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Eye of the Seeker

Welcome to Week 5 of The Academy! This week highlights our very own GM app https://gm.inkonchain.com

Please expand this description box, read & understand the contents fully prior to participating.

Task list:

- Put .ink in your X name
- Climb the GM app leaderboard and keep a streak!
- Participate in the Longest GM in the World! Like, Repost, & Reply with gm
- Create a Spring Break-inspired post about the Academy. See the  #🌞┃5-if-anyone-asks-this-never-happened  channel in Discord
- Go to the  ⁠#🫥┃the-sneaky-gm  channel in Discord and play the game!


DISCLAIMER: By participating you agree to The Academy rules available here: https://inkonchain.com/wizarding-academy-rules

Community 1.0.1

Week 1 Training Grounds Activities. Acquire this role for entry.

- Post a meme incorporating Ink & tagging @inkonchain + using the hastag #Ink
- Bridge some ETH to Ink
- Like + RT our post on X
- Follow Ink on X

DeFi Training Grounds - Week 1

Ether

Week 2 Training Grounds Activities. Complete the tasks for contest entry and your chance to win 1 ETH.

- Solve The Scribe's Legacy riddle in the Ink Discord server then use it to inspire your Haiku poem. Share it in #✍️┃the-scribes-legacy-submissions channel

- Have at least 3 transactions on Ink mainnet

- Mint the "Ink the future" article: https://paragraph.xyz/@inkonchain/ink-the-future

- Follow Ink on Farcaster

- Correctly answer and submit the Ink Quiz form

DeFi Training Grounds - Week 2

The Seeker role for completing DeFi Training Grounds Week 1 to 4
https://guild.xyz/inkonchain/defi-training-grounds


*Note* Once granted in Guild, it can take up to 48h to apply to your Discord profile.

Seeker Role

Welcome to Week 4 of The Academy! This week highlights the Blockscout platform.

Please expand this description box, read & understand the contents fully prior to participating.

You will be using https://explorer.inkonchain.com/ to complete the DeFi quests!

Read on for instructions and information.

Beginner Quest Task List:

- Follow Blockscout on X 
- Retweet Post
- Solve riddle & complete the quest! -> https://x.com/blockscout/status/1896227457881227399
- Mint secret badge
- Complete #⚓┃4-ship-in-the-void mystery tx task

Bonus/Advanced Quest Task List:

- Use your detective skills from part 1 to locate the next step...
- Complete secret steps...


DISCLAIMER: By participating you agree to The Academy rules available here: https://inkonchain.com/wizarding-academy-rules

Blockscout - Explorer 1.0.1

Verified Member

https://paragraph.xyz/@inkonchain/ink-the-future

Mint 'Ink the future' article

Ink the future

Optional component of the Blockscout week... for our inked sleuths. Complete the hidden tasks and you will be eligible for further prizes from Blockscout at the conclusion of the week.

Update: The Advanced section is now closed and no longer possible to complete. The first part remains open to finish. Thanks for playing!

Blockscout Advanced

Hold the celebratory Ink launch NFT!

https://zora.co/collect/oeth:0x5d1e1a5cdd95f68ff18d78242c252f6ceaa4538b/2

Ink OG

Superchain

🏆┃Ink OG

Week 3 Training Grounds Challenges. Complete the tasks for contest entry and your chance to win 1 ETH!

- Solve 'The Broken Contract' in the Ink Discord server and suggest how you would improve upon the smart contract. 

- Give a star to the Ink repositories on GitHub

- Have either USDC.e or WETH on Ink

- Have deployed a smart contract on Ink

- Dinero Yield/Staking Task: https://mirror.xyz/0xE90c74145245B498fef924fAdC7bb34253c7cF90/FcwxOTL5RVcMNOAMm8EAy3QgScEZvZB-bKP17XUQAJU 
You can stake a small amount for this task as we do not require a minimum. Be mindful that Dinero's terms of service govern your use of their platform and you participate in DeFi Training Grounds Week 3 with that agreement. 

See the guide linked above for detailed instructions. Remember to select the 'Stake from Ink' option.

DeFi Training Grounds - Week 3

Welcome to Week 3 of The Academy! This week highlights the Dinero platform.

Please expand this description box, read & understand the contents fully prior to participating.

Task list:

- Mint or Swap to iETH. You can mint by staking using https://ink.dinero.xyz/ or swap directly using a DEX like Velodrome or Reservoir.

- Add liquidity (any amount) to the iETH/WETH pool on Velodrome. 

- Follow Dinero on X

- Complete the X task

- Finish the Discord challenge

DISCLAIMER: By participating you agree to The Academy rules available here: https://inkonchain.com/wizarding-academy-rules

Dinero - Yield 1.0.1

VolatileV2 AMM - iETH/WETH

Verify you are a developer-builder! Satisfy one of these requirements to receive the role.

Ink Apprentice Dev

🔍┃Ink Apprentice Dev

Hold either USDC.e or WETH on Ink to satisfy the task for Week 3 of DeFi Training Grounds

Training Grounds Token Check

Wrapped Ether

Bridged USDC (Stargate)

Complete 1 of the 2 options listed. 

You can stake for iETH on Dinero here: https://ink.dinero.xyz/app

You can swap to iETH using Velodrome or Reservoir.

