E0Playable
2009–2010Genesis
Hobby miners and the first blocks. GEN is mined, not traded yet.
Amber terminals, copper, warm stone
E1Playable
2010–2013Pizza & Exchanges
The first exchanges open on Exchange Row, GEN buys its first pizza, and an exchange falls.
Terracotta arcades, brass tickers
E2Playable
2013–2016Altcoin Alley
Forks and altcoins in the forge-lit yards: ASIC rigs arrive, blocks become a lottery, and miners pool their hash.
Steel workshops, forge glow
E3Playable
2015–2016Contract Quarter
Code runs the money in the Contract Quarter, until a bug drains the DAO and the city votes on a fork.
Circuit-trace streets, lime light-lines
E4Later season
2017ICO Avenue
Token launches, a hype meter and rugs on ICO Avenue, until the boom turns to bust.
Pink chrome, giant billboards
E5Later season
2018–2019Crypto Winter
A bear market freezes the city. Builders who stay get rewarded for it.
Frost glass, snowfall, heat lamps
E6Later season
2020DeFi District
Lending, liquidity and yield in the DeFi District, and bots in the Dark Forest.
Bio-domes, liquidity canals
E7Later season
2021NFT & Meme
Galleries, auctions and collectibles with provenance, plus Meme Valley.
Gallery pavilions, pop stickers
E8Later season
2022The Collapse
Bank runs and contagion test every district. Shields up, then rebuild.
Storm skies, alarm bars, shields
E9Later season
2023–2025DAO Quarter & AI
DAO governance, bridges between cities and agents that players build.
White civic domes, agent drones
E10Later season
2026 →Open Chapter
Players vote on what happens next. History stops being a replay.
A player-voted accent on the city