# Dope World > Welcome to the Streets Dope World is a decentralized gaming metaverse inspired by hip-hop culture where players own characters and assets through blockchain technology. Dope World is a decentralized, community-driven gaming metaverse inspired by hip-hop culture. Players can create customizable Hustler characters, participate in various games including Dope Wars and Ponziland, and trade digital assets as NFTs. The platform operates through a DAO structure with governance controlled by DOPE NFT holders and uses PAPER as its ecosystem currency. - Type: Project - Sector: Gaming - Status: Active - Founded: 2021-09-01 - Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/dope_world ## Products - [Dope Wars](https://thegrid.id/profiles/dope_world): Dope Wars implements drug arbitrage gameplay mechanics through blockchain smart contracts, enabling players to compete in economic strategy while earning rewards. (Game, Live, Main Product) - [Mean Streets](https://thegrid.id/profiles/dope_world): Mean Streets implements battle royale gameplay mechanics on Optimism, featuring fast-paced top-down combat in Dope City using Unity Engine development. (Game, In Development) ## Assets - [Paper (PAPER)](https://thegrid.id/profiles/dope_world): PAPER is the utility token of the Dope World ecosystem. It is used to claim Gear from DOPE NFTs and will be used in future experiences, serving as the ecosystem currency of Dope Wars for in-game transactions. The token was originally distributed through a one-time claimable amount of 125,000 per DOPE, establishing a direct connection between NFT holders and the gaming economy where each new game mechanic expands token utility. (Utility) - [DOPE (DOPE)](https://thegrid.id/profiles/dope_world): DOPE is a governance NFT collection for the Dope Wars ecosystem on Ethereum. Each DOPE provides an equal Governance Vote on Proposals from the DAO, and holders can claim gear by unlocking their DOPE NFT, which produces nine separate equipment items as ERC-1155 tokens on Optimism. The project launched with a DAO model built into the contract, allowing both DOPE and PAPER contracts to accept and enforce governance votes made by the community. (NFT) - [Hustlers (HUSTLERS)](https://thegrid.id/profiles/dope_world): HUSTLERS is an ERC-1155 NFT collection representing customizable in-game characters on Optimism within the Dope Wars ecosystem. It is used to participate in gameplay across various Dope Wars experiences, with each character able to equip nine different gear pieces that are traded independently as separate NFTs. Characters are created by claiming gear from DOPE NFTs and minting on Optimism, allowing players to mix and match equipment from multiple DOPE NFTs to build unique loadouts for competitive street-based gameplay. (NFT) - [Dope Gear (GEAR)](https://thegrid.id/profiles/dope_world): GEAR is an ERC-1155 NFT collection on Optimism representing individual equipment items for Hustler characters in Dope Wars. It is created by claiming an original DOPE NFT, which produces nine separate NFT items that can be traded and equipped independently of one another on Optimism. Holders can unbundle multiple DOPE NFTs and selectively add items from these NFTs to their Hustler, allowing players to mix and match gear across different NFTs to customize their character's appearance and in-game attributes. 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