Dear community,

it has been announced several weeks ago that we would have a Bridge to Ethereum (and back) ready for GameAce cartridges by the end of September. (Update Oct., 14th: it will also be possible to bridge to Polygon!) We need to adjust this plan: the bridge will be slightly delayed and become available earliest by the end of the next week. We do have good reasons for the delay, though, that you will find very exciting !

Instead of going the easy road and have a half-baked solution for GameAce only, we have invested work to make a solid and flexible bridging-solution that

1. we can use for potential (and upcoming) features on Minted Vodka
2. creates an additional use-case for GAT and makes it bridgeable to other networks (as wrapped WGAT)!

What Minted Vodka features would be possible with this bridging technology ?

• Bridging of other coins and NFTs to/from other networks (initially EVM-based networks like Ethereum or AVAX)
• Making GAT bridgeable to other networks (cross-chain coin as a “wrapped” WGAT)
• Additional use-case for GAT: all bridging has a GAT fee involved
• Foundation for potential cross-chain trades on Minted Vodka (e.g.  you offer an NFT on network A [bid], but want X coins on network B in return [ask] )

Not all of these features are on our roadmap yet.

Sometimes you have to find a balance in the dynamic world of crypto between doing things fast and doing them right. This small delay allows us to invest in a solid foundation that puts Minted Vodka and GAT Network as a whole on a road to potentially become cross-chain and provide appealing cross-chain services. In this light we kindly ask for a little bit of patience.

We will also be slightly adjusting the roadmap to accommodate upcoming opportunities into the development and create more room for their implementation.