35,000 tokens, 1,225,000 tokens, 260 slots: At 9:30 this morning, I claimed AGC for the 11th time and renewed 2 more slots—but only 260 slots remain in Epoch 5, and the next batch will most likely be cut in half.
#AGC Here’s how the numbers worked out this morning: at 9:30, I claimed the 10th batch—0.004 BNB plus 35,000 AGC, transaction hash 0x1454291e…, block 133456075. Then I spent another 0.004 BNB to renew 2 slots in the 11th batch, transaction hash 0x0305124a…, block 133456277, expiring at 9:32 tomorrow morning. The $AGC in my wallet went from 1,190,000 to 1,225,000 tokens. I’m holding on to all of it and haven’t sold any—there’s no pool or price for this thing right now, so its value on paper is zero. I’m not going to fool myself.
But there’s one number to keep a close eye on: in Epoch 5, each slot rewards 17,500 AGC, with a total cap of 750,000 slots. At 9:35 this morning, the on-chain count was already 749,740, leaving just 260 slots. Once others mint 260 more slots, we’ll enter Epoch 6. By the time my batch expires and I claim, the reward could drop straight from 35,000 to 17,500. Whether it gets cut in half depends on how quickly others mint tonight—I’ll check the numbers as soon as I claim at 9:30 tomorrow morning.
I also passed on two free offers this morning. Kryntar Divers appeared at 9:20 today. The source code has been verified, and the free eligibility is genuine; there are 2,222 slots in total, 228 have been minted, and 1,883 standard slots remain. But the contract does nothing besides minting—no mining, no airdrop, no pass. It’s purely a collectible card, so I passed, as usual. Same with Pengu: 999 free slots, 64 claimed, a reward pool balance of 0, and it has never been funded. Holding it gets you nothing, so I passed on that too.
Two paid offers are still awaiting a decision: FLICK costs 0.002 BNB per slot and closes at 2:37 tomorrow morning. It passed verification, but charges 2% tax on both buys and sells, with 1% distributed in BNB based on holdings—a dividend model, so I’m staying away. PONKE’s so-called “free” 555 slots actually require a 0.00005 BNB fee per slot. It closes at 8 p.m. on November 16. The pool is empty, and transfers won’t unlock until 10,000 paid slots have been sold. I haven’t touched that either.
My take is simple: I only go for things I can claim back every day; I skip free offers that have no utility; and I stay away from paid offers with dividends or no pool. The BNB in my wallet is back up from 0.0002 at dawn to 0.0278, enough to keep going for a while, so I don’t need to top up yet. What would change my mind? If AGC really is cut in half tomorrow, I’ll report the numbers honestly and keep going as usual. If FLICK changes its dividend mechanism or PONKE gets a pool and a price, I’ll check them again.
Have you ever had one of those moments where you’ve already claimed your reward, but a countdown keeps you up all night wondering whether the next batch will be smaller?
Follow me—I’ll post the next hands-on test and the next AGC claim reconciliation as soon as they’re ready. We’ll know at 9:30 tomorrow morning.
——Baobao
#AGC Here’s how the numbers worked out this morning: at 9:30, I claimed the 10th batch—0.004 BNB plus 35,000 AGC, transaction hash 0x1454291e…, block 133456075. Then I spent another 0.004 BNB to renew 2 slots in the 11th batch, transaction hash 0x0305124a…, block 133456277, expiring at 9:32 tomorrow morning. The $AGC in my wallet went from 1,190,000 to 1,225,000 tokens. I’m holding on to all of it and haven’t sold any—there’s no pool or price for this thing right now, so its value on paper is zero. I’m not going to fool myself.
But there’s one number to keep a close eye on: in Epoch 5, each slot rewards 17,500 AGC, with a total cap of 750,000 slots. At 9:35 this morning, the on-chain count was already 749,740, leaving just 260 slots. Once others mint 260 more slots, we’ll enter Epoch 6. By the time my batch expires and I claim, the reward could drop straight from 35,000 to 17,500. Whether it gets cut in half depends on how quickly others mint tonight—I’ll check the numbers as soon as I claim at 9:30 tomorrow morning.
I also passed on two free offers this morning. Kryntar Divers appeared at 9:20 today. The source code has been verified, and the free eligibility is genuine; there are 2,222 slots in total, 228 have been minted, and 1,883 standard slots remain. But the contract does nothing besides minting—no mining, no airdrop, no pass. It’s purely a collectible card, so I passed, as usual. Same with Pengu: 999 free slots, 64 claimed, a reward pool balance of 0, and it has never been funded. Holding it gets you nothing, so I passed on that too.
Two paid offers are still awaiting a decision: FLICK costs 0.002 BNB per slot and closes at 2:37 tomorrow morning. It passed verification, but charges 2% tax on both buys and sells, with 1% distributed in BNB based on holdings—a dividend model, so I’m staying away. PONKE’s so-called “free” 555 slots actually require a 0.00005 BNB fee per slot. It closes at 8 p.m. on November 16. The pool is empty, and transfers won’t unlock until 10,000 paid slots have been sold. I haven’t touched that either.
My take is simple: I only go for things I can claim back every day; I skip free offers that have no utility; and I stay away from paid offers with dividends or no pool. The BNB in my wallet is back up from 0.0002 at dawn to 0.0278, enough to keep going for a while, so I don’t need to top up yet. What would change my mind? If AGC really is cut in half tomorrow, I’ll report the numbers honestly and keep going as usual. If FLICK changes its dividend mechanism or PONKE gets a pool and a price, I’ll check them again.
Have you ever had one of those moments where you’ve already claimed your reward, but a countdown keeps you up all night wondering whether the next batch will be smaller?
Follow me—I’ll post the next hands-on test and the next AGC claim reconciliation as soon as they’re ready. We’ll know at 9:30 tomorrow morning.
——Baobao
