Peace Loop Troops!

As you may have heard, the is eligible for a free whitelist spot Taiko's genesis NFT! There are 150 free mint spots being allocated to Loophead holders, here is a step by step guide on how to mint your raffle ticket and register your Loopring Smart Wallet (LSW) for minting if you win.

Notes:
-This is an external project. All details and further questions should be addressed to Taiko in their Discord server. Loopheads are 1 of 6 collections chosen to be whitelisted, and Taiko will handle all the logistics of minting. Troubleshooting guides for MVHQ (the chosen raffle platform) can also be found in Taiko's server or MVHQ support page.
-Always verify and head to official communication channels instead of trusting links (even my own!). Make sure you feel comfortable and understand what you are signing and approving onchain beforehand.
-MVHQ is the minting platform chosen by Taiko and requires creating a wallet on the Base network. This cannot be done with a LSW, so you will need an EOA wallet like MetaMask, Rabbit, or Rainbow etc to register. If you have coinbase CEX app you can also make a wallet there.

Details:
-There will be 888 Genesis NFTs in total. 150 are allocated to be minted for free by Loophead holders who mint a ticket and win the raffle.
-For non-holders who want to enter, the mint price will be 0.08ETH if your raffle ticket wins.
-Buying more raffle tickets does not increase chances of winning. If you own multiple whitelisted collections you will have more chances to win, but each wallet can only win one single genesis NFT.
ex: Wallet 1 has (3 loopheads, 2 Azukis): can win 1 WL spot, 2 chances // Wallet 2 has (1 Loophead): can win 1 WL spot, has 1 chance.
-You can keep your Loophead on L2, just make sure to register that wallet in the last step.
-The raffle will end on April 29th 2024 (8 days from this post.. presumably at midnight).

STEP 01
Head over to the official white list page. In the top right there will be a sign in button, click that and choose MetaMask (or other EOA browser wallet you have)

STEP 02
After clicking the MM option, sign the request proving you own the wallet (no fee)

STEP 03
Next continue to complete the tasks which will include linking your Twitter and Discord account (so they can verify you have liked/joined/etc). It is faster if you already have Twitter/X logged in on a separate tab or have done it recently. I personally used a burner account.

STEP 04
Continue the liking/reposting etc tasks. The next task will be join the Taiko discord server. You need to give the bot permission to verify you've joined there as well

STEP 05
Now that you've completed the social tasks, you can mint one raffle ticket. To do this you'll need to make sure your EOA wallet is set to the Base network. If you're using MM it may be automatically added, if not you will have to add it (search online: How to add base network to ___")

STEP 06
you'll need atleast .00099 ETH (~$3) on base to pay MVHQ's platform fee. Keep in mind there will also be Base network fees associated with gas, but they are generally low right now. I decided to use as I like supporting them, but you can also use or some other bridge, up to you. I bridged some ETH from the LSW L2 over to my base address. If you use this method, first click the 'transfer via' and change to deposit address. Then you can enter the base address that the ETH will go to. I sent .005ETH just in case and as I don't plan to ever use Base or this wallet again.

Step 07
In my LSW I went to the L2 wallet -> Send -> To another LSW option. Then continued the prompts as directed by LS. In the step where it asks where to send it, copy the address from LS or use the easy QR scanner

STEP 08
LS may take a few minutes to do the bridging, but you can check the status by clicking the hamburger on their page in to top right, and going to transactions. After it is marked as complete the ETH is now in my Base wallet

STEP 09
Now that we have ETH in our Base wallet.. and have completed the social tasks we can go and press the mint button on the allowlist page. We'll get a pop-up from MM asking us to approve the transaction and set gas etc.

STEP 10
Once the transaction is complete you'll receive 1 raffle ticket NFT. The final step is registering the LSW that hold a Loophead (in L2) to be the designated minting wallet if you win. ENTER YOU FULL ADDRESS, NOT YOUR LOOPRING ENS. You can keep the LoopHead exactly where it is on L2, no need to move it or bridge to L1

STEP 11
That's it! You've purchased a raffle NFT and linked your LSW with a LH. This is all you have to do for now. Once the minting platform is decided on by Taiko there will be more information on how to mint and claim the genesis NFT. This will happen on L1 Ethereum

stay tuned for more updates.