Uptick Monthly Roundup | July Edition
Welcome to this month’s edition of the Uptick Monthly Roundup!
In this series, we aim to keep the community updated on all the latest happenings in the world of Uptick, covering the most important and recent updates/developments from inside the ecosystem.
We appreciate that it’s tough to keep up with all of the news sometimes, so we want to ensure that you never miss out on what has been happening.
Let’s dive in!
We are thrilled to announce the recent launch of the Uptick Ecosystem Developer Platform, offering a comprehensive resource for community members and ecosystem developers looking to build on the Uptick Network. This platform provides an extensive range of documentation, tools, and services to enable developers to create innovative Web3 applications that leverage the infrastructure modules, protocols, and middleware of the Uptick Network.
The platform consists of the following elements:
Knowledge Base
A comprehensive overview of the working principles, protocol rules, and data structure of the Uptick Chain. This resource aims to equip developers, validators, delegators, and users with the essential knowledge and guidance needed to effectively understand and utilize the Uptick Chain.Developer Guide
Tailored specifically for full-stack developers, providing in-depth information on developing, customizing, and operating the Uptick Chain. It equips developers with the extensive knowledge and tools required to build, deploy, and maintain their own blockchain applications, services, and tools on the Uptick infrastructure.Web3 Application Developer Hub
An all-in-one solution for Web3 developers. Designed for developers focusing on client-side application-specific logics, user interfaces, and flows without prior blockchain and middleware development experience, this hub offers extensive documentation, tutorials, samples, and various services. These resources facilitate a quick understanding and enable developers to start developing Web3 applications with ease.
For a complete overview, please refer to the following article
With the launch of the Uptick Ecosystem Developer Platform, we proudly continue to demonstrate our commitment to supporting and empowering developers within our ecosystem.
Join us in building the future of Web3 on Uptick!
With the recent conclusion of the Game of NFTs hackathon, we were excited to announce the winners of the Uptick Chain track. This hackathon was a two-phase interchain event that aimed to test the Interchain NFTs (ICS-721) technology through incentivized testnets in Phase 1 and build innovative dApps on top of it in Phase 2.
The winning projects are as follows:
Interchain Marketplace
A fully decentralized platform for secure and efficient NFT digital asset trading. Features support for ICS-721 cross-chain functionality and also enables the conversion of Cosmos-SDK and EVM NFTs, making it a valuable addition to the Uptick Chain and IRISnet Marketplaces.CreditWise
A decentralized finance (DeFi) platform for NFTs that offers decentralized loan management services. This project focuses on collateralizing NFTs for fungible-token (FT) loans.UniCard
A digital card wallet that supports the creation of rights-based NFTs on multiple blockchains and enables cross-chain transferability. The project utilizes the ICS-721 cross-chain feature, allowing users to create rights-based NFTs and use them for specific goods and services.ICScan
An Interchain explorer that provides seamless transparency and accurate display of ICS-721 transaction information for the Cosmos Ecosystem.
This is a necessary tool for the Interchain ecosystem.CrowdControl ChainWars
A cross-chain NFT game that allows players to engage in thrilling battles between NFTs from different chains. The project has proven itself to be a unique and compelling use-case for the ICS-721 cross-chain application scenario.NFT-CLI
An interactive command line tool for interacting with Interchain NFTs in the Cosmos Ecosystem. The NFT-CLI tool utilizes ICS-721 functions and provides an important utility for managing NFTs, with IBC transfer functionality.Uptick Inter Collection
A UI for displaying Uptick NFT collections and enabling the transfer of NFTs on the same or different chains through IBC transfer. This project emphasizes the need for a good user experience in the Interchain application scenario, and has plans to integrate more blockchains in the future.
We also took the time to catch up with all of the winning projects, interview them and discover more about how they’re building for the future of the Interchain.
You can catch up on all of the interviews here:
We would like to express our sincere gratitude to all the participants of the Uptick Track in the Game of NFTs hackathon and we look forward to watching these projects grow and evolve with our strong support!
The $UPTICK supplementary airdrop campaign was successfully launched!
This campaign gave participants another opportunity to claim 50% of the airdrop they may have missed during the initial distribution. We understand that circumstances may have prevented some users from claiming their rightful rewards within the designated timeframe. That’s why we extended the chance to claim these rewards through this supplementary campaign.
This was aimed at both Uptick Chain Testnet Contributors and Uptick on IRISnet Marketplace Contributors and lasted for two weeks in total.
For full details of the campaign, please see the following articles:
Uptick Chain Testnet Contributors
Uptick on IRISnet Marketplace Contributors
The Uptick NFT Marketplace continues to evolve and improve, bringing exciting updates to enhance the user experience and expand the platform’s functionality. We are always actively listening to community feedback and are dedicated to creating a seamless marketplace for both creators and collectors. This ensures that we always provide the best possible user experience by addressing the various needs of our users.
This month we introduced several new features and updates, consisting of:
- Optimized Navigation
- Folder Optimization
- Optimized Property Setting / JSON Upload
- Discount Sale Countdown Display
- New Collection Preview Mode
- Cookie Authorization
For a complete overview of all of the above updates, please check out the following article
After the successful launch of the Uptick Chain Marketplace, we decided to put out a call to the community in order to attract new creators to the marketplace. The premise was a simple one; launch a collection on UptickNFT.com and if selected, they can receive 2,000 $UPTICK in prizes, along with several promotional elements.
This month we awarded the creator: AbstractLoop3D
AbstractLoop3D is a digital artist hailing from Mexico and submitted a wonderful collection titled: Fashion Spheres
This collection is described in his own words as a surreal realm where fashion and spheres intertwine, with 10 captivating art pieces that defy convention.
You can view the full ‘Fashion Spheres’ collection here and read our overview here
Uptick Curated is a monthly highlight article that showcases a carefully curated selection of the best NFTs from the past month on the Uptick NFT Marketplace. Our team of experts scours the marketplace to discover the most extraordinary artwork, find out the inspiration behind the works, and then promote to the community.
These selections represent what we feel is the pinnacle of artistic expression within our community and we are always excited to share them with you all!
For a complete overview of this month’s selected creators, please click here
In this comprehensive guide, we provide step-by-step instructions on how you can obtain free gas to mint your NFTs on the Uptick NFT Marketplace
Guide | How to get $UPTICK for gas?
We understand that gas fees can be a significant barrier for creators looking to showcase their work, and we want to remove friction and empower users with the knowledge and ability to overcome this obstacle. By following our guide, you’ll discover how to access free gas, allowing you to share your unique creations with the world and kickstart your creative journey in the Uptick Ecosystem.
With so many moving parts to the NFT world, it’s important to keep afloat of the trending topics in order to keep the community informed. We frequently release articles with topics we believe are extremely relevant and valuable to discuss, and we hope you enjoy reading them as much as we enjoyed writing them!
This month we took a deep-dive into the NFT realm and discussed 12 NFT trends for 2023 and beyond. From NFT gaming, to fashion NFTs, and even NFTs for education, we explored the many different sectors that could be disrupted and what we should be paying attention to this year and beyond.
Thank you once again for joining us in this month’s edition of the Uptick Monthly Roundup and we look forward to sharing even more exciting news and developments with you next month!
Uptick Network is building business-grade NFT infrastructure and ecosystems for Web 3.0; redefining how value is created on the internet.
The interoperable multi-chain platform is built on Cosmos SDK and powered by IBC, EVM and more, enabling a wide range of innovative applications that leverage the unique properties of NFTs.
There are three major components to the Uptick Network: the infrastructure, the marketplace, and the ecosystem applications.
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