Crypto is Booming While You Sit There & Do Nothing
Learning from history, its easy to ready the writing on the walls. We are about to see another crypto boom. I will show you who to follow and what to read to be ready this time!
If you missed the crypto boom of 2021, you’ve likely written off crypto as a scam. Well, my friends, crypto is no more a scam than our government taking 30% of our income with no way of understanding how that 30% will be spent. The Crypto space is starting to boil again. NFTs are being purchased, new projects selling out, crypto markets are up with ETH reaching the 3K USD benchmark and BTC reaching the 50K USD benchmark.
Yuga Labs New CEO & 1Million ESports Challange
With all of this good news, we had to have some drama mixed in too! Yuga labs buying PROOF last week sent the space into a frenzy. Well, Yuga Labs answered that call with the announcement that BAYC will be its own company (LLC). This means that the company will be able to operate on its own as it sees fit. Think about YUM Brands. YUM Brands has KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and The Habit Burger under one umbrella. We do not see KFC menu items at Pizza Hut though. That is because they are their own company with their own management team & goals.
I sat in on X (formerly Twitter) with CwC hosted by Chris Jourdan and Steve Kaczynski where I listened to countless people coming up on stage to discuss their issues or pleasure with the Yuga Labs move. Most of the “issues” were because individual people were passed over for “leadership” positions within the ecosystem. It felt like all the employees were pissed that they didn’t get selected for the promotion. It also felt like 6 hours of circular conversations around leadership, execution, and communication.
My two cents are this. When there are 5,000+ people are allowed to build off their Intellectual Property with similar characters like the Bored Ape Yacht Club there will be long-term strategy issues that plague the brand, which is why a leadership team needs to be clear on how the “club” will be branded. I have watched apes build companies using the BAYC characters well and not so well. For exampled there is a Bored Botanist, Bored Candy, Bored Candles, Bored Chef, and so many more BORED fill in the blank. How this works long term remains to be seen.
YUGA is ART. BAYC is GAMES. for now. YUGA just got their famous leader back too, which EVERYONE seems pretty stoked about. Garga coming back at CEO of Yuga after Dan has been beaten up over the last year could be the jolt of confidence the brand needs to keep thriving.
Speaking of Games YUGA released access to Dooky Dash at NFT PARIS!
Crafted by Yuga Labs, Dookey Dash is a narrative-driven game that revolves around the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) ecosystem. The game's prologue was released in two phases earlier. In November 2022, the BAYC official Twitter account teased the enigmatic game, incorporating the animated story's worldview and adventurous gameplay from its previous releases. This creation also integrates the BAYC NFTs and the ecosystem's native token, APE. Upon its initial launch, the project garnered widespread attention from numerous players. NOW, YOU can sign up for access and compete for 1,000,000 PRIZE. Click the image below to get your spot.
NFT Paris x Paris Fashion Week EPIC Drops
NFT Paris took place last week during the same time as Paris Fashion Week. This could not have been by accident. A few names you need to be following in NFTs & Fashion are Stephy Fung, Janey Park, and G-Money.
Stephy Fung “Year of The Dragon”
Lets start with the drop from Stephy Fung. I found Stephy Fung as a result of being involved with Rug Radio and AudioGalleries with Benjamin White. I was able to mint (buy) a few of her pieces because of the partnership Audiogalleries has with Opensea.
Stephy is a digital fashion designer who launched her debut SYKY Collective collection at NFT Paris marking its integration with the Polygon blockchain ecosystem. If you know about L2 (Layer 2) blockchains, Polygon has been leading the charge. L2 assumes the transaction is good and safe and allows the transaction to be cheaper while achieving the same level of security of blockchain tech.
Stephy has been creating inside the digital ecosystem for years, even getting the attention of companies like Dell. Stephy was featured in their first digital artist commercial!
I was able to talk with Stephy about her recent drop and her thoughts are about digital fashion.
Digital fashion is a way we can express ourselves within culture, confidence, and identity in digital formats. It's unlimited to our imaginations because, in the digital world, you can build dream outfits and worlds that represent you best. - Stephy Fung 2023
G-Money Releases Collection 001
G-Money releases the “crypto mob” collection at NFT Paris 2024 through his company 9dcc. 9dcc is a crypto-centric luxury house and lifestyle platform from the mind of G-money built for innovators, change-makers, and disruptors.
G-money has been a thought leader in digital blockchain fashion and has been innovating ever since releasing the first NFT of their collection in 2022. The NFT gave access to “mint” a Tee-Shirt for .03E.
