Championship Season 61-64: Horses Need to Study

Derby Stars and Derby Race are shutting down due to financial difficulties. Key points: - Services will be discontinued completely - Planned Immutable migration canceled - $RACE token rewards ending - All unused badges and DSRUN have been refunded - Vault page accessible only until April 30, 2024 The closure follows a challenging journey that began with the Terra crisis in 2022, which resulted in significant losses. Despite attempts to pivot to Polygon and later plans for Immutable migration, the company struggled to secure additional funding amid declining GameFi investor interest. [Read the full PD Letter](https://medium.com/@DerbyStars/pd-letter-regarding-the-end-of-service-1ab8b18ee21b)

The 13-week $DSRUN Contributor Program has successfully concluded, running from December 2, 2024, to March 3, 2025. Key points: - Total rewards: 1,200,000 $DSRUN tokens - Distribution based on tiered point system: • Gold (1M $DSRUN) = 120 points + 20% bonus • Silver (100k $DSRUN) = 11 points + 10% bonus • Bronze (10k $DSRUN) = 1 point Participants can verify their rewards in the [official spreadsheet](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1BpMhGcJUlvKcsdvwOpUax57n0ratHrh80cWbFRJNv5Y/edit?gid=0). Distribution is being completed today.

Derby Stars has enabled trading of Stadium NFTs on the Sonova NFT Marketplace. This follows their earlier airdrop announcement for Origin NFT holders. Key airdrop details: - Top 5 point-scoring Origin horses receive A-Grade NFTs - Remaining NFTs distributed by rarity: * Unique: B-Grade * Rare 58: C-Grade * Rare 14: D-Grade * Common: E-Grade Distribution will occur on Soneium Mainnet post-migration event. Derby On-Chain Race rewards will be distributed simultaneously, with Tier 5/4/3 horses receiving A/B/C Grade respectively.

Derby Race's Closed Beta Test (CBT) is reaching its final day on December 23rd, 23:59 UTC. - Players can still participate through Galxe platform - Test features include horse training, global racing competitions, and breeding mechanics - Daily missions with scaling rewards available - Trading and horse rental systems accessible during testing The CBT offers hands-on experience with the game's core features and opportunity to earn rewards before public launch. Join via: https://t.me/DerbyRaceBot

Derby Stars announces a new staking program running from Dec 2, 2024 to Mar 3, 2025. Participants can deposit $DSRUN tokens to earn both $DSRUN and $RACE tokens. Key features: - Weekly snapshots every Wednesday - Minimum deposit: 10,000 $DSRUN - Three tiers: Gold (1M), Silver (100k), Bronze (10k) - Bonus rewards up to 20% for higher tiers - 1.2M $DSRUN reward pool - 1:1 base rate for $RACE tokens Distribution: - $RACE: 50% at TGE, 50% after 6 months - $DSRUN: Full distribution at Beta launch