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There are five important things for living a successful and fulfilling life: never stop dreaming, never stop believing, never give up, never stop trying, and never stop learning.

@bandosei wish I had focused on Pokemon cards instead what a waste

The Rise and Fall of NFTs: > 2014 > concept of NFT is introduced > first collection created > named Quantum > made by 2 friends > to prove art can have digital ownership > 2021 > after 7 years of experimenting > the perfect environment is created > lockdowns, everyone bored and online > NFTs explode overnight > kids print money from bedrooms > $200 → $200,000 in weeks > a jpeg sells for $69M > nobody understands it > everyone wants in > discord becomes wall street > your twitter feed = your income > CryptoPunks become digital artifacts > their floor prices go to $400k > top grails sell for many millions > Bored Ape Yacht Club isn't just art > but access, status, community > Facebook launches a metaverse > people pay millions for digital land > "people will live in the metaverse" > celebrities pile in > Justin Bieber, Steph Curry, Snoop Dogg > not just buying but launching NFTs too > top IG pages were launching NFTs > even Lana Rhoades launched one > everyone was launching collections > people spent months grinding > just to be eligible to mint NFTs > mint days felt like war > thousands fighting for supply > bots everywhere, gas fees reach thousands > people pay $300… $500… $1000 > just to click “mint” > and it could fail, but the R/R was worth it > missing a mint = missing life-changing money > marketplaces printing billions in volume > random projects doing millions overnight > influencers shilling, timelines flooded > TikTok full of “next 100x NFTs” > everything goes up > even bad art sells out > even scams make money > ETH was reaching ATHs > NFT mcap goes from $30m to $8b > peak euphoria > 2022 > euphoria continues until April > the market peaks at ~$40B > generational wealth was built > reality hits in May > too many projects > not enough buyers > cash grabs everywhere > then Luna and FTX collapse > billions vanish, trust disappears > liquidity gone overnight > floors start nuking -50% → -80% → -95% > group chats go quiet > people stop flexing > but there still is a lot of speculation > few collections still bring good returns > narrative shifts from flipping to building > NFT mcap goes from $40B to $5B in June > "just a small drawback" right? > 2023 > wrong > volume down 90%+ > nobody left to sell to... then a spark > Bitcoin Ordinals: NFTs on Bitcoin > new narrative but same behavior > degens return, fees explode again > btc flips eth in NFT volume > but it doesn't last long > regulators step in > lawsuits begin > nfts return to being a ghost town > 2026 > after 3 years of unsuccessful stories > the aftermath is brutal > -95% from peak, users gone > eth below $2,000 > nft mcap below $1.5B > bags everywhere, exits nowhere > blue chips struggling > CryptoPunks fp under $30k > Bored Apes aren't even worth $10k > Meta closes their Metaverse > $150b+ in losses and that's just one project > the gold rush is over > the noise is gone > the idea remains > the hope for a comeback is stronger than ever And this represents just 0.1% of the history of NFTs. Writing this final segment I realize how easy we had it and how much fun we had during that bull run. If you enjoyed this post and want to make my day, consider leaving a like. And for similar content check my profile.

Preparing for another price hike. Fock this war. We never wanted it.

Update on my book Freedom of Money. The launch is set for next week. Unless the editors pull me in for one more round 😂 E-books are now available for pre-order. English 👉 a.co/d/08NMxBOH Traditional Chinese 👉 a.co/d/01f7iQTn The English physical book will also launch next week. Regional language editions will follow in the coming months — taking a bit longer, but we’re on it.

Another card that I picked up @Courtyard_io 7 months ago for $80 is slowly increasing in value. Noticed that there were some offers at $145. However, the recent trades for it on @getcollectrapp is at almost $300. Sorry, not gonna sell it yet.

Another 1996 Jungle Pikachu got sold at auction for $455 last March 19. Wtf.

@ItsPopyn @SamuelGrubbs1 @rus @pika_labs @elonmusk @X Just proves that anyone that has access to the archives can easily put up a page to view them. Probably took less that 72 hours. This time it is Rus using Pika AI agents.

