The Pit Report · Oct 27, 2026
RaidLords packs in thousands of players before its public launch, Vaultlings mints out, Ripples adds linked NFT-and-token launches, Farming Season passes 20,000 farms, OpenSea bot bidding frustrates collectors, and Bitcoin dips below $80,000 as the Fed meets.
RaidLords, the village-raiding strategy game on Robinhood Chain, says more than 4,800 players joined in its first hours, fighting over 75,000 raids and forming 158 clans. The team shipped overnight fixes from player reports and says its public launch follows later today.
The 2,965-piece Vaultlings creature collection, backed by BankFi, minted out quickly after opening on October 26. Collectors are split, with some praising the planned job and staking features and others criticizing how mint spots were handed out.
Ripples is introducing a launch option on Robinhood Chain that ties an NFT collection to its own token. Creators can send part of the mint revenue to the token's market, and part of the token supply goes to NFT holders over time.
Farming Season, a browser farming game on Robinhood Chain, says players have built more than 20,000 farms since it launched on October 19. A new Village Seasons update lets farms switch between spring and winter looks.
Robinhood's new crypto sweepstakes, running October 26 to November 22, rewards trading in seven outside tokens, and some Robinhood Chain community members say native projects were left out. The debate lands on the day of Robinhood's third-quarter earnings call.
Artists and collectors on OpenSea say bots are topping their offers by tiny fractions of ETH, then dropping back once the human bidder walks away. Some are calling for bigger minimum bid steps, and OpenSea hasn't announced any change.
Bored Ape and Mutant Ape holders are sharing pulls from their Mudwater trading card packs, which become Solana NFTs once opened. Claims stay open through January 19, 2027.
Bitcoin slipped back under $80,000 on Tuesday as the Federal Reserve started its two-day meeting, with a decision due Wednesday. US spot Bitcoin ETFs took in $110 million on Monday, ending two days of outflows.
Galaxy Research told clients it believes Bitcoin's downturn bottomed in June and the market is now in an accumulation phase. Galaxy also noted the view could fail if Bitcoin falls below its 50-week average.
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