Hot Interaction Collection | Cascade Private Beta is Live; KARPAK Mints SBT (April 10th)

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**Hot Interaction Roundup: Cascade Private Beta Launches; KARPAK Mints SBTs (April 10)** **Cascade: 24/7 Stock and Crypto Perpetual Trading** Cascade is a crypto brokerage offering a trading app that operates 24/7, enabling users to trade cryptocurrencies, U.S. stocks, and private assets via perpetual contracts. Users can link their bank accounts and manage perpetual trading, portfolio-backed loans, and asset transfers within a single margin account. The platform has launched its private beta. Users can register via its official website using their X account and Google email, and join its Discord community. **KARPAK: Tokenizing Real-World Parking with DePIN** KARPAK is a DePIN project that converts real-world parking activities into on-chain, verifiable data assets. Parking data—such as duration, location, and cost—is collected, verified, and tokenized, allowing users to earn rewards, participate in governance, or receive revenue shares. The project has now launched its Soulbound Token (SBT). Users can mint the SBT by connecting a wallet (on BNB Chain), following KARPAK’s X account, and paying a small gas fee. **Pixie Chess: Web3 Chess with Crypto Incentives** Pixie Chess is a Web3 game combining classic chess, trading card mechanics, and crypto-economic incentives. It recently secured $5.2 million in seed funding led by Paradigm. Users can log in via wallet, create a profile, and choose gameplay modes, with video tutorials available to help them get started.

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Cascade: 24/7 US Stock Trading + Crypto Perpetual Contract Trading

Project Introduction

Cascade is an encrypted brokerage firm offering a brokerage-style trading app that operates 24/7, supporting perpetual contract trading for cryptocurrencies, US stocks, and private assets. Users can directly link their bank accounts to complete perpetual trading, portfolio-backed lending, and asset transfers within a single margin account.

According to ROOTDATA data, Citrea raised $15 million in funding, with investments from Polychain, Coinbase Ventures, and others.

On April 8th, Cascade announced on platform X the launch of the Cascade private beta.

Interaction Tutorial

STEP 1. Go to the official website (link: https://cascade.xyz/join), fill in your X account and Google email to complete registration.

STEP 2. Join the official Discord community (link: https://discord.gg/cascade-xyz).

KARPAK: A DePIN Project Tokenizing Real-World Parking Behavior

Project Introduction

KARPAK is a DePIN project that tokenizes real-world parking behavior, transforming daily urban parking activities into on-chain verifiable data assets and proof-of-work. In other words, data generated when users park (parking duration, location, cost, etc.) is collected, verified, and put on-chain, becoming tokenizable signals that can generate income, participate in network governance, or earn rewards.

On April 8th, KARPAK announced on platform X that the KARPAK SBT is now live, users can mint a proof of being an early project participant and qualify for profit sharing.

Interaction Tutorial

STEP 1. Go to the official website (https://sbt.karpak.xyz/), connect your wallet (as it's an early project, it is recommended to use a wallet with minimal funds for airdrop hunting, be cautious of account theft).

STEP 2. Enter your X account information and follow the official X account.

STEP 3. Pay a small amount of Gas (on BNB Chain) to complete the minting.

Pixie Chess: A Web3 Chess Game

Project Introduction

Pixie Chess is a Web3 chess game that combines classic chess strategy, trading card game (TCG) mechanics, and cryptocurrency economic incentives, themed as "Magical Chess for Real Money". On April 3rd, Pixie Chess announced the completion of a $5.2 million seed funding round led by Paradigm.

Interaction Tutorial

STEP 1. Go to the official website (link: https://www.pixiechess.xyz/), click "LOGIN" and log in by connecting your wallet.

STEP 2. Enter a nickname and choose a helmet to complete character creation.

STEP 3. Select a mode and start the game (includes a video tutorial).

İlgili Sorular

QWhat is Cascade and what services does it offer?

ACascade is an encrypted brokerage firm that offers a 24/7 brokerage-style application supporting perpetual contract trading for cryptocurrencies, U.S. stocks, and private assets. Users can link their bank accounts to conduct perpetual trading, borrow against their portfolios, and transfer assets within a single margin account.

QWhat recent milestone did Cascade achieve as mentioned in the article?

ACascade launched its private beta version on April 8th, as announced on their X platform.

QWhat is KARPAK and how does it tokenize real-world behavior?

AKARPAK is a DePIN project that tokenizes real-world parking behavior by converting data such as parking duration, location, and fees into on-chain, verifiable data assets. This data acts as proof-of-work and can be tokenized to generate income, participate in network governance, or earn rewards.

QWhat can users do by minting a KARPAK SBT?

ABy minting a KARPAK Soulbound Token (SBT), users can prove they are early participants in the project and qualify for profit-sharing benefits.

QWhat is Pixie Chess and what makes it unique in the gaming space?

APixie Chess is a Web3 chess game that combines classic chess strategy, trading card game (TCG) mechanics, and cryptocurrency economic incentives. Its unique theme is 'Magical Chess for Real Money,' and it recently raised $5.2 million in a seed round led by Paradigm.

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