Stake OR Swap for iETH

Ink Staked ETH

Welcome to Week 2 of The Academy! This week highlights the NFTs2Me platform. 

Please expand this description box, read & understand the contents fully prior to participating.

You will be using https://nfts2me.com to complete the quests!

Task list:

- Retweet the NFTs2Me post on X
- Mint a Supporter Pin on Ink
- Mint the Dynamic NFT collection on Ink
- Post on X explaining your own hypothetical NFT line. See more info in the  #🪞┃2-chamber-of-unmade-things  channel.
- Optional: Launch your own collection on Ink: https://nfts2me.com/app/ink/ to enter for a separate prize batch


DISCLAIMER: By participating you agree to The Academy rules available here: https://inkonchain.com/wizarding-academy-rules

NFTs2Me – NFTs 1.0.1

GlowKrak

Satisfy Week 3 Training Grounds requirements. 
Connect a GitHub account to give a 'Star' to the Ink repositories: https://github.com/orgs/inkonchain/repositories

Star the Ink repositories on GitHub

Mint a Supporter Pin on Ink: https://nfts2me.com/ink-week/

You can mint any level you wish. Bronze, Silver, or Gold. Only 1 is necessary. 

The tier chosen will not affect your completion of this task or grant additional benefits above any other type of Supporter Pin.

Week 2 Supporter Pin Task

Bronze Supporter Pin

Silver Supporter Pin

Gold Supporter Pin

Read the Week 3 description box for instructions to satisfy the staking task on Dinero.

Dinero Staking Task - Week 3

Rebasing Ink Staked ETH

Optional task, completion during the contest week will enter you into an additional ETH prize pool. 

Find instructions to create a collection here: https://nfts2me.com/blog/how-to-create-an-nft-project-on-ink-with-nfts2me/

Week 2 Launch Your Own Collection Task - NFTs2Me

NFTs2Me Owners

Week 4 Training Grounds Challenges. Complete the tasks for contest entry and your chance to win 1 ETH! Don't forget to fill the accompanying form to lock in your entry.

- Complete the Guild of Seekers challenge on Discord (#🗝┃4-guild-of-seekers)

- Follow + Like + Retweet @ak47ink on X (Ink Founder)

- Visit https://inkonchain.com & sign up for email updates using the mail ✉️ icon

- Complete the liquidity pool task on any of the listed platforms

- Obtain a .ink domain from ZNS Connect: https://zns.bio/search?chain=57073

DeFi Training Grounds - Week 4

ZNS Connect

Welcome to Week 1 of The Academy! This week highlights the InkySwap and InkyPump platforms. 

Please expand this description box, read & understand the contents fully prior to participating. 

You will be using https://inkyswap.com and https://inkypump.com to complete the DeFi quests! 

Read on for instructions and information. 

Task List: 

- Swap ETH --> to USD₮0
- Provide Liquidity to USD₮0/ETH (must still hold 1 USD₮0 in your wallet)
- Make 3 trades for any of the top 12 tokens on InkyPump (see week 1 trader task for important details)
- Launch your own token on InkyPump (Include page URL in form)
- Post a meme on X based on any of the following topics: swapping, liquidity, or tokens. Tag @inkyswap, @inkonchain, & #defiacademy

Check the  #📖┃1-the-first-lesson  channel on Discord for details. 


DISCLAIMER: By participating you agree to The Academy rules available here: https://inkonchain.com/wizarding-academy-rules

InkySwap – DEX 1.0.1

Uniswap V2

USD₮0

The dApp tasks required for Week 4 of DeFi Training Grounds.

Satisfy the Reservoir task by adding liquidity to ETH/USDC.e or WETH/USDC.e https://swap.reservoir.tools/ Go to the Pool tab > New Position > select the pair > Complete the transaction

Satisfy the DYORSWAP task by adding liquidity to ETH/USDC.e and receiving LP tokens https://dyorswap.finance Go to 'Trade Now' > 'Liquidity' > 'Add Liquidity' > ETH/USDC.e & complete the transaction. There is no minimum to satisfy the task. 

Satisfy the task on The Deep by adding liquidity to the USDC.e/WETH pool https://app.thedeep.ink/explore Follow the link > Go to the USDC.e-WETH vault > Deposit & Complete the transaction. There is no minimum to satisfy the task.

To continuously remain eligible for the role, you will need to keep your liquidity position open. 

By participating you acknowledge and abide by the terms & conditions of Reservoir, DYORSWAP, and The Deep respectively.

dApp Tasks for Week 4

DYOR LPs

ICHI Vault Liquidity

Uniswap V3 Positions NFT-V1

Using https://inkypump.com > Go the the Trade page for any of the top 12 tokens (filtered by highest market cap, live status, + all social links) > Place a Buy order of at least 0.001 ETH for 3 different tokens.

Definition for Top 12: Highest market cap tokens listed on InkyPump filtered by *Live* status AND which have a linked *website* and *X* and *Telegram* on the day of February 10th 2025.

Listed in no preferred order of importance:

- $PURPLE
- $AK47
- $SHROOMY
- $RCN
- $PSD
- $FINK
- $IAGENT
- $Arch
- $FREAKS
- $WAGMI
- $PRL
- $CAT

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