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Take the red bean ⛩️

[berlin @chrisberlin]

The life of an artist is rarely a straight line.

You have to be resilient. You have to keep creating. And you’re only ever as good as your last piece, which means you never stop reinventing yourself.

I’ve been pretty AFK for the last 18 months while immersed in an artist residency. Before that, I hosted RARE BITS, a podcast where I had conversations with some of my favorite builders and creators in Web3.

It’s time to bring it back.

One of the first conversations I want to have is with @cloncast.

Klon, you’ve had a front-row seat to one of the wildest journeys in NFTs, and I imagine you’ve got a perspective that only comes from living it.

I’d be honored if you’d be my first guest. No drama—just an honest conversation about art, resilience, what’s next, and why creators keep creating.

If you’re interested, my DMs are open.

[berlin @chrisberlin]

Now I FKN get it

TCGs are huge

Huge props to @AzukiTCG for making it accessible through the app
- easy UX/UI- even for me

Finally scratched the surface of TCGs

This might be the biggest crossover I’ve seen yet - Bigger than Web3 gaming- Bigger than the metaverse.

TCGs are built different!

TCG is easy and people FKN love it

We haven’t seen true onboarding yet

Web3 gaming wasn’t what it said it would be - The metaverse didn’t have the pull it said it would have

ENTER TCG (backed by web3)
The friction is incredibly low

This is the home run!!!!!!!

I saw it firsthand at Redemption Cards in Vegas when @AzukiTCG premiered

I wasn’t there for bias- I was there to understand and report

TL;DR- If you invest, don’t watch charts
Watch attention - Attention is the meta

The crossover potential here is insane
@AzukiTCG might be the strongest Web3 crossover play I’ve seen

Take the red bean ⛩️

[berlin @chrisberlin]

7.13.2026 we ride 👀

[berlin @chrisberlin]

GM - Take the red bean ⛩️

[berlin @chrisberlin]

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY NERDS

[berlin @chrisberlin]

The band-aid came off but the scar stayed!

I just listed what I always thought would be my forever Azuki—not because I lost conviction, but because I doubled down.

The old PFP has a band-aid the new character rocks the scar

There's a difference - Band-aids cover the wound - scars prove you made it through

After learning the TCG, spending time with the community, and seeing where @Azuki is headed, I'm more bullish than ever. This isn't me stepping away—it's me leaning in.

@AnimeExpo looks like it's absolutely crushing it. The reactions coming out of LA have been incredible, and it feels like we're just getting started.

Proud to represent this community.
Get bullish. Stay bullish.

Take the red bean ⛩️

#NewProfilePic by AZUKI

[CertifiedDAO.eth @CertifiedDao]

pure fire!!!!!!!

[berlin @chrisberlin]

The band-aid came off but the scar stayed!

I just listed what I always thought would be my forever Azuki—not because I lost conviction, but because I doubled down.

The old PFP has a band-aid the new character rocks the scar

There's a difference - Band-aids cover the wound - scars prove you made it through

After learning the TCG, spending time with the community, and seeing where @Azuki is headed, I'm more bullish than ever. This isn't me stepping away—it's me leaning in.

@AnimeExpo looks like it's absolutely crushing it. The reactions coming out of LA have been incredible, and it feels like we're just getting started.

Proud to represent this community.
Get bullish. Stay bullish.

Take the red bean ⛩️

#NewProfilePic by AZUKI

[berlin @chrisberlin]

volatility is the life blood.

I GIVE YOU LIFE

[berlin @chrisberlin]

I'm old AF, so it's probably time I figure out what all the hype is about.

As an @azuki holder, I just flew 20 hours from Sydney, Australia to Redemption Cards in Las Vegas to finally learn TCGs and figure out what "ripping packs" actually means

Here's what I've learned so far:
•TCG = Tiny Card Gambling
•CMC = Card Money Cost
•RNG = Rookie Needs Guidance
•LGS = Legit Gambling Spot
•MTG = My Turn? Good.
•OP = Open Packs

Twenty hours seemed like a reasonable commitment to understand cardboard.
Wish me luck. Updates soon - @AzukiTCG

[berlin @chrisberlin]

This is a world that is about to explode. I just got a taste of this at an Azuki TCG event - The card game was released 5 days ago…. People are going to come in masses. Every event is another stone in the Garden where something special is being built.

