GangstaBet is a collection of 5,555 unique Gangsters & Detectives on the ICON blockchain
Digital Collectible of the Future
GangstaBet is a digital collectible where people can evolve their characters for an eventual permanence on the ICON blockchain. Every character has a unique appearance, name and varying properties like classes & skills. GangstaBet takes a unique approach to distribute GangstaBetToken ($GBET) to its holders on a daily basis. The token can be used to change the name and skills of the GangstaBets. The supply of $GBET will decrease periodically and it will stop after 9 years.
As Gangstaverse grows, one day all of the 5,555 GangstaBets will be engraved in the blockchain with their character profiles for the future generations to behold.
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Stories are a collection of text that the owners can add to their GangstaBet NFTs. Along with names & skills, Stories will add a new dimension of uniqueness, desirability & expression for each individual character.
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GangstaBet was inspired by the classic gangster movies from the 90s, entailing a constant battle between gangsters and detectives. Each character tells a unique story about their life as they try to climb to the helm. From a Casino Worker to a Mob Boss, or a Junior Detective to a Chief Constable, GangstaBet writes their entire journey on the blockchain.
Unlike other collectibles, buyers have full ownership and control over their GangstaBet’s evolution. The skills of a GangstaBet can be increased by burning $GBET. As you increase your character’s skills, you will move up the ranks within the world of gangsters and detectives, with the ultimate goal of becoming a global Mob Leader or Chief Constable. As you move up the ranks, it will become increasingly difficult to reach the top of the game. In addition, buyers will be able to change the name of their GangstaBet. The names of every GangstaBet will be unique, which means that no two characters can ever share the same name.
As the supply of $GBET decreases over time, changing the name and skills will become a scarce commodity. This intrinsic rarity is crucial as GangstaBets with higher levels will start becoming more valuable. This will influence how the characters will evolve in 2030. The team at GangstaBet conceptualized the art but to complete this truly immersive digital collectible, the responsibility has been passed on to the participants.
GangstaBet Features
GangstaBets have three changeable properties. The owner of the NFT can change the name, increase the skills and/or add unique stories of the NFT, if you have enough $GBET tokens. Their ranks will also level up as you increase their skills.
Naming
Every GangstaBet will have a unique name, so please choose the name wisely.
Teams & Classes
There are 5 classes for gangsters and 4 classes for detectives. The class will determine what type of skills they will have.
Skills & Ranks
As you increase your GangstaBet’s skills, you will move up the 10 different ranks within the world of gangsters and detectives.
Stories
You can write a new story and/or add-on to the stories of the GangstaBet NFTs that you own.
Why GangstaBet?
GangstaBets are a part of the Gangstaverse, a collection of 5,555 uniquely designed NFT art with on-chain storage of images & properties. Each GangstaBet has been thoroughly designed to match the apparels worn during the golden days of gangsters in the 1920s. The names of GangstaBets can be changed, stories can be added and the skills and ranks can be upgraded using the exclusive GangstaBet token ($GBET). Lastly, being a part of the Gangstaverse, GangstaBets will have more utility in other projects within Gangstaverse in the future. Being their primary asset, as the GangstaVerse keeps expanding, their utilities keep growing.
Transparent and fair distribution of NFTs
Full ownership of the artwork rights
Changeable properties using $GBET
8-bit Gangsters & Detectives
How does it work?
GangstaBets are created as ICON’s Non-Fungible Token (NFT) standard, IRC-3 (similar to Ethereum’s ERC721). Each character is an animated GIF and stored in the IPFS. They ensure that the images are permanently stored in the blockchain, and there is no single point of failure to map the images to the metadata. We will make sure that GangstaBet will continue to remain in existence forever without our presence. All the characters were generated programmatically and were not initially indexed. While buying during the pre-sale, the on-chain algorithm randomly picked the NFTs for each address. This mechanism ensured that the distribution was completely fair and transparent.
During the genesis of the characters (on-chain), a class was randomly assigned to them based on a probability algorithm. The properties of the character are assigned based on the class. The names were empty and the skills were minimal at the start. Only the owners of the GangstaBet are able to increase their skills. During pre-sale, we provided additional $GBET that could be used to change their names & increase their skills.