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gamergeofficial · 25 days ago

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Best Play-to-Earn Crypto Games 2025: Level Up Your Earnings While You Play

Introduction

Gaming isn’t just a pastime anymore, it’s a way to earn real money. In 2025, play-to-earn crypto games are changing lives. Players are collecting cryptocurrencies, trading NFTs, and joining thriving online communities, all while having fun. If you’re curious about the best play-to-earn crypto games 2025 has to offer, you’re in the right place.

What Are Play-to-Earn Crypto Games?

Play-to-earn (P2E) crypto games are digital games built on blockchain technology. Instead of just scoring points, you earn real crypto, tokens, or NFTs for your achievements. These rewards can often be traded or sold for actual money.

Unlike traditional games, your in-game items belong to you, not the developer. This means you can use, sell, or trade them however you like. The idea is simple: the more you play, the more you can potentially earn.

If you want to understand the basics, great guide on play to earn games.

Why Are Play-to-Earn Games So Popular in 2025?

There are a few big reasons. First, the crypto market is more mature and accessible than ever. More people have wallets, and blockchain games are easier to join. Second, the rewards are real. Players are earning tokens that can be swapped for dollars, euros, or other cryptocurrencies.

Finally, these games are social. Communities form around them, and players often help each other succeed. The best play-to-earn crypto games 2025 are more than games — they’re economies.

Top 7 Best Play-to-Earn Crypto Games 2025

Let’s look at the hottest games this year. Each one stands out for its gameplay, earning potential, and community.

1. The Sandbox

The Sandbox is a virtual world where you can build, own, and monetize your gaming experiences. You earn SAND tokens by creating assets, hosting games, or trading land. It’s creative, social, and perfect for builders.

2. Axie Infinity

Axie Infinity remains a favorite. Breed, battle, and trade cute creatures called Axies. Earn SLP and AXS tokens by winning battles and completing quests. The game’s economy is robust, and the community is huge.

3. Gods Unchained

If you love strategy, try Gods Unchained. This trading card game lets you earn GODS tokens and rare NFT cards by playing and winning matches. Cards can be sold on open markets for real value.

4. Decentraland

Decentraland is a 3D virtual world where you can buy land, create experiences, and join events. Earn MANA tokens by developing content or hosting activities. It’s a place where creativity meets opportunity.

5. Valhalla

Valhalla is a tactical RPG with NFT integration and chess-like battles. Players earn FLOKI tokens and collect tradable NFT items. The game is fun, strategic, and offers plenty of ways to earn.

6. Blast Royale

Blast Royale is a fast-paced battle game with NFT characters and equipment. Compete in quick matches and earn crypto rewards. It’s perfect for players who love action and want quick payouts.

7. RavenQuest

RavenQuest is an MMORPG where you own land, complete quests, and trade resources. The in-game economy is decentralized, and players can earn real crypto by participating in the world.

For more game ideas, check out the list of trending blockchain games.

How to Start Earning with Play-to-Earn Crypto Games?

Getting started is easier than you might think. Here’s a quick roadmap:

Choose a Game: Pick one that fits your interests and budget. Some games are free to start, while others may require a small investment.

Set Up a Wallet: Most games need a crypto wallet like MetaMask. This is where you’ll store your tokens and NFTs.

Learn the Rules: Each game has its own economy and rules. Take time to understand how you can earn and what the best strategies are.

Join the Community: Most games have Discord or Telegram groups. Here, you’ll find tips, updates, and other players to team up with.

Play and Earn: Dive in, complete quests, win battles, and start collecting rewards.

Trends to Watch in 2025

Mobile Gaming: More P2E games are launching mobile versions, making it easier to play anywhere.

NFT Integration: In-game items as NFTs are now standard, giving players more control and value.

Cross-Chain Gaming: Games are supporting multiple blockchains, so you can use your assets in different games.

Community Governance: Players are voting on updates and helping shape the future of their favorite games.

For more on trends, the latest in blockchain gaming.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. Are play-to-earn games free? Ans: Some are, but many require an initial investment or NFT purchase. Always check before you start.

2. How do I cash out my rewards? Ans: Transfer your tokens or NFTs to your wallet, then sell them on supported exchanges or marketplaces.

3. Is it risky? Ans: Like any investment, there are risks. Only play with what you can afford to lose, and stick to reputable games.

Conclusion

The best play-to-earn crypto games 2025 are more than just entertainment — they’re a way to earn, connect, and be part of a new digital economy. Whether you’re a casual player or a crypto enthusiast, there’s never been a better time to jump in. Explore, play, and start earning today!

#playtoearn #cryptogaming #nftgames #blockchaingames #earnwhileyouplay

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princessofmerchants · 1 year ago

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I saw your posts for Nesta, what if she is chosen by the mother to be the high queen

Thanks for the question, anon! My answer is after the break because it contains spoilers for HOFAS.

I don't think the Mother is queuing up Nesta as High Queen, despite the fact that Gwydion is now in her possession. I also don't think this title will ever go to Rhysand, even with his being a descendent of the Starborn line. Here are some reasons why:

Logistical - There are two more books planned (for now) that will focus on new romantic pairings while forwarding the wider magical conflict plotline. Nesta or Rhysand as new High Queen or King would need a lot more page time than the planned books and their foci would allow.

I also don't think anyone becoming High Queen or King of Prythian is in the cards because it goes counter to so many themes that characterize SJM's books. In the scene in ACOSF where Amren is pushing the idea on Rhysand, his angry responses contain a solid argument against a High King or Queen in a thematic sense - it would be taking a decentralized, in balance government of territories that complement each other, and revert the society back to a centralized monarch, a government way more rife for corruption if the wrong person is in power, and would require conquest to achieve. Which brings me to the third reason I don't think this will happen...

In HOFAS, we learn from Silene's hologram that Fionn was actually not that great. Yes there was peace in the land with Fae magic flourishing while he reigned. But the way he feels threatened by his wife Queen Theia begins a cycle of selfish power-grubbing that Theia then perpetuates to/with her daughters. Not a single one of the ancient Fae of Prythian come out looking good, drawn as a hero, in HOFAS. And I think this was intentional by SJM, who writes into her plots characters who are grappling with what I'll call problematic lineage - ancestors who did crappy things - and the way they find peace with it isn't by reverting back to some "golden era" of the past (because our present-day protagonists usually learn it wasn't actually very golden). This series resolving with a High Queen or King doesn't feel like the thematic trajectory SJM is going for.

So what does the Mother have in store for Nesta? I don't know! But HOFAS made it clear that something awaits her - a story that continues to be worth telling in the future ACOTAR books. And I'm so excited to see what that may be.

(And while it wasn't precisely what you asked, I also don't think Gwydion will "belong" to Nesta in the long run because she has a sword already that is undeniably hers - Ataraxia. It's one of the reasons Bryce giving her Gwydion with a charge that sounds like a quest had me freaking out so much - clearly our girl is going to continue to be an important actor in the ACOTAR meta-storyline, and the possibilities are vast as to how that might play out.)

#anon ask #nesta archeron #hofas spoilers #post hofas discussion #gwydion #hofas #house of flame and shadow #acosf #a court of silver flames #sarah j maas

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differentquincy · 3 months ago

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The more I write about stuff happening in Goodneighbor, the more I'm curious about how these people exist in the same space.

Does Hancock get all of his chems from Marowski? Maybe this is why the Watch doesn't intervene when Marowski sends a Triggermen hit squad after you in town when you raid Four Leaf. I imagine Hancock approves on the general principle but can't exactly come out in favor of someone ripping off his dealer.

Is Sinjin connected to anyone in Goodneighbor? I feel like he would have to be, because his assassins and dealers and other flunkies are connected to people in Goodneighbor. The chems that AJ peddles, for example, do those come from Marowski?

