Immutable Rollup - July 15

Hi All -

Hope everyone is rested & re-charged after the July 4th holiday (I think I finally caught up on sleep from NFT NYC 😂). Publishing my first post since NFT NYC and wanted to say a sincere thank you to everyone who came out and supported Immutable X at our event -- love meeting our partners, and community members, in person. Inspires us to bring the best of Immutable to you all every day. 

From partner updates to new product announcements, read below on everything happening @ IMX (including our re-brand which I selfishly have to send again).

Finally - I'm hiring for a Business Development Associate to join our GTM team in the US. If you know anyone who is crypto curious, has experience in a client-facing role, and is hungry please send them my way as I'd love to have a chat.

Immutable X Ecosystem Updates 

• In our effort to be Yuga's preferred Layer 2, Immutable is continuing to engage directly with the ApeCoin DAO. This week, we announced a 100K Free NFT Mint for all $APE Holders on August 3rd. Here is the DAO proposal -- highly recommend you pick up some $APE by August 1 to participate in the free NFT mint on https://apesonl2.com/!

• GameStop launched a limited version of their NFT Marketplace and the early days volume is promising. Here is a live snapshot (and this is without any of the IMX game content launching.. which is coming in August 😳)

• Mandala's Metaverse announced their launch on Immutable X! This is a cross-media franchise -- with the core team being the executive producers behind "The Blair Witch Project" we can't wait to see the MMORPG they launch.

• Immuable announces Eth-to-Dollar Withdrawals, in partnership with MoonPay, as we continue to improve the user experience for on / off ramps. Developers can enable their users to sell L2 $ETH and have the proceeds deposited directly to their bank accounts.

• Starting July 1, self-custodial staking rewards are coming for $IMX. Read here for details on rewards cycles and what you need in your L2 wallet to qualify.

• Guild of Guardians demo was released last week -- check out some of the strong user reviews here.

What I'm Reading / Watching:

• Trends and outlooks in the blockchain gaming industry

• Building web3 for players and earners

• The Story of Gods Unchained, the web3 game ahead of its time

As always, give me a shout if you're keen to learn more about building on Immutable.