[berlin @chrisberlin]

keep your peepers peeped…..
vroom vroom

[berlin @chrisberlin]

I finally did it

As an @Azuki holder, I flew from Sydney to Las Vegas to attend an Azuki TCG Learn-to-Play event at Redemption Cards.

I’ve never played a TCG in my life. No Pokémon. No Magic. Nada

What surprised me wasn’t learning the rules—it was who I was learning from.

Tony, the owner of Redemption Cards, and another player have been playing TCGs for decades. Magic, Pokémon, One Piece… they’re the kind of players who instantly recognize good game design.

I spent the entire session asking what had to be a hundred beginner questions while they played. Tony and everyone there couldn’t have been more welcoming. They were incredibly patient, explained every mechanic, answered every dumb question I had, and made my first TCG experience genuinely enjoyable.

The really interesting part?

As they learned the Azuki TCG, they kept stopping to comment on mechanics they hadn’t seen in other games. Hearing experienced TCG players genuinely impressed by a brand new game was something I wasn’t expecting.

Even more interesting…

People were walking into the shop and buying Azuki booster boxes having never heard of Azuki.

Tony told me the first shipment sold out almost immediately, despite knowing nothing about the brand. He ordered more because the demand was there.

One player sat down for only his second-ever Azuki match. By the end, he was hooked. They loved the gameplay. They loved the artwork.

They’re buying the cards because they’re good cards—not because they’re NFT collectors.

And here’s what really blew my mind…

I was apparently the first NFT person to walk into the shop.

Nobody there knew about Azuki NFTs. Nobody knew the IP. Nobody knew @Zagabond or that these characters have digital counterparts.

When I pulled up my Azuki PFP and explained how the NFT ecosystem connects to the physical cards, you could literally see the lightbulb go off.

They still believe physical cards will always have the edge—and honestly, that perspective makes sense coming from lifelong TCG players.

But watching the digital collector world intersect with the physical collector world, in a card shop full of people who had zero connection to Web3, felt like watching two completely different communities meet for the first time.

That was worth the 20-hour flight.

Huge respect to the Azuki team and @AzukiTCG - They’ve built something that stands on its own. The game doesn’t require people to understand NFTs ever—the games is just good- the NFT side is the interesting lore.

After today, I can say that’s exactly what I saw.

And if you’re ever in Las Vegas, make a stop at @Redemptioncards. Tony and his crew are building exactly the kind of local game store every community hopes to have. They made a complete beginner feel at home, and I’ll definitely be back.

I watched someone rip and entire case - I said don’t you wanna open the foil with scissors and be careful and he looked at me like I was crazy. He said I’m building decks. These are gamers - the connection will be made - patience grasshopper

[berlin @chrisberlin]

ITS @AZUKI THYME……
Tomorrow I will learn to play

I’m kind of excited to learn about telegram card games

[bolivian @_bolivian]

Someone just bought $60K of $ANSEM in one transaction.

Looks like Binance insiders. Crime is coming.

[CertifiedDAO.eth @CertifiedDao]

no rear view mirrors

[Gary Vaynerchuk @garyvee]

Your obsession with the past is why so many of you don't love every day of your life.

[Spencer Pratt @spencerpratt]

None of this is necessary. Mail ballots need to banned. They’re the least secure and most vulnerable to fraud. The simplest and most secure option is vote by phone. We bank by phone, we do medical records on our phones, crypto, TSA…it’s good enough for voting. All of our phones have FaceID or touchID biometrics. Every vote can be anonymized on a public ledger so you can personally validate your vote was counted, and the count is instantaneous. Results at 8PM on election night. Maximum turnout imaginable.

[berlin @chrisberlin]

I was about to buy another NFT and decided to buy $ANSEM instead - @blknoiz06
I believe you have the power to heal the community. LFG

[berlin @chrisberlin]

GM

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