...another day another day of ALPHA w/ Ernest Lee

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@unvaultJan 30, 2026

The Spaces featured Ernest Lee, Monica Cosmica, and Manny discussing Unbolt’s multi-chain NFT protocol and a deep dive into the forthcoming SDK World/Life gamified ecosystem. Ernest outlined how SDK holders will couple SDKs and dolls to mint babies via a slot machine trait selector (first pull free, subsequent paid with lockable traits), then watch babies age weekly through stages (toddler, preteen, teen, young adult). At 18, NFTs choose college or a profession, each tied to dynamic Div (reward) allocations, with entrepreneurship offering a weekly jackpot and optional retirement and life insurance contributions affecting inheritance and payouts. Tokenomics and dashboards will surface trait rarity and lifecycle data. Unbolt will support minting on 7–8 chains with chain choice at mint; Divs can be distributed per sale/day/week/month and SDK Divs up to Jan 1 are being paid out now after an indexing fix. Ernest is engaging OpenSea to display unbolted multi-chain collections via a licensed process and hiring personnel (with AI assist) to police fakes across exchanges. Monica is publishing a children’s book (ages 9–12) via IngramSpark, while Manny promoted Star Atlas x Super Phoenix esports events. Trashy Treasure Boxes will retain utility, to be disclosed later.

Unbolt Space: SDK Universe Alpha, Multi‑Chain Rollout, and Community Updates

Participants and Roles

  • Ernest Lee (host; Unbolt co‑founder/Board Council): led the session, shared SDK Universe/game design details, Unbolt multi‑chain updates, Divot distribution, marketplace coordination, and operational plans.
  • Monica Cosmica (artist/collector; owner of a 1/1 doll by John Winchell): shared her upcoming children’s book project featuring SDK characters; asked about Trashy Treasure Boxes (TTBs).
  • Manny (community member/marketer; Pacific Northwest): asked clarifying questions on SDK mechanics and timelines; shared updates on the Star Atlas x Super Phoenix esports event and discussed cross‑chain/community marketing.
  • Mentioned but not present: Aaron Haber (Unbolt co‑developer), John Winchell (artist behind SDK dolls and new “baby → life stage” art), Lanza (event production lead), OpenSea/Magic Eden contacts.

Unbolt Protocol Status and Near‑Term Plans

  • Protocol: Unbolt is a multi‑chain NFT protocol developed by Aaron Haber and Ernest Lee (Board Council). It enables collections to exist, trade, and distribute rewards across multiple blockchains.
  • Onboarding: Active daily meetings with projects; first wave of collections is being finalized. Initial marketing campaign is about to be “closed” to include all early sign‑ups.
  • Security: Smart contracts are under audit and will be double‑audited to ensure holder safety.
  • Divot (reward) distribution pipeline: The new Unvault website will natively calculate Divots, improving accuracy and removing prior indexing/provider dependencies.
  • Distribution cadence flexibility: Collections will be able to opt for per‑transaction, daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, or yearly Divot disbursements. High‑floor collections may prefer per‑sale disbursement.

SDK World/Life: Game Design and Tokenomics (Alpha)

Ernest outlined a comprehensive life‑simulation and trait‑breeding game for SDK dolls, delivered through an SDK World/Life website (town metaphor: shops, courthouse/hall of records, “Met Market”).

  • Coupling and Babies (General Store + Slot Mechanic):

    • Owners bring one SDK (male) and one doll (female) to couple on the website and “mint” a baby NFT.
    • Trait logic: Each parent trait has up to four possible outcomes per slot, including “linked recessive” counterparts (male traits have recessive female variants and vice versa). The slot cycles through available combinations and stops on a final set.
    • First pull is free for coupled pairs. Holders can “lock” preferred traits and pay for additional pulls to try to obtain the remaining desired traits (probabilities adjust per locked slot; e.g., 1/4 on a single unlocked trait).
    • Art: Babies are uniquely drawn by John Winchell. Some traits may be visually latent in early stages but reveal as the NFT ages.

  • Aging and Versions (1 week = 1 year):

    • Planned version milestones: toddler (~3–4), preteen (10–11), teen (13–14), young adult (18).
    • Images update as the NFT ages; a “photo book” view remains accessible for prior stages.
    • Full year‑by‑year art may be added later; initial launch focuses on the four core stages.

  • Life Choices at 18: Professions vs College:

    • Professions: Six initial non‑degree professions. Each profession receives a percentage of the period’s Divot pool. The per‑NFT share depends on how many NFTs pick the same job (fewer peers → larger share).
    • College: Four “years” (weeks) of study. During college, the NFT defers earning and its Divot share accrues into the pool reserved for degree‑required professions. Advanced tracks (doctor/lawyer) take longer.
    • Funding college: Either enroll the SDK (direct payments) or take student loans repaid from future payroll.

  • Financial Systems: Retirement and Life Insurance

    • Retirement: Opt‑in. Contribute 10% of earnings during the working period to a retirement account; once 65 (week 65), the NFT stops salary Divots and begins retirement payouts at 1/35 of total contributions per “year” (week).
    • Life Insurance: Opt‑in. Contribute 10% throughout life. On death, the coupled mate receives the life insurance proceeds and the remaining retirement balance. If no coupled mate, descendants inherit. If neither mate nor descendants exist, the funds go to a pool for NFTs that reach 100.

  • Reproduction and Family Dynamics:

    • Original SDKs and original dolls do not age and can always create babies.
    • Aged NFTs can marry and create babies until age 40; after 40, they can no longer reproduce.

  • Mortality and Longevity:

    • Retirement spans 65–100. The probability of death each week depends on retirement population; reaching 100 is rare but yields a bonus.