At one point, Marowski says that Bobbi is muscling in on his action. What we see of Bobbi is largely through her quest, raiding Hancock's warehouse to backfoot the mayor and destabilize the town. Supposedly, after his warehouse got hit 20 years ago, Marowski made a deal with Bobbi to give her a cut of his profits and she wouldn't run him out of business. The only way this makes sense is if that warehouse was the central location of Marowski's empire, he lost pretty much everything, and had to majorly decentralize in order to make a comeback. So what has Bobbi been doing for these 20 years? What role does she play in local mobster politics? And if she's getting money from Marowski, why does she have a flop house right next to (and digging a tunnel underneath) the hotel he owns?

#fallout 4

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winterpinetrees · 7 months ago

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The Time Will Pass Anyway (The Gap Years 2x1)

After two months we are so back! It’s time for Book 2, formatting-wise. Brian, Sierra, Clay, and Marin continue their quest to gather allies and not die. However, they’re all known threats now, and the balance of power is getting precarious.

navigation guide

dramatis personae

🐴🐎 (those are for you @wishndreamer. welcome to the party)

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September 13th

San Fransisco, CA

The elves know their world well. After eleven thousand years of civilization, they do finally have better maps of the ocean floor than the surface of the moon. They have looked backwards into ice cores and ancient ruins to discover their past, and they have a story. It is an origin myth by a different name, now that religion is out of fashion.

Tens of thousands of years ago, after they mastered fire but before any cave paintings they’ve found, the worlds were one. Then, by chance or by fate, the worlds were split and the residents of one found themselves surrounded by long-since-faded magic. Or maybe a small group gained magic while still among those without, and split the worlds themselves in an act of unimaginable power. The new elves lived longer than anything else that walked on land, and forgot little. They aged too slowly for evolution to help them, so they shaped the unforgiving world themselves. Left behind, the humans survived as all other living creatures do. They stayed alive from one generation to the next, adapting and enduring until finally the glaciers melted and the climate was stable enough for such short, forgetful creatures to figure out agriculture and hygiene. Poor things. Why shouldn’t elvenkind give them a hand?

When Marin tells this story to Brian, Sierra, and Clay on their way back west, they’re caught between amusement and horror. Then Sierra mutters “what do we call ‘white man’s burden’ for a bunch of elves”, and the tone shifts so fast they can’t breathe through their laughter. Marin gives them a disapproving look. This isn’t like human racism, he says with disgust. His mother fought slave traders in the Caribbean. This isn’t a made-up justification for elven rule. They’re actually superior this time. The humans remind themselves that keeping Marin’s trust is important for saving the world, and drop it.

This is, of course, a justification. It’s one that the elves need because no matter how cutthroat the nobility are, no elf is eager for a desperate human to end their magical life early with a lucky bullet. After four thousand years of stability, no elf wants to suffer and die in a burned-out field or a city reduced to rubble for a world they do not need. They would rather wait like they’ve waited since Lazarus died. Humans are tough, but they’re outpacing themselves. Let the climate change and the bombs fall. The elves can clean up the aftermath.

Marin’s mother took a different stance. Isn’t it cruel to allow for all that pain? The humans don’t know what’s good for them. The majority of their civilization doesn’t even know things can be different. This is altruism, see? They are acting for the greater good. Most elves love humanity. Even the Voyagers don’t want to watch their coasts sink again. Every year they face cyclones that are still erratic from carbon emissions ten millennia years before. They’re in the height of the hurricane season now.

So when Apex Mercuralis declares that conquest is imminent and that sacrifices must be made, her subjects listen from all of their decentralized corners. Travelers and hermits return home, even entire towns retreat from their human neighbors. A civilization shakes itself awake. There is resistance, of course. Half-elves warn human spouses what is coming. A leading physicist is handed data explaining the mechanics of magic by an unsettling elf with all of the stars in her eyes. Betrayed elves fight in the hills, refusing the Apex’s decree and killing any soldiers who dare fight them without magic. And of course, the spare Sondaica heir and his gifted friends coordinate their army from within a few miles of the palace. If humanity learns the truth and attacks the elves first, then their strike on the elven world will be as devastating and brief as a tidal wave. Better not to risk even a hint of magic where they can see, not with four thousand active nuclear bombs on the table. Amedi Kebero shot an arrow at the runaways once. It struck Sierra’s window while she was working, but even they wouldn’t risk anything more. The elves watch and wait. The humans adapt to impossible circumstances. Every story has a grain of truth to it.

It’s the end of summer and the winds are changing by the bay. This is a seasonal shift, the same as in the elven world. In the end though, the city will either change hands or change climates. The old story doesn’t have a third option. There is no way for power to change.

Brian, Sierra, and Clay know this well. Life at home is identical to what it was before they left on this quest. They play game after game of Pandemic as if the specialized cards will tell their futures, and lose track of everyone else. August fades into September without summer reading to finish or classes to choose. Their now-distant friends post photos of their new dorms. How can Brian talk to a teammate who could be dead of smallpox in a year? Someone who thinks elves work for Santa Claus and that they are all alone in the universe? What good are four seasons on the same team compared to weeks spent fighting for the fate of the world? He can imagine himself wearing the sabertooth tiger of Genus Sondaica or the burnt orange of Genus Adust, but not the Princeton Tigers jersey waiting for him next fall. Their emissary, Essie, the human girl serving in the elven palace, says the plague will come this spring, or maybe in the summer. Disease thrives in the heat.

Essie understands though that her allies know how to fake a future. They may not have been raised as secretaries, but children soak up information like healthy soil. Unrestricted internet access. Eavesdropping as their fathers sway policy. Fliers about saving the whales. The deadline for their despair has become more concrete, but the three slip back into their lives as if they aren’t hiding an alien prince along with them. When a man’s eyes flash neon blue at a self-righteous gala, Brian hides his flinch and smiles for the cameras. Sierra tells everyone she caught a bad cold, even as smallpox scars creep across her shoulders. Clay meets back up with his friends, the artists, and outcasts, but he can’t quite tell them what they should be afraid of. Then the sun sets and Sierra fiddles with bolts until her fingers are stiff. Brian spends every night in Zerada’s arms, or so exhausted he can barely reach a bed before falling asleep. Clay, well, he’s quieter than he used to be. This time under the neon lights he’ll have the words to bring a few more friends into this world.

Other nights they are far from any status quo. Zerada and Jezero sweep in with scratched-up clothes and scandalous news. Trying to align the Lazarin nobles is like herding cats, (sabertooth ones, to be specific), but the siblings are as good messengers as anyone. Her charms, magical and otherwise, don’t hurt. Back in San Francisco, the humans coordinate with nobles over phone calls and covert drop points. They might spend a day on mundane personal projects, only to end it with a midnight call to their mysterious emissary. “Climate change”, Clay jokes “might have been dooming them for years, but that took a lot less work”. He has a paper straw in his coffee anyway. It’s nothing. It’s a symbol. The media coverage for performance will make the elves think twice.

Sierra had asked for deferred admission first. Of the three of them, she deserved her acceptance the most. Sierra’s work with electric engines and all the pieces that made The Audacity was exactly what the Massachusetts Institute of Technology wanted. Her father was a footnote. She got in. There was something compelling about the college. She’s read stories of MIT students: a police car on a roof, a cannon stolen from Caltech, the first hackers. Maybe she’ll finally find someone who can make code speak to her like metal and wires do. It’s a continent away though, Besides, it would be wrong to leave Brian in New Jersey without a goodbye.

