msmyr🧙🏻‍♂️

A rather reclusive multidisciplinary artist, practicing optimist and an opponent of Time.

[msmyr🧙🏻‍♂️ @Msmyr]

Hello!
Bee & Gazania
My @objktcom genesis minted 7/7/22 for @1of1xtz
1of1 Tezos event.
An 8x10" painting started in acrylic and finished in digital using Procreate.

1/1 edition
100 $XTZ
https://t.co/H1PW7qujlN

#1of1 #Tezos

[Friends of Bear Cat Rescue @feederofcats]

We are now forced to close intake and not help anymore cats until we find homes for the adoptable cats in our care. We literally have no more space and I'm having to say no to cats who will die without us.

all these kittens are still here.

Please share.

📍 SF Bay Area

[NiftyBlinders 🧙🏻‍♂️ 🐧 @NiftyBlinders]

Re: NFTs

I've seen the space evolve over the past 5 years and generally see two categories (yes, there can be others but would argue they're not yet broadly held and used yet).

(1) Art, simply and by itself. Pure JPEG and authenticity.

(2) 'PFP' NFTs and the like -- whether it's linked to games, communities, etc., basically everything that's not obviously in category (1).

For (1), it's pure speculation for value accrual and depends largely on the proliferation of the artist. As with most art, few winners and areas where most value accrues.

For (2), holders do expect some tangible benefit here. If you want the community to be WORTH something, the founders/business model must be aligned with the community. If one wins, so to must the other. Positive feedback... a symbiotic relationship. This underlies the potent network effect of the model.

Not much different than holding a traditional asset like a stock, except in this case there's a cultural identity that potentiates loyalty, branding, and community growth.

I could go on here, but, to me it's obvious that if a holder doesn't see the direct link between business model success/profitability and appreciation of their holdings (NFTs, tokens, etc.)... the community will slowly fade and, with it, the value of the project's assets and otherwise strongest believers.

Founders need to be out there confronting this head on and addressing this elephant -- if they don't, consider it a signal they only see NFT holders as one segment of the market they're selling into.

Most NFT projects have slowly drifted away from the ideals mentioned above or simply run out of capital after royalties ceased. Right now is the perfect time to compare how founders and teams are engaging their communities vs. when money was flowing freely (i.e., '21 boom period)... it's amazingly telling, disappointing as it may be.

The reason I remain convicted in @pudgypenguins is at every milestone along the way for the past few years, the team has consistently communicated and found opportunities to ensure penguins ate alongside the team, evolving as the space does... prices will be volatile but if you have any belief in these business models and network effects meaning anything, there really isn't many other bets out there worth making right now.

If you think this is a knock on other projects, it is... this is a competition to blaze a trail in a new digital economy. Communities want to be involved, they want to help build these projects, but they need some sense of ownership beyond a collectible!

Hope your project is bringing you along for the ride and not making you the ride.

[MoonPay 🟣 @moonpay]

NO WAY

THERE IS NO WAY THIS MAD LAD LUCA NETZ GOT A GIGANTIC PENGU TOY TO BE A CENTRAL PLOT POINT IN A PRESTIGE APPLE TV COMEDY STARRING SETH ROGEN AND ROSE BYRNE

[Mike Novogratz @novogratz]

new pfp

HBD @pudgypenguins !!

[Luca Netz 🐧✳️ @LucaNetz]

$PENGU & Pudgy Penguin NFT ETF.

First of its kind.

History 🫡

[Luca Netz 🐧✳️ @LucaNetz]

Pudgy Penguins is crypto’s Mickey Mouse

[msmyr🧙🏻‍♂️ @Msmyr]

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[Logan Ross @gitmoney]

Consumer Crypto has officially arrived.

💚 94,000 people have already used @AbstractChain.
💚 1,500,000+ transactions and counting.

But the most mind boggling statistic of all is that 19k unique viewers spent 5,100+ hours watching live streams.

Consumer Coded, IYKYK 🔥✳️

[Mario Nawfal @MarioNawfal]

DEAR PUDGY PENGUINS COMMUNITY: SORRY

To the $PENGU community, we accidentally posted an unfair (and tbh, illogical) comparison between $TRUMP and $PENGU.

The post was done by our political writers (rather than our crypto team) due to out extensive 24x7 coverage of Trump's token launch.

As soon as I saw the post, I deleted it instantly, but the damage was done with almost 500k impressions.

So let me set the record straight:

Pudgy Penguins isn’t just another NFT collection with a token; it’s flipping the script, blending Web2 and Web3 in ways you haven’t seen before.

It all kicked off with 8,888 NFTs July 2021, expanded to a powerhouse community, and proven utility by successfully launching Pudgy Toys in stores while building a viral web2 presence on social media.

And now, with the PENGU token live on the Solana blockchain, the ecosystem’s been supercharged, unlocking a whole new value-stack for the community.

Comparing $PENGU to a new memecoin is a mistake. Despite Trump’s backing, $TRUMP will need to prove staying power. They need to build a passionate community, and even expand towards utility that goes beyond an exciting narrative.

