BOS Community Call: Hackathon, Ordinals & More 🟠

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@BTC_OSJan 26, 2026

The Spaces covered a compact community update led by Alien with guest Yago, focusing on developer progress, the hackathon, the upcoming Mage Society Ordinals collection, integrations, and governance. Yago highlighted emerging apps from the hackathon, including a Bitcoin-native DEX, new betting platforms, and a prediction market built with Charms, plus a finalist demo session scheduled for tomorrow. Integrations are prioritizing Litecoin and Cardano (UTXO chains) and an EVM integration, with the first Boss rollup testnet targeted as early as next month. Alien confirmed Mage Society is slated for a February launch window, with guaranteed whitelist spots via the loyalty program and a time-bound claim process; today’s secret code is 1337, and raffle entries were collected during the call. Yago clarified the Boss token is a native gas token for Bitcoin/Boss compute and that governance will be node- and upgrade-driven (no on-chain voting). Onboarding emphasizes developers and institutions over direct small-business sales. The discussion framed NFTs moving beyond art to real estate, membership, and identity use cases, and explained why math/ZK-based security is superior to human-run multisig bridges long term.

Boss Community Call: Key Takeaways and Detailed Notes

Speakers and Roles

  • Alien (host and community lead): Ran the call, coordinated AMA, loyalty program, and ordinals campaign updates.
  • Yago (core contributor/lead on protocol and ecosystem development): Provided technical and strategic updates across integrations, rollups, use cases, and governance.
  • Brittany (operations manager): Mentioned as point of contact for future conference planning.

Call Context and Agenda

  • Shorter session due to host constraints; X/Twitter Spaces experienced minor glitches; brief music interlude at the start.
  • Audience included many new faces from the loyalty program.
  • Agenda: hackathon highlights, ordinals campaign (Mage Society) updates, ecosystem integrations/rollups, and AMA.

Developer & Ecosystem Updates

Hackathon and Builder Momentum

  • Strong output from the developer community, partly driven by the hackathon.
  • Notable emerging products:
    • First proper Bitcoin-native DEX (decentralized exchange).
    • New betting platforms enabling native use of stablecoins and BTC.
    • A prediction market with a polished UI, built to work directly via Boss (referred to in the call as "bus") on Bitcoin.
  • Six finalist projects will present tomorrow; a public post will feature the next face-off of finalists (three additional submissions).
  • Previously spotlighted finalist projects:
    • Echo Markets: Prediction market built with Charms; led a prior poll.
    • Eternal Key: Bitcoin-native inheritance vault.
    • Habit Formation System.
    • Premier League: Bitcoin-native virtual sports betting game built with Charms; currently leading in votes.

Chain Integrations and Rollups

  • Primary near-term focus beyond Bitcoin: Litecoin and Cardano (largest UTXO chains, easier integration; distinct advantages: LTC low-cost/private txs; Cardano smart contracts and existing DeFi).
  • EVM integration underway: will open Ethereum integration plus additional EVM chains and EVM rollups.
  • Litecoin integration moving forward; expectation to see the first rollup testnets launch as early as next month on Boss.

Ordinals Campaign: Mage Society

Launch Timing and Preparation

  • Mage Society (Ordinals collection) targeted for February (exact date to be announced as the month approaches).
  • Artwork is largely complete; the host is selecting rare traits and requesting additional backgrounds.

Loyalty Program and Whitelist Mechanics

  • Community has worked for months on quests; appreciation expressed for sustained participation.
  • Guaranteed whitelist spots:
    • Today’s session included giveaways of three guaranteed whitelist spots via reaction raffle.
    • Eight guaranteed whitelist spots will be awarded today to loyalty program participants.
  • Claim process and timing:
    • When mint opens, whitelist holders should mint promptly; whitelists may expire after a short window (likely a couple of days) and be reallocated.
    • Maintaining a top-12 leaderboard position is key to retaining guaranteed whitelist status; 12th place score was around ~50,000 points.
  • “Chosen role” in Discord:
    • Granted to members of external NFT communities that verify assets in Boss Discord.
    • With the chosen role, users can claim daily XP in the loyalty program.
    • If you hold the required NFT and verify, the chosen role is guaranteed.
  • Secret code shared for loyalty program: 1337.

