Dawn of Machines, the fair-launch token protocol on the Internet Computer, has expanded the payment options for its Built-In City district inscriptions to include QOIN — both the native Base chain token and its ICP-wrapped counterpart, ckQOIN.
BICs are district-level assets on the DOM map. Holders inscribe a district to claim ownership, with each district carrying a parcel count that determines its weight in the protocol’s future mechanics. Until recently, inscriptions required DOM tokens and a Plug wallet. That has changed.
ckQOIN, an ICRC-1 token on ICP that wraps the Base chain ERC-20 QOIN, was added as a payment option first. Users holding ckQOIN can inscribe districts directly through the DOM frontend using Plug — the process is identical to paying with DOM, with the cost set in ckQOIN equivalent.
The more recent addition is direct QOIN from Base chain, with no wrapping required. A dedicated gateway canister deployed on ICP mainnet handles detection automatically. A user connects MetaMask, registers their ICP principal on the BIC page, sends QOIN from their Base wallet to a protocol deposit address, and the gateway picks up the transfer by reading Base chain event logs through ICP’s EVM RPC infrastructure. Confirmation typically lands within 60 to 90 seconds. No bridge, no third-party service — the canister reads Base chain state directly.
DOM now accepts three payment methods for BIC inscriptions: native DOM via Plug, ckQOIN via Plug, and raw QOIN from any MetaMask wallet on Base. The expansion brings the protocol within reach of the broader QOIN holder base without requiring them to hold ICP-native assets first.
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