He wasn’t in the same situation. They’ve heard Brian quote Wordsworth from memory before dragging his surfboard down to the shore, and his grades are downright stellar, but the world is more blunt than poetry. Their fathers all graduated from Princeton, supposedly the best school in the nation, the same year. Now, thirty-nine years later, Brian is doing the same thing. He got in because he’s a Whitaker, basically. Being good at baseball didn’t hurt either. There’s a team waiting for him, but the trio have been inseparable since birth. He can’t not join them on the road.

Lastly, Clay is also off to Cambridge, Massachusetts, two miles from Sierra. He wanted to go somewhere big and lively, like a state school in California, but the money had to come from somewhere. Once Clay’s acceptance to Harvard showed up in his inbox, Mr. Shepard wouldn’t pay for anywhere else. That means he’s off to fancy nerd school, and who would listen to him complain? Why not defer a year, if Sierra won’t be going east until next September. He can tell what neighborhood of San Francisco he’s in by sound alone. It would be nice to have another summer.

As for Marin, well, delaying his life wasn’t an option. He will attend the Conservatory when he is ninety-nine unless he is too dead to do it. Even Cai spent her nine years enrolled and pretending to fight. However, he could have been preparing, not walking away to chase strangers in the human world. The prince has never sat at a folding table in a gym that smells like rubber and sweat filling in dots with a number two pencil, but he’s been caught between the pages of his history for a long time. Now, he’s found himself impossibly close to holding the scepter in his hands. Never once when he climbed the one-handed statue of Lazarus overlooking the harbor and leaned his head on Zerada’s shoulder did he imagine they could actually rule. It’ll be embarrassing to tell his mother just how right she was right about the human world.

The scepter isn’t in his hands yet, so they plot. They coordinate. Marin starts teaching Brian how to speak Lazarin, Sierra runs countless tests on their guns and gadgets, and Clay trawls missing person reports to find who the elves target. It’s a scattered operation, and their emissary helps where she can. Essie has sent them information through a dozen methods, but most of it is aggravatingly vague. There are the 1 am phone calls, but Sierra has spent much of her August dealing with encrypted emails and PDFs that appear spontaneously in her photo reel covered in shorthand. It seems like their ally has access to anything and everything with an internet connection, and after one off-color joke about Brian’s search history, she begins pretending that she doesn’t. Brian and Sierra also, cautiously, ask their fathers if they think humanity is alone in the universe. If the government has any suspicion that magic is real, then the most powerful man in California will know about it. Sierra’s dad is on the bleeding edge of technology modeled after science fiction, so he might know as well. They know less than the kids do.

Their families are more helpful in other areas. Over six weeks, they put their out-of-context understandings of power into place. The Marolaks are hunters who want to go on the offensive, so it’s James Shepard’s history that suggests they keep the soldiers occupied with a minor task. The Celerons are content to gather their allies in Eurasia and wait out the pandemic, but Travis Bracken has a history of luring hesitant parties to action. Zerada and Jezero are fielding a genus of tricksters, and two Sondaicas have better claims to the throne than Marin. They need another win, and quickly, or else Rhiannon or Lir will take his role.

That is why, after six weeks of doing what they told their colleges they would spend their gap years on, the kids hit the road again. The car is better than ever, with shielding under the exterior and spare tires in the back. They’ve brought things they couldn’t easily buy on the road: stronger headphones, barely legal body armor, and a camera that is far more sensitive to magic than Sierra’s makeshift device. Buried underneath all of that is another box. It’s unlabeled, but that can’t truly hide its contents. N95 respirators. Disinfectant. Plastic gloves. The three of them have faint circular scars across their shoulders, but that won’t guarantee immunity if the elves change their strategy. They won’t be caught dead if it all collapses when they’re on the road.

They tell the Adusts to keep an ear out for a rendezvous point after they’re done up near the border and take the 1-80 north through the central valley. The grass is literally greener than usual, and contrary to their fears, no wildfires interrupt their plans. Clay had wanted to get as far from home as possible before the elves knew they’d left, but Zerada was sure they were being tracked too well for that to matter. She argued they should stay close, in case either group needed backup. Brian turns their radio to a sports broadcast and drives them all the way to the shores of Lake Tahoe. They stretch their legs, but when Brian steps back into the driver’s seat, he’s turning the car to the north.

As the driver, it’s his prerogative to do whatever he wants for ‘evasive maneuvers’. It’s not until the road signs start saying “Susanville 50 Miles” that the other three put the pieces together and start to have a problem.

Marin swings his arms around the back of the driver’s seat and leans in close. Even with Zerada gone, he’s not getting passenger seat privileges back. “What are you even going to do there? You barely knew the kid, and anyone left certainly doesn't know you”.

“How did you…Am I that predictable?” Brian laughs.

Sierra shrugs. “Every time someone had a little league game on, you mentioned that the Betrayed guard had played baseball, so yeah”.

“His name is Sebastian”.

She rolls her eyes. The boy in the glacier prison had said he was from Lassen County, California. It’s a sparsely populated region. Marin says that the Betrayed usually attach themselves to larger human settlements, so their destination is almost certainly the only city in the area. That place is Susanville. Brian is following his paper maps straight towards it.

“As for what I’ll do, I’ll look around? I want to find some evidence that he was here”.

“Evidence?” Clay replies. His feet are on the dashboard. The others turn to him in shock. He’s been quiet during the drive.

“I don’t want to just think of him as a guard. He had a life here”.

They drive through irrigated farmland and dry ground. This is high elevation desert, again, just like where Sierra was shot. It’s bright and hot in a way that feels mentally worse in September than in August. It’s technically summer until the 20th or 21st, but who cares about the equinox? Elves? They’re doing all of this to not follow an elven schedule.

“It feels like a bad omen for the Betrayed to settle here,” Clay says once they start to get close.

Marin sits up in his seat and looks at the houses. “Why? The river still runs. That’s saying something, for humanity”.

“This is a prison town. Rural industry dried up, and then it was the nineties,” he scowls, “and the US was building a prison every two weeks. There’s three nearby and half the population works at one of them. If there are Betrayed here, then odds are that they’re doing guard work too, just like the Mercurali ordered”.

The car swerves slightly as Brian reacts “Working at a prison doesn’t just mean guard work, and the Betrayed were forced. He was like fourteen, Clay. He didn’t have a choice about any of this. And twenty years is nothing for an elf. They couldn’t have known our politics would happen”.

Sierra looks out the window. “They couldn’t have known elven politics would happen either”.

Brian parks the car in town. He and Sierra are going to sneak into the high school and maybe the community college to see if anything is out of place. Marin and Clay will stay near the car. Then, as they all step out and kick up clouds of dust, Clay puts a hand on her shoulder.

“Wait, I need to talk to him”. She lets him go.

With a baseball cap on and his backpack over one shoulder, Brian looks like he’s stepped out of a smaller story. He wishes he had an old address or family records, but even Essie wasn’t sure of details. The Betrayed were understandably not willing to report census data. It seems almost like someone grabbed Sebastian off the street without any procedure at all. Clay runs over. There’s a contrast between the two of them. Clay hasn’t picked up a suntan, and his straight brown ponytail would fit better on a lost adventurer in the wilderness than a boy taking a gap year. He’s wearing hiking books to Brian’s sneakers and long loose sleeves instead of basketball shorts. Clay has a human pistol on one side of his belt, concealed well enough that a stranger wouldn’t even see it. Brian knows to look.

“You shouldn’t do this. They don’t want us here,” Clay explains with deathly certainty, and Brian looks around for an unseen threat.

“We share an enemy, and this is a real city. People come through here all the time”.

Clay sets his jaw and his eyes lose focus behind his glasses. “We’re outsiders. Elves are secret, remember? We used to make fun of Sierra when she mentioned them. They’re not telling us anything”.

