The centerpiece of the month was the public launch of Challenge Capsules, celebrated with the introduction of the Rainbow Capsule. This one-time limited event featured a guaranteed prize pool of 1,000,000 GMT, which was boosted to 1.3 million GMT by the community via user entry fees. Participants joined via FSL ID, completed a required challenge using at least 5 Energy, and earned Tickets through successful challenge completions, Charm Runs on STEPN GO, and Mystery Boxes from high-Resilience Sneakers on STEPN. The more Tickets entered, the larger a user’s potential share of the final distribution. What made the event unique was the activation requirement: the community needed to collectively spend 200,000 Energy between July 14 and July 31 for the prize pool to unlock. That target was successfully reached on July 22, surpassing a massive 450,000 Energy, confirming the event and allowing participants to continue accumulating Tickets for the remainder of the month. GGBoxes were also updated during this period with new Ticket Bundle prizes (500, 200, and 20 Tickets) to support the campaign.
Alongside the Capsule launch, a set of dedicated Challenge Capsule Badges was introduced to recognize ongoing progress. These included milestones for completing different rarity levels of challenges, opening large numbers of Capsules, collecting Tickets, and even for failing challenges, encouraging players to keep engaging with the system over time.
Earlier in the month, the team ran a second Legendary Trophy Sneaker campaign through GGBoxes. This followed up on a previous event that had experienced some delivery delays. Two new Legendary Trophy Sneakers were offered; one was claimed during the campaign, while the second was later raffled among participants who opened GGBoxes during the event window. These Sneakers carried over final rewards from the STEPN Around The World 2026 campaign. That campaign itself reached its conclusion in July. Spain was confirmed as the tournament winner, and the associated rewards were distributed toward the end of the month. This included the full 500,000 GMT prize pool, the 15 Argentina Genesis Sneakers, and the signed jerseys (winners notified by email). The event successfully tied movement activity to the international football calendar and provided a clear endpoint for the Country Skin system that began in early June.
Looking ahead, Marathon Season 3 was announced near the end of July. Registration is set to open on August 3, with the new season structured around six rounds. This continues the team-based, consistency-focused format that has become a core part of the competitive calendar. Other operational updates included changes to GGUSD bridging. From July 20, the service for moving GGUSD from Polygon to Solana and BNB Chain was discontinued, though reverse bridging and conversion options remained available.
Overall, July successfully transitioned Challenge Capsules from beta into a live feature, closed out the major Around the World rewards, and prepared the community for the next season of Marathon competition. Thank you to everyone who participated in the Rainbow Capsule, contributed Energy toward the activation target, claimed rewards from Around the World, and stayed active across both apps. The next phase of Challenge Capsules and Marathon Season 3 should give the community plenty to look forward to in August.
