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apes together strong
Iām ride or die with @mfigge
You can feel when someone actually gives a shit about the culture, the product, and the people building around it.
Supporting every move figge boi takes that takes this ecosystem forward
Over the past few years, Iāve woken up to random @CoinDesk articles shitting on our industry, and specifically NFTs.
That alone wouldn't bother me. Criticism is healthy. The press should hold this space accountable.
But while Coindesk takes $ 300k+ to write glowing āresearchā around companies in crypto, they also write ragebait headlines that shit on the same industry.
Pretty annoying to see.
Itās bad journalism to ask for $ 300k+ for an article, and if we donāt pay, you write negatively about us.
There are so many other news outlets actually trying to make it by covering bright stories in our industry.
There are so many other twitter spaces and communities that show up daily to move the space forward.
But what Coindesk is doing canāt be a sustainable model.
So a few weeks ago I opened up a short position on Coindeskās parent company, Bullish.
This isnāt about money, itās about principle.
The principle: you canāt hurt our community for your corporate gain.
Why can a business shit on an industry it participates in and still aim to profit within it?
Well, it canāt.
That was my bet anyway.
Iāve now closed the short up $5,387.46.
To be clear: the position is closed. Nothing I write here profits me from a trading standpoint. The trade is over. What's left is the principle.
I will use the money to take Bored Apes out to dinners, or Laker Games, or whatever the fuck I want - and every time I do, I will post an entire article about how I got the money (shorting Coindesk) and why I think Coindeskās current approach is bad for our industry.
Congrats Coindesk, youāre now at war with a fucking psycho.
I will relentlessly bearpost this behavior until a representative reaches out to me and assures me that theyāre going to knock this shit off.
@CirrusNFT hey cirrus, my office released a statement about these matters earlier today. hope this correspondence clarifies the strategic position of the ape ecosystem and it's technological innovations which differentiate it from other options on the market.
https://t.co/lJfgAOtlIO
Five Years of Bored Ape Yacht Club
A note to The Best Club on the Internet,
Five years is a long time on the internet. Itās long enough to understand what makes something different, and to recognize when it becomes part of peopleās lives in a real way.
The Bored Ape Yacht Club has always been more than something you scroll past. Itās something people step into, build with, and carry with them. Thatās what makes this a Club.
Like @mfigge said recently, the Club should live in your world, not just your timeline. That's where we're headed.
Here's what that looks like right now.
We recently rolled out the new https://t.co/tUg19gLtIK - a fresh look, member profiles and directory, an updated https://t.co/7wvilrJ2GQ, and more coming soon. Itās a step toward making the Club feel more tangible, more connected, and easier to immerse in.
IRL is the Alpha
Over the last few weeks, Apes have been mobilizing across the globe through regional meetups, bringing local chapters together in ways that actually matter.
We spent 4/20 weekend with Snoop and Dr. Bombay, giving a group of Apes a member-only moment you canāt replicate online.
These moments pull people closer together, create and strengthen real bonds, and push the energy of the Club forward.
We say Bored Ape, You say Yacht Club
Weāve also been thinking about what it actually means to be a Yacht Club - not just the name, but the feeling behind it. Thatās starting to take shape. From here on out, youāll see it show up more clearly in our apparel, our collaborations, and an aesthetic that finally does the Yacht Club name justice.
Five years in, and weāre not slowing down.
Thereās more to share, but for now⦠thanks for being an Ape. Thanks for being in the Club.
Earlier this year, MAYC was trading around 0.7-0.8 ETH
We saw collections like Chimpers, GVC, & Quirkies flip in on their way up
What was once seen as a top PFP was lumped together with most PFPs below 1E
That all changed since April started
Since April 1, MAYC is up 188%
Since then, MAYC floor price has gone past the following collections:
> Chimpers
> GVC
> Moonbirds
> Azuki
> Quirkies
> Milady
ā¦and this is despite them having 2x+ bigger collection size than all of these mentioned
Now, theyāre back to being the top PFP on ETH outside of Punks, BAYC, & Pudgy Penguins
MAYC comeback will melt faces
A few weeks ago I stepped up and became CEO at Yuga.
I joined BAYC in June 2021. Anyone who was around back then will never forget that ride:
Doggo airdrop, mutant mint, casino night, and the first Apefest - it was a slingshot out of the pandemic and into a new frontier.
Over the past year Iāve been sharpening the focus on Otherside. As CEO, my goal is to extend that discipline across all of Yuga.
BAYC is the best club on the internet. The Club needs to be part of your world, not just your timeline. Weāll be doing way more stuff together as a club - meetups, moments, access, apparel. I see all of this guided by three pillars: IRL, Storytelling, and Style.
While Iām handling operations, Iām excited that Garga will be freed up to be going deeper on the BAYC creative and world-building heās always been best at.
With Otherside, weāre developing a world class social platform for digital ownership and crypto. People will explore Otherdeeds, compete for resources, and build their own experiences. To win, weāre going to need to grow our user base a lot, and prove how every community can succeed in Otherside.
Weāve made a lot of progress over the last few weeks and Iām stoked to show you, thereās a lot more ahead.
Huge move.
@mfigge is seriously built for this.
Sharp,creative relentless, and deeply locked in on product and builders .
Heās going to take Yuga to another level.
In Garga we trust and
@CryptoGarga is bullish on Figge
BULLISH AF ON THE CHAIRMAN AND CEO
Some news to share:
After serving as CEO the past couple years, Iām moving into the role of Chairman of the Board, and @mfigge will become Yugaās next CEO.
Figge is the absolute best person for the job. Thereās no one I trust more to lead Yuga through this next chapter.
Heās relentless about product quality, he thinks longterm, and he knows how to take a vision and make it real. His work on Otherside the past year is proof of that, and you havenāt seen the half of it.
And Iāve loved watching Figge get his hands dirty in the world of BAYC over the last few weeks. The club is better for it.
Creative direction, writing, and figuring out insane ideas is still where I do my best work. And with Figge taking over the CEO role, I get to go back to it. I canāt wait for what Yuga builds next.
Some news to share:
After serving as CEO the past couple years, Iām moving into the role of Chairman of the Board, and @mfigge will become Yugaās next CEO.
Figge is the absolute best person for the job. Thereās no one I trust more to lead Yuga through this next chapter.
Heās relentless about product quality, he thinks longterm, and he knows how to take a vision and make it real. His work on Otherside the past year is proof of that, and you havenāt seen the half of it.
And Iāve loved watching Figge get his hands dirty in the world of BAYC over the last few weeks. The club is better for it.
Creative direction, writing, and figuring out insane ideas is still where I do my best work. And with Figge taking over the CEO role, I get to go back to it. I canāt wait for what Yuga builds next.
@punishedfounder you have a loop in the email response āHi, thanks for reaching out. Please share your order number and the change you needā¦ā when replying it sends same thing back