Move Over Hamster! The Telegram Games at Token2049's The Open Art Side Event

The Open Art, one of the prominent side events during the Token2049 Singapore Week in terms of attendance, paved the way for crypto enthusiasts to talk about the TON Ecosystem, the web3 projects on Telegram, and even the crypto games utilizing The Open Network (TON).

What is The Open Art?

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The Open Art aimed to discuss further the potential of the TON ecosystem to push the boundaries of innovation despite the market’s volatility through live discussions, keynotes, and networking sessions.

Organizer: It is organized by Blum, TONX, and TON Society, which is co-hosted by CoinGecko, All At Once, TonBit, and Google Cloud.
Event Setting: The Open Art happened on September 19, 2024, at the National Gallery Singapore.
About the Theme: According to the organizers, the theme was about open art as it reflects the values the TON ecosystem stands for—freedom of expression, creativity, and innovation.
Entities Involved:
- Gold Sponsors: Catizen, Nubit, IoTeX, The Open Forest, CloudMile, ForuAI, OpenTorch, Tradoor, GGI, and UTonic
- Silver Sponsors: GSR, Yuliverse, Televerse, Beaverland, Orbiter Finance, Duckchain, Duckcoop, PrivateAI, TON Polling, Bitget Wallet, and Miss W
- Strategic Partner: MPost
- Trip Partner: MVL/TADA
- Phone Partner: Jambo
- VC Partners: SNZ, Summer Ventures, TON Ventures, EVG, DFG, and JSquare

“We’re proud to have hosted the largest side event at Token2049, setting another milestone for Blum. While we operate fully online, there’s a unique value of in-person gatherings. This time, unlike April when Blum launched, TON and Telegram were the clear focus, dominating conversations throughout the whole conference period. Sign of times.”
Vladimir Smerkis, Co-Founder, Blum

The numbers:

11,200+ registered attendees
2,500 participants
60+ event sponsors
35 speakers
400+ media coverage

“We at TONX are deeply committed to fostering a culture of innovation within the TON ecosystem. By bringing together thousands of attendees across APAC and beyond, we’re not only pushing the boundaries of what’s possible but also highlighting the power of our SuperApp ecosystem and the new economy.”
Wego, Co-Founder, TONX

The Games of The Open Art

BeaverLand

What it is: It is not actually a game, but a Telegram-based bot that acts as a native lending protocol.
Gameplay or Main Feature: It employs a coprocessor to efficiently aggregate transactions, compute, and settle on-chain, similar to a Layer 2 rollup.
Game Link: https://t.me/beaverland_bot

Duckcoop

What it is: It is a clicker game on the Telegram Mini-Apps Ecosystem.
Gameplay or Main Feature: Users will earn $DUCKS based on their Telegram’s display picture, similar to $DOGS’ rewards that are based on the users’ Telegram account age.
Game Link: https://t.me/duckcoopchannel

Satoshi Universe

What it is: It is not actually a game, but a blockchain-enabled gaming ecosystem.
Gameplay or Main Feature: It claims to bridge the gap between the traditional and web3 gaming and metaverse space by offering a unique blend of gaming, storytelling, and community interaction.
Game Link: https://www.satoshiverse.io/

All At Once

What it is: It is a revolutionary card game.
Gameplay or Main Feature: Players can battle on arena real-time against other players. It is similar to Clash Royale.
Game Link: https://aao.game/

QuackQuack

What it is: It is a Telegram-based clicker game.
Gameplay or Main Feature: Players need to hatch ducks, buy nests, and harvest eggs to farm airdrop points.
Game Link: https://t.me/wequackquack

Televerse

What it is: It is not actually a game, but a gaming infrastructure on TON for the Telegram Mini-Apps Ecosystem.
Gameplay or Main Feature: Currently, they are building developer gamekits and a gamebox platform for mini-games, enabling web2 game developers to easily bridge and publish their games to Telegram and integrate blockchain technology.
Game Link: https://www.televerse.xyz/

Blum

What it is: A soon-to-launch decentralized exchange on Telegram.
Gameplay or Main Feature: It has a drop game on the Telegram Mini-Apps Ecosystem where players can farm Blum points by clicking the falling flowers.
Game Link: https://t.me/BlumCryptoBot/
Read more: Interview: Ex-Binance Exec Now Blum CEO Talks Simplifying DeFi and Crypto Education Through Telegram

Nubit

What it is: It is also not a game, but a one-stop ecosystem solution.
Gameplay or Main Feature: It aims to create a world where the barriers between web2 and web3 no longer exist by offering Minichain, Nubit DA, and DeKit.
Game Link: https://www.nubit.org/
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Catizen

What it is: It is another Telegram-based clicker game.
Gameplay or Main Feature: To earn airdrop points, players need to level up their cats by merging two of the same level cats to form a leveled-up cat.
Game Link: https://t.me/catizenbot/

Yuliverse

What it is: It is an alternative reality metaverse and social game.
Gameplay or Main Feature: Inspired from PokemonGo, it combines elements of GameFi and SocialFi with its NFTs and cryptocurrencies, $ARG and $ART.
Game Link: https://www.yuliverse.com/
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Miss W

What it is: It is an online beauty contest game.
Gameplay or Main Feature: The winner is determined through the votes of other users.
Game Link: https://missw.app/
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WONTON

What it is: Another Telegram-based game with a tagline, “Won $TON in WONTON.”
Gameplay or Main Feature: Players just need to do social tasks and choose from the set of mystery boxes in a chance to win $TON.
Game Link: https://t.me/WontonOrgBot/
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