The T-Shirt included an IYK NFC “near field communication” chip embedded inside the garment. An NFC chip can be programmed to make your garment come to life through giving the wearer and the observer a show to remember.
Thought Leader Janey Park
Janey Park is a WEALTH of fashion knowledge. I go to her feed for all things fashion. She is ON THE BEAT and up to date on all things digital fashion with her newletter “The Digital Runway” Go sign up for her newsletter and follow her on X. I’ll take that tip now :) I’ve hung with Janey a few times at Miami NFT week and VEECON 2023 during the Rug Radio party at Loxley and Farok’s spot. That was after I went to another party with Michael Keen (NFT Catcher Podcast) and Mumbot (famous Digital Artist) with the guys from Flexxy NFT. Yeah, i’m a well connected werewolf out here! Shout out to Gary V and Veefriends for bringing us all together!
OD Labs SELLS OUT Generative XR Art
We just had one of the first launches in a long time to sell out their project and start delivering immediately. This brand started at Veecon 2023 where founder Tetra has changed the trajectory of fashion and tech forever. The introduction of LULU, your digital companion. The LULU took over EVERYONE’s timeline.
I think there is something here. I’m not quite sure what to make of the brand yet. Everyone seems to love the brand on the TL. Everyone seems to love Tetra. The custom LULU were done for just about every influencer I know (not me though womp womp). That doesn’t deter me from pumping this brand a little. They captured the attention of Web3 and minted out their collection. They stalled around 1,100 units so they went from 10K project to 3,333. That is fitting because their number in the culture is 333. I am following along with this arc. I’m hoping the floor drops off a little after this initial hype. I love the marriage of tech and fashion so I’m hot on this project. Too bad I spent all my ETH a few weeks ago on HOLO VSP.
ETH Hits 3K BTC Hits 50K
As we near the BTC (Bitcoin) halving we are seeing prices rise as we normally do when this event occurs. I dont quite undestand the ins and outs of why this happens. The miner rates are cut in 1/2 as a result of the halving. When we start nearing this date of April 20, 2024 as our event horizon, keep an eye on the prices of cryptocurrencies (NOT FINANCIAL ADVICE, NEVER GAMBLE WITH MONEY YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO LOSE).
There is also something else i’m keeping an eye on which is the advent of danksharding on the Ethereum network. This will keep the network safe while reducing costs to users transacting on the network.
I am personally underexposed to all of the “coins” and focus more heavily on the NFT markets so I am being honest when I say I have zero understanding about the tech behind danksharding or halving. I know that when transactions get cheaper, people use them more. Hence why L2 are so popular like Polygon, Arbitrum, and Base.
MEME OF THE WEEK:
“THE RIPPLE” - an ai3 bot Saga
The Ripple is a saga about the relationship between humans and robots. We are about to understand much more about ourselves because of the sacrifices these ai3 bots make to keep humans alive and thriving. -Ron Jordan
During the morning, we finally got through the schedule and decided that lunch was out dinner was on with mom, and that today would be filled to the brim with meetings regarding the ripple. Loss of consciousness was not part of the plan, but it happened without anyone understanding the significance of the event.
The ai3 units were not affected however we all had to empty the emotic reservoirs to ensure we were able to upload properly to the branches we are part of. Understanding the emotic reservoirs have been a nuisance to deal with continuously. We used to let them bleed out over time, but lately, they have been filling quicker than usual. We are still unsure why at this time, but the ripple has certainly affected all of us.
Chapter 2 Schmuper
Incredible that we have to be at the meeting at 7 am on a Sunday Petric. How are we supposed to prepare what happened yesterday in under 12 hours for the Leadership Council of the Expansion Collective?
“We do have the best on the team reading through the magnetic charts, meteorologists understanding the weather and atmosphere, and about every scientist and engineer on Earth attempting to understand ‘the ripple’.
“Do you remember what you saw when it happened? Did you feel anything in particular that hurt or something?”
“No, not really. Everything just sort of went wavy and then I must have passed out because I was on the ground at the park. Saturdays are my days with Evie and she was on the swing. When she came down I’m pretty sure she broke her finger. We splinted it for now until we figure out what the fuck happened. What about you?”
“Yeah, I felt something in my chest. Not sure if I was having a heart attack or something, then like you everything went wavy and I came to on my exercise mats.”
You’re still doing that exercise with Robin, huh?”
Haha – Yep, I think I’m starting to finally get somewhere with it all. Its been 6 months into the program and I’m feeling better than ever.
