# Epics DAO

> Play, Trade, and Support Open-Source Development with NFT Card Game 

Epics DAO is a Web3 NFT card game on Solana where users collect cards and earn token rewards by contributing to open-source software development through a decentralized quest system.

Epics DAO is a decentralized autonomous organization on Solana built around a Web3 NFT card game that funds open-source software development. Clients post GitHub issues as quests with $EPCT token prizes, and developers earn rewards by resolving them. The platform also supports liquid SOL staking via elSOL and operates a Solana AI agent service for validator management.

- Type: DAO
- Sector: Gaming
- Status: Active
- Founded: 2022-06-01
- Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/epics_dao

## Products

- [Buidlers Guild](https://thegrid.id/profiles/epics_dao): Buidlers Guild is a competitive Web3 NFT trading card game on Solana where players collect and trade cards across three job packs with 312 unique cards in the Alpha edition. Each role including Dev, Investor, and Degen mints different NFT cards used in gameplay and staked for community benefits. The game funds open-source software development through its DAO tokenomics and $EPCT ecosystem. (Game, Live, Main Product)
- [Epics SOL Staking](https://thegrid.id/profiles/epics_dao): Epics SOL Staking is a liquid staking service on Solana that issues elSOL, a tokenized representation of staked SOL. Contributions are pooled across multiple validators maintained by the solv development team at zero user fee, and elSOL integrates with Solana DeFi protocols including Jupiter and Orca liquidity pools. (Liquid Staking, Live)
- [SLV AI](https://thegrid.id/profiles/epics_dao): SLV AI is an AI agent for Solana developers that manages validators, RPC nodes, and application development through natural language commands via a CLI tool. Users run onboarding with slv onboard and interact through a conversational console supporting local and remote execution modes with built-in Solana-specific skills. (AI Agent, Live)

## Assets

- [Epics Token (EPCT)](https://thegrid.id/profiles/epics_dao): EPCT is the utility token of Epics DAO. It is used to fund open-source development quests, reward developers who resolve platform issues, and pay platform fees on Solana. A burn mechanism removes 33% of platform fees, progressively reducing the maximum supply of one billion tokens toward a target of 100 million. (Utility)
- [elSOL (ELSOL)](https://thegrid.id/profiles/epics_dao): elSOL is a liquid staking token representing staked SOL on the Epics DAO validator pool. It is used for earning staking rewards while maintaining liquidity for DeFi applications including Jupiter swaps and Orca liquidity pools. Issued through the Solana Stake Pool program, it accrues SOL value each epoch and carries a 0% validator fee. (Liquid Staking Tokens (LSTs))

## Links

- [Main](https://epics.dev)
- [Blog](https://epics.dev/en/news)
- [Whitepaper](https://storage.epics.dev/EpicsWhitePaperEN.pdf)
- [Terms of Service](https://epics.dev/en/legal/privacy-policy)
- [Privacy policy](https://epics.dev/en/legal/privacy-policy)
- [Twitter / X](https://x.com/EpicsDAO2)
- [Discord](https://discord.gg/GmHYfyRamx)
- [GitHub](https://github.com/EpicsDAO)

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