Thread by @TheNorwegianNFT

Dear @ParisHilton,

Ever since your first $BTC and $ETH investment back in 2016, you’ve been a leading figure in the transition to the digital economy, paving the way for others.

Fast forward to now, you have one of the most important voices in NFTs, even sporting your
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#ENS domain for millions of followers – whether they are crypto native or not.

You have been a pioneer in the space, empowering and inspiring emerging artists, female artists, entrepreneurs, and collectors. You have contributed in legitimizing NFTs and the whole CT community.

Because of your thesis "everything is turning digital", you were able to see where most people were blind, and you were able to have clarity where most had doubt.

However, your journey is not due to luck: from the very get-go you had a growth mindset, eager to learn and develop.

And considering how open you've been to inspiration, in the following I will seek to (humbly) inspire you...🙏

We both agree that NFTs is here to stay: trading in NFTs increased by 21,000% in 2021. @GoldmanSachs sees the metaverse as a $8tn opportunity.

cnbc.com/2022/03/10/tra…

And while we don't know exactly how these @Opensea charts will look like in 5 years, we know for a FACT that the market is growing at an exponential rate.

In a not-to-distant future, these "huge" bars will look small.

However, we also know that the surge in NFT popularity has led to a tremendous increase in supply.

Millions of NFTs are being launched and minted every day.

So despite demand (and user growth) growing at a high rate, the supply is growing even more.

Now, consider the fact that NFT projects minted from 2011-2019 is only in the hundreds, compared to the THOUSANDS of projects launched EVERY day now...

With a low and finite supply, and as the overall market grows, wouldn't these become very valuable?

https://twitter.com/WRabbit1111/status/1449710952694181895

Carrying on, let's introduce @cryptopunksnfts, the project that inspired the modern digital collectibles and crypto art movement.

This collection pioneered the digital avatar and pfp craze we see everywhere today.

They pioneered the #10kpfp trend.

Digital avatars took the market by storm, and 10k has been (and still is) the golden standard.

Considering that numerous 10k PFPs are lanched every single day, and that almost every NFT collector holds a 10k pfp project, wouldn't the very first of these become highly desirable?

Now let's introduce another project, perhaps with even greater market appeal, the @BoredApeYC.

Another 10k pfp.

A collection that according to Cointelegraph "changed the NFT landscape for good".

cointelegraph.com/news/bored-ape…

Looking at the picture below, it's hard to say otherwise.

So while the punks inspired the market, BAYC changed it, commercialized it, made it mainstream.

Given the fact that digital avatars and PFPs are here to stay, AND the fact that #BAYC revolutionized the market, wouldn't pfp projects predating BAYC be a defining moment for NFTs, and for NFT collectors?

Please see this tweet 👇

https://twitter.com/I_Buy_NFTs/status/1482999632695373830

I think we agree on this.

My point is that as the market grows, these OGs will become scarce and highly desirable collector items. Some examples below.

The first NFT: @Punycodes2011

The first art NFT on Ethereum: @MyCurioCards

The first upgradable NFT: @Etherlambos

The first 10k PFP: @cryptopunksnfts

The second 10k PFP (AND the first LGBTQ+ and punk derivative): @pridepunks2018

The 2nd non-derivative PFP collection @Crypto_Skulls etc.

The first voxelized (3D) 10k PFP: @PunksVoxels

The first 10k Doge PFP: @DooggiesNFT

The 10k PFP launced prior to BAYC, right before take-off, or "NFT 2.0": @etherthings

Please excuse me if you get the impression that I'm trying to shill you projects. I am not.

What I try to do is inspire you to look more into historical NFTs.

Because while our definitions of "historical" may differ, I think we both agree that pioneers will be valued,

and while the market may not see some of these collection's value TODAY, just like some people didn't have your vision for crypto and NFTs years ago: they will eventually...

If you're interested in learning more about this exciting part of NFTs, please reach out here,

or come to Norway (I know your great-great-grandfather was born here🇳🇴) and we can talk about #HistoricalNFTs over a coffee.

Don't worry, I have a girlfriend (and a daughter)😆

Regardless, I humbly advise you to follow some of these great people. Because while still relatively small, historical NFTs is growing in popularity, and we would all LOVE to have you in our community. 🙏

@LeonidasNFT @adamamcbride @I_Buy_NFTs @BLUEOR1G1N @WRabbit1111