AMA Highlights (Questions and Answers)

Chains and Execution Environments (Suzanne DeFi)

  • Near-term practical targets: Bitcoin, Litecoin, Cardano (UTXO advantages and large communities).
  • EVM integration: Enables Ethereum plus many EVM chains and EVM rollups.
  • Long-term goal: Aggregate UTXO chains into a unified “mega-chain” integrated with Bitcoin; then integrate with the broader crypto ecosystem (starting with Ethereum), ultimately spanning every chain.

Catalyst Funding (Frelex5)

  • Boss itself has not applied and is not applying for Catalyst funding.
  • Projects in the Boss ecosystem have applied; Sundial received funding; Charms Inc is seeking funding; more are in the pipeline.

Passport/Citizenship Presale Draw (Meekon Tecon)

  • The draw has occurred; the host (Alien) confirmed being the winner and is now a citizen of the Bahamas.
  • Further details will be shared after internal confirmation and coordination.

Nature of the Boss Token (Michael N)

  • Boss token is not an EVM utility token; it functions as the native gas token for Bitcoin within the Boss ecosystem.
  • Provides compute processing for cross-chain and Bitcoin-native operations; conceptually closer to an L1 token or Chainlink-style token than an app-level utility token.

Discord “Chosen Role” Clarification (Michael N)

  • The chosen role is for holders of specific external NFTs who verify in Boss Discord; it is guaranteed upon verification and enables daily XP claims in the loyalty program.

Ordinals NFTs: Impact and Use Cases (Mister Orantox)

  • Ordinals meet recognized demand for non-fungible assets on Bitcoin.
  • Beyond art and memberships, major real-world use cases:
    • Real estate tokenization (each property is unique; long-lived assets need Bitcoin’s longevity).
    • Memberships tied to identity (non-transferable, tiered rights).
  • Strategic objective: Build infrastructure to manage property rights, financial transactions, and economic activity across all asset types.
  • Roughly half of global asset value is non-fungible (real estate is largest); Boss adds programmability to Bitcoin, unlocking these categories.

Vision for End of 2026 (Elsa)

  • 2025: Focus on building core technology.
  • 2026 goals split into two pillars:
    1. Distribution: Integrate tech across multiple chains and rollups; make it widely available to developers and users. Targeted integrations with Cardano, Litecoin, and Ethereum, plus first rollups.
    2. Demonstrated utility: Launch first use cases (DEXes, lending pools, stablecoins) directly on Boss or Boss rollups; grow TVL and economic activity by ~10x; especially strong value in trading and lending.
  • Confidence is high due to current momentum and foundations already in place.

Next Conferences (Community)

  • No confirmed plans yet; ETH Denver is the likely next major conference but pending operations confirmation.

Governance (Lenny Loco)

  • No on-chain governance/voting planned.
  • Governance model akin to a Layer 1: node operation, validation, staking; evolution via node upgrades.
  • Rationale: Voting slows technical progress (politics) and introduces rule instability; model follows Bitcoin’s early rapid progress then ossification for reliability.

Design the Drop Challenge Results (ToBeCryptological)

  • Results not released; postponed due to internal changes.
  • Will be revisited with the team; more information forthcoming.

Onboarding Strategy for Small Businesses via Charms (Indulgent)

  • Boss will not directly onboard micro-businesses (inefficient to build a large sales org).
  • Strategy centers on:
    • Developer-first approach: attract and equip developers with easy tooling (use familiar languages/frameworks; minimal learning curve); developers’ products become organic distribution.
    • Institutional use cases: leverage Bitcoin’s institutional adoption to bring value/liquidity; address trustless interoperability and programmability that institutions seek on Bitcoin.
  • Network effects: as more use cases and users arrive, value grows and broader audiences follow.

