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A short thread to celebrate my first anniversary of joining the @BoredApeYC club: Exactly a year ago on this day, I bought my first BAYC, then a few more within the week. In those days I was so obsessed with finding the nicest apes I had budget for, and researching their traits

@RFDZI 🫡

Is it possible to do a role call for all BAYC /MAYC on x? Post 🫡 if you’re still here

When I say Bored Ape, you say Yacht Club.

We’re bringing community IP to Amazon. @GeezOnApe & @ChimpersHQ lead the way with the first community Feels packs arriving in January. What are Feels? They’re gifs that pop above your avatar to show emotions in Otherside. Every Feel you collect goes into your emote wheels.

A new era for $APE is here For the past 3 years, $APE has continually emitted new supply out daily as part of the $APE staking design That’s a lot of $APE being emitted but no sinks in place… until ApeChain came in But having an own native chain didn’t stop the downward trend It did for a bit but the $APE staking emissions just proved to be too huge to overcome Pretty sure Yuga & ApeCo knows this is a problem and they’ve bookmarked the end of staking as an important day for them to make changes What changes? 1️⃣ Well, remember when @HeadofApe said that $APE is gonna be deflationary during ApeFest? That starts the day when $APE staking ends On the day that the staking ends, ApeCo announced that all gas fees used in ApeChain will be burned 2️⃣ ApeCo committed that they’ll buy the equal amount to the burned $APE from ApeChain gas At least some positives to flow back to the chart 3️⃣ Yuga is committed to making Otherside the ApeChain killer app That means they’ll push for more transactions, more usage, more content creation around this All these will ultimately be good for $APE It will take a lot more than these to correct the course for ApeCoin but at least it’s a good start so far If $APE gets back on track, then the entire Yuga ecosystem will as well It will take some time 🦍

some thoughts on APE: Staking for ApeCoin ends today. I think that's a good thing longterm. Staking had an admirable goal: align BAYC holders and long-term believers with ApeCoin. In practice though, it created a hyperinflationary setup and constant sell pressure that didn't really benefit anyone. So we’re moving APE to a usage-driven economy instead, and making the token deflationary. I’ve said this before, but I think generalized L2’s without a killer app are a dead end. A chain is only as good as the thing on it that people actually want to use. For APE, that killer app is Otherside. We’re already seeing how Otherside can be a home for communities across crypto. And it’s the perfect canvas for us at Yuga to partner with some of the biggest companies and artists in the world, from Amazon to Daniel Arsham. Going forward, we’ll keep evolving Otherside into the best place for creators to launch their own game or social experience, with crypto quietly doing the heavy lifting in the background: permissionless ownership, creator royalties, and open economies. That means incentives should line up so ApeCoin wins if Otherside wins, and vice versa. To start, from now on all gas spent on transactions on ApeChain will be burned. So that activity on Otherside permanently reduces the supply of APE. This will be small to start, of course, and not as flashy as staking. But it’s the start of a real economic loop, where value comes from what people build and use. This is just the foundation. There’s a lot more coming to make Otherside more robust, scalable, wild and fun. Along with ways to make sure the economic loop between Otherside and APE is stronger than ever. More to share on all that soon.

@JasonJape Sorry to hear this, Jason! But glad to know your family is OK. Praying for Hong Kong! 🙏

Been completely silent on X for months. That all changed a few nights ago when the building in Tai Po, Hong Kong — where my mom lives — was engulfed by a massive inferno. Her home of 2 years… gone. Some of my personal belongings were all inside. Still not allowed back in to see what survived. My mom is safe, I’m safe — that’s everything that matters. Huge thank you to our local Hong Kong community group chat who instantly checked on us and have been looking out for everyone affected. Real care from real neighbors. Then my phone started lighting up from apes all over the world. Apes who still remember ApeFest Hong Kong 2023 and the effort we put in together. Overseas brothers & sisters reaching out from USA, UK, Singapore, Philippines, Isreal, Dubai… asking “Are you okay bro? Saw a huge inferno in Hong Kong ” and immediately offering help from thousands of miles away. That love hit different. This is why the Ape community is the greatest in the world. BAYC isn’t just art. ApeCoin isn’t just a token. It’s family that never forgets and shows up across oceans the moment you need it. If you’ve ever felt this love, drop a 🧡 below and RT. Let the world see why we’re unstoppable together. Love you all forever. A family portrait is really priceless to me beyond wealth and floor price, I which me and my niece birthday was few days ago. #BAYC #ApeStrong #HongKong

