Bro. We all know NFTs are COOKED at the moment. So seeing more and more people become a @DegenToonz during this time is truly a special thing.
The community FKS.
Let’s see your favorite TOONZ below! This one is one of my all time favorites👇
Today marks my final day at Cool Cats.
I’ve been drawing Blue Cat since 2013, starting as a doodle, to The Catoonist, to Cool Cats: a digital art collection, a Macy’s Parade balloon, and an animated series. Since I was little, all I ever wanted was to create a character of my own. Blue Cat is how that dream came true.
The Board has decided to take Cool Cats in a new direction, one that no longer includes me. I respect their decision, and I’ll always want the best for Blue Cat.
The closest thing I can compare this feeling to is raising a kid and watching them leave for college. I gave him everything I had over these 13 years, and now it’s time to wish him well.
Thank you to everyone who believed in me, to every employee who poured their heart into this, and to the fans who stood by me through every high and low.
I’m sad to move on, but excited for whatever I create next.
I love you, Blue Cat. Thank you for everything.
Today begins a new chapter for Cool Cats, and I want to be clear about the spirit we're carrying into it.
I'm Lynqoid, one of the original co-founders of Cool Cats. Over the past year I've led the day-to-day at Cool Cats, and I'll keep doing that with everything I've got, because Blue Cat and this community deserve nothing less.
clon gave the world Blue Cat. None of us would be here without that spark, and I'll always be grateful for it. And for the support he continues to show me.
I'll also say this plainly, on behalf of everyone here, the door is open. We'd genuinely love to find ways to work with clon again down the road, and we're rooting for him.
My focus is simple: take care of this iconic character, keep building for our holders, and bring the Cool Cats universe to life in new ways, through our mini-app, 3D avatars that work across games and platforms, merch, and more.
And the goal hasn't changed: make Blue Cat one of the biggest IPs in the world. Not a moment, a character people grow up with and love.
We're not slowing down. We're building for the long term, for the community, and for Blue Cat.
WLTC
- Lynqoid (Frog)
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. It’s long enough to understand what makes something different, and to recognize when it becomes part of people’s lives in a real way.
The Bored Ape Yacht Club has always been more than something you scroll past. It’s something people step into, build with, and carry with them. That’s 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. It’s 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 can’t 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
We’ve also been thinking about what it actually means to be a Yacht Club - not just the name, but the feeling behind it. That’s starting to take shape. From here on out, you’ll 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 we’re not slowing down.
There’s more to share, but for now… thanks for being an Ape. Thanks for being in the Club.