“Math Beats Bridges” (Amber)

  • “Math” means deterministic rules (e.g., cryptographic proofs, ZK) where outcomes are fixed by protocol, not discretion.
  • Bridges today are mostly multisigs (human-led controls): signers can change rules, freeze funds, or be hacked.
  • ZK proofs provide trustless, rule-based security; users do not depend on custodians or signers.

Future of NFTs (Sudie)

  • Today’s NFTs: predominantly art and, to a lesser extent, memberships.
  • Future: identity-bound assets and real-world assets (RWAs), notably real estate.
  • Bitcoin’s permanence suits long-lived assets; Boss + Charms adds programmability.
  • Identity momentum: Microsoft and major institutions already issue identity onto Bitcoin; Boss/Charms enables programmable NFTs for identity.

Security Trends: Multisigs vs ZK Proofs (UA)

  • Long-term industry trend: moving from human-led multisigs to math-led ZK proofs.
  • Short-term reality: increased fragmentation has spurred growth in bridges and multisig-based platforms (e.g., Hyperliquid-like models); some recent popular launches have regressed in security architecture.

Hackathon Learnings (Solo)

  • Infrastructure: generally stable, well-received by developers; few surprises.
  • Use-case innovation: unexpected creativity in betting platforms, new approaches to perps, and novel DEX designs; programmable Bitcoin via Charms is unlocking innovations beyond initial expectations.

Community Engagement

  • Reaction raffle during the call awarded entries for three guaranteed whitelist spots for Mage Society.
  • AMA participation incentive: one community member wins 200 + 200 engage points for submitting a question.
  • Zili 10-day Ascension task: strong participation with fitness and wellness check-ins (shout-outs to Amber, ToBeCryptological, Frelex, Indulgent, Jason, Compute File, Elsa, Lucas, Sudie, Steve, and others).
  • Meme Wars channel: continued community bonding through shared humor around movies/games.
  • Upcoming activities: movie night, game night, and final sprint tasks prior to the Ascension task completion.

Dates, Codes, and Operational Notes

  • Mage Society launch window: February (exact date to be announced).
  • First rollup testnets: expected as soon as next month.
  • Secret code for loyalty program: 1337.
  • Leaderboard checkpoint: 12th place ~50,000 points.
  • Conference planning: likely ETH Denver; awaiting operations confirmation.
  • Design the Drop challenge results: delayed; to be revisited.

Decisions, Action Items, and Requests

  • Community asked to continue voting on hackathon finalist posts; a third post will be released today.
  • Whitelist holders must mint promptly upon launch to avoid expiration/reallocation of spots.
  • External NFT holders should verify assets in Discord to obtain the chosen role and claim daily XP.
  • Amber invited to follow up with the host for deeper “math vs bridges” clarifications if needed.
  • Host to share more details on the passport draw administration.

Risks and Considerations

  • Operational timing: whitelist claim windows may be short; monitor announcements closely.
  • Governance posture: prioritizes reliability/ossification over DAO-style voting; reduces political risk but centralizes decision-making around node upgrades.
  • Short-term security landscape: heavy reliance on bridges/multisigs across the industry; Boss aims to move toward math-led trustlessness, but market adoption takes time.
  • Real-world asset adoption: requires long-term platform stability; Bitcoin’s permanence plus Boss/Charms programmability is positioned to meet this need.

Closing

  • The call underscored rapid progress on integrations, rollups, and real use cases emerging from the hackathon, as well as practical guidance for the upcoming Mage Society mint and loyalty program. Confidence remains high for 2026 milestones—distribution across key chains, first rollups, and demonstrated utility in trading and lending—while the community continues to play a central role in momentum through voting, activities, and builder support.