“We know what to look for now, and I’d bet people here know too”.

“Christ, Brian! We’re not rich kids out here” You can’t keep expecting solutions to just fall right into your hands”. He practically snarls the words.

“I’m not, I’m trying to do research-”.

“You’re running head-first into an isolated backwater while looking like the boyfriend from High School Musical. The Betrayed might not like the Mercurali but that sure as hell doesn’t mean they like us”.

“Are you okay?” Brian replies without thinking, then realizes his mistake. In his mind, it’s reassuring. They’ve known each other for eighteen years and Clay has been acting strange for weeks. His tone of voice betrays him. Of course Clay is trying to stop him from adventuring. Clay, who’s disgusted with all of human society, not just the United States’s prison system. Clay, whose hands don’t shake when he holds the rifle. Clay, who he feels more and more every second must have shot the Betrayed in his cell block.

“Am I okay? I’ve been the one holding this whole thing together since you lost your mind!”

“What are you talking about!”

Clay tilts his head back and sunlight flashes on his glasses. “I haven’t seen an ounce of restraint from you since Montana, at least. You keep racing from one thing to the next and falling apart! You had a panic attack after Sierra got kidnapped and I had to help. I murder a person, and you get a girlfriend”.

“You can’t blame me for freaking out that our best friend had been abducted by aliens! Sorry that I’m not some perfect killer. I’d rather live my life if you’re right that we’re all probably going to die”.

“Killer”. A long horrible pause. Brian almost feels blood sticking to the back of his neck. Hollow elven bones shatter under a club he swings. Adrenaline and victory. Clay’s never done worse than fire a pistol.

“…You’d just confessed. ‘Murder a person’”.

“That was the plan. That was always the plan. We had to get out. We had to win, or else everyone dies. I kept it together”. He clenches his fists and walks forward. “I’m the only one keeping this together. You play carnival games and talk about the hero's journey… our people are already dying, Brian. This isn’t badass. All of this is miserable! But you are right about one thing. We are probably going to die!”

They stare at each other under the desert sun like Old West outlaws preparing to duel. Brian glances at the pistol in Clay’s belt.

“Tell me you would have killed that boy, and stop looking at my gun”.

“I would’ve. I’d have done it with my hands”. He stares Clay in the eyes. “I may have strong reactions to the likely end of the world and the fact that we can literally save it, but that doesn’t mean I’m not as good as you”.

“Let’s get this over with”.

They walk into the local high school easily. They’re only eighteen, after all, and people hold doors open. This is not a place with security, or much funding at all. In this part of the country, school has been in session for almost a month. They find the library and the clunky computers that Sierra would love like old friends, and take yearbooks from the shelves. No one gives them a second glance, but they stare at every person nearby looking for pointed ears and too-quick movements.

They’re all high school students, in all their teenage diversity. There are boys with sports jerseys and band patches, girls in short shorts and cowboy boots. They observe the cliques from the outside. A single thought rattles through both of their minds. Smallpox used to kill thirty percent of those it infected.

“Do you think we should have checked the middle school instead? He was young”.

Brian says no. Sebastian had taken engineering classes that wouldn’t be at a middle school, but could be at a rural high school like this. There’s no one familiar in the yearbooks, but maybe elves don’t let themselves be photographed.

A girl their age wearing hunting camouflage catches a bundle of pens thrown from across the room and sits down nearby. Her ears are hidden by her hair, but Brian thinks there’s an inhuman reflection in her eyes. She also doesn’t look strictly of european descent, but he won’t say that outloud as reasoning for thinking she’s from a different dimension.

“Odds I go say hi to her in Lazarin?” he asks, and Clay looks at him like he’s doomed the world.

“Right. Impulsive behavior”.

Instead, they cross-reference names online. There’s a lot of teachers in last year’s records that are gone now. It could just be high turnover, but Clay can tell a few were hasty departures. Brian scans Clay’s face for signs that he has seen one of his victims. Then the bell rings loud enough to thrown them back to middle school, not a bloodstained glacier prison.

Clay elbows him in the side and gestures to the girl.

“Put your sunglasses on first”.

Clay stands and leaves with the flow of students. Brian approaches the girl from a distance, nods his head, and says the most basic Lazarin greeting he knows. The girl looks up, shocked and slightly afraid, and hesitates before giving the exact same reply.

“I don’t speak that well. Are you new here?” She says in English.

“Visiting. I have a message though. If you knew him, Sebastian’s doing fine, all things considered”.

Her eyes go wide, but Brian walks out of the school without looking back. He drives deep into Oregon before they feel safe stopping for the night. He hopes what he said was true. It’s been weeks since he saw the kid. He could have been punished, relocated, or worse. Maybe the Mercurali aren’t as against killing as the casualty list implied. Maybe only nobles get their mercy, not anyone out in the desert.

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@lokiwaffles @reggie246

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skyggsja · 5 months ago

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in my quest to decentralize my phone I actually got my hands on an iPod Classic that‘s in great condition ♡ I ordered some modding supplies to increase its storage and give it a new battery.

But I also wanted some protective casing for it but the ones I found online weren‘t what I wanted. So i made one!! My whole life is Totoro themed now, so naturally I stuck with this theme (this actually happened super spontaneously, i don‘t even know how I got the idea..)

Now I have this beautiful little case. The white belly is a pocket that can actually fit my wired headphones if I put them in first before the iPod. And it‘s got two little loops beside each ear so I can attach a little shoulder strap and carry it around hands-free. The face is just painted on and I eyeballed the construction of the whole thing.

I can‘t stop looking at it. I think it turned out soo cute and cool. ♥️♥️♥️

#totoro #my neighbor totoro #studio ghibli #fangirl #ipod classic #skyggsjacreates #art #handmade #hayao miyazaki

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cleoselene · 5 months ago

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The Fate of the Kirin Tor

was eager to dive into this questline. I was affected at the beautiful last scene, but literally I have to ask:

Khadgar, what the fuck are you and Jaina thinking? Also, why the fuck are you putting Jaina back in charge after her history as leader of the Kirin Tor, AND ALSO THE GIANT RED FLAG IN THE POST-QUEST DIALOGUE WHERE SHE TALKS ABOUT PROTECTING THE KIRIN TOR AND THE ALLIANCE. This chick still hates the Horde with her whole throat. And Aethas being the other major power player???? Like, do I need to discuss why his history has been an issue? As much as I love his voice because it sounds like my boy Nathanos, no.

Also, decentralizing research -- a terrible idea academically. Look I have three max level mages (one for each spec and they all have their own RP reasons for being these specs) and so I'm more invested in this plot than normal, as well as being an irl academic, but what they're basically affirming they want to do is dismantle their own university. It feels like an embrace of narrow scholarship, if not an outright rejection.

Yeah, maybe they should stop relocating the city to the worst trouble spots on the planet, that's a good move. But making the Kirin Tor operate essentially the way decentralized terror cells operate and people working independently and not together? Well, it's the idea I'd expect from Jaina, who was written terribly for the last 20 years, and also what I'd expect from a void-corrupted-from-all-that-time-in-the-Dark-Heart Khadgar. They are effectively weakening Azeroth's magic scholarship and knowledge production and unless they're doing it for some "oh noez the Burning Legion" Night Elf reasons, which they're not, they should maybe, idk. Come up with a better plan. Shit is not getting easier on Azeroth and scattering the world's most knowledgable mages is... stupid.

But that's just me and my very unpopular on this website opinion that I can't stand Jaina really lol. Not her fault, her writing is bad. Which, yes, as a Sylvanas enjoyer, I realize is rich, but Sylvanas had moments of good writing whereas Jaina's been terribly written from the get. Jaina to me is a lot like Anduin where I could have liked her if the writers weren't so determined to spite the fans over what the writers perceived as wrong opinions of these characters. Or maybe I just don't like the Alliance that much.

