Happy Wednesday, people!
Now that the initial flurry of staking is over, we can return to appreciating some of the beautiful art available on https://t.co/mW4uLH8uXG - the best way of using whatever $SCBK you haven't already staked.
Today I'd like to highlight the welcome return of our friend @amin_n_10, who still has some wonderful artworks available here.
https://t.co/Gq6vK95vAY
And, in passing, you might notice that we now have a staking link directly from the NFT marketplace navigation bar!
Have a great day all!
Quick Update.
This gives you a feel for what's going to happen.
Huge demand, 99 stakers, yield comes down (picture on the left)
I top up rewards to $4500, 30M SCBK, yield goes back up!
Have a great night...
Wow, that's huge (quite literally).
Many thanks for riding to the rescue (again)
Now I know someone took advantage of the spike to almost flatten it again with an opportunist dump.
But... at least people can see what the upside is now when friends of good heart rally round.
Foundation is gone. What about https://t.co/mW4uLH8uXG?
We thought we were building something permanent on FND, but that was an illusion.
The company folded and with it the access to our artworks and our collections, unless we jumped into an unseemly scramble to locate and pin at our own cost.
Coming hard on the heels of Nifty Gateway, I didn't have the stomach for any of that, so just let it all slide away. Replaced the illusion of permanence with good memories of mutual support and artistic appreciation.
With far fewer resources (just me and Sub really), what assurances can we give to artists and collectors on the https://t.co/mW4uLH8uXG platform?
The risks are that Manus, used to develop the platform, suddenly glitches or destroys the code, or I lose access to it for maintenance.
What happens then?
Well artists should recall that this is a mint on demand platform. If something has been minted, then you received the price and can hold SCBK or convert it to Sol. If your piece becomes unavailable to mint because the platform disappeared, then you can of course mint it elsewhere.
Collectors will always have the artwork they bought. This is not platform-dependent. It was minted on the Sol blockchain, so if you attach your wallet to Magic Eden or other Sol marketplaces, you should see your owned items right there. And can relist them (albeit in Sol rather than SCBK).
Which leaves the matter of the pinned artwork, and the maintenance of the Pinata subscription, which has caused such a stir for Foundation users.
I can make all the assertions I want about my firm intention to continue paying that sub. But a live example serves better.
The Cybercities collection, launched on OpenSea about four years ago sold around 300 of the 10K drop. Then the wallet was hacked, so I won't ever receive any benefit should those 300 become super-popular. It's very unlikely - I can't even find them on OpenSea any more.
But... because those 300 mints went to people who trusted me enough to buy them, I've been faithfully paying the Pinata pinning fees ever since.
And now I've upgraded the subscription to cover the pinning of saucery artworks too.
My house could fall down around my ears before I'd cancel that sub.
But... Foundation, Known Origin, Nifty Gateway have all taught us that nothing lasts forever... so we'd better enjoy what we have while we have it!
Have a great weekend all.
New Whales needed - apply below!
Ouch, this was a slap in the face. All of my price support from the start of the year undone by a single large $SCBK dump.
Can't blame this one on Sol. It was an OG whale "easing" out of a large position.
We will of course recover. https://t.co/TPJ8s31ucG isn't affected, except that you can now buy cool art even cheaper.
But... we need to advise against panic selling at what would be the worst time for the sellers as well as other holders.
First... the month-end bills stop me jumping straight back in, but you can be sure I'll be back before long.
And I'm angling for a real-life Sol whale who is tempted by the juicy staking returns.
And we'll be running a new staking round as soon as the current pools pay out.
So... short term, say within two months, I'd expect to be knocking on the door of our all-time highs again.
And by year-end, who knows?
Keep the faith, and if anyone wants to buy in, let's drain the liquidity pool down below 10% again.
While if someone wants to cash in a big block, for goodness sake talk to me first about a private sale - we can get you a better price and make less of a dent in the chart!
Have a great day, all!
Ain't she a beauty! Welcome to the party, my friend.
Hope you all have a splendid Sunday!
Here it's all about real life work in prep for tomorrow and maybe a little lawn mowing and other domestic bits and bobs.
Take care out there....
Good morning everyone!❤️
What a way to start the day! I woke up to this email! “Mixed Feelings” is now in my dearest @Cryptoknightgal ‘s vault! 🥳❤️
Thank you for always supporting me and my art, and for believing in my vision. Cheers 🥂🩷
Thank you so much dear @iamcfw for reaching out to me for this piece!!🥹
Auction is live now!
Grateful for your support🥰🫂
Much love!!✨🤍
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