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Tasks and the leaderboard were drawing players through the Odyssey's second phase, while the testnet needed things they could actually play. CZ pleaded guilty and stepped down as Binance CEO, and Binance settled with the United States for USD 4.3 billion. For participants pursuing second-phase points, Tarochi connected playing a game to their choice of tasks.
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Tasks and the leaderboard were drawing players through the Odyssey's second phase, while the testnet needed things they could actually play. A larger story also broke outside the chain: Binance's legal dispute with the United States reached a decisive point, leaving the community to absorb market news alongside project developments.
CZ pleaded guilty and stepped down as Binance CEO, and Binance settled with the United States for USD 4.3 billion. Once the uncertainty lifted, the market seemed relieved. Two project announcements arrived the same day: Paima Studios deployed its fully on-chain role-playing game Tarochi to the testnet, with in-game achievements counting toward Odyssey points; the first phase's commemorative badges had also finished distribution on Arbitrum Nova. Those badges were tiered by contribution and could not be transferred. Officials added a pointed reminder to holders: do not burn them.
For participants pursuing second-phase points, Tarochi connected playing a game to their choice of tasks. The badges, meanwhile, preserved tiered, nontransferable records of first-phase contributions. Some people wanted to try the game first; others checked their badges. Players still had to learn how smoothly gameplay and achievement credit would work. Relief in the wider market could not settle those practical questions.