The NFT game Fantasy Top, originally operating on the Ethereum Layer 2 solution Blast, is expanding its ecosystem. Now, the developers are preparing to launch a free version on the testnet of a new Layer 1 blockchain called Monad. The team announced this on Wednesday.
Fantasy Top is built on the principles of fantasy sports, but instead of football or basketball stars, players assemble teams of popular crypto influencers on X, referred to as "heroes."
Points are awarded not for athletic achievements, but for activity on the platform — likes, retweets, and audience engagement. Among the heroes are Ansem, ThreadGuy, Truth Terminal, and other well-known figures in the crypto space.
Game Conditions on Monad
According to the announcement, on the new network, Fantasy Top will offer users a unique experience with new heroes, as well as the opportunity to win whitelist spots for upcoming NFT collections that will launch on Monad’s mainnet after its launch.
Players will be able to receive a free set of 15 hero cards and participate in tournaments where prizes include experience points (XP), tickets, and test tokens (fMON) that can be used to purchase cards on the Fantasy Top marketplace.
Tournament registration is already open, with the first contest on the Monad testnet scheduled to begin on February 21 at 10:00 ET.
"Partnership with Monad is a great opportunity to expand the boundaries of on-chain gaming experiences," said Fantasy Top’s creator, known by the pseudonym Travis Bickle.
From Hype to Decline and a New Turn
Fantasy Top launched in May 2024 on the Blast network and quickly gained popularity. In its first few weeks, trading volume exceeded $21 million and the user count reached 31,000.
However, after the explosive start, interest in the game began to decline. Since November 2024, the number of active users has rarely exceeded 1,500 per week.
Despite this, in December the project attracted $4.25 million in investments led by venture firm Dragonfly, to further develop its vision of turning social media activity into a financial instrument.
What Is Monad
The Monad blockchain positions itself as a competitor to Ethereum and Solana, offering fast and inexpensive transactions. According to Cryptorank, it recently attracted $244 million in investments. More than 8.8 million EVM wallets have already received test tokens based on their activity in other networks.
The launch date for Monad’s mainnet has not yet been announced.
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