In this space, we’re drawn to see creations from one of two perspectives, that of the grandest possibility and that of present reality. The reserve currency of the internet vs. a misleading treasury product. A highly efficient decentralized stablecoin vs. a under-collateralized algostable with unsustainable yield. The future of metaverse gaming vs. a mediocre game that financially subsidizes players. Perhaps the reason that we’re so drawn to see these creations in their best potential form is because we’ve seen them and similar creations surpass expectations over and over again, making us wonder what if? And as the numbers go up, that initially dismissed question grows to become a serious proposition, and eventually materializes itself into nothing short of a belief, or as we prefer to call it, conviction.

If the immaterial is the belief that we hold about the potential of these creations, the material is the numbers on the screen. We incessantly watch numbers as they give us both the short term dopamine hits and the deeper satisfaction that we might be right about the market and consequently, right about the future. In fact, the numbers fuel our imaginations to dream and entertain even fantastic realities; after all, fate love irony and Elon said that the most entertaining outcome is most likely. And as Peter Thiel once said “Never bet against Elon Musk.”

We’re addicted to watching numbers go up. There is nothing more exhilarating than a number going up for the average investor. As the influencer craves the number of likes and followers, we seek to find the next dopamine hit by finding that token, fungible or non-fungible, that fulfills our existential need as we spend countless hours discerning between good and bad projects in a world of digital numbers we have collectively dreamed up. We like watching the numbers go up so much so that we’re willing to excuse the fundamentals, the underlying reality and turn everything into a collective subjective value assessment, also known as the meme. It doesn’t matter what the creation is, if it has utility or not, if we actually like the art or not, if the game is fun or not, as long as the numbers go up. And conversely, nothing is as painful as watching the numbers go down. Our perspective shifts from seeing that beautiful potential to staring back at the flawed despairing reality of the present.

In the end, it’s all just about the numbers.

This is what Numba is about. It’s at the same time an interpretation and a representation of the space. As with any good decentralized cryptocurrency, Numba’s supply is controlled by mathematical constraints and algorithmic incentives. As with any good NFTs, each item is unique and will bear an emotional connection with people, albeit some more than others, whether that is the year or day you were born or a cultural significant number like 420 or 888. Each item has countless traits: even, odd, prime, fibonacci, perfect squares and a whole lot more. And as with any good algorithmic reserve currency, Numba is backed and the backing of each Numba will continue to go up with each new mint and secondary sale. And finally, like the good memecoins, Numba has a solid and relevant meme. But most importantly, the main Numba on the screen, the next Numba, will continue to go up, slowly at times and quickly on others, but still up. At least that’s what we believe. And no one can kill that hope because at least we know it can’t go down.

Numba is experimental art and smart contracts have not been audited. Please use caution and moderation.