BUT LIKE. ARCHMAGE MODERA IS RIGHT THERE. SHE WOULD BE A GREAT LEADER. BUT I GUESS BLIZZARD IS CONTENT TO JUST LEAVE HER AS 'KHADGAR GIRLFRIEND'

signed, someone who still hates Calia Menethil on the Desolate Council

#as an undead mage i just had no IC patience for this plot #especially when my poor little dead girl had to be civil to KEL'THUZAD #world of warcraft #warcraft #anyway can't wait for Jaina to expel me from the Kirin Tor for being dead

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observations on the future of social media in regards to P2P and Blockchains and decentralized protocols in general ie nostr/iris, bluesky etc, what it means in Threads, Tumblr and Twitter/X's case and what it means to us as users

prefacing this with I'm just a person with access to google and a hefty amount of curiosity and a layman's understanding of the subjects so I will most likely be wrong about a couple things but I just wanted to write this to get a discussion going in a public space about what these social medias mean for the future of the internet and what I think their goals are and also to just get my thoughts in order

P2P in the simplest of terms is how torrenting works, it is peer 2 peer sharing of information ie computer 2 computer, so for example if you download something sent to you by a person from google drive its person > google servers > you, however if you torrent somethings its person > you (well in actuality its Multiple people> you and that's what seeding is but I am keeping it simple for my own sake) So in my quest to find a way to p2p stream things directly from a computer to another computer not on the same network on github, I've found that a huge amount of research has been done in general on P2P implementation beyond just media sharing in the last couple of years

and subsequently I fell down a rabbit hole of P2P social media, so what that means is imagine a social media without a middle man or a direct company. Twitter right now works as such, person tweets > passes through twitter servers > you access their tweet as shown to you through the twitter servers this mode of information sharing requires physical servers to store this data on, most companies don't own their own servers but instead rent them, usually from amazon or google, and twitter is the same, in fact almost everything on the internet is hosted through amazon servers and they have intense monopoly worldwide (x) (x)

this is partially how countries can exert their laws on these social media companies

P2P makes all of this obsolete, reduces the overhead cost of servers and takes them out of the equation, the sharing of information will be pingponged through multiple computers instead of passed through one large middle man that can be prosecuted and contacted for hosting/platforming this data. personally I am very excited about the development of P2P technology however, this form of decentralized social media isn't new people have been experimenting with it since 2012 and the early internet ran on p2p (IRC), but the biggest difference now is that people have combined it with blockchains (bitcoin) (W3C ie Web.3 consortium pretentious name I know) and this brings me to the current Big Fish battle that is happening right now between IRIS(NOSTR)/Blusky and Threads, Twitter

So starting with IRIS, most people have probably not heard of IRIS but what IRIS is, is a p2p social media running on a protocol called NOSTR, ELI5 protocols are just Ways of doing things/sharing information/guidelines, ie emails are just a protocol called SMTP (simple mail transfer protocol) that companies can build things around ex: gmail, runs on SMTP protocol I stumbled on the ex CEO of twitter Jack Dorsey on IRIS and a couple things struck me first scrolling through the site and his account. first even though Jack Dorsey is on the board of directors for bluesky and helped in its development he more so wants NOSTR protocol and IRIS to succeed and seems to be pushing them more heavily even on his twitter secondly the little dollar amount tied to every post he makes,

this literary banger is apparently worth a dollar and a half in "Zap Coins" this leads me to speculate on the future of bluesky because to me it seems like IRIS is being used as a testing ground for bluesky, bluesky currently DOESNT have bitcoin tied to its posts like nostr does but it does have the groundworks laid in in its protocol! I offhandedly mentioned previously that social medias are combining P2P and blockchain this time around and thats exactly what is happening in IRIS and what bluesky seems to be working towards, now what does this mean in IRIS's case? well from my understanding is that creating accounts on IRIS is exactly like creating a crypto wallet, in that your account will have its own unique generated hash encrypted number and every post you make is like making a transaction in the blockchain ie it has its own hash attached to it hence every post you make has a monetary value pros > makes you hard to find, posts are decentralized and spread over multiple computers worldwide and encrypted >can make as many accounts as you want no need for verification you just need to remember the unique hash attached to them >no servers hosting your information governments and companies have less control cons (to me anyways lol) >monetized posts >the power balance gets shifted from companies and goverments to ISP's and their abilities to connect you to other computers worldwide >nothing can ever actually be deleted its all recorded, you can orphan posts from your account I think? but they will still be findable

what does this mean in Blue sky's case?

Well starting with the differences, Bluesky is NOT p2p it is running on its own self made "decentralized" protocol called ATP (@ protocol) it is very theoretical and doesn't have any actual implementation anywhere as opposed to NOSTR and other protocols that twitter and tumblr run on I read through it and looked up some things but I genuinely don't understand how its supposed to be decentralized especially with how it seems to be implemented in actuality, so currently bluesky has frequent outages and is slow to use, if it were decentralized these things shouldn't be affecting everyone? so from my understanding it says that everyone has their own server PDS (personal direct server) that will host their posts and that it all PDS will be connected via a crawler which will siphon that information to an app, which I GUESS is decentralized but what does PDS mean in this case? signing up to bluesky is most definitely not hosting your own server with your own posts, you are putting these posts on a server somewhere, but who is it owned by? I read some articles saying that bluesky is starting out by hosting their own servers for you in that case they've just invented twitter 2 but with more flexibility in regards to third party implementation anyways rant aside, the similarities, while iris isnt the same as bluesky, bluesky's philosophy seems to be in a similar vain to iris and blue sky is following iris' steps closely, while iris isn't owned by one single entity, blue sky board of directors want to make some cash money and I assume thats why they didnt fully lean into p2p

like I mentioned before Blue Sky's protocol has the capabilities for bitcoin integration baked into it (x) I dont know if they will try to monetize the posts in the same way directly in bluesky as is done in IRIS but the ATP is very flexible and what that means is that they can create a different monetary based app that you don't even need to sign up for you'd just use your bluesky credentials and you'd have a crypto wallet tied to your blue sky account because your ID isn't tied to just blue sky, its tied to anything running the ATP protocol

sound familiar? this is what Elon musk is trying to do with Twitter rn and this is basically where he got the idea, he wants to make twitter the one stop shop app for everything, but this isn't a fantasy unattainable idea this is coming directly from the protocols IRIS and Bluesky use, and I will not be surprised if in the near future we see him attempt to integrate bitcoin into twitter

Twitter, Threads and Tumblr (triple T haha 3T if you will) are all going to try and compete with Bluesky and Iris because ~money~, but they are doing so with.... *drum rolls* Mastedon! the dark horse or more accurately the protocol that Mastedon uses which is called ActivityPUB, Activitypub is older than both NOSTR and ATP and has a history of a wide range of implementation, however if you've ever used Mastodon you'd know its very limited in its capabilities when it comes to social media

This is basically I theorize/speculate is one of the reasons tumblr changed its looks, they are trying to standardize social media between all 3 of them and basically build bridges between each other so as to combat IRIS and BlueSky This is not to say they will become like Mastedon however, in fact between Threads which has a huge amount of money to throw at inventing things and polishing the Activepub protocol and Automattic which owns tumblr and has owned wordpress for even longer who have a familiarity with blogging platforms and multi integration across multiple platforms I think they can be strong competitors

dont ask me what twitter is doing, I am not even certain it will integrate activitypub 100% I just think thats the easiest and fastest way to try and achieve elon's goals and threads and tumblr are combining

so what does it mean exactly when these sites say they will use ActivityPub?

