๐ซ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ: ๐ฅ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ฝ.1 ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฝ
In case you missed our X Space this week, here's a quick rundown featuring all the major themes and key takeaways.
You can listen to the full recording here ๐

1๏ธโฃ ๐ง๐ฒ๐๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ฉ2 ๐ช๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฝ-๐จ๐ฝ: ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ป๐ & ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐
๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ฐ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ: Testnet V2 has ended. The request platform and leaderboard are being finalized.
๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ป: Some users exploited the Jelly Jam game and manipulated submissions. Those accounts are being excluded from rewards.
๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฝ๐๐ฟ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ด: Thousands of bot and fake accounts were identified and removed. This means more light node spots for real contributors.
๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ท๐๐๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐: Rewards from earlier league phases are also being revised to exclude cheaters.
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๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฝ๐: Light node allocation results and claiming instructions will be posted soon. A KYC process will be required, and everything will go through the Portal Hub.
2๏ธโฃ ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต & ๐๐ป๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ: ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด
๐ง๐ฒ๐๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ฉ1โ๐ฉ2 ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: Started with local-only testing, then public testnets using Ethereum, Bitcoin, and eventually Solana.
๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐๐:
๐ธ Initial testnet saw 150K users on Day 1
๐ธ V2 reached nearly 1 million active wallets, causing severe infrastructure strain
๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐: Maintaining full L1, DEX, faucet, and explorer infrastructure is resource-intensive and distracts from mainnet.
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๐ ๐ฝ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ: Testnet will continue, but in ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ-๐ผ๐ป๐น๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ to manage traffic and focus on stability.
3๏ธโฃ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: ๐ช๐ต๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐
๐ช๐ต๐ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ?
๐ธMassive user base and transaction volume (~81% of DEX traffic)
๐ธHigh speed, strong meme/NFT community
๐ง๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ต๐๐ฟ๐ฑ๐น๐ฒ๐:
๐ธSteep learning curve for the dev team
๐ธSolana node support challenges required custom solutions
๐ธDespite that, Portal managed a working Solana integration in under a month
4๏ธโฃ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด, ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐๐ต & ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ผ ๐๐
๐๐ถ๐ด ๐ป๐๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐:
๐ธOver 1 million wallet downloads
๐ธ~700K still active, 14M+ transactions
๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ผ ๐๐: Used as a mindshare tool. From golden ticket to competitive battleground.
๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐-๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐๐ต: We avoided fake metrics; all engagement is real and organic.
๐๐น๐ถ๐บ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ผ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ: From micro-KOLs to consistent daily grind, we're gunning for the #1 spot.
5๏ธโฃ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ & ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฏ
๐ฃ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐:
๐ธEducational content to explain Portalโs tech and values
๐ธBuilt in collaboration with Alpha Hunt
๐ธComplete courses + quizzes = badges and rewards
๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฏ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐:
๐ธTrack wallet + socials
๐ธEarn and manage badges
๐ธDaily โLucky Ticketsโ for fun and future prizes
๐ธInteractive โGlobe Viewโ to see community presence worldwide
6๏ธโฃ ๐ช๐ต๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐น๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ
๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐ฒ๐
๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ:
๐ธPortal uses Hashed Timelock Contracts for trustless, atomic swaps
๐ธYouโre never giving up custody! Either the swap completes fully, or it doesn't happen at all
๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ:
๐ธNo middleman. No counterparty risk. No centralized honeypots
๐ธPortal swaps are faster, cheaper, and safer by design
๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐น: Replace centralized exchanges and bridges prone to hacks with a mathematically trustless system.
8๏ธโฃ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ต ๐ข๐๐๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ
๐๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐:
๐ธInfrastructure scalability
๐ธCross-chain tooling and node management
๐ธBalancing security and usability
๐๐ฎ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐: It's not just about tech! It requires product-market fit, resource planning, and flawless execution.
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