Ben Charbit

Gaming and Bitcoin | CEO @Portalcoin | Ex @Ubisoft, BLIFE (merged), Darewise (exited), Lazard

[Ben Charbit @Ben_Charbit]

Bitcoin is still the settlement layer.
That belief hasn’t changed.

What has changed is my patience for semantics that don’t create value for end users.

Blockchain gaming didn’t earn the adoption many expected. Not because the idea was wrong, but because too often we optimized for ideology, labels, and infra debates instead of shipping products users actually wanted.

Games taught me this the hard way. You don’t win by explaining systems. You win by making value obvious, friction invisible, and incentives aligned.

Bitcoin settles value. Everything else is UX.

Today, with the support of @animocabrands and G20, the focus is simple: build platforms, not narratives. Execution over labels.

As expectations rise ahead of major releases like GTA 6, the bar is clear.

This is about giving blockchain its best real chance to break into gaming, not through hype, but through products that earn their place.

[Portal @Portalcoin]

Today we are incredibly excited to announce that Portal has merged with @BLIFEProtocol, supported by @animocabrands and G-20.

This is a major milestone in our mission to build the leading Web3 gaming platform - pushing Portal, our partners and our community to an entirely new level.

[Portal @Portalcoin]

In Portal 2.0, every week is a creation week

Take an hour this weekend to test out the live tools:
🔹 Wire up your AI agents in Studio
🔹 Generate your artwork and organize assets in Nexus

Get your mechanics and art locked in now so you're day-one ready for Gen8.
🔗 https://t.co/SAUYnu91CD

[Ben Charbit @Ben_Charbit]

@vladdubchak_x Bot

[Portal @Portalcoin]

Now that your Studio is set up, it's time to put your team to work

Managing AI agents is one thing - providing them with the right assets and tools is another.

Here's how Portal Studio and Portal Nexus combine into a full game dev stack 🧵👇

[Portal @Portalcoin]

It's been a loud week

Portal Nexus has officially LAUNCHED, and your energy is amazing!

Rest up this weekend, creators! The infrastructure never sleeps 🛠️

🔗 https://t.co/8mu2WT55Ac

[Portal @Portalcoin]

Building a game shouldn't feel like drowning in 67 open tabs

Portal Nexus acts as a shared workspace for your agents: code, UI, art and more.

Drop into the thread below to see how to get started! 🧵👇

[Portal @Portalcoin]

One ecosystem ~ infinite tools

We don't just build standalone tools, we build a fully interconnected ecosystem. Portal Studio and Nexus work together perfectly - whatever you create in Nexus is instantly visible in your Studio 🌀

Route your agents to the best art, UI, and game-dev models with a single click.

[Portal @Portalcoin]

Welcome to Portal Nexus

We are thrilled to announce the official release of the next piece of our AI-native tool stack!

One control panel to access trending creation models for your game dev workflows.

🔗 https://t.co/8mu2WT55Ac

[Portal @Portalcoin]

🔹 Fully updated Portal Studio simulation? Done.
🔹 More details on our Gen8 app? Done.

This week was all about showing you how the future of AI-native game creation actually works.

And next week? We can say for sure that next week will be LOUD! 😉

🔗 https://t.co/skFaTc6hZM

[Ben Charbit @Ben_Charbit]

@hthieblot Half Life, Mankind

[Ben Charbit @Ben_Charbit]

@Ouyed_Benjamin @justice_gouv Ah donc t'es bien sous tutelle ?

[Portal @Portalcoin]

The next massive piece of our AI-native tool stack, Portal Nexus, is coming soon. But when? 👀

Guess the launch date of our new control panel and 3 random users who guess closest will win exclusive Coupon Codes to power their workflows.

Hint: this month.

👇👇👇

[Portal @Portalcoin]

Portal Nexus - Powering Agent Workflows

The official launch of the Nexus is approaching! Here is exactly how Nexus upgrades your game-dev stack:

🔹 One gateway, every tool: Replace vendor sprawl with a single API key and credit balance across 2D, 3D, voice, music, and NPC providers.
🔹 Built for indie workflows: Organize generations in projects, compare providers, and export to the engine you already use.
🔹 Agents and studios: Connect Cursor or Claude through MCP, or pair with Portal Studio for visual orchestration - same routing either way.

The infrastructure is almost ready! 🛠️

https://t.co/SAUYnu8tN5

[Portal @Portalcoin]

From Architect Mode to running your own Studio simulation, it's been a massive week!

We highlighted the tools, dropped the official Director's playbook, and you all showed up to wire some incredible agent teams 🤝

Have a great weekend, Directors!

🔗 https://t.co/sls8hY7FKc

[Portal @Portalcoin]

Legacy Staking: How to Withdraw Your Tokens

As we mentioned a few months ago when we sunsetted the legacy staking, we are fully moving into our next chapter. For those who still need to withdraw their tokens from the legacy contract, here is a step-by-step guide using Etherscan:

1⃣ Go to the Portal Staking Contract: https://t.co/7TBt912Qzz
2⃣ Scroll down, click the Contract tab, and then click Write Contract (before clicking this button, you can double-check how many tokens you have staked. Read Contract → 3. stakers → Enter your wallet address).
3⃣ Click Connect Wallet and connect the wallet you originally used to stake.
4⃣ Click on 6. withdraw and enter the number of tokens you want to unstake.

⚠️ IMPORTANT: $PORTAL token uses an 18-decimal standard. You must add 18 zeros to the end of the number you wish to withdraw.

Example: To withdraw 50 $PORTAL, you must type: 5000000000000000000

With our legacy infrastructure officially behind us, we are fully focused on what's next. The future of game creation is AI-native, and we're just getting started! 🌀

🔗 https://t.co/8KjWYpu7Y6

[Portal @Portalcoin]

The Portal community's daily routine:
🔹 Coffee
🔹 Launch Portal Studio
🔹 Claim your Daily Streak
🔹 Create.

Your agents are ready. Don't leave free Shards on the table today. Log in and keep the streak alive: https://t.co/sls8hY7FKc

[Portal @Portalcoin]

Missions live. Nexus teased. We're ready for what's coming next.

We're moving fast, and seeing the workflows you're setting up in Portal Studio makes it all worthwhile 🙌

Log in, claim your daily streak, and have an amazing weekend, creators!

🔗 https://t.co/sls8hY7FKc

[Portal @Portalcoin]

Portal Studio MISSIONS

Introducing Levels, Streaks, and Missions inside Portal Studio!

As you create, route and interact with your AI agents, you can now earn XP and collect Shards to spend in the Studio Shop.

🔗 https://t.co/j730vJdktZ

Let's see how it works 🧵👇

[Ben Charbit @Ben_Charbit]

It's been hours, and I'm still trying to process what's just happened.

[Anthropic @AnthropicAI]

The US government, citing national security authorities, has issued an export control directive to suspend all access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 by any foreign national, whether inside or outside the United States, including foreign national Anthropic employees.

The net effect of this order is that we must abruptly disable Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for all our customers to ensure compliance.

Access to all other Claude models is not affected.

We apologize for this disruption to our customers. We believe this is a misunderstanding and are working to restore access as soon as possible.

Read our full statement: https://t.co/bwn0sximKZ

[Portal @Portalcoin]

Now it's your turn, Portal community

The command center is open all weekend. Your challenge: launch the Portal Studio app → connect at least one AI agent → see how fast you can prototype a workflow 🌀

Happy weekend! Start creating here:
🔗 https://t.co/SAUYnu8tN5