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Almost 5 years ago, in October 2021, I bought my first Mutant. I still remember the feeling, nervous and electric, not totally sure what I was stepping into, but knowing I wanted to be part of it.
Somewhere in those early days, I made a quiet promise to myself, one day I’d own an OG @BoredApeYC .
Then the market did what the market does. The floor ran. The floor crashed. People came, people left, people called it dead more times than I can count. And through all of it, that one goal never faded. Not when things were euphoric, not when they were brutal. The number on the screen changed constantly but the conviction never did.
Today, I finally pulled the trigger. I own Bored Ape #9589
This isn’t about a flip or a floor price for me. It’s about staying true to something I believed in for five years, through every cycle, and actually seeing it through. Goals like this take patience most people aren’t willing to sit with.
To everyone who’s still here, still building, still holding the line, this one’s for you.
Cheers to the BEST CLUB ON THE INTERNET 🫡
there are only 46 gold apes
and at this point, it’s very difficult to find an off-market seller willing trade
the lowest listed gold ape is 199 eth ($460k) which is effectively double before @GrailsOTC started 3 weeks ago
bids are rising
but sellers are not budging
digital assets like these have rotated into significantly more diamondhanded positions
for gold apes, not only are sellers not budging
they pretty much don’t exist
we are still working through trippies, 4Ts, blacksuits, admirals coats, kings robes, pimp coats, etc
but overall our goal has been to help facilitate even more off-market inventory rotating into strong collectors
subjective trait-based requests are being facilitated
completionists are trading for full sets
minimalists are trading for clean apes
aesthetics are in control
this is important work because it applies momentum to a quality that is hard to quantify:
collector strength
paired with our progress on IRL events, I firmly believe the sustained pressure we are applying will yield the results everyone is after - a strong Club
on a related note, while the bayc website is deliberately minimal and opaque to the public, we are experimenting with a deeper experience in the members section
there are also other strategies, which i will go over this week, that I believe to be under engaged, but full of potential for the
bored ape yacht club
NFTs will eventually flip the ~$33B Pokémon/Trading Card yearly volume.
We’re currently sitting at $1.9B, that is 37x smaller than Fine Art. If you think you missed the boat, look at the numbers.
Only 3.55% of all BAYC apes are listed for sale.
That's not a dying market. It's a market locking in.
The 2021 "buy jpeg, hope it moon" era is dead. The "own asset, access value" era is here.
A deep dive on @BoredApeYC's April 2026 surge 🧵
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Yuga NFTs are the top NFT gainers for the month of April — each doing 2x or more
Yuga NFTs also outperformed every Crypto Top 100 coin during that span 🤯
We can only point this to 1 major catalyst: @mfigge being Yuga CEO
Since having Figge as CEO, Yuga has done the following:
> New BAYC website + Clubhouse teaser
> Funded BAYC IRL meetups globally
> Secured BAYC access to Snoop Dogg LA event
> Secured Otherdeed access for Ibiza Culture Collective
> Announced Otherside x Daniel Arsham avatar drop
> Launched @GrailsOTC for rare BAYC/Koda/Deeds liquidity
> Launched new sales bots run by Yuga: @YachtClubSales, @MutantApeSales, @OSKodaSales
> Settled Ryder Ripps lawsuit
> Dropped new BAYC merch on BAYC 5th anniversary
> Declared focus on what it means to be in the “Yacht Club” moving forward for BAYC
> Updated BAKC logo on Opensea
> Added BAKC on profiles in BAYC website
> Increased presence in CT with Figge being active on X, Spaces, & Podcasts
> Declared war against Coindesk for their projection of the NFT space
> Worked with Coindesk CEO on a plan to improve coverage of the NFT space
As a result, Yuga NFTs did at least 2x in April
But more importantly, each major NFT is also up in April, thanks to this
And the NFT industry went up from $1.4Bn to $2Bn in the month of April
Pretty boring month, I must say 🦍
NFTs didn’t die…
The fakers died. The grifters died. The hype died.
What’s left is real builders, real holders, and real communities that refused to quit for years.
That’s the strongest foundation any market can have.
Bullish AF.
CryptoPunks, welcome to the @MuseumModernArt collection!
Punk 4018, Punk 2786, Punk 5616, Punk 5160, Punk 3407, Punk 7178, Punk 74, and Punk 7899 have found a permanent home at MoMA, where they’ll be preserved and cared for as part of the museum’s history.
The collective generosity behind this gift highlights the strength and spirit of the Punk’s community whom has carried the project forward.
This historic donation was made possible by @ArtOnBlockchain and Mara Calderon, @CozomoMedici, @judithESSS, @NTmoney, @kukulabanze, and @Rhyd0n. @larvalabs also contributed Punks from their personal collection as part of their long-term commitment to the work.
We’re proud to see that shared stewardship reflected at MoMA.
With thanks to @1OF1_art for helping shepherd this acquisition forward.
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Ape #1878 bought for 400.00 ETH (1,652,611.91 USD) on Opensea #BAYC#BoredApe
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