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Article: Bored Ape Mutation Madness! ⚗️ by William M. Peaster

Read time: 7 minutes

2) Since Bored Ape Yacht Club launched in April 2021, the popularity of the NFT collectibles project — whose 10,000 NFTs double as “Yacht Club membership cards” — has simply exploded. In four months since going live BAYC has surged into the ranks of the top 5 most-traded NFT.

3) That achievement’s impressive any way you slice it, and it speaks to how BAYC rapidly joined CryptoPunks, Axie Infinity, and Art Blocks as among the most iconic NFT projects to date.

4) Last week the BAYC team announced a surprise airdrop of 10k “mutant serum” NFTs on a 1:1 basis with Bored Ape holders and in doing so unveiled the arrival of the MAYC collection. Shortly thereafter, BAYC revealed up to 20k new Mutant Apes would be possible.

5) Using Chainlink VRF technology, BAYC randomly airdropped three different tiers of mutant serums: M1 serums, M2 serums, and M3 “Mega Mutant” serums, with each level up providing holders with wilder mutation possibilities. The main caveat? Apes can only be mutated once.

6) After the conclusion of the public sale, a frenzy of mutations began as excited holders started exploring the unlocked possibilities, and secondary trading activity around mutant serums and newly-created MAYC collectibles on OpenSea quickly exploded.

7) Regarding the future of MAYC, BAYC’s builders (who are currently hiring for multiple roles) noted in the project’s Discord over the weekend: “Mutant Apes are definitely part of the club and come with a lower tier of [BAYC] membership benefits.

8) Every single Bored Ape and Mutant Ape will receive a free, fully rendered and rigged 3D model that they can use in the metaverse. They are working with Polygonal Mind to accomplish this, and given the sheer number of traits it’s going to take a few months.

9) BAYC is rolling its way to Hollywood and becoming a mainstream brand. Likewise CryptoPunks creators Larva Labs signed a major deal with the powerhouse United Talent Agency to bring Punks, Autoglyphs, etc. to the bring screen and more. Maybe the BAYC community will follow suit?

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