How Solflare's Guardians Program 3x’d engagement with Domino

How Solflare's Guardians Program 3x’d engagement with Domino

"If you're still copy-pasting 50 wallet addresses every payday, this story will hurt a little. Then it will fix everything."

The Problem: A rocket-ship community strapped to a paper-clip engineSolflare is the biggest wallet on Solana, but its flagship Guardians community was stuck on Telegram.

• Daily payout runs: 3 hours, 50 guardians, one very tired Tom.
• Time-consuming tracking: They knew who was contributing, but gathering and verifying the data manually ate up hours.
• No scale: Every new idea required dev time they didn't have.

Then came the Discord migration—and the wish-list.

"We knew exactly what we wanted: automated quests, invisible tracking, mystery rewards, on-chain payouts, leaderboards that reset, and a public funnel that could mint new Guardians without opening the floodgates."

One small blocker: none of it existed yet.

The Domino Moment: From "we have an idea" to "it's live" in 72 hours

Tom dropped a 5-minute Loom to the Domino team. Twenty-four hours later, a private test server showed:

• Invisible quest tracking across Discord & Twitter
• Mystery reward logic (users feel points appear, but can't reverse-engineer why)
• Auto-payouts triggered at 00:00 UTC—no Tom required

"We stared at the screen, refreshed the leaderboard, and watched XP values tick up in real time. That was the 'holy-cow-it-works' second."

Another 48 hours and the first public-facing leaderboard was live—bi-weekly resets, referral-only invites, speculation engine running at full tilt.

30 Days Later: Numbers That Speak Louder Than Words

Before (Telegram Only) → After (Domino Era):

• Daily active Guardians: 120 → 410
• Tweets rewarded/month: 0 → 1,260
• Impressions from rewarded tweets: 0 → 353,000
• Average payout run: 3 hours → 3 minutes
• New Guardian applications/day: 15 → 50+
• Exploit incidents (after patch): Several → 0

"We had to implement referral-based invites to manage the overwhelming demand. People were actively seeking ways to join the program."

Quick takeaway: The Domino Era saw 3x more active users, generated millions of impressions, cut payout time by 99%, and eliminated exploits entirely.

The Secret Sauce: Why Mystery Quests Create Addiction-Level EngagementInvisible triggers – Users know doing good pays, but not which action.

1. Speculation loops – Every emoji, every tweet becomes a test: "Did my XP just jump?"
2. Social proof – Leaderboards are public; FOMO is real.
3. Frictionless rewards – Solflare wallet pops open, signs, done.

"Our Discord turned into a 24/7 science lab where everyone's trying to crack the reward algorithm. The engagement levels speak for themselves."

The Future: From Guardians → Global Growth Flywheel

Domino isn't a one-off tool—it's now Solflare's new product layer.

• G4G Scout System – Public users grind on a parallel leaderboard; top scorers earn G4G Scout badge and position themselves to become Guardians.
• Empire Points – XP → EP → unlocking new possibilities within the ecosystem.
• What's Next – The growth team is exploring new frontiers, with task verifications already wired to Domino.

"We're building something bigger than a wallet—something that turns engagement into tangible value for our community."

The Quote That Sold the CFO

"Tom used to send 50 payments manually. Now he clicks one button and goes back to building the next campaign. Domino paid for itself in the first week—after that, it's pure upside."

Ready to Plug-and-Play Your Own Growth Engine?

Solflare's playbook is open-source friendly:

1. Drop your wish-list to Domino
2. Get a private test server in 24h
3. Flip the switch and watch the numbers roll

"If you're still copy-pasting wallet addresses, do yourself a favor—book a 15-minute call with Domino. Your future self (and Tom) will thank you."

Book a Demo👉 Book here See the quests that unlocked 353 k impressions in 30 days.