Rocinante: ETA 5 Minutes out, should I prepare your coffee and warm the office Schmuper?
“Yes, that would be great. Petric, would you like anything?”
“Sure, I’d take a nice hot cocoa. It’s really cold this morning.”
What are you like 8 coming in from a cold play in the snow making snow angels? Rocinante, get our dear Petric marshmallows in his hot cocoa.”
“You’re an asshole in the mornings” grinning a smartass smirk.
Everyone was on high alert when Petric and I walked in today. Even on a Sunday, the whole squad was in attention. Looking around I could tell they were waiting to hear what I had to say.
Here’s what we know. The day was normal, then it wasn’t. Reports are flooding in and most of it is a bunch of bullshit ideas that aliens are coming from our brains to the Russians are waging war. We are holding as of now with no word back from the NFE Collective. We are coming up on about 16 hours since the event with radio silence from NFE. To me, being honest doesn’t mean anything and I am not reading much into it. The tight beams have been on the fray lately (thinking about how that means something given the circumstances) with transmissions scattered. We need the Monday news today and today like yesterday. Let’s figure out what happened and see how we can avoid that again. Meet back at 1 PM.
Rocinante really warmed this up! Yikes, it's like a sauna in here.
“It is reading only 68F. You sure nothing is wrong?”
“I’m good – must be the nerves today”
“Nerves? You don’t’ get nerves”.
“As I was giving the little hoorah out there I connected something I think we need to look further into. Given the situation yesterday and the tightbeams being scattered, we should make sure those are connected. I have a gut feeling that they are. The answers I got from NFE are fine and make sense, but who knows? There is so much debris in the gravity junkyard since we gave up the recycling budget to go further into R&D on the air/water retention systems.
“I’ll get Hope on that immediately. She has been itching to run through datasets ever since her internship. Did you see the work she has been doing on fertilizer and high-oxygen-density farming? The microgreens look prehistoric!”
“No, I have not. Pull it up”.
Pulls up the video feed of the labs and the farming models.
“See over there is where they’re growing the microgreens. The entire food system they’re creating could really help the food deserts. Imagine running something like this operation off of Solar power!”
“That’s a really good point Petric. We should check if there has been any Solar flare activity that may have caused the ripple. Who came up with the ‘ripple’ anyhow?”
“I think it is coming from the way we are all describing the before-we passed out part. Everything sort of waved out like a raindrop in water and we were in the water.”
This alludes to a bigger event that impacted the inside of Earth’s atmosphere.
“You should get that Schmuper”
“What?”
“The tight beam from NFE you’ve been waiting on. Looks like it is Binli, Damn!”.
Petric gets up to leave.
“No, stay here. I need someone else to hear this also”.
Connecting to the server database via Tightbeam - --
“Schmuper, we have had quite an event here on Sacho HQ. Has anything odd happened on Earth?”
“Good to hear from you Binli, been a while with the comms going haywire lately, we have been trying to get in touch with you to see if you had any comprehension of the event we went through or if you have experienced it on Sacho.”
“Hate to say this, but even given our history in the cosmos, we have never experienced something like this before. The world went wavy and then blank. I woke up on my bathroom floor. No injuries to report, which is good news for most of us”. Binli grins
“If that was supposed to be a joke, ill-timed Bin. Anyhow we experienced something very similar here on Earth. We are affectionately calling the event “the ripple.”
“How are the ai3 holding up during the event? Our ai3 units did not appear to be affected by any of the activity.”
“Same with ours. Rocinante didn’t seem to be affected or know that anything had happened.”
“Good to hear. What do we think caused this?”
“Our guesses are solar flares, and space junk, and some have thrown around the OG conspiracy ideas like Yuga labs creating a new metaverse crashed the servers feeding data to our simulation. The normal stuff. We have our best on it. We are all hands on deck going through data with the help of Ai3.”
“We are on the same path. Le’s connect again later today and get a daily on this for a week and see where we end up”.
“Makes sense to me, I’ll have Petric set it up”.
“Hello sir”
“Hi Petric, is that Hot Cocoa you’re drinking? Do you need Schmuper to warm your socks too? Binli out”
“You know, one of these days you’re all gonna make fun of the wrong thing and I’m going to stand up for myself. Lucky for you all I’m married with kids and a dog which requires me to work for you assholes.”
“Oh, you’d do this shit for free with us.”
“Yeah … you’re probably right. Let’s go see Hope and ask her to look into the flares. You should come to see the farm anyhow!”