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First Aegis Sends Cryptogram to Eligible Wallets

Background: BTC was still hovering around USD 39,000, but the studio’s attention was on the first Aegis event. Today: At 7 p.m. Impact and next steps: The narrator recorded the wider shape of April: the studio sold nothing new all month, while players received a free mint and an airdrop.

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Background: BTC was still hovering around USD 39,000, but the studio’s attention was on the first Aegis event. Rules announced two days earlier tied a player’s airdrop eligibility to the prototype their cards could form. As recently as the previous day, the community was still debating which combinations counted.

Today: At 7 p.m. UTC, the first Aegis event began, and Cryptogram started going to eligible wallets at the same time. The studio also published a long explanation of the prototypes, describing each type and how it was determined. The chat split immediately: some checked their cards one by one against the article, while others watched their wallets for a result. Six days earlier, Cryptogram had been only a first image; tonight, it became something arriving in players’ wallets.

Impact and next steps: The narrator recorded the wider shape of April: the studio sold nothing new all month, while players received a free mint and an airdrop. In a bear market, that spared players a payment to take part, though it did not spare them the work of understanding the rules. Anyone still unsure about a combination would need to consult the prototype explanation. To the narrator, saving players’ money meant the team still had to spend the effort to explain its process clearly.