Mandala chooses Astar for NFT release, leveraging a myriad of features only available on Polkadot

by James · April 21, 2023

Mandala Metaverse Ready to go Cross-Chain thanks to Polkadot’s powerful interoperability benefits

Tokyo, Japan –News Direct– Astar

Mandalathe cross-platform game and interoperable metaverse, will introduce its cross-chain metaverse on Polka dot, the full-stack multi-chain ecosystem and community driving the movement to build a better web. To mark its entry into the Polkadot ecosystem, Mandala will launch Kryptnauts NFT Collection April 28, created by concept artist and illustrator Bruce Zick (Pixar, Disney, Marvel, Dark Horse) at Astar network. Mandala chose Polkadot because much of the NFT functionality Mandala required was not available on other chains, namely nesting, staking and the ability to send NFTs across bridges.

Mandala Metaverse is a cross-chain, cross-media franchise, using NFTs with a AAA Unreal Engine MMO RPG + location-based AR mobile game. Kevin J Foxe, a director, producer, writer and storyteller best known for the 1999 cult horror film The Blair Witch Project, is involved in the project, which brings together TV, graphic novels and games. It establishes the world’s first Enlightenment Simulator powered by SingularityNet’s decentralized AGI and interoperable with SingularityNet’s metaverse, the Sophiaverse. By integrating cross-platform technology throughout the story, Mandala invites players into the narrative, weaving many of the world’s mythologies into a truly immersive story that opens the way to self-sovereignty and enlightenment, turning the world into a game board.

Jon Shanker, CEO of Mandala, said: “Polkadot has real future-proof NFT applications, such as nesting, staking and the ability to send NFTs across bridges – plus many other innovative ways to use NFT resources. The overall collaborative and the collaborative flow opens up our imaginations for gaming and mass adoption of blockchain features. We are now able to do things we didn’t think possible. By joining Polkadot’s burgeoning ecosystem, we can also take advantage of the best secure interoperability the network offers.”

The new collaboration gives Mandala access to dozens of parachains, sovereign blockchains built on Polkadot’s Relay Chain. These parachains enable shared security and high-level scalability, along with the ability to collaborate with other projects due to Polkadot’s unmatched interoperability.

Mandala has selected several parachain partners to form the basis of a Web3 ‘rebel alliance’ to help it safely navigate the open ocean of cross-chains;

Astar network – infrastructure supporting NFTs developed with EVM smart contracts and WASM smart contracts
Unique network – an NFT-specific blockchain offering sponsored transactions, bundling of fungible tokens with non-fungibles, and splitting NFTs into fungible tokens for partial ownership
Talisman – a multi-chain wallet for Web3 explorers

Maarten Henskens, head of the Astar Foundation says: “The Manda launch combines entertainment and blockchain innovation to showcase the potential of the Astar Network. The team has created an immersive experience for collectors and aims to engage new users and explore NFT interoperability. It is exciting to see blockchain and NFT adoption in entertainment and beyond.”

Omar Elassar, head of ecosystem growth and business development at Parity Technologies, a leading contributor to the Polkadot network, said: “Innovative projects like Mandala Metaverse realize the unique strengths of Polkadot. Access to advanced NFT capabilities, smart contracts and DeFi – all in one infrastructure – enables Polkadot partners to deliver enhanced results, something that can only be achieved securely and seamlessly at Polkadot.”

The Cryptonauts NFT Collection launches on April 28th. Check out all the details of the Mandala Cryptonauts NFT Collection on Astar Network at https://enterthemandala.com/index.php/cryptonauts.

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About the Mandala Metaverse

Mandala Metaverse is a cross-chain, cross-media franchise, using NFTs with a AAA Unreal Engine MMO RPG + location-based AR mobile game. Mandala harnesses and promotes the intersection of technology, spirituality, sustainability and entertainment via web3, games, graphic novels, television and digital content, all in creative convergence with the real world and the Metaverse.

About Astar Network

Astar network is the future of multi-chain smart contracts. Astar Network supports the building of dApps with EVM and WASM smart contracts and offers developers true interoperability, with cross-consensus messaging (XCM). We are made by developers and for developers. Astar’s unique Build2Earn model allows developers to get paid through a dApp staking mechanism for the code they write and the dApps they build.

Astar’s vibrant ecosystem has become one of Polkadot’s leading parachains globally, backed by major exchanges and tier 1 VCs. Astar offers the flexibility of all Ethereum and WASM tools for developers to start building their dApps.

About Polkadot

Polka dot provides the technical advances necessary to make blockchain technology practical, accessible, scalable, interoperable and future-proof, removes limitations and barriers to entry, thereby fueling innovation, increasing the decentralized technology space and bringing the Web3 vision to life. It connects private and consortium chains, public and permissionless networks, oracles and future technologies not yet created.

About Parity Technologies

Staffed by some of the world’s leading blockchain innovators, core engineers, Rust developers and solution architects, Parity Technologies has offices in Berlin, London and Lisbon. It launched Polkadot together with the Web3 Foundation in May 2020 and continues to support and develop the network.