gm, and welcome to issue #54 of ✨Spark✨ It’s the last week of the year and despite bear markets and crypto scandals, we’ve had an incredible year. We launched Bonfire to the world, met incredible creators, and saw so many of you build awesome communities. We've got lots planned for 2023, so stay tuned and as always, we’re honored that you’ve chosen us to come along for your ride.

Product Updates

🚦🚦Multiple Gates: Introducing a brand new gating experience. When importing/creating a new collection, you will now see a ‘Create Gate For This Collection?’ checkbox, which will save this token gate as a preset for future use. Additionally, you can now select multiple preset gates when token gating any of your pages. We hope you have fun creating preset gates!

⛩ Fan-side Gates: Fan-facing gates have been revamped for a new and more powerful user experience. Now, fans can see which of a creator’s gates they (and other fans) are able to access, making it more transparent and intuitive for fans to know what exists and what they are entitled to.

Creator Spotlight

Musician and producer, Alex Paul released a contest where anyone who completes a few quick steps to help amplify his work will be airdropped a new card. The artwork looks sweet and what we really love is how Alex easily broke down the steps to claim the reward by using the contest block. Check out his Bonfire page!

We’d love to see how you get creative with contests. And don’t forget to follow the steps above to claim your card.

That's Fire

Pat Junior on the demands of being a creator in web3

Podcast: Creators, Creativity, and Technology with Bob Iger

15 Moments that defined Web3 Music in 2022

Amazing opportunities in the Metaverse

Best resources to keep track of what’s happening in Music NFTs

Tip of the week

People love surprises. Think of the subscription box craze, where you never know what you’re getting but you’re excited anyways. It’s the same feeling we have opening christmas gifts. So how about making your next Contest reward a mystery? Set up a contest and tell your fans the lucky winner will get a little surprise.

Your Turn

Do you have any web3 new year's resolutions we can help make happen? No matter how big or small, shoot me an email or DM us on twitter about it. And check our Roadmap to submit and vote on your favorite features.

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Until next time,

Bonfire Team