It’s a new year, and we’re welcoming 2025 with brand-new monthly highlights! From the New Year family gatherings, eating lots of food, and continuously watching markets and scrolling on X, we’ve never stopped grinding. Grab a drink, and dive into everything below:

Before we grab your attention, remember to follow us on X! We post all of our updates there first and host quizzes, polls, engagement-related content, competitions, and more!

Unique’s X account: https://twitter.com/Unique_NFTchain

Don’t want to read everything? Here are January’s rapid-fire highlights:

  • Top 12 Highlights from 2024 covered all the achievements and milestones from the past year
  • New CodeCraft Winner: Welcome KooponCraft!
  • Learn all things approaching XCM in the 2nd edition of the NFT XCM series
  • Delve into Rewards Mode with TapNations
  • Final Chess on Chain JAM Tournament re-cap
  • Quartz going to Coretime
  • Special Mention: Polkadot Spanish account

Top 12 Highlights from 2024!

As a new year approaches, we look back on the top highlights, achievements, and special memories from the past year and relive some of 2024’s best moments. Just like Spotify with their end-of-the-year Spotify Wrapped, we’ve also done something similar.

Take a look below at Unique’s 2024 Wrapped and delve into our top 12 highlights, including collaborations, events and conferences, the biggest NFT campaign of the year, hackathons, and more.

Say hello to KooponCraft!

Welcome our 2nd CodeCraft winner to the Unique ecosystem, KooponCraft! KooponCraft, as in the name, redefines the digital coupon landscape but with a twist: Unique NFTs and Web3.

KooponCraft leverages Unique’s NFT and tech stack to create highly customizable NFTs to create storefronts, NFTs, and products for users to buy.

So, let’s imagine this. You have a digital coupon NFT for a pizza. You go to KooponCraft and claim your free pizza. But that’s not all. Let’s say you don’t want your pizza and want something else. You can trade your digital coupon NFT for something else. Fancy a coffee instead? You can get it!

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KooponCraft is currently having its big campaign, where you can join, play their minigame, and win up to $50 in prizes.

It’s easy to join:

  • Earn points by logging in daily, purchasing, and engaging with NFTs
  • Collect 100 points to participate in the KooponCraft mini-game
  • You will be in the chance to win $50.

→ http://kooponcraft.com

Need more information? Check out the blog below to learn more:

NFT XCM: Approaching NFT XCM Methods

You’ve probably heard about NFT XCM in several posts and blogs. To strengthen users' understanding of NFT XCM and the world of XCM on Polkadot, we’ve created a new educational series to explore the ins and outs of XCM.

In our 2nd article, we explore how you would approach XCM, the current capabilities and limitations of XCM, best practices, and the difference between bridges and cross-chain transfers.

Explore the 2nd article here:

Rewards Mode with TapNation!

Rewards Mode is kicking off in January, and you can get your first playthrough with Rewards Mode here:

In case you’ve missed it, our recent collaboration with TapNations explores Rewards Mode, where you can play in the minigame, and earn rewards through gaming. The best of all, it’s all on Polkadot.

Rewards Mode will also be LIVE and playable at NFT Paris, 2025! If you’re attending, join us at the booth, and we’ll see you there.

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Final Chess on Chain Tournament Re-cap

Last year, we collaborated with Chess on Chain – the number one chess game on Polkadot, where you play with friends, community members, and people worldwide to reach the leaderboards. And the best part? You could win some special Checkmate NFTs!

Throughout December, Chess on Chain hosted a JAM tournament every weekend. The final tournament took place, and players battled it out to win the final King tournament.

Catch up on the live stream and see who came out on top:

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Quartz on Coretime

Let’s welcome Quartz to the Coretime family!

Quartz, a Kusama Parachain, and the canary chain of Unique Network have successfully switched to Polkadot Agile Coretime! This move occurred in block 1,888,265 on the Coretime system parachain and will renew every 28 days.

What is Polkadot’s Agile Coretime?

Gone are the days of leasing Polkadot parachains — Agile Coretime, (part of Polkadot 2.0) gives you access to the right amount of blockspace you need for your project to evolve.

  • Optimally allocates blockspace
  • Fewer barriers to entry
  • Purchase in bulk or small amounts
  • Fully audited and managed via the Coretime Chain

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Special Mention

This month’s spotlight shines on the Spanish Polkadot X account (Polkadot en Español)!
Polkadot en Español plays a vital role in bringing Polkadot news, updates, and highlights to the broader Spanish-speaking and Hispanic communities.

Their latest post features a deep dive into Unique Network—our mission, what we do, and much more.

That’s a wrap for the first monthly highlights of 2025! Catch us next month at the end of February for another deep dive!

Join the Unique Ecosystem!

Unique Network is the number one next-generation NFT chain for Polkadot and Kusama, bridging the gap between Web2 and Web3 by giving you all the necessary tools and platforms to achieve your dreams as easily as possible.

Step into the world of Web3 with the NFTs 2.0 CodeCraft Grant Fund, complete with unlimited advanced NFT features built for today and the future. Build your unique dApp or Micro dApp, join a community of developers, and get direct support for your project.

Learn more about the dApps and projects actively using Unique Network today:

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Description

Visit Page

Conor Daly Insider Pass

A unique Digital Insider Pass to promote Fan Engagement in Web3 and bridge non-crypto natives to the Web3 world.

www.conordalypolkadot.net

Sovereign Nature Initiative

One-of-a-kind Proof of Attendance Badge on the Blockchain, that evolves into an exclusive DOTphin NFT.

www.sovereignnature.com

DED Games

A brick-breaking game, showcasing NFTs to gamers as they try to complete challenges and reach the leaderboards.

www.ded.games

Forever Has Fallen

Bringing Bounty Hunter Tickets as NFTs to gamers, unlocking challenges, riddles, and an exclusive lair to those who seek.

www.foreverhasfallen.com

Stay Up To Date

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