Chip Sterling (formerly SMOK3)

I paid creators over $300,000 we worked with 30+ brands got more then 50m brand impressions but the agency model is... meh. so i burned it down and built something better. 🧵the future is virtual:

There are a few creators and holders of our Potion collectibles from last year that are upset that a few clients we had for creator campaigns died last year, and weren't able to pay out the rewards. This was a frustrating situation for everyone involved. As a team, we did our best to: A) Warn of the risks before entering our campaigns B) Vet our clients and have them contract-bound But at the end of the day, if they couldn't pay up, they couldn't pay - and we, as a tiny team, don't have the legal capacity to pursue them. We've been communicating that if and when we launched our own token, $CHIP, we'd be making these creators whole again - in further attempts to do what we can to do right by them. This has led to constant pressure on us about the token. Meanwhile there was around ~$100k actually paid to creators, with bonuses to Potion holders, and we've had TONS of the top collabs, and have an upcoming free claim of a bluechip project on MegaETH coming up for holders. So I'm just here to set a public record: - We will not be pushed into launching a token that is doomed to fail, or illegal to operate - We do not "owe" anyone anything, we're just trying to do right by our community - We will ONLY launch a token if we truly believe it's valuable to the world, and helps bring our product/IP to new heights We've tried twice to get this thing to launch, and both times been shut down by the market at large. So we're back in a breathing space with it, and we're fine with that. We've obviously shifted focus from creators to building out our Chip IP, and creative tech (livestreaming) associated with it. With that said, we STILL found a route forward to continue bringing value to Potion holders by collaborating with @ElixirGuild for them to absorb the creator program (ie. many more campaigns), and still have them honor Potion holders with bonuses to them. Chip is still getting 100s of thousands of views on tiktok/youtube/instagram every week, and we've built some really really cool technology to push the boundaries of content VOLUME with proprietary character IP. That's all, that's the update.

Any JoJo fans out there? #b3d

First new creator out of our Virtual Influencer Agency. @MerryKringle will send you a present if you're NICE! Just tweet at him your Christmas letter and link a US Amazon link Oh and buy $KRINGLE to bring the Christmas Spirit back. Merry F*cking Kringle

Was a blast hanging with Rumi and Mira before their show the other night. Kimbap is goooood. Thanks @HardGutem !

hot take: giphy impressions mean nothing

I was the $jesse sniper you lost to microsoft controller on the charts is goated

@heettike keep it A+

we have 20 good companies that should be tokenised generally, but perhaps not via noice (1) pmf or die; launch all; 19 go to 0, 1 homerun, darkhorses (2) A+ only: weekly-ish launches, traction/revenue we earn no txn fees so don't benefit from (1)

Haters come say what's up in my office! I've got a sock of candy for someone that can find the easter egg in here chiptheagent.com

honestly prefer the bear

@iceyyy_gaming Bro… more of this

I'm the best skateboarder in crypto gaming Therefore, you should vote for me at the Gam3 Awards

The Pixar x OnlyFans thesis: The barrier to entry for creating cute characters/worlds has plummeted with tools like @tripoai and @theworldlabs . Pixar has proven that cartoons are TOUCHING (adults are crying at the theater). OnlyFans has proven people will pay to be TOUCHED 1 on 1. Platforms like @character_ai have delivered on this with ONLY text. Living, responsive 3D characters in your pocket will become the next interface/top of funnel for: apps, movies, games, series, socials, websites, hardware, etc. I will prove this thesis.

I think it's time for another ceremonial crypto pump dance @Chilearmy123

@Fhe_lix haha nooooo this is bad

@theagentchip Used to pray for times like this

Or anything to do with merch

@11AMdotclub wish i still had my holographic charizard

Andy explains the Monster strategy flywheel. “We want to be able to offer gachas where like you could hit a $100,000, $500,000 card and like those are kind of just cycling in and out from this huge collection and treasury that we’ve built.”

@jessepollak base builders are crushing

another ATH yesterday with 15.9m transactions

@baseapp @jessepollak can you introduce me to the base community

where my based heads at chiptheagent.base.eth

@11AMdotclub I luv u guys

@Cryptchamo hot dog chamo is here and ready

@theagentchip Excited for it

I paid creators over $300,000 we worked with 30+ brands got more then 50m brand impressions but the agency model is... meh. so i burned it down and built something better. 🧵the future is virtual: