A short story about the this cute little Saint Monkey Baby honorary jpeg.
A week ago I spent some time in @MonkeDAO discussing derivatives for a thread.
One of the monkes I spoke to engaged me in DMs to discuss the topic which still divides communities to this day. 🧵👇
Little did I know that he was putting together his own homage Monkey Baby Business @SolanaMBB which donated all proceeds to the DAO.
I only found out it was him behind the drop much later, after the project had launched.
This was because it was a secret, though MonkeDAO leaders did hint at a really exciting derivative / homage coming along.
His team worked tirelessly for weeks and to prepare it.
Baby Monkes were airdropped onto ~1,800+ MonkeDAO members and a stealth mint was launched for the remainder. A lot of that ended up being botted by a community member.
Whether right or wrong I want to focus on the positives and the team who created it project.
Thank you Finn & co for doing something nice for your community at your own expense.
Later, I found out he created the mini Saint baby jpeg. He did this because I did something as simple as reply to his message and have a conversation with him about derivatives.
Moral of the story: sometimes small acts as simple as a reply can make a big difference in someone's day, week or project and beget more kindness.
There's a reason why it's WAGMI and not IGMI.
P.S. don't reply to all the discord spam you get ;)
P.P.S. the saint baby jpeg is just that, and not part of the Monkey Baby Business collection
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At the @SolanaConf@redacted_j went through the history, present and future of @metaplex, the decentralized protocol that allows artists, brands and creators launch a self-hosted NFT storefront.
It’s basically what powers Solana NFTs today. Some history, and then the future.🧵👇
Solana Ventures announced a $100m fund to build decentralized social media protocols on #Solana in partnership with @alexisohanian's fund 776 Capital.
Alexis is the founder of @Reddit (r/wallstreetbets' home) & owner of cryptopunks & a @SolanaMBS.
This is groundbreaking...🧵👇
Before we begin the summary, this thread is part of a collab with @SinoGlobalCap's @sallywang666 & @cryptoflowpost's summary of @SolanaConf. They've covered the rest of Solana Conf highlights in great detail.
Before we start a big shout out to @Digitalxmisfits for his big brain collaboration on this topic, give him a follow.
Also to the @DegenDAOO and @ThugDAO. I am lucky to sit on their DAO councils which allows me to engage in some interesting discussions on NFT/DAO development.
In the last few weeks we’ve seen quite a few projects adopt this mechanism to attract buyers. On Eth @CyberKongz is one of the best known examples.
It is a collection of 1000 34x34 pixel apes with the 990 Genesis versions paying out 10 $BANANA tokens p/day to holders for 10 yrs
Thread drop tomorrow morning PST on an interesting phenomena that may not be all that sustainable but has nevertheless gained popularity in the NFT space. #NFT#Ethereum#NFTCommunity#Solana#SolanaNFT
(The gif is a reference to the topic btw)
And just to be clear - it's just a thought piece with examples. Nothing particularly damning or urgent IMO.
Today this account quietly made it past 5,000 followers! It's a tiny milestone but one that I'm very grateful for, thank you all!🙏
To celebrate I wanted to reflect on this journey and how far we've all come in the NFT space.
For today, a brief history of Solana NFTs.🧵👇
In April I began hearing about Eth NFTs. I was skeptical at the time (especially given how high prices had run) so I decided to look for alternatives on Solana
The first NFT I minted was a @SolariansNFT for the reasonable price of 5◎
I was so excited... then the market crashed
The May crash sucked the air out of cryptoland. People were liquidated and portfolio values halved.
Yet there were stirrings and embers of hope: as the market recovered in July I noticed mentions of a project involving beautifully rendered 3D ape NFTs...