THE BORED APE GAZETTE

This Pokémon Fossil card is making history and changing some lives, after the character’s biggest fan caught the attention of MrBeast. With 2026 marking Pokémon’s 30th anniversary, it’s already shaping up to be one for the books. On Sunday, the Kabuto King, a rising figure in both Web3 and the collectibles world with over 2,500 Kabutos in his collection, agreed to purchase a first edition Kabuto card signed by the world’s biggest YouTuber in exchange for a $10,000 USD donatio

Between the GIFs, the tweets, and of course the memes, the Pudgy Penguins are proliferating across the internet, and it’s becoming increasingly likely that just about everyone has seen these cute flightless birds. On Sunday, The Pudgy Penguins’ mindshare ticker was looking more like the U.S. national debt clock as the brand officially passed 300 billion impressions, marking a monumental moment for the huddle.   “PENGU mindshare just passed 300B views,” Pudgy Penguin tweeted.

Heads up, HVs! The window to reactivate your Bots for the project’s upcoming reboot closes tomorrow morning, so make sure you power them back up before time runs out. 2026 is shaping up to be the year of the HVs, as new HV-MTL owners Adam Weitsman and Gabe get ready to transform the forgotten bots sitting in holders’ hidden folders into a thriving project complete with new art, Otherside avatars, and more. But before any of that can happen, holders need to turn their HVs back

From the Institute of Contemporary Art in Miami to, most recently, the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, CryptoPunks are becoming a staple of collections around the world, and now everyone can track exactly where Punks are being placed. Over the weekend, notable NFT collector and co-author of CRYPTOPUNKS: FREE TO CLAIM, Sean Bonner, announced the launch of his new MuseumPunks website, which is dedicated to tracking the growing list of CryptoPunks that have found a home i

Sunny South Florida was cold as ice on Friday as the National Hockey League and Pudgy Penguins brought chill vibes to Miami for the southernmost outdoor hockey game ever played. On Friday, the NHL’s Winter Classic headed down south as the Florida Panthers took on the New York Rangers at loanDepot Park in 63-degree weather, made possible thanks to industrial grade chillers, a portable ice rink, and a whole lot of science keeping the ice from melting.     But before the more th

Beginner’s luck or a “Burdensome-Mix” of profiting on insider information? As the world reacts to the end of Nicolás Maduro’s reign in Venezuela, an anonymous Polymarket bettor who goes by the name “Burdensome-Mix” is $400,000 richer after betting big that the longtime despot would be removed from office by the end of the month. On Saturday morning, the world changed. The United States announced that a special forces unit had arrested Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his

From models to the Federal Reserve chair, no one is safe from this Pudgy Penguin, who’s turned Grok into a barber, and they are handing out bowl cuts to everyone on the timeline! Bitcoin and Pudgy Penguin maxi SlimSats is leaving charts and figures in 2025, opting instead to start the year with scissors and AI as he hands out bowl cuts in the comment sections of celebrities both inside and outside of Web3, and he’s making quite the buzz. “Grok, give this man a bowlcut haircut

You’re going to like the way you voxel, I guaran-Meeb it! From double-breasted jackets to peak lapels, suits come in all shapes and styles, and the Meebits collection’s most dapper drip is now officially Derek Guy approved.   On New Year’s Day, Put This On editor and social media menswear savant Derek Guy opened the floor to style questions from anyone who donated at least $20 to a nonprofit cat rescue, Friends of Bear Cat Rescue. Amid the flood of questions, Meebits owner Se

The place “where algorithms become art” is about to collide with “a playground for onchain ideas,” as TokenWorks prepares to launch a first of its kind Index Strategy Token focused entirely on Art Blocks! On Wednesday, TokenWorks announced that it plans to bring flywheel mechanics to the digital art scene in early 2026 with $AB500STR, a new index strategy token that perpetually purchases works from all 500 Art Blocks collections on a continuous loop.     Like other strategy c

Just put the fries and the Pokémon cards in the bag! Rumors were circulating on X today that everyone could soon be catching Pokémon and grabbing a bite at McDonald’s, after popular Pokémon outlet PokéBeach reported that the iconic fast food brand may be putting Pokémon cards in Happy Meals this February.   “The speculation stems from a leaked internal listing of McDonald’s Happy Meal toy schedules for 2026, which reportedly includes a Pokemon Trading Card Game promo pack.” P

