Sugar Match Is Live on Etherlink: A Candy-Coated Clash of Brains, Boosters, and Blockchain

The first game in the Sugarverse is here and, it’s a cheeky, chaotic, and highly competitive spin on the match-3 genre.

Sugar Match, now available on iOS and Google Play, blends rapid-fire puzzle gameplay with live PvP sabotage, on-chain rewards, and vibrant bear avatars that keep the action playful and personal.

Here’s what to expect:

• Rumble Mode: fast-paced brawls with surprise power-ups

• Arena Mode: strategic battles where boosters are key

• VIB Mode: high-stakes duels for seasoned gCNDY collectors

Match combos earn you gCNDY, which turns into CNDY at the end of the season—ready to be claimed through your linked wallet at sugarmatch.io. The token is already live on Iguana DEX, and Sugar Match is also part of Apple Farm Season 2, offering bonus opportunities for liquidity farmers.

This launch is more than just a game drop. It’s a public demo of why Etherlink was built: fast, EVM-compatible, and optimized for onboarding everyday gamers with no wallet required. Add in a global marketing push and mobile-native design, and Sugar Match shows how Tezos gaming can punch well beyond the Web3 niche.

Season 1 is now live and runs for four months. Whether you're in between meetings or on a late-night gaming streak, Sugar Match is ready when you are.

Match fast. Play mean. Win sweet.

Seoul Tracker: The Final Countdown

While Sugar Match brought the heat in-game, the Tezos governance process is heating up on-chain. The Seoul protocol proposal is now in its final voting phase, with just under a week left on the clock, and the good news? We’re less than 1% away from hitting quorum.

Thanks to strong early participation from the baking community, Seoul is within arm’s reach of being officially locked in. If you’re a baker and haven’t cast your vote yet, now’s the time.

So what’s in Seoul?

The Seoul proposal introduces key technical improvements, including:

• Consensus key rotation for improved validator security

• Tweaks to smart rollup incentives and reveal gas costs

• A temporary 50% reduction in ticket-balance costs to improve rollup performance

• Support for L1 to L2 inboxes, bringing smoother cross-layer communication

• Continued refinement of DAL (Data Availability Layer) integration, setting the stage for powerful L2 scaling

When quorum is reached, Seoul will activate in the Adoption period, continuing Tezos’ smooth and secure upgrade cycle.

This Week in the Tezos Ecosystem

Tezos at WebX

Wrapping up this Summer’s events, Tezos’ presence at WebX 2025 in Tokyo brought serious energy. At the heart of it all was Arthur Breitman, Tezos co-founder, who joined a panel of industry leaders to discuss what’s needed to bring real-world assets on-chain and how Tezos is helping define that path.

In his talk, Arthur tackled some of the toughest questions facing the Web3 world today, including:

• What’s really holding back blockchain adoption?

• Why uranium was the first RWA to be tokenized on Etherlink

• How tech-neutral regulation can unlock global markets

• And what it takes to scale real-world impact through tokenization

Catch the full video recap thread from TZ APAC.

Beyond the panel, the Tezos booth drew steady traffic all day. Visitors snapped Anime-style selfies with Sogni Protocol’s photo booth, lined up for the Kuji-style prize draw, and got a hands-on intro to Etherlink, Uranium.io, and more.

The Mythfits Are Coming: A Throwback to Tezos Culture, With a Twist

There’s something electric in the air again, like the kind of buzz we felt during early HEN drops or the Ottez launch. That feeling? It’s back with The Mythfits, an upcoming PFP collection by Argentinian artist The Myth, landing on August 29 at 1PM EST on objkt.com.

With 3,333 characters priced at 15 tez each, The Mythfits aims to be fun, fast, and unmistakably Tezos. It’s not chasing trends. It’s rooted in the same DIY, outsider spirit that helped shape the early NFT culture on Tezos. This time, though, the protocol has evolved: smoother network performance means we can expect launch day excitement without the congestion.

Behind the drop is The Myth, a long-time Tezos artist who minted his first work back in 2021. Drawing from a background rich in music, theatre, and visual storytelling, his work blends humour, punk energy, and cultural references into a style that’s instantly recognizable and entirely his own.

→ Follow The Myth on X
→ Launch: August 29 at 1PM EST

Apple Farm Hits 50M TVL + Biomapper Lands on Etherlink

The momentum on Etherlink isn’t slowing down. This week, Apple Farm surpassed $50 million in Total Value Locked, according to DefiLlama. From new liquidity pools to emerging game rewards, users are showing up and sticking around.

And now, a powerful new integration is here to match that growth: Biomapper by Humanode is live on Etherlink.

Built to protect privacy while verifying user uniqueness, Biomapper gives developers a lightweight, biometric-powered Sybil resistance solution. No intrusive KYC. No lengthy processes. Just a way to ensure that real people—not bots—are driving dApps forward.

By integrating Biomapper, developers on Etherlink can:

• Confirm user uniqueness using biometric data without storing personal info

• Fight bots and airdrop farming with human verification

• Add Sybil resistance with just a few lines of code

Get started:
→ Biomapper Docs
→ SDK
→ Integration Guide

As Apple Farm grows and Etherlink’s dApp ecosystem matures, this kind of secure, privacy-respecting tooling will help ensure builders and communities scale with confidence.

Tezos Joins the World Nuclear Association

Wrapping up this week is news from Trilitech, the R&D hub building on Tezos announces that Uranimum.io is now an official member of the World Nuclear Association.

The association plays a critical role in shaping global nuclear policy, advocating for innovation, and positioning nuclear power as a key driver in the transition to a low-carbon future. By joining, Trilitech signals a deeper commitment to aligning Tezos-powered tools like xU3O8 with real-world energy solutions.

By joining, Tezos is helping connect the dots between real-world energy systems and open digital infrastructure. Projects like xU3O8 on Etherlink are already making uranium more accessible and transparent giving institutions, and individuals new ways to engage with a critical resource for clean energy.

🔴 Now Streaming: Building the Invisible Future with Jev Bjorsell of ECAD Labs

On this episode of TezTalks Radio, Brandon catches up with Jev Bjorsell from ECAD Labs to talk about Tezos' ongoing evolution at the protocol level. From new encryption standards to decentralized governance, Jev shares how Tezos is maturing into the kind of infrastructure that quietly powers the future—reliable, secure, and invisible by design.

Our guest is Jev Bjorsell, helping shape the tools and protocols that keep Tezos running strong.

🔍 In this episode, we’ll explore:

Sol and Security: How the new protocol introduces BLS encryption and what it means for performance, protection, and progress.

Cloud-Ready Tools: ECAD Labs’ work on Signatory now supports cloud HSMs and Amazon integrations while adding double-baking protection.

Testing from the Inside Out: A culture of dogfooding ensures the tools built for Tezos are tested on Tezos first.

Infrastructure You Don’t Notice: Why success looks like invisibility and how Tezos is quietly reaching that stage.

Governance Grown Up: Moving past top-down decisions and embracing the messy, empowering work of real decentralized governance.

Ecosystem Energy: A look back at TezDev Cannes and why the Tezos community feels more aligned and more ambitious than ever.

Watch the full episode on YouTube.