeLend after its mainnet launch, while helping users gain a deeper understanding of the product features of the lending protocol. All public beta participants can share a reward pool of 8,000 HOPE, and at the same time, the "Who is the Tycoon" community event has also officially started, giving participants a chance to win 12,000 HOPE rewards.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the self-custody lightning wallet Mutiny Wallet has entered the public testing phase.Mutiny Wallet states that it leverages Jack Dorsey's Block's lightning development kit project, which provides developers with customizable control over various aspects of the lightning stack, including the ability to compile for the network. To simplify users' liquidity management, Mutiny has also partnered with the lightning infrastructure project Voltage to help users receive payments without worrying about opening channels or managing liquidity.Mutiny Wallet reminds that the testing phase may still encounter some bugs and limitations, so please exercise caution when transferring large amounts of funds into the wallet during the early stages. (Source link)

According to ChainCatcher news, the world's first Web3 input method Type!t will begin public testing on April 22. The whitelist for this public test will be randomly selected from the 1 million users who have completed pre-registration. Users participating in the public test will have the opportunity to experience the unique features of encrypted input and Type To Earn.It is reported that Type!t is the world's first Web3 input method, designed to protect users' usage data and other privacy information based on encryption technology and decentralized storage, while also featuring Type To Earn, Gamefi, encrypted chat, AI vocabulary, and other Web3 functionalities. After purchasing and installing the keyboard skin NFT, users can earn token rewards while using the input method. Targeting the global market of 3 billion third-party input method users, Type!t aims to become the largest Web3 application by user count worldwide and has already received investment invitations from several well-known institutions. (source link)