it just means that they are trying to build bridges between each other, that is very vague and obscure of course because idk how they will go about it, the most basic way is post sharing between sites will change and become easier but its not limited to just that, IDK if they will even change the sites themselves instead of just building addons but tumblr's aesthetic change makes me think that they will

more importantly what does this mean for us Users?

well if you've read this far, I just want to emphasize that this isn't something to doom about, while I don't support crypto 100% I think the next wave of social media is headed in a good direction in that people are Finally focusing on decentralizations, social media that isn't under the thumb of one company or hosted on one single server (tumblr servers for example ALLEGEDLY were hosted on one amazon server without backup x) we are finally moving in a direction that is more open as I listed in the pros section above when it comes to IRIS I personally think those ones are worth the cons, however I want people to understand when they are joining bluesky, threads etc the conversation isn't about what these websites are good at NOW, you are NOT joining a twitter copy, all the social medias are gearing up to move away into a new era of internet, it may look the same but under the hood their goals are different, as far as I can tell every social media's goals are focused on 3 things currently >decentralization (lowering their costs in moderation, hosting etc) >getting money, alot of money as fast as possible (crypto integration, selling your data) >beating their competition and surviving as the big fish (protocols are duking it out iris/bluesky vs the world)

like I said at the start of this post I am just a layman with a keyboard, these are just observations I've made, and I could be wrong about multiple things here! but either way, curious about where we are headed

#00900 #social media #twitter #tumblr #threads

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cryptonewsnetwork5 · 1 year ago

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unpluggedfinancial · 1 year ago

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Understanding the Shift to Paper Money: The Portability Problem of Gold

Throughout history, money has taken various forms, from bartering goods to trading gold and silver. However, one pivotal innovation transformed how we conduct trade: paper money. But why did this shift occur? Why did society abandon gold, the precious metal that had backed economies for centuries? It all comes down to one crucial issue: portability.

The Gold Standard: Advantages and Challenges

Gold has been used for thousands of years as a reliable store of value and medium of exchange. Its rarity and desirability made it universally accepted, while its physical properties allowed for minting durable coins. However, gold had its limitations—primarily in the context of portability. Carrying significant quantities of gold was cumbersome, risky, and impractical, especially for long-distance trade or high-value transactions. These challenges prompted the search for a more efficient way to facilitate commerce while retaining the intrinsic value and trust associated with gold.

The Emergence of Paper Money

The need for a more convenient monetary system eventually led to the rise of promissory notes representing gold or silver holdings. These paper instruments allowed holders to claim a specific amount of precious metals from a trusted entity, usually a bank. People could trade these notes for goods and services, confident in the promise of gold backing. This shift to paper money provided a more portable means of exchange, solving the portability problem of gold.

Gradually, these promissory notes became the standard method for everyday transactions, with gold remaining primarily in vaults. The efficiency of paper currency made it the preferred choice in commerce, laying the groundwork for today's financial system.

Transition to Fiat Money

Over time, the connection between paper money and gold weakened. Governments began issuing paper money not as promissory notes but as fiat currency, relying on public trust and government stability rather than a direct tie to precious metals. The gold standard was abandoned, leaving behind a system where paper currency held value by government decree.

While this transition allowed governments to maintain greater control over monetary policy, it also shifted the perception of money. Trust and value became abstract concepts tied to the authority backing the currency rather than a tangible asset.

Modern Implications and Bitcoin

Today, the challenges of fiat money have opened the door to a new form of currency: Bitcoin. Digital, decentralized, and immune to government manipulation, Bitcoin is often seen as an augmentation to both gold and fiat currency. It provides portability, scarcity, and the security of blockchain technology while addressing the limitations of traditional forms of money.

Bitcoin holds the potential to change how we perceive and use currency. It is a natural evolution from the portability issues that gold faced and the trust challenges inherent in fiat systems.

Conclusion

The evolution from gold to paper money represents a pivotal moment in financial history, rooted in solving the problem of portability. Today's innovations, such as Bitcoin, offer new solutions to old problems, giving us a glimpse into the potential future of money. Understanding this journey helps us appreciate the importance of adaptation in our quest for a better financial system and illuminates how technology will continue to shape the world of finance.

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The Inhuman Dominion

The Inhuman Dominion is a formidable mutant rights organization in Remnant, standing as a fervent advocate for those whose Semblances, Quirks, or extraordinary abilities render them inhuman in appearance or societal outcasts. Sharing ideological kinship with the White Fang, the Dominion carves a distinct path, representing not just Faunus but a broader spectrum of “mutants”—individuals whose powers set them apart from Remnant’s human majority. Born from a crucible of marginalization and radical dissent, the Dominion is smaller than the White Fang but no less intricate, defined by diverse membership, a decentralized structure, and a relentless drive for recognition and equality. Its complex relationship with the White Fang—as benefactors, allies, and occasional rivals—underscores its pivotal role in the struggle against systemic oppression.

Overview

The Inhuman Dominion emerged roughly 70 years ago, during a period of heightened tension following the Great War, when Remnant’s societies grappled with integrating those marked by extraordinary abilities. Unlike the White Fang, which focuses on Faunus rights, the Dominion champions mutants—individuals whose Semblances manifest in visibly inhuman ways (e.g., animalistic traits, elemental forms) or whose Quirks (a term used by fringe communities for non-Semblance powers) provoke fear and exclusion. These mutants, often shunned even by Faunus communities, found no voice in existing movements, leading to the Dominion’s formation as a radical alternative.

The organization operates with a fluid, almost anarchic structure, eschewing the rigid hierarchy of groups like the White Fang. Its members range from disillusioned scholars and rogue Huntsmen to street-level agitators and exiled prodigies, united by a shared sense of alienation. The Dominion’s ideology blends righteous anger with pragmatic militancy, advocating for mutant equality through protests, sabotage, and, when necessary, violence. Its slogan, “We Are Not Monsters,” encapsulates its dual mission: to reclaim mutant identity and demand a place in Remnant’s societies.

Despite its smaller size, the Dominion wields outsized influence through strategic alliances, particularly with the White Fang. As benefactors, it provides resources and tactical expertise to Faunus causes; as allies, it coordinates joint operations against common enemies like the Schnee Dust Company. However, tensions arise from differing priorities—Faunus rights versus mutant inclusion—and competition for recruits and influence, making the Dominion a wildcard in Remnant’s fight for equality.

History

The Inhuman Dominion traces its roots to the post-Great War era, when Remnant’s kingdoms sought to regulate Semblances and suppress non-standard abilities deemed threatening. Mutants, often mistaken for Grimm-tainted or cursed, faced institutional discrimination—forced registrations, labor exploitation, or exile. A splinter group of mutant scholars and activists, disillusioned with the White Fang’s Faunus-centric focus, founded the Dominion to address these unique grievances. Early actions included protests in Vale and sabotage of Atlas’s Semblance-monitoring programs, earning both admiration and infamy.

A schism 50 years ago saw the Dominion’s radical wing push for open warfare against human institutions, alienating moderates. Under the leadership of figures like Beast (a pseudonymous mutant with a chimeric Semblance), the Dominion reformed, adopting a decentralized model to evade suppression. Key events include the destruction of an Atlas mutant detention facility and joint operations with the White Fang against Schnee Dust Company mines, cementing its reputation as a force to be reckoned with. Today, it operates as a network of cells, balancing advocacy with militancy in its quest for mutant liberation.

Structure and Membership

The Inhuman Dominion’s structure is deliberately amorphous, designed to withstand crackdowns. It lacks a central headquarters, operating through scattered cells across Remnant’s kingdoms and Menagerie. Communication occurs via encrypted channels on the OutcastNET, a mutant-run dark web, ensuring resilience against infiltration. Membership is diverse, including:

Mutant Outcasts: Individuals with grotesque or powerful Semblances/Quirks, often exiled from their communities.