  • Entrepreneur Track:

    • Entrepreneurship is a selectable profession that provides a weekly chance to win the entire entrepreneur Divot allocation (a “unicorn” outcome). Fewer entrepreneurs → higher odds.

  • Rarity Transparency and Dashboards:

    • The Hall of Records (courthouse) will display opt‑ins (retirement/life insurance), contribution balances, and dynamic rarity stats for traits.
    • Slot machine UI will show current trait rarities based on the ongoing baby cycle, addressing learnings from past “Build‑a‑Doll” dynamics.

  • Tokenomics Backbone:

    • Project royalties fund the game’s ongoing Divot allocations and operations. John Winchell is creating substantial art to support life‑stage progression.

  • Timeline:

    • Devs are working on wireframes; no public date yet. Art for later stages will be completed by the time NFTs reach those ages.

Multi‑Chain Strategy and Market Operations

  • SDK on Unbolt: SDK will be among the first collections “unbolted,” immediately tradable across 7–8 supported chains.
  • Chain choice on mint: When minting a baby, holders can choose the chain.
  • Chain incentives: Some collections may drive cross‑chain movement by allocating weekly Divots to a selected chain; only holders on that chain receive the reward, encouraging migration.
  • Custom distributions: If a collection wants a bespoke model, Unbolt can process CSV submissions (e.g., Moonlight’s Genesis “Other Egg” used a rarity‑based distribution, even allocating 100% of royalties for the first month).

Divot Backlog Resolution and Real‑Time Options

  • SDK Divot catch‑up: Divots through January 1 will be distributed as a single, consolidated payout (three months) to reduce gas and maximize holder proceeds. An earlier indexing gap has been fixed.
  • Future calculation: The Unvault site will handle Divot calculations natively, enabling accurate, timely distributions. Collections with high floor prices may opt for per‑transaction disbursements.

Market Integrations, Patents, and Anti‑Fraud Policing

  • OpenSea multi‑chain display: Ernest is pursuing the right contacts at OpenSea to show unbolted, multi‑chain NFTs as unified collections. The process is patented; licensing to marketplaces is on the table for broader visibility.
  • Fake contract monitoring: Plan to hire a dedicated person to monitor exchanges (OpenSea, Magic Eden, etc.) for counterfeit contracts across chains and coordinate takedowns.
  • AI assistance: Considering an internal AI agent to assemble actionable data and draft emails for the human operator to review/send to marketplaces, avoiding fully automated outreach that risks being ignored.

Monica’s Book Project (SDK Characters)

  • Format and distribution: Physical publication via IngramSpark (environmentally friendly), with Amazon distribution under consideration. Global availability.
  • Content: A beautiful, whimsical story set in a “dump,” with cosmic fairy imagery; features SDK characters. Target audience: ages 9–12.
  • Process: Monica will share a draft with Ernest and the SDK team before publishing to ensure alignment. She created a dedicated X account and uses her 1/1 doll (by John Winchell) as PFP.

Community and Esports: Star Atlas x Super Phoenix Event

  • Event overview (Manny):
    • February: Weekly live racing events (every Sunday), streamed on X/Twitch/YouTube, built on Star Atlas’s racing engine (pod‑racer vibes).
    • March: Team shooter competitions (Call of Duty‑style).
    • Engagement: Prize pools and predictive betting for viewers (sports‑betting style).
    • Production: Lanza leads race control and full event production.
    • Sponsors: Includes Decrypted Tax and Ernest’s group among others. Manny is assisting with sponsorships and growth marketing.
    • Cross‑community aim: Bridge Solana‑centric audiences with Ape Chain and other ecosystems; reciprocal community exposure.

Q&A, Clarifications, and Outstanding Items

  • TTBs (Trashy Treasure Boxes): Monica asked if they’re needed. Ernest confirmed TTBs will have utility; specifics remain undisclosed.
  • Date for SDK World/Life: No exact launch date yet; wireframes in progress.
  • Profession list and allocations: Initial six non‑degree professions plus entrepreneur; further degree‑required tracks (doctor, lawyer) planned. Exact percentages and job roster to be detailed in dashboards at launch.
  • College costs and loan terms: Two payment modes (direct enrollment vs loans); repayment mechanics will be specified in the UI.
  • Death probabilities and retirement pool dynamics: Will be population‑responsive; dashboards will provide transparency.
  • Marriage mechanics and timing: Aged NFTs can marry and have children until week 40; original SDKs/dolls never age and can always reproduce. Exact UI/UX for timing windows to be defined.

Key Takeaways

  • Unbolt’s audited, multi‑chain infrastructure is nearing public debut, with SDK positioned as a flagship for cross‑chain minting and trading.
  • SDK World/Life is a deep, evolving life‑sim with trait‑breeding, staged art, professions, education, and financial planning (retirement/insurance), all transparently tracked via dashboards.
  • Divot distributions are being modernized: backlog is consolidated and cleared; future calculations happen natively; cadence can be tuned per collection.
  • Multi‑chain visibility and safety are priority: marketplace licensing for unified views and proactive policing of counterfeit contracts across chains.
  • Community engagement is strong: Monica’s children’s book broadens the SDK universe into print; Manny’s esports production activates cross‑chain audiences and novel participation mechanics.

Next Steps and Schedule

  • Unbolt: Continue audits, finalize wireframes, and complete marketplace coordination and anti‑fraud staffing.
  • SDK: Prepare staged art and finalize profession/college dashboards and reward logic; publish trait rarity and opt‑in financials in the Hall of Records.
  • Divots: Execute the consolidated payout through January 1; shift future calculations to Unvault.
  • Community: Support the February/March Star Atlas x Super Phoenix events; share SDK/Unbolt updates as features go live.
  • Session schedule: Next Twitter Space on Tuesday at 11:00 AM Pacific.