Daily DRVN #60

Today’s edition is packed with exciting onchain news from The Motorverse and DRVN Labo, as well as some bittersweet news about the future of Renault/Alpine.

The Motorverse and Lamborghini are gearing up for a major drop on October 2nd—what will they reveal? Meanwhile, our own $BSTR token officially launches on Uniswap this Thursday, giving you the chance to be part of something big. And Renault is pulling back from F1 power units, transforming their factory for the next generation of speed machines.

Let’s rip!

In This Issue

• Wen Lambo? October 2nd!!!

• Based Buster Coin official launch date announced!

• Renault’s Retreat—Or a Revolution in Disguise?

• JDM Dream Find

• Side Splitters for Tire Kickers

Wen Lambo? October 2nd!!!

The Motorverse finally answered the eternal question of every car/crypto enthusiast.

The question still remains, what exactly will they be dropping tomorrow… Wednesday, October 2nd? Here’s what we know.

• Whatever it is, it’s promised to be interoperable across multiple games within the Motorverse ecosystem. This implies it will be a playable car, unsurprisingly.

• The asset minted will come in the form of a capsule (similar to what their other partner, DeLorean Labs recently released) which means the anticipation won’t end until the reveal date arrives.

• It is being developed by Gravitas Labs, a design and development studio which is subsidiary of Animoca Brands.

• It appears that it will be on the LightLink network, a layer 2 on the Ethereum blockchain, offering users instant gassless transactions. (Will this be the native chain of the Motorverse in the future?)

• At 19 seconds into the teaser video below, when the capsule is opened you can see what looks like a Revuelto in the background. Lamborghini’s first HPEV (High Performance Electrified Vehicle)

There’s only one way to know for sure. Keep a close eye on The Motorverse’s X account, and be ready to jump on it when the official announcement drops!

Based Buster Coin official launch date announced!

At the center of the DRVN Labo ecosystem is a token that both captures the spirit of car enthusiast culture and powers everything else that’s to come. $BSTR will be your entry point for assuming a role in shaping our brand experiences, and will open the door to a community of vehicle fanatics online, onchain and IRL!

It will impart voting rights within the DRVN DAO.

It will unlock early access to our growing collection of ultra-rare fractional collector cars.

It will offer myriad of way to earn rewards across all of our projects.

And that is only the beginning.

To participate in the launch and be among the first to score your bag of $BSTR tokens, make sure you have your wallet topped up with ETH on the Base network.

We have many more announcements to come over the week, including a full guide on how to buy $BSTR regardless of your crypto knowledge. So, stay tuned to the Based Buster X account, or better yet, join our Telegram community.

Get ready to go…

Renault’s Retreat—Or a Revolution in Disguise?

Danny Ric isn’t the only big name retiring from F1, with Renault pulling the plug on their power units after 2025.  

Following years of trying to regain their former glory in the sport, they've elected to transform their engine factory at Viry-Chatillon into the dazzling Hypertech Alpine center.

This high-tech haven will birth electric miracles, speed demons for the WEC, and a few other automotive dreams that don't involve squeezing every ounce of power and reliability out of V6 engine. In short, Renault is swapping horsepower for hypercars.

But fret not, F1 fanatics! Renault's Alpine team will still be zipping around the track, though likely fueled by Mercedes power in a partnership that's bound to unsettle a few purists.

Maybe with a new powertrain they will be able to once again become a solid mid-field contender.

JDM Dream Find

Side Splitters for Tire Kickers

Who says you can’t have it all?

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