If you are like me, you remembered that today is the first day (of 365) when some GLX tokens would be airdropped to you if you held SPS staked in-game in Splinterlands.
So, when I remembered, I logged into the GLG website with the same account as the one I have staked SPS in, expecting to find a page where to see that airdrop tokens accumulating.
I'm not complaining! Actually, I want more focus on Splinterlands than on GLS, but that's just me.
But for anyone who is curious, like I was, to check that GLX accumulation, I dug into the discord for a solution, and there is one involving an API call. Forget about the terminology, it's very easy to use if you want to.
Here's how:
Use the link below, and replace the "USERNAME" part at the end of the link with your Hive/Splinterlands username.
https://validator.genesisleaguesports.com/balances?account=USERNAME
I have the link from one of the moderators in the GLS discord server, added in the general chat:
The same discussion thread reveals the GLX tokens cannot be sold at this point. And I believe many were very interested in that part (selling/trading).
So, if you use the link properly, with an account that is eligible to receive the airdrop (has SPS staked in-game in Splinterlands), you will receive a response like this:
Link:
https://validator.genesisleaguesports.com/balances?account=ga-sm
Output:
[{"player":"ga-sm","token":"GLX","balance":67.84}]
From the output, it is obvious that my airdrop for today was 67.84 GLX. Of course, this shows the total balance, so tomorrow's airdrop will add up to today's airdrop when the balance is returned.
If you use an account that is not eligible for the airdrop (or an invalid username), you will receive an empty result. For example, if I use my account "gadrian" I will receive that.
Link:
https://validator.genesisleaguesports.com/balances?account=gadrian
Output:
[]
I'm sure the interface page for it will come out relatively soon. Check out the end of this post to see what you'll need to do to see the details of this airdrop once the details are shown on the interface.
What I'd like to see though are the first use cases for GLX:
- staking
- trading
- (later on?) liquidity pools
One thing is interesting and I didn't see coming for these early days. No trade, no price. If that goes on for some time, GLX from the airdrop will keep piling up and I don't see that well when the trade starts.