# What are Beans? **Published by:** [jackmaschka](https://paragraph.com/@mint.jack.maschka/) **Published on:** 2024-03-04 **URL:** https://paragraph.com/@mint.jack.maschka/what-are-beans ## Content A new storyTheir world, for now, remains a mystery. On the surface, they’re cute little creatures but if one digs a little deeper an astute traveler of the metaverse may find that they offer a whole lot more.The first five minted BeansOpen-source, on-chainWe believe with a proper foundation, CC0 projects have the potential to embrace the chaotic, absurd, and creative energy of the internet and channel it into something new, productive, and mutually beneficial for all parties involved. For that reason, Beans are CC0. To empower our community and support our mission, 100% of each auctioned Bean goes directly into a shared treasury. Owning a Bean grants governance over this treasury.MissionPacked into a bean is the mission to create a high-integrity, long-term project supporting the arts and exploring what character brand development might look like embracing a decentralized ethos.FormOn launch they will be in the form of profile pictures. One auctioned every day, forever. Our core team has a lot of ambitious ideas for this project but at the end of the day it will be shaped and governed by the community that forms around it. We’ve adopted this philosophy from trailblazers in the crypto space such as Gremplin, 4156, David Horvath, and their respective communities. We look forward to joining them on this adventure and hope to contribute just as much as they did for us. ## Publication Information - [jackmaschka](https://paragraph.com/@mint.jack.maschka/): Publication homepage - [All Posts](https://paragraph.com/@mint.jack.maschka/): More posts from this publication - [RSS Feed](https://api.paragraph.com/blogs/rss/@mint.jack.maschka): Subscribe to updates - [Twitter](https://twitter.com/jackmaschka): Follow on Twitter