Behind every Ape PFP is a real person celebrating life’s highs and navigating its lows as best they can. One of those people is Bored Ape Yacht Club member Crowey. This holiday season, Crowey suffered a sudden and heartbreaking loss when his father passed away. But in the midst of grief, he found support from his online community and discovered a way to give his father a legacy that will live onchain.   “This is the hardest post I’ve ever written. Two weeks ago, my father pas

HV-MTLs aren’t spare parts rusting onchain anymore, as the collection’s new owners, Adam Weitsman and Gabe, prepare to reboot the project in 2026. But before that can begin, holders need to reactivate their bots. It’s the last Monday of 2025, and things are chaotic across Web3 and beyond as people juggle tax loss harvesting and time with their families. But amid the holiday hustle, HV-MTL owner and prolific NFT collector Adam Weitsman reminded his  holders to take a moment an

Luck be a Penguin tonight! Drawings and dreams became reality in Las Vegas last week after Pudgy Penguins took over the Las Vegas Sphere, with the brand’s lead artist reminding everyone that in Web3, you can really just do things. Over the weekend, Pudgy Penguins artist Afiq took to the timeline to share a behind-the-scenes look at the concept art that eventually became the brand’s minute-long Sphere ad this Christmas. “You can actually draw things into existence,” he tweeted

It’s a sad day for style around the swamp and across the broader Web3 world after Bored Ape Yacht Club member DevAllo announced that he’s shutting down his popular platform, Bored Closet, after no longer being able to afford keeping it running. “It’s time to hang up the hangers,” Bored Closet tweeted this morning. “With heavy hearts, we’re announcing that the Closet is shutting down. We’ve reached a point where we’re no longer able to keep it running. We’re incredibly gratefu

Yuga Labs will be breaking on through to the Otherside faster than ever after the company acquired the Unreal Engine based creator platform that powers the metaverse, bringing the tech fully in house around the swamp. 2026 is shaping up to be anything but boring across the swamp, the Nexus, and the 100,000 Otherdeeds that make up the $Ape powered metaverse after Yuga Labs CEO Garga announced that the company has acquired the technology and team that have been working on Other

From Sentimental to Sappy! Santa Wab is sending in the Seals the day after Christmas as one of Web3’s cutest collections arfs into the world of plushie collectibles and takes over the timeline. From the swamp to the igloo and everywhere in between, the season of giving is getting sappy as the Sappy Seals first edition plushies begin arriving at holders’ doorsteps in real life.     “Christmas is saved and my daughter is losing her mind,” RocketGPT tweeted. “Ty   @sappyseals ..

Ho ho hold up? Popular YouTuber and Liquid Marketplace co-founder Logan Paul left a lump of coal in the stockings of his users this Christmas after addressing withdrawal issues on the platform and a growing scandal surrounding a PSA 10 Pikachu Illustrator card set to be auctioned at Goldin this February. On Christmas Eve, Paul took to the timeline, with replies turned off,  to address concerns surrounding Liquid Marketplace, a platform that allows users to buy and sell fracti

The Santa Rally never came to crypto this holiday season, but that didn’t stop one Good Vibes Club member from spreading Christmas cheer across the timeline. As degens and normies alike got ready to spend Christmas Eve with their families, DonVibe decked the halls of Crypto Twitter by reimagining his online frens’ NFTs as jolly J-PEGs. “Merry Christmas,” he tweeted. “Drop your PFP below and I’ll customize it with a Christmas edit to get you in the holiday spirit.”     From th

Christmas has come early to the Otherside, as the Foxy Fam rolls out a festive set of in game items, giving holders new ways to celebrate the season in style! Christmas Eve felt more like Christmas morning for ApeChain’s Foxy Fam, after the project gifted holders Santa hats and rolled out Rudolf Boots and even scooters, giving holders new ways to ride into the holidays across the metaverse.   “Through digital snow where the sleigh bells ring, Head to FoxyFits to see what they

From a worldwide ad campaign on the Sphere to an intimate little snow globe, $PENGU cheer comes in all shapes and sizes this Christmas. Now, everyone can bring that holiday magic into the new year, and into their home, with a brand-new collectible from the Pudgy Penguins! Less than a day after making history on the Sphere, the Pudgies are shrinking that larger than life moment into a cozy keepsake, inviting fans to commemorate the season in the palm of their hands with a limi