I’m personally bullish on both, and have been bullish of Pudgy Penguins for years, since having Luca on the show in 2022.

Also, for over 2 years, I’ve used Pudgy Penguins as a leading example of an NFT project successfully building utility.

If you want to take the misplaced tweet and criticize me, that’s fine. A mistake is a mistake. But I hope this post sets the record straight for anyone who hasn’t heard me speak about Pudgy on my shows over the years.

Source: @pudgypenguins

[NiftyBlinders 🧙🏻‍♂️ 🐧 @NiftyBlinders]

They're going to tell you that you were lucky.

Well, we kind of were... lucky to have been taken over by a true visionary.

But the bet? That was easy AF when Luca took over. He is quite possibly the only founder around here that passionately wants everyone in the pengu community to win... and not stop there... but continue to build a world-renowned cultural asset in an exponentially growing sector. Something you're proud to be a part of and aligned to help grow.

Hope others are taking note as this team laps you over and over again.

Seriously, thank you, @LucaNetz, for all you and the team do.

- @pudgypenguins lifer

[msmyr🧙🏻‍♂️ @Msmyr]

@BestBuy So you’re looking for some digital “art”. Here are a couple that YOU actually created! The first one is called “UNINSTALLED” the second is called “CANCELLED HAUL AWAY”. Neither your bots nor your humans at your call center can fix YOUR human error. I got a case number! LUCKY ME😶

[NiftyBlinders 🧙🏻‍♂️ 🐧 @NiftyBlinders]

Updated list of Runes publicly minted out

Leaders are still leading

MEME•ECONOMICS
THE•TICKER•IS•ELSA
ANARCHO•CATBUS
SATOSHI•NAKAMOTO

Most tokens minting out recently or with questionable supply/pre-mine are underwater. That said, their MCs are low and can move fast.

[Beets @WideawakeBeets]

EDITION 6
➜IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE
➜INTERACTIVE MINTING EXPERIENCE
➜FEATURED ART DROPS
➜TEZZARDZ GAME
➜COMMISSIONED ARTWORKS

What are you doing May 11th?

ENTRY TOKEN ON SALE NOW
(Link in bio)

Full info ↓

[Beets @WideawakeBeets]

THE EDITION 6 COIN

We wanted to create something that encompassed all past editions, so that your token reflects the journey you went on with us.

Each ring represents a past edition; If you own all past editions, all 6 rings will be activated.

Read on ↓

If you know @hereandnow_exp, you'll know the cultural impact these coins have had on @tezos. They've been a constant in an incredibly fast paced landscape. Dating back to Edition 1 in June 2021 which incidentally had to be postponed because of the hicetnunc hack!

They represent an incredible amount of hard work and commitment to our audience and more importantly all the people that have supported!

We are looking to mint these end of next week.

Edition 6 is going to be like nothing else on any chain.

[msmyr🧙🏻‍♂️ @Msmyr]

@mooncats_base @base 0x4525b5402a6d9eefc656e828b9391aa9dff2446c

[msmyr🧙🏻‍♂️ @Msmyr]

@mooncats_base @mooncatrescue @v1punks @base #7521

[#WOMENSART @womensart1]

Irish artist Mildred Anne Butler, Shades of Evening, 1904 #WomensArt

[Luca Netz 🐧✳️ @LucaNetz]

To every person who’s represented the Pudgy Penguin as their PFP, contributed to building around the IP, and to every member who’s helped create an ecosystem and culture that people are proud to be a part of, I just want to say thank you.

The greatness of the Pudgy Penguin has been predestined since mint, and anybody with a knack for culture and community could see that. Yet, through every narrative possible, they tried to defeat us. Unfortunately for them, Penguins do not fold, and we do not falter.

Our takeover was not a democratic process, but together, we turned our fate around. I believe a Web3 company is defined not by the technology it uses, but by the nature in which you build. I’ve been a strong advocate that to succeed, our team would have to be the muscle to the brain that is constructed around our NFT holders. It’s this hive-mind approach that has been the driving factor in our success and why I believe we are all responsible for where we are today.

Today, the Pudgy Penguins brand is driven around a purpose that has been defined around solving 2 problems:

Problem 1: Web3 has a serious branding/top of the funnel problem.

Problem 2: Web3 has a extreme distribution problem.

Today, I can say confidently, that we are leading the charge in solving these 2 issues and our success in solving these problems has inspired other projects to do the same. You may not see it today, but as I look into the future, I see this snowball effect changing our industry forever.

The Pudgy Penguins' success is not just our success, it’s everyone who believes in Web3s success.

Though the belief around the Penguin has never been stronger, it is important to realize that we are far from where we want to be. We must remain steadfast as we continue our mission to onboard the masses.

The story we’re telling here is the thesis of Web3 personified, and though we’ve helped shepard this story, we are not responsible for it. You are.

I am excited to end this year with some more amazing moments and show the world in 2024 what Penguins can really do.

[Mystic Pepe @Mystic_Pepe]

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