Rogue Huntsmen: Trained warriors who defected after facing discrimination for their abilities.

Intellectuals: Scholars and strategists who craft the Dominion’s propaganda and long-term goals.

Youth Radicals: Young mutants drawn to the group’s fiery rhetoric and promise of empowerment.

Leadership is collective, with figures like Beast serving as charismatic coordinators rather than dictators. Cells operate independently, engaging in local actions (e.g., freeing imprisoned mutants, disrupting anti-mutant policies) but rally for major operations under Dominion-wide calls to action.

Ideology and Tactics

The Dominion’s ideology centers on mutant liberation, rejecting Remnant’s human-centric norms. It demands equal treatment, the abolition of Semblance registries, and recognition of mutants as a distinct cultural group. Unlike the White Fang’s focus on integration, the Dominion flirts with separatism, envisioning mutant enclaves where they can live free from persecution. This tension—integration versus autonomy—fuels internal debates and shapes its tactics:

Advocacy: Public campaigns to humanize mutants, often through art or storytelling.

Sabotage: Targeted attacks on institutions like Atlas’s research labs or Schnee mines.

Violence: Selective strikes against anti-mutant figures, avoiding indiscriminate terrorism.

Mobilization: Coordinating smaller mutant groups for uprisings, amplifying its impact.

Connections to the White Fang

The Inhuman Dominion’s relationship with the White Fang is multifaceted, marked by mutual support, strategic collaboration, and occasional friction. Below are the major connections:

Benefactors

The Dominion provides the White Fang with resources, including Dust supplies (often stolen from Schnee operations), weapons, and tactical expertise in guerrilla warfare. For example, Dominion cells trained White Fang operatives in Vale to bypass Atlas security systems.

Financial support flows through OutcastNET, with Dominion-affiliated mutant groups funneling profits from small-time crime to White Fang coffers, particularly during Sienna Khan’s militant era.

In return, the White Fang shares intelligence on human institutions, such as Huntsmen deployments or corporate vulnerabilities, aiding Dominion operations.

Allies

The two groups coordinate joint operations against shared enemies, notably the Schnee Dust Company. A notable instance was a raid 10 years ago on a Schnee mine in Mantle, where Dominion mutants used elemental Semblances to collapse tunnels while White Fang fighters secured the perimeter.

In Menagerie, the Dominion maintains a small presence, supporting Ghira Belladonna’s early advocacy but aligning more closely with the White Fang’s militant factions under Sienna and Adam Taurus.

During the Fall of Beacon, Dominion cells provided distractions in Vale, drawing Huntsmen away from White Fang assaults, though this strained relations with moderates like Blake Belladonna.

Shared Ideology

Both groups advocate for marginalized communities (Faunus for the White Fang, mutants for the Dominion), uniting against human supremacy and corporate exploitation.

The Dominion’s “We Are Not Monsters” echoes the White Fang’s reclamation of Faunus identity, fostering solidarity in public rhetoric.

Their shared history of post-Great War marginalization reinforces ideological kinship, as both draw on a legacy of resistance against human oppression.

Points of Divergence

The Dominion’s broader focus on mutants (including non-Faunus) creates tension, as White Fang purists view it as diluting Faunus-specific struggles. Adam Taurus criticized the Dominion for recruiting human mutants, accusing them of “betraying the cause.”

The Dominion’s flirtation with separatism contrasts with the White Fang’s integrationist roots under Ghira, leading to strategic disagreements. The Dominion’s push for mutant enclaves clashes with the White Fang’s demand for Faunus inclusion in human spaces.

Competition for recruits occasionally strains relations, as young Faunus with mutant-like Semblances (e.g., Blake’s shadow clones) are courted by both groups.

Rivalry and Tensions

During the White Fang’s radicalization under Adam, the Dominion distanced itself from indiscriminate terrorism, fearing it would alienate potential mutant allies. This led to a temporary rift, with Dominion cells refusing to support Adam’s Haven Academy attack.

In Menagerie, the Dominion’s support for White Fang militants clashed with the Menagerie Guard’s loyalty to Ghira, creating local friction. Dominion agitators were arrested by Saber Rodentia for inciting unrest during Ghira’s speeches.

The Dominion’s decentralized structure frustrates White Fang leaders who prefer centralized control, complicating joint operations.

Vulnerabilities and Challenges

The Dominion’s decentralized structure makes it resilient but vulnerable to fragmentation. Major operations require central coordination, exposing leaders like Beast to Huntsmen or kingdom forces. Internal debates over separatism versus integration risk schisms, especially as younger members lean toward White Fang-style militancy. The Dominion’s reliance on White Fang support and OutcastNET funding ties its fate to external allies, making it susceptible to their collapse. Its mutant-only focus limits human alliances, echoing critiques of the White Fang’s ethno-activism and hindering broader populist appeal.

Cultural and Symbolic Significance

The Inhuman Dominion stands as a beacon for Remnant’s most marginalized, reclaiming the label of “mutant” as a badge of pride. Its art, music, and propaganda—spread via OutcastNET—celebrate mutant diversity, from glowing eyes to scaled skin. In Menagerie, it inspires Faunus youth with mutant traits, bridging Faunus and mutant identities. However, its insularity risks alienating human sympathizers, reinforcing a divide that mirrors the White Fang’s challenges. The Dominion’s vision of mutant enclaves, while empowering, raises questions about reciprocity—would humans be welcome in these spaces, or does it replicate the exclusion it fights?

Conclusion

The Inhuman Dominion is a complex, ideologically charged force in Remnant’s struggle for equality, standing shoulder-to-shoulder with the White Fang as both ally and rival. Its advocacy for mutants fills a gap left by Faunus-centric movements, but its militancy and insularity limit its transformative potential. As benefactors, it bolsters the White Fang with resources and expertise; as allies, it amplifies their fight against human oppression; yet as rivals, it challenges their priorities and competes for influence. Like the White Fang, the Dominion must grapple with questions of reciprocity, representation, and coalition-building to achieve lasting change, lest it remain a fiery but fragmented voice in Remnant’s chorus of dissent.

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Gold vs. Bitcoin in 2025

Rivals or Reinforcements in Your Portfolio?

In the ever-evolving landscape of modern investing, two seemingly opposite forces dominate headlines and portfolios alike: Gold, the ancient store of value, and Bitcoin, the digital asset that has captured the imagination of a tech-savvy generation.

As we move deeper into 2025, investors are asking: Is it Gold vs. Bitcoin — or Gold and Bitcoin? Are these assets fighting for dominance, or are they actually complementary tools in the quest for financial security?

Let’s unpack the current market dynamics, compare key traits of both assets, and explore how to incorporate them wisely — especially with trusted platforms like Indigo Precious Metals making physical gold more accessible than ever.

A Brief Look Back

Historically, gold has been a cornerstone of wealth preservation. For over 5,000 years, civilizations have turned to gold as a stable, non-correlated asset in times of uncertainty. Fast forward to the 21st century, and Bitcoin emerged in 2009 as “digital gold” — a decentralized currency outside of state control, with a fixed supply.

Gold survived wars, hyperinflation, and regime changes. Bitcoin, on the other hand, has weathered hacking scandals, market crashes, and regulatory battles — and continues to grow in both adoption and legitimacy.

