Since migrating from Ethereum Mainnet and gnars.wtf to gnars.com, Gnars DAO has been charging ahead on Base, blending onchain creations with IRL actions. Shredders and builders carry the decentralized, creative spirit forward through Droposals, fully onchain NFT experiments, and collaborations with DAOs, protocols, and projects across the blockchain. In today’s edition, you’ll find some of the latest gnarly achievements from around the globe. Keep it nounish.
Katwe Parkour Culture (KPC) is a community-led initiative founded by Raki in Kampala, Uganda. They use parkour as a tool to inspire, uplift, and provide youth with a positive outlet through movement. In Katwe, there are no formal parkour spaces, yet young athletes train daily in tough conditions, proving their passion and resilience.
Last week, Raki traveled all the way to Turkey to represent atchampionship of parkour (Proposal 95). Check it out, the shredder delivered an outstanding performance with unique lines, securing the gold medal at the Bosphorus Parkour Championship in Turkey.
The Nounish sports obstacles began with skateboarding the Nogglesrails and have since expanded into other disciplines, with slaps for snowboarding, jumps for wakeboarding, and more. Now, a new parkour obstacle is being built, carrying forward this creative Nounish architecture.
Between D.I.Y. spirit, skatepark rebuilds, and community grit, the Nounish world takes shape as a playground of creativity, onchain culture, and shared progression.
The installation of the Noggle Rail at Itapetininga Skatepark was both symbolic and functional. More than just a new obstacle, it now stands as a permanent testament to the collaboration between grassroots skateboarding, urban culture, and the Web3 community.
As a professional skateboarder and president of the Skate Transforma Vidas project, I see this initiative (Proposal 89) as a meaningful milestone. Our connection with Gnars began with Proposal 37, when we traveled to Uganda delivering essential donations to support five local communities. That mission sparked an ongoing link between Brazil and Uganda through skateboarding, now strengthened by this onchain and IRL collaboration - Garcia
As a subDAO of Nouns DAO, Gnars continues developing projects in parallel, pushing the Nounish spirit to its fullest and nurturing this culture. Part of this journey has included some fun and quirky initiatives worth sharing, such as the Nogglesboard Rounds on NounsGG, which featured numerous submissions from Nounish artists packed with gnarly vibes, for the first Nouns surfboards - a project born within Gnars during ETH and That's Gnarly Season, that has the potential to expand worldwide with nounish support and momentum.
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Gnars just rolled into the most iconic skate game of all time, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4, as part of Bob Burnquist’s avatar. That’s super sick. Keep it gnarly, keep it Nounish ⌐◨-◨
More than just a visual integration, this move strengthens the bond between sibling projects, paving the way for even bolder collaborations in the future. Because in the on-chain world, those with style share it.
Skatehive has now implemented Zora features, giving ETH connected users the ability to create, trade, and view their profiles and holdings directly on the platform. This integration is an exciting step in expanding Skatehive’s possibilities, and it’s an experiment the Gnars community is watching closely to learn from especially around how creators and skaters engage with these new tools.
Nicole Santos outburst as an athlete
Gnar 69 by Denizen Juan
Laboratory for learning tricks by Willdias
Gnarly Book Exchange by Zimardrp
Gnars on Zora serves as an onchain index of action sports creators, featuring a curated feed of their work.
Some blockchain builders continue to use Web2 platforms like Instagram and YouTube to maintain a bridge with their original audiences and among the Gnars shredders, it’s no different. Our IG account serves as a daily hub, sharing Stories, posts, and curated content that connects the broader Nouns culture with a consistent visual identity.
Through collaborations with Lil Nouns, Nounish, and other active builders, we foster quality storytelling and keep the vibe alive across both onchain and offchain worlds. Gnars Action Sports Onchain.
Gnars IG - Lil Nouns IG - Nounish IG
Gnars leverages Zora as a tool for both creation and community, blending the raw DIY energy of the streets with the permanence of onchain culture.
At the core are Droposals community-approved works that capture the essence of our collective creativity. Once sanctioned, these pieces are minted as unique ERC-721s: one-of-a-kind cultural artifacts that serve as living proof of our spirit to shred, build, and create.
In parallel, the $GNARS token operates through Zora’s creator-coin model. Each piece of gnarly content becomes linked to an ERC-20 token, anchored back to a creator profile. This lets builders and shredders issue content-specific coins, fusing cultural and economic value directly into $GNARS while keeping the flow dynamic and collaborative.
Together, Droposals and $GNARS form a dual-layered system: rare artworks and fluid creator-coins. This framework doesn’t just fuel the Gnars treasury it equips the community with a DIY publishing tool that empowers skaters, surfers, artists, and builders to take ownership of their creations, both in the streets and onchain, ensuring momentum compounds and value stays in the hands of the culture.
See you soon with the next edition of Gnarly News, family! Let’s shred, create and make even more impact in 2025!
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