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April 24, 2022
WTF is a Moonbird? Lets compare with Bored Apes + Cryptopunks
What they all have in common: They are all NFTs (Non Fungible Tokens), which are just digital assets vs. physical objects that are held on a blockchain, in these cases the blockchain is ETH (Ethereum).
Want to know more about NFTs read this…
https://linda.mirror.xyz/df649d61efb92c910464a4e74ae213c4cab150b9cbcc4b7fb6090fc77881a95d
Launch Date: June 2017
Founded By: Larva Labs (Matt Hall + John Watkinson)
Collection Size: 10K with randomly generated features
Intellectual Property: Initially retained the IP rights to their creators. The creators are the owners of the art, the collectors are the museum that permanently loans the art.
Smart Contract: Custom contract, pre-dated ERC-721 standard
Utility: Collectible Art, Matt + John wanted to change the way one views digital art
Mint Price: No charge at the time outside of gas fee
Distribution: 10K Public mint
Current Floor Price: 61.95ETH + gas
Current Twitter Followers: ~207K
Since their launch….
March 2022: Acquired by Yuga Labs so that collectors could have commercial usage rights
Some Celebrity Owners: Jay Z, Snoop Dogg, Odell Beckham Jr, Serena Williams, Steve Aoki, Gary Vee, Jason Derulo
Launch Date: April 2021
Founded By: Yuga Labs (Greg Solano + Wylie Aronow + “No Sass” + “Emperor Tomato Ketchup”)
Collection Size: 10K with >170 unique traits
Intellectual Property: Granted the collectors commercial usage rights
Smart Contract: ERC-721 standard
Utility: Combine the collectible art component of NFTs with community
Membership Access to: Yacht Club Membership, the Bathroom (their collaborative graffiti board), and a private discord channel
Mint Price: .08ETH + gas fee + 2.5% royalty (% that goes back to the creators on each secondary sale)
Distribution: 10K Public mint
Current Floor Price: 139ETH + gas
Website: https://boredapeyachtclub.com/#/home
Current Twitter Followers: ~870.3K
Since their launch…
June 2021: Minted Bored Ape Kennel Club (free for BAYC holders)
August 2021: Minted Mutant Ape Yacht Club, released 10K to bring in new members, existing members could mint mutant apes from their existing ape and sell on the secondary market
November 2021: IRL Ape Fest including real yachts, costumes, gallery exhibits
March 2022: ApeCoin (APE): ERC-20 governance and utility token, members received 10K ApeCoin each ~$100K, Wiz Khalifa + Snoop Dogg released an 8 track mixtape for $APE holders
Launch Date: April 2022
Founded By: Proof (Kevin Rose + Ryan Carson + Justin Mezzell)
Collection Size: 10K with a “diverse and unique pool of rarity-powered traits”
Intellectual Property: Granted the collectors commercial usage rights
Smart Contract: ERC-721 standard
Utility: Combine collectible art, community membership, and the introduction of nesting
Nesting: Most similar to staking where you gain benefits the longer the NFT is held. Nesting locks the Moonbird and overtime allows one to achieve new tier levels the longer it is held. If sold, the Moonbird will loose the benefits it gained and the time starts over. Unlike staking, the Moonbird will not leave the holder’s wallet.
Membership Access to: Private member discord, future NFT drops, “Parliament” meetups and IRL events, and entrance to a planned metaverse, called Project Highrise
Mint Price: 2.5ETH + gas fee + 5% royalty
Distribution: 7.875K to allowlist winners via premier raffle, 2K to the 1K PROOF Collective members who each received 2 free mints, 125K back to the PROOF wallet for future collaborations, marketing, and advisors
Current Floor Price: 33.5ETH + gas
Website: https://moonbirds.xyz
Current Twitter followers: ~179.2K
Since their launch… 8.454K are currently nesting, went live on Apr 22nd
Some Celebrity owners: Jimmy Fallon… I think
How does one comprehend what is happening in the NFT ecosystem right now? New projects are being minted everyday. Each project seems to complement the next providing more perks, utility, and ETH overtime. But why does it matter? Does it even matter to those of us that don’t hold an NFT or even know how to define an NFT?
I guess we have to get back to why even invest time, energy, and “cash you are willing to loose” into web3/crypto? Is it all just a bunch of hype?
What started as a form of expression, art in the digital space has consumed twitter and its infamous threads. You can’t scroll through twitter and not see it.
I ask these questions because I think we have to fundamentally reflect on what the utility is or could be for an NFT. However you answer these questions, NFTs create opportunities to build community, support artists, express ourselves, or just feel cool + included. Maybe that is all the utility one needs to justify spending money one is willing to loose.
I was posed with the question this weekend, does society need art? People need food, water, shelter, and a means of security of those things. If art is that means of security then yes it is needed. But what if art is just a way for you to express yourself, a way for you to communicate your thoughts and feelings to the world, or a way for you to just be involved? Does that not have the same value for a society of people? To me, art has always allowed me to express my own creativity and creativity is what drives people to think outside the box and find solutions to things that weren’t previously possible. Creativity allows me to excel at my job and be a better daughter, sister, friend, and person. So yes, I do believe society needs art.
Whether you believe the hype of NFTs or not, I do believe they are driving creativity, driving us to be better people and a better society for the next generation.
Will leave you with a recent NYC subway stop ad I saw this week….
Now that’s a lot to unpack there. Till next week… stay creative and keep it real.
April 24, 2022
WTF is a Moonbird? Lets compare with Bored Apes + Cryptopunks
What they all have in common: They are all NFTs (Non Fungible Tokens), which are just digital assets vs. physical objects that are held on a blockchain, in these cases the blockchain is ETH (Ethereum).