Comparing the Fundamentals

FeatureGoldBitcoinHistory5,000+ years~16 yearsSupplyIncreases slowly with miningFixed at 21 million BTCPhysicalityTangible, touchable asset100% digitalVolatilityLow to moderateHighLiquidityHigh (globally accepted)High (via crypto exchanges)Use CaseWealth preservation, jewelry, industrialSpeculative asset, payment, store of valueSecurityVault storageDigital wallets, cold storageRegulationRecognized globallyVaries by jurisdiction

Gold: Stability in a World of Chaos

As central banks continue to expand the money supply and inflation bites into savings, gold’s timeless appeal is making a comeback. In fact, in 2024, global central banks collectively bought over 1,000 tonnes of gold — an all-time record.

What makes gold special today?

Tangible security: It exists beyond the digital realm and outside banking systems.

Uncorrelated asset: Gold often moves inversely to stocks and fiat currencies.

Global recognition: Gold is money anywhere — from London to Kuala Lumpur.

If you’re considering building or increasing your gold holdings, Indigo Precious Metals offers a diverse range of high-purity bullion products — including gold, silver, platinum, palladium, and rhodium.

And for those who prefer to start small, Indigo Gram Savings (IGS) allows fractional ownership of physical bullion starting from just 1 gram — perfect for dollar-cost averaging into tangible wealth.

Bitcoin: The Disruptor and the Daredevil

Bitcoin has been called many things — digital gold, a store of value, a hedge against tyranny — and despite its wild price swings, it continues to gain traction.

Here’s why Bitcoin still matters in 2025:

Decentralization: No government can inflate, seize, or banish Bitcoin entirely.

Borderless payments: Move wealth globally with minimal friction.

Finite supply: Only 21 million BTC will ever exist.

For younger investors, Bitcoin represents sovereignty, innovation, and high-risk, high-reward potential. However, it remains highly speculative and dependent on technology infrastructure and network consensus.

While Bitcoin may offer upside, it lacks gold’s 5,000-year track record of resilience — especially in the face of global black swan events.

Are They Competitors or Complements?

Here’s the truth: Gold and Bitcoin can coexist in a well-balanced portfolio. While they share certain traits — limited supply, independence from fiat currency, and appeal as inflation hedges — they also differ in key areas that make them ideal complements:

Gold provides:

Portfolio stability

Real-world, off-grid asset security

A hedge against systemic financial collapse

Bitcoin provides:

Exposure to technological upside

Easy cross-border liquidity

A hedge against currency debasement and capital controls

The combination creates a diversified hard asset strategy, blending the time-tested with the transformative.

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How to Get Started with Physical Metals

For those looking to bring real-world resilience into their portfolio, physical bullion is the logical step. Fortunately, the process is easier than ever thanks to IPM’s streamlined system.

Here’s how it works:

Open a secure account with Indigo Precious Metals

Choose your metal(s) — from gold to rhodium

Decide your format — full bars, coins, or fractional grams via IGS

Choose your storage — secure vaulting in Singapore or Malaysia

Track, sell, or redeem at your convenience

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Final Thoughts

Gold and Bitcoin represent two different answers to the same question: How do I protect my wealth in a world of uncertainty?

One is ancient, tangible, and calm.

The other is digital, revolutionary, and volatile.

But in 2025, you don’t have to choose between them. Instead, blend their strengths — let gold anchor your portfolio and let Bitcoin stretch your potential.

Because smart investing isn’t about tribalism — it’s about balance.

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Beyond Points: Unlocking Engagement with Tokenized Rewards and Incentive Systems

In the quest to motivate, recognize, and retain talent, businesses have long relied on traditional incentive programs: points, bonuses, gift cards, and recognition awards. While effective to a degree, these systems often lack transparency, flexibility, and the compelling allure needed to truly foster a sense of ownership and deeper engagement. Enter tokenized rewards and incentive systems – a revolutionary approach leveraging blockchain technology to transform how value is distributed and recognized within organizations and communities.

Tokenization transforms abstract concepts like "loyalty points" or "recognition credits" into verifiable, digital assets (tokens) on a blockchain. This isn't just a technological tweak; it's a fundamental shift that imbues rewards with greater transparency, utility, and a potential for broader ecosystems. From employee recognition to customer loyalty programs and community engagement, tokenized systems are poised to redefine incentive structures.

Let's explore five key ways tokenized rewards are changing the game:

1. Enhanced Transparency and Trust Through Blockchain

One of the most significant advantages of tokenized systems lies in their foundation: blockchain. Every transaction, from the issuance of a token for a specific achievement to its redemption, is immutably recorded on a distributed ledger. This inherent transparency eliminates any ambiguity about how rewards are earned, distributed, or redeemed. For employees or customers, this fosters unparalleled trust in the system's fairness and integrity. They can verify their own rewards, see the total supply of tokens, and understand the rules of the game with complete clarity. This level of verifiable transparency significantly reduces skepticism and builds confidence, leading to greater participation and buy-in compared to opaque, centralized point systems.

2. Boosting Engagement Through Gamification and Utility

Tokens are inherently digital, making them perfectly suited for integration into gamified experiences. Companies can design intricate reward structures where tokens are earned for achieving milestones, participating in training, collaborating on projects, or reaching performance targets. These tokens can then be used to unlock tiered benefits, access exclusive content, gain unique badges, or even climb leaderboards, fostering a sense of competition and achievement. Beyond simple points, tokens can be endowed with specific utility – perhaps allowing access to premium features, discounts on company products, or even fractional ownership in a community-driven fund. This multi-faceted utility transforms rewards from mere acknowledgments into active tools for engagement.

3. Greater Flexibility and Customization of Incentives

Traditional reward systems can be rigid. Tokenized systems, by contrast, offer incredible flexibility. Organizations can create different types of tokens for different purposes (e.g., "innovation tokens" for new ideas, "collaboration tokens" for teamwork, "sustainability tokens" for eco-friendly actions). These tokens can then be designed to be redeemable for a vast array of incentives: from internal perks like extra vacation days or professional development courses, to external benefits like gift cards, charitable donations, or even convertible into company stock options (if designed as security tokens and compliant with regulations). This granular control allows for highly customized incentive programs that can be tailored to specific departments, individual roles, or short-term strategic goals, maximizing their impact and relevance.

4. Building Stronger Communities and Fostering Loyalty

Tokenized incentive systems can go beyond individual rewards to cultivate a powerful sense of community and collective ownership. When tokens are designed to confer voting rights or allow participation in governance decisions (e.g., in a Decentralized Autonomous Organization - DAO), they empower contributors to shape the future of the program or even the organization itself. This shared stake creates deeper loyalty and a more engaged community. For customer loyalty programs, this means turning passive consumers into active brand advocates who feel invested in the brand's success. For employees, it can foster a culture where everyone feels they are truly part of a shared mission, contributing to a collective pool of value.

5. Data-Driven Insights and Continuous Optimization

The blockchain's immutable ledger provides a rich, real-time dataset on how tokens are earned, used, and valued. This data offers invaluable insights for HR and marketing teams. Organizations can track which behaviors are most effectively incentivized, which types of rewards are most appealing, and where there might be bottlenecks in the system. This data-driven approach allows for continuous optimization of the incentive program. Instead of relying on guesswork, companies can iterate and refine their tokenized systems based on actual usage patterns, ensuring that rewards are always aligned with strategic objectives and employee/customer preferences, leading to maximum return on investment.

In conclusion, tokenized rewards and incentive systems represent a paradigm shift in how organizations can motivate and connect with their people and communities. By embracing the transparency, flexibility, and engagement potential of blockchain, companies can move beyond conventional incentive models to build more trusting, vibrant, and purpose-driven ecosystems that benefit everyone involved. While implementation requires careful planning around technology, legal compliance, and user experience, the long-term benefits in engagement, loyalty, and innovation are poised to be truly transformative.

To learn more, visit HR Tech Pub.

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