Mystic Moose partners with One Tree Planted to offset NFT energy costs for Planet Mojo game
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Mystic Moose has partnered with nonprofit One Tree Planted to offset the environmental costs of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for its upcoming web 3 game Planet Mojo.
One Tree Planted coordinates reforestation efforts with companies. For every Moj-Seed NFT that is purchased by Planet Mojo players, Mystic Moose will sponsor the planting of one tree in an area that has experienced forest loss.
Mystic Moose will also launch a special augmented reality event on Earth Day, April 22. Details will be announced on Planet Mojo’s Twitter feed and Discord server soon. The partnership addresses a chief criticism of NFTs, which use the blockchain to authenticate unique digital items. Critics say that blockchain’s use of networks of computers to authenticate transactions is wasteful, as it consumes a lot of energy. But blockchain companies have been coming up with sidechains and other ways of reducing or offsetting that energy usage.
Planet Mojo is a web 3 gaming metaverse being built by veterans of LucasArts, Electronic Arts, Activision, Industrial Light & Magic, and more. Players will pit their customized teams against each other in esports player vs. player (PVP) and “play and earn” games set on a mysterious planet.
The project’s long-term goal is to create a sustainable world and platform for the next generation of gamers, where they own their in-game assets and have a say in the future direction of Planet Mojo.
Planet Mojo will announce the winners of its allowlist event on May 5th, 2022. These winners will be the first to mint Moj-Seed NFTs, each of which will sprout into a unique Mojo one week later, giving holders
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