Selected Interactive Projects of the Week: Avalon and Aligned Layer

Original | Odaily Planet Daily
Author | Asher


This week, I believe that long-term participants in the interaction have been waiting for the final airdrop details and airdrop time of LayerZero and zkSync, which are about to be released. While waiting, Odaily Planet Daily has compiled two projects worth participating in based on financing and project popularity.
Avalon: Metaverse Game Platform
Reasons to participate


Image source:
Official tweet
Avalon is a metaverse game platform. The platform will use blockchain technology and game engines to build a “digital universe” platform, aiming to create a true “metaverse”. It also states that although there are malicious actors in cryptocurrencies and blockchain games, it still hopes to use the advantages of emerging technologies to provide services to users because blockchain is “a perfect choice to break the paradigm”.
Currently, Avalon has completed two rounds of financing, totaling over $23 million, as follows:
On February 28, 2023, it announced the completion of a $13 million financing round, led by Bitkraft Ventures, Hashed, Delphi Digital, and Mechanism Capital, with participation from Coinbase Ventures, Yield Guild Games, Merit Circle, Avocado Guild, and Morningstar Ventures.
On April 15, 2024, it announced the completion of a $10 million financing round, led by Bitkraft Ventures and Hashed, with participation from Coinbase Ventures, Spartan Capital, LiquidX, and Momentum 6. It is reported that the studio plans to release a large-scale multiplayer game.


Announced the completion of a $10 million financing round on April 15, 2024
Interaction Tutorial
Currently, there are no playable games on Avalon Corp, but platform points can be obtained through participating in social tasks, and these points may be related to token airdrops in the future.
Interaction website:
https://avalon.online/quests
STEP 1. After entering the interaction website, click “CONNECT X” to log in through binding your personal Twitter account.


STEP 2. Complete the corresponding social tasks according to the requirements, including following, liking, retweeting related Twitter content, binding METAMASK wallet, STEAM, TWITCH, DISCORD accounts, etc., to earn corresponding points.


STEP 3. Click “SPIN” daily to participate in the spinning wheel game to earn points (currently not available).


Summary
Although the GamFi sector is not currently popular, it is worth participating in the early interaction of blockchain game projects with high financing backgrounds, and it may be the next “0 to hit the jackpot”.
Aligned Layer: Improving the Accessibility and Efficiency of ZK Proofs
Reasons to participate


Image source:
Official tweet
Aligned Layer is a ZK verification layer developed on the basis of EigenLayer. This will make the verification of any SNARK proof cost-effective, leveraging the security of Ethereum validators without being limited by Ethereum. As an Eigen Layer AVS, Aligned Layer provides cost-effective verification and versatile proof systems for L2 and bridges, meeting the key needs of the blockchain ecosystem.
Currently, Aligned Layer has completed two rounds of financing, totaling over $22.6 million, as follows:
On April 15, 2024, it announced the completion of a $2.6 million seed round of financing, led by Lemniscap, with participation from Bankless Ventures, Paper Ventures, Sreeram Kannan, Brandon Kase, Daniel Lubarov, DCbuilder, Chainyoda, Weikeng Chen, Sami BENYAKOUB (samnode_), Peter Fittin(SizeChad), and Lucas Kozinski. Strategic investments were made by StarkWare and O(1)Labs.
On April 25, 2024, it announced the completion of a $20 million Series A financing round, led by Hack VC, with participation from dao5, L2IV, Nomad Capital, Finality Capital Partners, Symbolic Capital, Theta Blockchain Ventures, and others.


Aligned Layer announced the completion of a $20 million Series A financing round
Interaction Tutorial
Aligned Layer’s mainnet is planned to be launched in the second quarter of 2024. It has already launched the first galaxy mission, which will end on June 2nd. It is worth participating in early interaction.
Galaxy Mission website:
https://app.galxe.com/quest/Aligned/GC5xitziS2
STEP 1. Participation in this mission requires a Humanity Score of at least level 3 on the Galaxy website.


STEP 2. Complete social tasks on Twitter (follow, retweet) to earn 35 points.


STEP 3. Invitation task: For every 10 users invited, earn 85 points.


Summary
Aligned Layer has completed two rounds of financing in April and plans to launch its mainnet in the second quarter. Therefore, it is worth continuously following from the first galaxy mission.