How I Turned My 60 USDC Web3 Reward Into Productivity-Boosting Gifts for 2025!

The author used 60 USDC won in a Publish0x writing competition on Across Protocol to buy noise-cancelling headphones and walking shoes in early January 2025. The author bridged the USDC from the Optimism Network to a Polygon address using Straddl, which is built on Across Protocol, so a buyer could pay in INR. The headphones cost Rs 5999 at a Croma showroom, and the author says the ANC model helps block background noise while working. The author also states that the ACX tokens earned from tasks are being held rather than sold.