Liliya Mir

Works in the indie games industry as a 2D/3D animator and art/creative director since 2007.

Prior to Spartan, Darren was with CoinGecko, the world's largest independent cryptocurrency data aggregator for two years. He started there as an intern and helped to revamp their ICO section, contributing to their quarterly reports and keeping up to date with the latest market trends. Most recently, he co-authored their How to DeFi ebook, which is CoinGecko's first ebook. He has since supported several CoinGecko DeFi initiatives and was one of the masterminds behind their new DeFi section. For his work with CoinGecko and in yield farming, he was recognised by Flipside Cryto as an "Unsung Hero".

Darren graduated from Sunway University with a BSc(Hons) in Financial Analysis in 2020

Aavegotchi is a DeFi-enabled crypto collectibles game developed by Singapore-based Pixelcraft Studios that allows players to stake Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) avatars with interest-generating tokens and interact with the Aavegotchi metaverse.

Aavegotchis are pixelated ghosts living on the Ethereum blockchain, backed by the ERC-721 standard. Their value is determined by rarity level, which is calculated via multiple factors, such as base traits, amount of staked collateral/aTokens, and equipped wearables.

To level up their Aavegotchis, players can participate in a variety of activities including mini-games, governance, and meetups. Aavegotchis can also increase their rarity level by equipping in-game wearables and leveling up.

Rare Aavegotchis not only have higher secondary baazaar value, they also enable the Aavegotchi to perform better in rarity farming—a minigame that rewards the rarest Aavegotchis with GHST tokens.

Aavegotchi is governed by AavegotchiDAO that manages all funds generated through the GHST token distribution.