Have you invested in Validator Nodes? I made my first purchase in Tranche 1 and it has been quite a fruitful investment in which I receive 4 Vouchers and 22.2 SPS tokens daily. In today's market conditions, the daily drop makes $3,15 per day paid in 2 undervalued tokens!
I've been playing Splinterlands for more than 2 years and I see Validator Node Licenses as the best product of Splinterlands-Fi ever existed. As these node licenses have an important place in gaming operations and the security of transactions, they play a critical role for the sake of Splinterlands.
As I mentioned earlier, I'm planning to buy more Validator Licenses with existing one by re-investing the daily drops. There are some factors that make me do it.
Getting Paid in SPS & Vouchers
Splinterlands' governance token (SPS) tested its all-time low level at $0.05 when the market crashed. I believe if Bitcoin stays above 18k, I do not expect another ATL for the token. So, basically, now we are paid in a token that is at its nearly ATL level, and even in this case you get 42% APR!
As you know, each day 40,000 Voucher tokens are released. The price of token can be quite volatile if there is no incentive to use it (e.g. Vouchers to be used in events) but we know the fact that the price of token always goes up drastically when the market has no liquid Vouchers!
Better Than Staying in Fiat
As I did not have enough SPS and Vouchers, I bought the tokens from the market by using my fiat bag. When we go back in time, the fiat currency did not have inflation that melted its purchasing power. I might be late but the decision was totally right.
In this winter, I expect fiat currencies to lose more value due to global issues and shaking economies. Meanwhile, taking the risk of the loss of value for SPS and Voucher tokens (which are the tokens of the top blockchain-based game that ends their presales in 1 minute!) is a tolerable risk IMHO.
GameFi to Reveal its Potential
We have not seen anything about the growth of the GameFi industry. People will realize that those who earn their lives by playing games are just the early adopters of a devastating trend. Being a content creator, investor, and player of a game is the new paradigm. When we check the blockchain-based games, I only see Splinterlands that is able to do it!
I play lots of blockchain-based games and none of them have enhanced the quality of gaming as Splinterlands did. In the bull run, I expect new and more attractive games to pop up by lowering the position of existing "highly popular" ones to lose their reputation. Guess which game will be still leading the industry 😉
Basically, buying a Validator Node for 2k on Hive-engine or purchasing it with your SPS and Vouchers can still be more than just 42% APR for your investment. If this APR rate is valid for the bear market, how many times will it be multiplied when both SPS token and Voucher skyrocket their prices?
Only 5 validator node licenses have been sold in Tranche 2. What is great about it is that the existing owners get rewarded more with the prize pool. Buying another one is the first item on my to-do list 😉