Kraken launches contest to search for the pet of his new Blockchain network

Exchange Kraken invites users to baptize the pet of its new L2 network. The winning name will be chosen through a contest based on Blockchain Organized via JOKERACE.

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• Kraken launches a public tender to name the purple monster of its network Ethereum L2, Ink.
  
• The initiative uses the Ochain Jokerace platform.
  
• The Token Ink It will be launched in 2025 with a total offer limited to 1,000 million units.

Kraken, One of the most recognized international cryptocurrency exchanges has launched an unusual and creative call: seeks that the community choose the name of the official pet of its new Capa 2 network based on Ethereum, better known as Ink.

The character, a purple and thorny creature of caricaturesco, was revealed by Kraken In an advertisement published on the social network X, accompanied by a message where it is read: “It has gone too far. Too many events. Too much attention. And now it is in ruin … because everyone continues to ask the only question that cannot be answered: their name.”

HE’S GONE TOO FAR
Too Many Events
Too a lot of attention
and Now He’s Just Down Bad.

Because Everyone Keeps Asking the One Question He Can’t Answer.

His name.

Now, I’S Spiraling …

You Name Him.
We’ll Pay You. pic.twitter.com/hhuimsk7i

– Ink (@inkonchain) July 3, 2025

An unnamed pet for a promising network

Ink It is the new layer 2 built by Kraken About him Op stack, Open source infrastructure also used by Optimism This network aims to offer greater scalability and efficiency to users of Ethereum, Taking advantage of the modularity of the ecosystem Op.

The nameless pet will be the visible face of this project, and Kraken He has chosen to involve his community in the decision through a contest Blockchain, thus reinforcing its commitment to decentralized participation and crypto culture.

To organize this dynamic, Kraken has allied with Jokerace, A specialized platform in Ochain competitions without code. This allows users to participate in voting and competencies in more than 90 blockchain networks compatible with the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM).

Founded in 2022 by David Phelps and Siobhán McCaffery, JOKERACE It has become a key tool for Give, Hackatones and community decisions. Your voting system is attacks Sybil —A type of common fraud in online voting – since it charges a small rate for each vote, which helps reduce spam and increase the quality of the process.

In addition, votes can directly activate Ochain actions, such as tokens transfer or the creation of damage proposals.

Voting also generates profits

One of the most innovative elements of JOKERACE It is your reward system. David Phelps describes it as part of a “Persuasion market” either “Vibe Market”in which both those who propose names and those who vote can obtain profits.

There are two main modalities: “Enter-Andn”where the winning proposal is rewarded; and “Vote-And-Earn”, that rewards those who vote for the final option chosen. This logic seeks to encourage collective curatorship, turning participation in a profitable act.

JOKERACE has already been used by projects such as Polygon, Farcaster and the specialized environment The Block.

The future of Ink and your native token

The network Ink Not only does it seek to offer scalability to Ethereum, but also generate an ecosystem that invites community participation and is sustainable. To achieve this, the Ink Foundation —Entity in charge of its development and promotion – plans to launch a native token called Ink At some point in this year.

As announced, the maximum supply of the Token will be limited to 1,000 million units. This active is expected to encourage network participation and liquidity contribution to the different protocols and applications that are integrated into Ink.

For now, Kraken It has not detailed whether the Token will be distributed through airdrops, private or public sales, but it is anticipated that its arrival will coincide with a greater impulse to the ecosystem Optimism

Back with the contest, this is still open for all interested parties, so anyone can participate by proposing a name for the network of the network Ink. According to Kraken, Who is the winner will receive the respective recognition, in addition to an un specified award.

Article written by a content editor. Edited by Angel Di Matteo / Diariobitcoin

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