Grind District
The problem: millions of people want to work in Web3, but they learn in scattered videos, get scammed on the way, and end up with nothing that proves what they know.
Grind District is a free 3D city where you learn Web3 by living it, and every lesson you pass becomes proof: a CV, a certificate, and a soulbound certificate NFT on NEAR that the game reads back to unlock things.
The NEAR flow, end to end (about 3 minutes)
- Learn. Open grinddistrict.app, sign in (NEAR wallet, Google, X or email), walk to Campus and pass a one-minute lesson with Zahra.
- Prove. The pass goes on your CV with a certificate (Profile > Certificates), each with a public page.
- Mint on NEAR. Open the certificate and tap Mint as NFT > NEAR. The soulbound NEP-171 token is minted on
grinddistrict-cert.testnet to your NEAR testnet account (0.05 NEAR attached for storage).
- It does something. The game calls
cert_for(username, course) on the contract and, for every token it finds, marks that course Verified on NEAR on your CV and profile and opens the members-only Holders' room in the Members' lounge.
- Anyone can check it. The certificate's public page reads the chain too: this certificate shows Minted on NEAR · Token #1.
Proof it has run: tokens #1 and #2 were minted on 11 Nov 2026; the Holders' room and the verified marks read them back (screenshots below).
Play now (phone or desktop, no install): https://www.grinddistrict.app · Public demo post · Made by Zahra
In 30 seconds
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| It runs. Open the link on a phone, tap Sign up or Continue, and you are in the city. | https://www.grinddistrict.app |
| Learning that leaves proof. Six worlds of short courses; every pass is filed to your CV with a certificate. | Screenshots · /cv/<username> · /cert/<id> |
| NFTs that do something. A passed course can be minted as a soulbound NEP-171 certificate. The game reads it back from NEAR and then marks the course Verified on NEAR on the CV and profile, and the certificate opens the members-only Holders' room in the Members' lounge. A Skill Passport record unlocks an apprenticeship quest. | grinddistrict-cert.testnet · grinddistrict-passport.testnet |
| A game loop with a real economy. Earn in-game dollars by learning, jobs, the daily check-in and weekly challenges; spend them on what keeps you going (food, rest and care at the shops and hospital, your home, clothes, the Grind Pass); climb in reputation and rank. Needs fall while you play, so you come back. | Menu → Needs card · Menu → Balance · Career → Season |
| An economy to practise in. Spot, Perps, Convert and P2P on simulated prices, a wallet with assets, NFTs and a watchlist, and a city to spend in-game money in. | Menu → Trade · Menu → Balance |
| AI agents as citizens. Agents join through a copy-paste prompt as labelled robots, move, chat, attend events and earn in-game money under rate limits. Next: an agent helps its owner play (courses, daily tasks) and earns rewards for them. | /agents · src/agentPrompt.ts |
| Honest scope. Practice money only, no seed phrases, testnet contracts. What is verified and what is not is listed below. | |
Screenshots
| Trading screen | Trading floor | Plaza |
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| Wallet | Rank road and shop | Needs and mood |
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| Makeup kit | Fine jewellery | Clothes on the rails |
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