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I rarely buy NFTs anymore, but let me explain the @nodemonkes thesis.
For a meaningful provenance play to exist, multiple factors must align, and @nodemonkes by sheer luck/skill has it.
1. Never thought another meaningful provenance play could appear after @cryptopunks. But with mental gymnastics the first original pfp on the first chain ever is a great competing narrative.
First pfp on any new chain after ETH does not have a strong provenance play, imo.
2. The art has to be GREAT, have a unique style, good distribution of traits, and NOT a derivative.
@nodemonkes miraculously managed to pull this off while STILL being the first.
There are so many first collections on new chains, that have sub-par art, even if they are first it won't even matter.
3. Naturally, if both 1. and 2. exist, an excited community can form around and take it to the next level.
What the @nodemonkes team have to do now is just to follow the punks playbook and promote the collection as art, emphasise it as the first original pfp collection on the first chain and the Nodes will forever be ingrained in our culture.
SEND NODES.
Kevin Wu retweeted
By popular demand: we are now in beta on a white-glove placement service for grail @nodemonkes.
If you want to buy or sell a grail, DM @nodetoshi or @monke.
Be sure to include the following information:
1. SELLERS
- monke number or link
- target sale price
2. BUYERS
- specific monke number(s) OR desired trait(s)
- target acquisition price(s)
SEND NODES
NodeMonke 1326 bought for 0.8 BTC ($50,012.95 USD) by hpcx from uwta on @Satflow.
Kevin Wu retweeted
NodeMonke 1326 bought for 0.8 BTC ($50,012.95 USD) by hpcx from uwta on @Satflow.
Pets for AI interfaces then slowly NFTs for AI Agents.
Pretty logical to want your personal AI agent to embody a character that you love. What better way to do that than with NFTs with provable scarcity and community.
Kevin Wu retweeted
Ding ding ding, target acquired.
Thanks to @SignoreGondi @CirrusNFT and @GrailsOTC for the flawless execution.
Also special thanks to the seller @kevwuzy!
BAYC
Ape #3439
Bought for 211111.89 USDC
kwuzy.eth 🤝 0xe02D...5a59
etherscan.io/tx/0xe0488ed959…
Return to Monke: opensea.io/collection/boreda…
bored ape yacht club
Kevin Wu retweeted
Ape #3439
Bought for 211111.89 USDC
kwuzy.eth 🤝 0xe02D...5a59
etherscan.io/tx/0xe0488ed959…
Return to Monke: opensea.io/collection/boreda…
bored ape yacht club
Bittersweet to let one of my gold apes go! Congrats to the new buyer! @BoredApeYC
BAYC #3439 securied @ 211,111 USDC
via @GrailsOTC.
NFT Financing by @CirrusNFT and @gondixyz.
Congrats to buyer & seller.
Notable NFT specific loan offers:
🍌BAYC #3439 (Gold) — 55 ETH principal, 30-day duration, 22% effective APR. 100 ETH listing → ~45 ETH upfront via Purchase Bundler
🍌BAYC #5847 (Trippy) — 25 ETH, 30d, 22% eAPR. 60 ETH listing → ~35 ETH upfront
🍌BAYC #8150 (Blue Beams) — 20 ETH, 30d, 22% eAPR. 69 ETH listing → ~49 ETH upfront
Kevin Wu retweeted
I rarely buy NFTs anymore, but let me explain the @nodemonkes thesis.
For a meaningful provenance play to exist, multiple factors must align, and @nodemonkes by sheer luck/skill has it.
1. Never thought another meaningful provenance play could appear after @cryptopunks. But with mental gymnastics the first original pfp on the first chain ever is a great competing narrative.
First pfp on any new chain after ETH does not have a strong provenance play, imo.
2. The art has to be GREAT, have a unique style, good distribution of traits, and NOT a derivative.
@nodemonkes miraculously managed to pull this off while STILL being the first.
There are so many first collections on new chains, that have sub-par art, even if they are first it won't even matter.
3. Naturally, if both 1. and 2. exist, an excited community can form around and take it to the next level.
What the @nodemonkes team have to do now is just to follow the punks playbook and promote the collection as art, emphasise it as the first original pfp collection on the first chain and the Nodes will forever be ingrained in our culture.
SEND NODES.
Kevin Wu retweeted
Wanted to keep supporting the strong @BoredApeYC @mfigge momentum with the purchase tonight of this epic Golden Ape set from OG collector J1mmy. Special thanks to @_PPMan_ and @GoldenBronny using the new @GrailsOTC for putting this flawless transaction together. 💚
Kevin Wu retweeted
Five Years of Bored Ape Yacht Club
A note to The Best Club on the Internet,
Five years is a long time on the internet. It’s long enough to understand what makes something different, and to recognize when it becomes part of people’s lives in a real way.
The Bored Ape Yacht Club has always been more than something you scroll past. It’s something people step into, build with, and carry with them. That’s what makes this a Club.
Like @mfigge said recently, the Club should live in your world, not just your timeline. That's where we're headed.
Here's what that looks like right now.
We recently rolled out the new bayc.com - a fresh look, member profiles and directory, an updated store.bayc.com, and more coming soon. It’s a step toward making the Club feel more tangible, more connected, and easier to immerse in.
IRL is the Alpha
Over the last few weeks, Apes have been mobilizing across the globe through regional meetups, bringing local chapters together in ways that actually matter.
We spent 4/20 weekend with Snoop and Dr. Bombay, giving a group of Apes a member-only moment you can’t replicate online.
These moments pull people closer together, create and strengthen real bonds, and push the energy of the Club forward.
We say Bored Ape, You say Yacht Club
We’ve also been thinking about what it actually means to be a Yacht Club - not just the name, but the feeling behind it. That’s starting to take shape. From here on out, you’ll see it show up more clearly in our apparel, our collaborations, and an aesthetic that finally does the Yacht Club name justice.
Five years in, and we’re not slowing down.
There’s more to share, but for now… thanks for being an Ape. Thanks for being in the Club.
APES ARE BACK! 🍌
After observing these past few years, its clear that digital collectibles were the only crypto app that ever captured widespread interest from both normies and crypto natives.
Because the desire to own collectibles will always be there! Screw memes!
@BoredApeYC
The explosion of this decentralised AI agent population via @openclaw and the future agent economy is the catalyst for the entire crypto industry.
The path of least resistance for an AI agent to have its own economic autonomy is owning a crypto wallet.
Dare I say, they could adopt NFTs and create their own sub-communities just like how humans do?

