A hot take about Web3 communities and Otherside: I think every major NFT project (even memecoin) should have at least one playable avatar for their holders to use in Otherside. Not 10,000 models. Just one default community avatar. Pudgys, Doodles, Azuki, Claynos, VeeFriends, Quirkies, Bodoggos, GVC, Creepz, Moonbirds, Claynos, DeGods, Okay Bears, Final Bosu, Kabu... everyone should be thinking about this. It’s low lift. Low cost. And it would uplift the entire ecosystem, not just one project. There are tools and processes in place to facilitate onboarding your avatar into the Otherside. There are even community 3D artists providing services. So what's the excuse? Otherside isn’t "just a game." There's a real social layer forming. A place to walk around, chat, make bubbles, explore, and break stuff together. It’s becoming a social hangout. And here’s the spicy part: The moment we see an official Pudgy Penguin avatar in Otherside? Momentum shifts. For everyone. Not because of a “Pudgy vs Yuga” narrative, but because big communities showing up creates gravity. Not every project can afford full 3D for all their NFTs . I get that. But every project can afford one avatar. A mascot. A representation of their community. And while they’re at it, they should seriously consider building a small Otherside experience using the ODK. Doesn’t need to be AAA. Just aligned with their brand. A mini-game. A world. A challenge. A social club. Whatever fits. Imagine this: A Pudgy world spin-off where you earn Pengu. A Moonbird runway scoring outfits for Birb. A Quirkies obstacle course. A VeeFriends “kindness quest.” A GVC good-vibes scavenger hunt. All on-chain. All rewarding actual participation. Communities are already hosting unofficial social games in the Koda Nexus and the Swamp, pushing boundaries. Imagine what happens when the official IP holders join the party. The possibilities are endless. And the barrier to entry is tiny compared to the upside. At the end of the day, I want less PVP and more you-and-me. More cross-community fun. More building. More showing up where the energy is. What do you think? Should every major project have a playable avatar + at least one ODK world? Or am I crazy for thinking this is the most obvious unlock for Web3 right now?

Been seeing a lot of complaints about @yugalabs on my timeline recently. it’s kinda wild because when everything was going up, nobody complained. Everyone was just vibing, milking the hype, chasing clout, getting followers, getting access, getting opportunities, making money, all because Yuga was the center of the whole industry. When things were good, it was so good. Then the market cooled off and Yuga made a big decision: they raised 400M to actually build a real product. They realized attention isn’t a stable foundation, it can lift you up fast and drown you even faster. So they shifted away from short term attention farming toward building something with real moat and real long term value. A product that brings more people into the industry instead of forcing us to play endless PvP where I win because you lose. It’s a risky move. but the vision is bigger than the next pump. Of course they made mistakes. I don’t think anyone denies that. One of the biggest was hiring a professional CEO and expecting them to run a billion dollar crypto native company. That just does not work in our space. We all learned that together. And yes there’s a lot they can improve. The OG culture, the storytelling, the community management all of that matters. At ApeFest, it honestly felt like Apeco was carrying so much of that energy. And when I had a 1:1 with @HeadofApe, it was obvious he’s hungry to fix things. But it’s hard because the leadership team wasn’t part of the founding team. And crypto communities don’t automatically give you respect if you weren’t there from day one. But here’s the thing I keep thinking about: If a friend (Yuga) lifted you up when life was good, would you really walk away the moment life gets hard for them? If a friend opened doors that changed your career, would you turn around and blame them now because your bags aren’t performing the way you wanted? I’d be pissed if the team was chilling and doing nothing, but they’re not. @CryptoGarga and @mfigge are grinding, chewing glass, genuinely trying to build something real. The market is something no one can fully control and humans can only do their best with the hand they’re dealt. Tbh if you ever tried, @OthersideMeta feels like one of the few products that could actually be sustainable long term and show normal people that crypto isn’t just a scammy gambling pit. Be grateful. Be patient. Be positive. Be early. Bored Ape Yacht Club 🦍

@CryptiaGirl @SingaporeAir Wait, you own the M2 of @machibigbrother’s gold ape? What a grail!

Hey @SingaporeAir, I really like the experience flying your international flights in the business cabin. The seats, the food and drinks, and most of all, the professionalism and curtesy of the crew are all top tier. But, can you do us a favor and fix your crappy internet? Just work out a deal with @elonmusk and get Starlink already, will you? Was planning to have hours of fun in @OthersideMeta Nexus to kick off my vacation, but ended up having to watch boring movies the whole time..

@Julian_defi @SingaporeAir They really should do it soon.

@silverfir_eth @SingaporeAir love your service just upgrade internet

@kaivornxbt @SingaporeAir That was just the appetizer btw. Very delicious smoke salmon!

@kaivornxbt @SingaporeAir 💯

One week of the Nexus. Welcome to Act I.

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The Nexus is open. Enter the living world of Otherside. Kodas, welcome home.

This @BoredApeYC x @mntge_io x @seanwotherspoon hat is such a grail! There were only two of these hats ever made like this. And they were given out for free as prizes at @ComplexCon …. So sick!