Want to know more about NFTs read this…
https://linda.mirror.xyz/df649d61efb92c910464a4e74ae213c4cab150b9cbcc4b7fb6090fc77881a95d
Launch Date: June 2017
Founded By: Larva Labs (Matt Hall + John Watkinson)
Collection Size: 10K with randomly generated features
Intellectual Property: Initially retained the IP rights to their creators. The creators are the owners of the art, the collectors are the museum that permanently loans the art.
Smart Contract: Custom contract, pre-dated ERC-721 standard
Utility: Collectible Art, Matt + John wanted to change the way one views digital art
Mint Price: No charge at the time outside of gas fee
Distribution: 10K Public mint
Current Floor Price: 61.95ETH + gas
Current Twitter Followers: ~207K
Since their launch….
March 2022: Acquired by Yuga Labs so that collectors could have commercial usage rights
Some Celebrity Owners: Jay Z, Snoop Dogg, Odell Beckham Jr, Serena Williams, Steve Aoki, Gary Vee, Jason Derulo
Launch Date: April 2021
Founded By: Yuga Labs (Greg Solano + Wylie Aronow + “No Sass” + “Emperor Tomato Ketchup”)
Collection Size: 10K with >170 unique traits
Intellectual Property: Granted the collectors commercial usage rights
Smart Contract: ERC-721 standard
Utility: Combine the collectible art component of NFTs with community
Membership Access to: Yacht Club Membership, the Bathroom (their collaborative graffiti board), and a private discord channel
Mint Price: .08ETH + gas fee + 2.5% royalty (% that goes back to the creators on each secondary sale)
Distribution: 10K Public mint
Current Floor Price: 139ETH + gas
Website: https://boredapeyachtclub.com/#/home
Current Twitter Followers: ~870.3K
Since their launch…
June 2021: Minted Bored Ape Kennel Club (free for BAYC holders)
August 2021: Minted Mutant Ape Yacht Club, released 10K to bring in new members, existing members could mint mutant apes from their existing ape and sell on the secondary market
November 2021: IRL Ape Fest including real yachts, costumes, gallery exhibits
March 2022: ApeCoin (APE): ERC-20 governance and utility token, members received 10K ApeCoin each ~$100K, Wiz Khalifa + Snoop Dogg released an 8 track mixtape for $APE holders
Launch Date: April 2022
Founded By: Proof (Kevin Rose + Ryan Carson + Justin Mezzell)
Collection Size: 10K with a “diverse and unique pool of rarity-powered traits”
Intellectual Property: Granted the collectors commercial usage rights
Smart Contract: ERC-721 standard
Utility: Combine collectible art, community membership, and the introduction of nesting
Nesting: Most similar to staking where you gain benefits the longer the NFT is held. Nesting locks the Moonbird and overtime allows one to achieve new tier levels the longer it is held. If sold, the Moonbird will loose the benefits it gained and the time starts over. Unlike staking, the Moonbird will not leave the holder’s wallet.
Membership Access to: Private member discord, future NFT drops, “Parliament” meetups and IRL events, and entrance to a planned metaverse, called Project Highrise
Mint Price: 2.5ETH + gas fee + 5% royalty
Distribution: 7.875K to allowlist winners via premier raffle, 2K to the 1K PROOF Collective members who each received 2 free mints, 125K back to the PROOF wallet for future collaborations, marketing, and advisors
Current Floor Price: 33.5ETH + gas
Website: https://moonbirds.xyz
Current Twitter followers: ~179.2K
Since their launch… 8.454K are currently nesting, went live on Apr 22nd
Some Celebrity owners: Jimmy Fallon… I think
How does one comprehend what is happening in the NFT ecosystem right now? New projects are being minted everyday. Each project seems to complement the next providing more perks, utility, and ETH overtime. But why does it matter? Does it even matter to those of us that don’t hold an NFT or even know how to define an NFT?
I guess we have to get back to why even invest time, energy, and “cash you are willing to loose” into web3/crypto? Is it all just a bunch of hype?
What started as a form of expression, art in the digital space has consumed twitter and its infamous threads. You can’t scroll through twitter and not see it.
I ask these questions because I think we have to fundamentally reflect on what the utility is or could be for an NFT. However you answer these questions, NFTs create opportunities to build community, support artists, express ourselves, or just feel cool + included. Maybe that is all the utility one needs to justify spending money one is willing to loose.
I was posed with the question this weekend, does society need art? People need food, water, shelter, and a means of security of those things. If art is that means of security then yes it is needed. But what if art is just a way for you to express yourself, a way for you to communicate your thoughts and feelings to the world, or a way for you to just be involved? Does that not have the same value for a society of people? To me, art has always allowed me to express my own creativity and creativity is what drives people to think outside the box and find solutions to things that weren’t previously possible. Creativity allows me to excel at my job and be a better daughter, sister, friend, and person. So yes, I do believe society needs art.
Whether you believe the hype of NFTs or not, I do believe they are driving creativity, driving us to be better people and a better society for the next generation.
Will leave you with a recent NYC subway stop ad I saw this week….
Now that’s a lot to unpack there. Till next week… stay creative and keep it real.
Some Celebrity Owners: Mark Cuban, Post Malone, Jimmy Fallon, Paris Hilton, Snoop Dogg, Stephen Curry, Eminem, Shaq, Steve Aoki, Justin Bieber
Some Celebrity Owners: Mark Cuban, Post Malone, Jimmy Fallon, Paris Hilton, Snoop Dogg, Stephen Curry, Eminem, Shaq, Steve Aoki, Justin Bieber
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