@SamuelGrubbs1 @rus @pika_labs @elonmusk @X Lmao waited over a year for this bs😭😭

What a day to be alive! I never thought I’d get to see my old Vine archive brought back to life! Shoutout to @Rus, @pika_labs, @elonmusk and @X 🌱 cdn.pika.art/v2/files/agent…

@warriorsworld Woah

Just received my 2 @XForgeOfficial phones by @xprotocol_org Will try to run my Xardian nodes on it to test. Wen TGE?

Big achievement for my wife. Running and walking beside her helped a lot in completing her goal. More runs in the future.

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@BillyM2k Ok

only people i like can reply to this

Did not accept the $150 offer. I am keeping this one for my PC. Checked the current price via @getcollectrapp Last sold at $224. LFG. Try out @Courtyard_io courtyard.io/invite/FEJYWV

Preparing for my next half marathon. 12km Progressive Long Run done. Let’s keep running!

@SpiderManMovie LFG!

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@hamsem_pr @dunemovie apple tv

@dunemovie where can i watch Part 1 and 2?

Experience the epic conclusion. Dune: Part Three only in theaters and IMAX December 18. #DuneMovie #FilmedforIMAX

@Shilllin yes please

Doing 100 Aster NFT collection Reply to be added to the whitelist

@dfinzer @openseafdn Hopefully this would not become $ME too.

an update on $SEA. the team has been building at full speed, and the foundation had planned to kick off the first steps as part of our march 30th event. but @openseafdn is pushing back the timeline. a delay is a delay. i’m not going to dress it up, and i know how it lands. the reality is that market conditions are challenging across crypto right now, and $SEA only launches once. @openseafdn could force the original date, or we could ensure every piece is in place and make this moment what this community deserves. we gave a tremendous amount of thought to how to do right here. I’m thankful to @HollanderAdam for bringing the community’s voice into every conversation. we’ll be doing the following: no more waves: the current rewards wave will be our last. optional fee refund: recognizing that we originally committed to a Q1 date, we’re offering refunds of the platform fees we retained while participating in the rewards waves (3 - 6) that followed our timing announcement. if you like, you can receive a refund of those fees, which when combined with treasure chest prizes, essentially means all of your trading during that period was on us. if you opt for a refund, the Treasures you were awarded during these waves will be removed from your account. details on this process will follow. honoring existing Treasures: for Treasures you continue to hold, our prior commitment stands: they will be meaningfully considered by the Foundation at TGE. this is independent from allocations for historical activity. 0% fees for 60 days: starting on march 31st, opensea will reduce our own token trading fees to 0%. we want to make it a no-brainer for everyone to experience our new platform: cross-chain token trading, mobile app, perps and more. after this 60 day period, we will put a new system in place that makes fees significantly more competitive for anyone trading consistently on opensea. product updates: while we’re postponing our march 30th event, we’ll host a separate one in the coming months focused on product updates. it’s been incredible to see the early responses to our mobile app, and we can’t wait to get it into more people’s hands. so if not now, wen? when we announced last year, it was too early. that created unnecessary uncertainty and reactivity. so when the Foundation sets a new timeline, it will be deliberate and specific. here’s why i’m confident that’s the right move: i’ve been building opensea for almost a decade. when this started, we were two people and the only thing you could trade on OS was cryptokitties. i’ve watched this space go from a niche curiosity to billions in volume to where we are today. the thing that’s carried us through every cycle was a willingness to make hard calls when it mattered. when our market crashed, we rebuilt from zero: an entirely new stack, a new product, and a new team culture. that hurt in the short term. but today OS2 is undeniably the strongest marketplace offering, and it’s the foundation everything sits on. we have huge ambitions as a company, and we’re here for the long game. making all of non-custodial crypto delightful on mobile is just the beginning. that means we have to set a very high bar for everything we do, and it’s why i’m so protective of delivering a launch that’s worthy of this community and everything we’re putting into this.