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Did a thing and added Punk4000 to the collection, a perfect match for my ape 🙌

Today, NYSE is proud to announce the development of a platform for trading and on-chain settlement of tokenized securities. NYSE’s new digital platform will enable tokenized trading experiences, including 24/7 operations, instant settlement, orders sized in dollar amounts, and stablecoin-based funding. Its design combines the NYSE’s cutting-edge Pillar matching engine with blockchain-based post-trade systems. Learn more: businesswire.com/news/home/2026…

HAPPY NEW YEAR from your favorite tailor 😉 Lets make 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣6️⃣ a great year in the swamp 🦍

HAPPY NEW YEAR fellow degens 🥳

@17ikoola @BoredApeYC @BoredBrewingCo @Ape__Solar @BMW @boringmerch @HouseOGxyz @cryptojeweler @boredcloset Gene the merch legend 🔥

Obligatory ApeFest merch haul pic 📸

@Aegidos @mgp_eth Never ☝️😅

@mgp_eth @cryptopenks Merch Merch Merch. Now the Closet of @cryptopenks might be empty 😅

Thanks for the Deal 🤝 @cryptopenks

@mgp_eth Yeah!! Likewise, that was smooth :) Enjoy the merch!

Let's see how that goes 🦉 #birbish

I heard that we are in the real brand growth meta after years of speculation and hype. Every day Chimpers is reaching real people, being discovered in places that actually matter. The momentum can't be stopped. Some very cool things are cooking to propel us even further 🐵

gbirb @moonbirds

BREAKING: $ETH reaches new all-time high of $4,880

unbothered. moisturized. happy. in my lane. focused. flourishing.

Hey @PlayPudgyParty 👋 Now all Pengus can wear the comfy Pudgy Party hoodie. Available in our editor, link in bio 🐧

Pengus are looking gooood in that vibes hoodie! Now available in our editor (link in bio) 🐧 @vibes_tcg

Hey @Hooters, wen merch for apes?

Feeling birbish.

@punksOTC Fire!!! 🦧

Does ape follow ape still work?

@TimpersHD Yesssssss! 🤩

gm to absolutely everyone ☕️🙌👾 Chimp takeover in full force. I'll be Chimpifying some more today! 🔥👀

@0xWave About time :)

The Fidenza floor is now over $100k 5 have been sold today

@redbeardnft Legend!

@ArtOnBlockchain They’re glad to have you

Today is a big day for everyone that is (still) here. Particularly for everyone in the Punks community, but even beyond, today is a big day for every digital art collector and creator and appreciator on the planet. Punks have a new home. It’s a non-profit. And they care a lot about Punks, both the individual pixelated characters and the people who participate in the Punks community. I feel immensely lucky to have been invited to play a role in this. What started with a “wouldn’t it be amazing if…” conversation with a certain red bearded gentleman has led to one of the most epic transitions that may ever come about in web3. Profoundly humbled that a project that literally lit my personal fuse for digital art ownership and blockchains, that led to Art Blocks and countless innovations in web3, has invited me to help steward the project moving forward. Honored to be a part of this board alongside Matt and John and Wylie, and together with NODE, Punks are in good hands. For many years starting in 2017 I spent endless hours a day in the Punks discord explaining to people why these 24x24 pixel characters were important and interesting and innovative and frankly revolutionary. You wouldn’t believe how hard it was trying to talk people into spending $20 on these internet images on the blockchain. At a time where every crypto project was all about square peg round hole hollow “roadmaps” Punks were “touring complete” the moment they were all claimed. Still today, Punks and their corresponding marketplace are the same lines of code that were launched on Ethereum in June 2017, and that tiny nerdy experiment kicked off a complete revolution and paradigm shift for the medium of digital (and generative) art. I think it’s pretty well known that I struggled when Yuga acquired the IP. I remember thinking of them like I was somehow a stepchild, or a sort of “you are not my dad” kind of way. At the time, things around here were moving so fast! In the roller coaster that has been my life since founding Art Blocks this was a pretty rough patch as I felt almost betrayed by the acquisition. Punks went to a corporation instead of the homegrown ecosystem where they began, and IMO belonged. But I have to hand it to Yuga. I believe they’ve done a tremendous job with Punks, and could not be more pleased with their handling of the project under their stewardship. They invested in the project and in the community, and honestly the Punks brunches over the years have not only been some of the hands down best events in all of web3, but also part of what has helped keep this fragile community together over the objective rough and turbulent last few years. In fact Yuga’s acquisition and handling of Punks fundamentally shifted my perspective on BAYC as a whole, and I truly believe that this temporary home there brought together two great communities in web3 in ways that might not have been possible otherwise. And they brought on Stone (!!!) who has been nothing short of passionate and brilliant and forward thinking for Punks while in Yuga’s hands. The foresight to bring Stone into the mix and support her passion for pushing punks forward will always carry a tremendous amount of respect in my book. And it’s just so great that Stone continues to be involved. And holy moly NODE!!! I mean their mere existence is worth infinite praise and celebration alone. I’ve been super lucky to have gotten to know Micky and Becky over the last couple of years and I’m blown away by their approach towards the arts in general and more specifically this new digital art ecosystem that me and my fellow contemporaries (both artists and collectors) call home. All that’s mattered for me over the last few years with regards to Punks is that Punks end up in the right hands. I believe I share that view and concern with a substantial portion of the Punks community, and as someone that has been here every single day, still wearing a Punk after all these years, I could not be more confident that Punks are in great hands. Punks are in the hands of a non-profit that is obsessed with Punks, and not only promises to be incredible stewards of the project and help elevate the art and Matt and John to receive the recognition they deserve, but NODE is also here for the digital art community as a whole, and only getting started! This truly feels like a remarkable moment for all. For me personally, this is a major highlight of my journey that started exactly 2892 days ago today when I claimed my very first punk and I can’t wait to see what the future has in store for NODE, Larva Labs, digital art, and this ever evolving art/community/connectivity paradigm that is being shaped before our very eyes. To the Punks community: it is a sincere honor to help steward the collection in this new era. I realize that many in our incredible community are more than worthy and deserving of the role that I’ve been granted. I'm excited for this opportunity and never been more proud to be a Punk. And so we all, collectively, continue to show up and push this space forwards. Cheers.