# History 2021
**January 14 -** Splinterlands has awarded $200,000 in tournament prizes. [LINK](https://peakd.com/splinterlands/@splinterlands/usd200-000-in-tournament-prizes)\
**January 15 -** New rulesets and new Reward cards are announced. [LINK](https://peakd.com/splinterlands/@splinterlands/new-rulesets-and-reward-cards)
**February 18 -** Splinterlands completes asset bridge to the WAX blockchain. [LINK](https://peakd.com/splinterlands/@splinterlands/splinterlands-wax-integration-announcement)\
**February 22 -** Diesel liquidity pools for DEC are launched through Hive-Engine. [LINK](https://peakd.com/splinterlands/@splinterlands/splinterlands-diesel-pool-on-hive-engine-swap-hive-vs-dec)\
**March 17 -** Splinterlands completes DEC bridge to Binance Smart Chain.[ LINK](https://peakd.com/splinterlands/@splinterlands/dec-bridge-to-binance-smart-chain-bsc-and-farming-on-cub-defi)\
**April 2** - Splinterlands announces completion of best quarter in company history. [LINK](https://peakd.com/splinterlands/@splinterlands/best-quarter-in-splinterlands-history)\
**April 5 -** The first Guild Brawls begin. [LINK](https://peakd.com/splinterlands/@splinterlands/guild-brawls-are-coming)
**May 5 -** The card locking feature is introduced for enhanced asset security. [LINK](https://peakd.com/splinterlands/@splinterlands/card-locking-feature-and-dec-updates)\
**May 27 -** Upcoming governance token Splintershards (SPS) is announced. [LINK](https://peakd.com/splinterlands/@splinterlands/announcing-splintershards-sps-the-splinterlands-governance-token)
**June 9 -** Last of 150,000 plots of Praetorian land are sold. [LINK](https://ihodl.com/press-releases/2021-06-09/leading-blockchain-game-splinterlands-completes-digital-land-sale-150k-plots/)\
**June 11 -** Last of 1.5 million Untamed Booster Packs are sold. [LINK](https://www.chainbits.com/press-releases/splinterlands-sells-out-of-1-5-million-nft-card-booster-packs/)\
**June 11 -** 14th and final Untamed Airdrop Card Revealed [L](https://peakd.com/splinterlands/@splinterlands/14th-and-final-untamed-airdrop-card-revealed)INK\
**June 21 -** Splinterlands Teams up with Yield Guild Games (YGG) [LINK](https://peakd.com/splinterlands/@splinterlands/splinterlands-has-teamed-up-with-yield-guild-games)\
**June 25 -** Twitter Bans the Official Splinterlands Account [LINK](https://peakd.com/splinterlands/@splinterlands/splinterlands-has-been-twitter-banned)
**July 1 -** MarketSqare announces Splinterlands as their Game of the Month [Link](https://marketsquare.io/blog/splinterlands-is-our-game-of-the-month-july-2021)\
**July 6 -** New Splinterlands Card Rental System is Announced [LINK](https://peakd.com/splinterlands/@splinterlands/announcing-the-splinterlands-card-rental-system)
**July 12 -** Splinterlands has joined [Polypixels](https://www.polypixels.info/) as a featured advertising partner. [LINK](https://peakd.com/splinterlands/@splinterlands/polypixels-innovative-blockchain-advertising)\
**July 13 -** [ZenSports](https://zensports.com/) joins Splinterlands for the first time as booth holders at DYGYCON and kicks off the [**Splinterlands Kickoff Cup**](https://zensports.com/blog/announcing-the-zensports-kickoff-cup-with-splinterlands/) live Champion tournament. [LINK](https://peakd.com/splinterlands/@splinterlands/the-zensports-kickoff-cup-live-after-dygycon)\
**July 16 -** The first half of July shows an average sign-up rate of more than 950 new players per day. [LINK](https://peakd.com/splinterlands/@splinterlands/splinterlands-new-account-growth-is-through-the-roof)\
**July 21 -** Splinterlands announces the SPS Token & Airdrop Launch. [LINK](https://peakd.com/splinterlands/@splinterlands/splintershards-token-and-airdrop-launch-announcement)\
**July 22 -** Splinterlands and [ZenSports](https://zensports.com/) hosted the first massive live Champion tournament sponsored by the sports betting app and esports tourney hosting platform. [LINK](https://peakd.com/splinterlands/@splinterlands/announcing-the-zensports-gold-foil-cup-live-thousands-in-prizes)\
**July 25 -** Splintershards (SPS) governance token announced to be listed on the [Gate.io](http://gate.io/) cryptocurrency exchange [LINK](https://peakd.com/splinterlands/@splinterlands/announcing-splintershards-sps-listing-on-gateio-exchange)
**August 2 -** In-Game SPS Staking Rewards start & Card Cooldowns reduced from 7 days to 24H [LINK](https://peakd.com/splinterlands/@splinterlands/sps-staking-and-other-splinterlands-updates)\
**August 3 -** Over 5,000 Splinterlands registrations are processed every, breaking through the 200,000 accounts registered benchmark. This also marks 50,000 Spellbooks sold to date. [LINK](https://peakd.com/splinterlands/@splinterlands/splinterlands-an-explosive-success-story)\
**Land prices are rocketing -** Plots that initially sold for $10 to $20 are now selling for over $180.