Merlin's tutorial is someone else's tutorial that I used. I followed this tutorial completely and didn't encounter any problems. So I will only make some fine-tuning based on my own actual operation process. For example, if there is WVM in the original article, I will skip it. If you are not a veteran of the currency circle, you will not be able to use it at all. You can just cross the chain directly. 1. What is Merlin Chain? Merlin Chain is a Bitcoin Layer 2 solution that integrates ZK-Rollup, a decentralized oracle network and a BTC fraud prevention module, dedicated to expanding Bitcoin and making it interesting. Developed by Bitmap Tech, Merlin Chain supports native Bitcoin assets and protocols, contributing to the development of the Bitcoin ecosystem. It offers a variety of applications including DEXizUMiFinance, Bridge Meson Polyhedra Network, Bitmap Game, Bitmap War AIBRC-420#DeFiapplications such as Mineral are built by Bitmap Tech, a top OG team with a total market capitalization of over $500 million. Bitmap Tech's BRC-420 "Blue Box" series has become one of the hottest Ordinals assets, ranging from an inscription cost of $0.15 to an ATH base price of $34,000, reaching the third largest market value after BAYC and CryptoPunks. As a firm believer in Bitcoin for many years, Bitmap Tech, the team behind Merlin Chain, is extremely committed to the development of the Bitcoin ecosystem and seeks to bring more users and assets to Bitcoin through their work, rather than serving others. Ecosystem. Bitcoin name. This financing enables the team to continue enriching the ecosystem and increasing overall liquidity. At present, Merlin Chain has built a strong DApp ecosystem and is planning for further expansion. Merlin Chain will launch its mainnet this week. After going online, Merlin Chain plans to hold a series of staking activities and distribute its governance tokens through "fair release" to reward real users and builders. 2. Investment institutions Merlin (Min)#OKXVentures, ABCDE.Foresight Ventures, Arkstream Capital $ 24 institutions participated in the investment, which can be said to be a luxurious lineup 3. Regarding token allocation $0.00004762 About $MERL Total amount: 2,100,000,000 Launch price: Price: 10 Number of Us launched this time: 21,000,000 (1%) Estimated launch amount Staking mining activity time: In order to successfully purchase and lock the token allocation, you need to be between 12:00 noon on February 10, 2024 (UTC) to 2024 Payment is due on February 11th at 12 noon (UTC).Operational teaching begins! Step 1: Open the event official website https://launchpad.ally.build?id=1&inviteCode=ESOF5N (copy the previous address to the browser to open) Step 2: Use Little Fox, okxweb3 wallet or unisat link or Twitter mailbox link; Step 3: Connect to Twitter and follow Twitter; Step 4: Connect to Discord and enter the DC channel; Step 5: Enter the invitation code: ESOF5N (you will get an extra 200 points with the invitation code), click to accept the invitation. Step 6: Follow Merlin’s Twitter, and then invite more members. Note that inviting one person can get 200 power points (not high). The main value depends on staking and cross-chain. Step 7: The next step is to use cross-link bridges. To transfer other chain assets to the Merlin chain, click on Meson to directly perform cross-chain operations. Step 8: Cross-chain can be carried out through meson. Portal: https://meson.fi/ARB, OP and other second-layer network handling fees are lower. It is recommended to cross USDC. The more pledges, the higher the quota will be. The more you can (it is recommended to cross a small amount first, and wait until the account is settled before crossing a larger amount), hold BTC on the Merlin Chain's main network. Wallet gets +1000 Power for every 0.00025 BTC, up to 80,000Power. Therefore, the maximum cross-chain value can only be 0.02 BTC (currently BTC = 43,300 US dollars). The equivalent USDC is about 866 US dollars. [The maximum price is 900 US dollars. Brother Ma made 867 US dollars and found that it is still a little short.] Ouyiti coin 0.8U ~Cross-chain fee 0.9U~ Thirteen bought USDC directly on ok and transferred it to the Little Fox Wallet OP chain. At the same time, it is best to buy about 7 U of ETH to the OP as fuel cost. Be careful, Thirteen is operating to this step. Only then did I realize there was no fuel. Special note, if you find that USDC is not displayed in the op wallet after transferring to USDC, don’t panic, just cross-chain directly. No wallet is needed, the money is in the wallet. Because the op needs to be added manually, do it slowly and don't rush. After clicking CONFIRM, there will be a pop-up box. Don't close it in a hurry. Wait for about 4 minutes and the picture below will be automatically displayed. Step 9: After the cross-chain is completed, click Verify Assets to gain power. You have one chance to verify your Merlin assets. We will grant you Power based on the amount of Merlin BTC you hold. You can verify this after transferring more Merlin BTC. Currently 79000 power value, 0 can be allocated.07% tokens, approximately 15,619 tokens. The value is 1U ~ if it is doubled 100 times = 100U ~ 1000 times = 1000U ~ Of course, as more and more people participate, the coins you distribute will become less and less. Therefore, the quota for the first phase of the event is really too small. You can do a few fewer numbers to get a feel for the process. Experience it. The future boss should be in the next mission. Although the term "purchasing Merlin tokens" is used above, in fact, after the distribution according to the shares, the shares you can buy in your hands will be rounded off and equivalent to free money. Assuming that 100,000 addresses sign up to participate (assuming everyone has the same points), each person will receive a 0.01U share to purchase. - The time for depositing BTC: The early cross and late cross are the same, and the initial limit for a single cross-chain transaction is 0.002 BTC. The upper limit for a single deposit will be gradually increased in the next few days. It is recommended to deposit again on the fourth or fifth day; (and , the official will announce the pledge plan in the near future, which is independent from today's launchpad. The money deposited in launchpad cannot be withdrawn and pledged within a short period of time, so don't be too anxious to save money, you can wait for the fourth or fifth day. Decide how to allocate funds after comparison)