STEPN GO published an article on X platform to explain the story behind the birth of STEPN GO. One afternoon, its co-founders Yawn and Jerry chatted over coffee and the idea of STEPN GO was born.
The article pointed out that the decision to create STEPN GO instead of expanding the original STEPN platform was based on a clear vision that needed to start from scratch. Although successful, the original STEPN system focused mainly on the move-and-earn model, which limited the scope of incorporating powerful social functions and interactive elements without disrupting the existing user experience.
Regarding technical and structural limitations, integrating complex social functions requires fundamental restructuring, which may endanger the stability and security of the platform and user assets. In essence, the creation of STEPN GO is a big step forward, using the experience gained from STEPN to provide something completely new to the Web3 field.
The article concluded that this is a story of innovation triggered by a cup of coffee, proving that great ideas often originate from small beginnings. Now, with the launch of STEPN GO, the journey to a more interconnected and convenient world will continue, inviting everyone to join and experience the evolution of social fitness.
The article stated: "Importantly, this does not mean that we have given up on STEPN. STEPN remains a valuable and fully functional platform, ensuring that both applications can develop in parallel, each with a unique but complementary purpose in our ecosystem. In addition, while we are launching STEPN GO's utility token GGT, GMT remains our main governance token. STEPN is and will continue to be a place where users can mint new GMT tokens while running, and we will add more use cases to use it through STEPN GO and our future products."
Earlier on May 23, STEPN announced that it would launch a new social fitness app called STEPN GO, which will unlock new social, health and reward features. STEPN GO has released a white paper and website.
According to the trailer, the new app will include:
-Easy to join the Haus system, which supports lending sneakers;
-GGT tokens: Earn the new GO GAME TOKEN (GGT) by walking or running;
-Customizable avatars and clothing: Build and equip unique digital images and clothing to display on the app's interactive map;
-Energy system: To maintain economic sustainability, users need to burn sneakers to obtain energy and increase the energy limit.