\
**August 4 -** Scaling: All battle-related operations are moved off the blockchain. This included the following operations: `find_match`, `cancel_match`, `submit_team`, `team_reveal`, and `surrender`. [LINK](https://peakd.com/splinterlands/@splinterlands/splinterlands-scaling-update)\
**August 5 -** Fifth & Final ΛZMΛRÉ Dice Airdrop Card Revealed [LINK](https://peakd.com/splinterlands/@splinterlands/fifth-and-final-lzmlre-dice-airdrop-card-revealed)\
**August 6 -** Splinterlands sells 20,000 Spellbooks in under **two weeks** Bringing the total sales of spellbooks up to over 60000 [LINK](https://peakd.com/splinterlands/@splinterlands/splinterlands-sells-60000-spellbooks)\
**August 10 -** Splinterlands players count surpassed 50,000/day. [LINK](https://peakd.com/splinterlands/@splinterlands/50000-daily-active-users)\
**August 12 -** $20 000+ earned daily on the Rental market [LINK](https://peakd.com/splinterlands/@splinterlands/rental-market-earns-cardholders-dollar20000-daily)\
**August 13 -** 300,000 Active Card Rentals on Splinterlands Rental Market [LINK](https://peakd.com/splinterlands/@splinterlands/300000-active-card-rentals-on-splinterlands-rental-market)\
**August 15 -** Splinterlands reaches 300,000 Registered Accounts. [LINK](https://peakd.com/splinterlands/@splinterlands/splinterlands-reaches-300000-registered-accounts)
**August 18 -** 100,000 Splinterlands Spellbooks Purchased [LINK](https://peakd.com/splinterlands/@splinterlands/100000-splinterlands-spellbooks-purchased)\
**August 26 -** Guild Brawls Phase 2 Release. [LINK](https://peakd.com/splinterlands/@splinterlands/guild-brawls-phase-2-release-today-and-other-updates)\
**September 02 -** Splinterlands continues to show exceptional growth. [LINK](https://peakd.com/splinterlands/@splinterlands/splinterlands-continues-to-fly)
**September 6 -** Over 10 000 Spellbook sales per day. [LINK](https://peakd.com/splinterlands/@splinterlands/september-sees-10000--new-splinterlands-spellbook-owners-daily)\
**September 13 -** 21 new Reward edition cards have been completed and released. [LINK](https://peakd.com/splinterlands/@splinterlands/announcing-21-new-reward-cards)
**September 24 -** Chaos Legion Set & Presale information is announced. [LINK](https://peakd.com/splinterlands/@splinterlands/chaos-legion-set-and-presale-info)
**September 26 -** Splinterlands claims its spot as #1 on DAPP Radar. [LINK](https://dappradar.com/blog/dapp-of-the-week-splinterlands)\
**September 28 -** Splinterlands updates Game Economy & Rewards. [LINK](https://peakd.com/splinterlands/@splinterlands/game-economy-and-reward-updates)\
**October 3 -** Security updates implemented due to rapid expansion. [LINK](https://peakd.com/splinterlands/@splinterlands/security-updates)\
**October 16 -** First release of story-driven limited edition NFTs on Splintertalk. [LINK](https://peakd.com/hive-13323/@splinterlands/chaos-legion-nfts-only-on-splintertalk)\
**October 18 -** Chaos Legion Presale Starts (runs for 30 days).
**October 21 -** Pancakeswap: SPS/BNB Cake Farm Boost + New Syrup Pool. [LINK](https://peakd.com/splinterlands/@splinterlands/splinterlands-updates-october-2021)\
**October 26 -** 700,000 Spellbooks Purchased to Date. [LINK](https://peakd.com/splinterlands/@splinterlands/700000-spellbooks-purchased)\
**November 11 -** Token Gamer announces Splinterlands as the Blockchain Game of the Year. [LINK](https://tokengamer.io/tg-goty-2021-splinterlands-breezes-past-2-billion-games-played/)\
**November 12 -** Partner with DeFiRacoons to host a $7,000 NFT Giveaway. [LINK](https://peakd.com/hive-13323/@splinterlands/dollar7000-nft-giveaway)\
**November 16 -** Xpansion Partnership. [LINK](https://peakd.com/hive-13323/@splinterlands/splinterlands-giveaway-with-xpansion)
**November 19 -** Host the 6th DYGYCON. [LINK](https://peakd.com/hive-13323/@splinterlands/dygycon-6-is-happening-this-weekend)\
**November 24 -** Chaos Legion Presale ends. [LINK](https://peakd.com/splinterlands/@splinterlands/last-chance-for-the-chaos-legion-presale)\
**December 3 -** SPS is listed on Sushiswap. [LINK](https://peakd.com/hive-13323/@splinterlands/sushiswap)\
**December 15 -** The first Choas Legion lore story is released. [LINK](https://peakd.com/hive-13323/@splinterlands/chaos-legion-corruption)\
**December 08 -** 2 Million packs are released for the phase 2 Chaos Legion sale & Dr. Blight Airdrop. [LINK](https://peakd.com/splinterlands/@splinterlands/chaos-legion-updates-and-official-doctor-blight-reveal)\
**December 23 -** Partnership with Coin Market Cap commences. [LINK](https://twitter.com/CoinMarketCap/status/1484610757740400652)\
**December 29 -** Splintershards (SPS) 2022 Roadmap is released. [LINK](https://peakd.com/splinterlands/@splinterlands/splintershards-sps-2022-roadmap)
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