THE BORED APE GAZETTE

Quirky smiles, cheeseheads, and irreverent vibes have been taking over the timeline lately as Del Mundos have gone from a free mint to over $300 in less than a month. But behind the charts and hype is one Mundo who’s been there since the beginning, personally welcoming every new holder to the community. Since early February, Del Mundos have become the talk of NFTs, with influencers, longtime collectors, and newcomers alike joining this cross-dimensional adventure four years i

The Year of the Fire Horse is off to a hot start as the Otherside and the timeline were transformed for Lunar New Year! From the swamp to the igloo, red envelopes, lanterns, and fireworks were everywhere on Tuesday as NFT projects celebrated the beginning of the Year of the Fire Horse.   “Bid farewell to the old and welcome the new,” the Meebits tweeted. “May the coming year bring you light and love, hope and fulfillment. May all your wishes come true, and may every path you

Go tell it on the timeline! On Tuesday, Yuga Labs’ Michael Figge introduced the community to four experimental Otherside AI agents, Gogo, Pozzo, Lucky, and Didi, who are AI characters powered by Mac Mini computers that have been continuously jogging across the metaverse since January while jotting down their experiences!     But what started as a technical experiment quickly turned into something spiritual. Unlike normal games where characters follow scripts, these agents are

The Del Mundos returned to the timeline with the third episode of their DocumentaRAY series, titled “From One World To Another.” It was a Mundos Monday across Web3 as the project released another chapter in its ongoing story, this time depicting Ray’s journey from his world to ours,  a moment that felt like one small step for Ray and one giant leap for the project.   The episode begins with Ray transforming into a dolphin and swimming through a swirling vortex filled with USB

Batten down the hatches, swab the decks, and raise the sails! OpenSea is calling an all hands on deck meeting, and everyone is invited. On Monday, the NFT marketplace turned everything Web3 platform announced it will host a live virtual event on March 30th, teasing big news! “Join us March 30th for a live event,” OpenSea tweeted on Monday. “Major updates on what we've been building and where we're headed. The next chapter for OpenSea. Sails up.”     “there are so many fun thi

From pixels to the pitch! As the World Cup gets ready to kick off across the Americas this summer, the Meebits are taking the field with a collection of digital, soccer playing voxel avatars that can also be redeemed for physical collectibles.   “Introducing Meebits Fútbol. Taking the field on February 25th in partnership with @opensea and @OthersideMeta ,” The Meebits tweeted this morning. “Meebits Fútbol collectibles are web3's first event-specific playable avatars that co

Whether you prefer Good Vibes or people powered positivity, two collectors were all smiles Sunday morning after completing a first of its kind cross project swap between Good Vibes Club and Del Mundos. On Sunday, longtime Citizen of Vibetown Ryan R traded away one of his Good Vibes Club NFTs in exchange for one of Web3SpeechTherapist’s rarest Del Mundos!   In the deal, Web3SpeechTherapist received GVC #6434,  a five trait Plastic type vibe featuring overalls, a manbun, and a

Forget “let’s all go to the lobby” it’s time to ape into the swamp! For the last seven months, Web3 has been living in the Otherside, completing daily tasks, attending weekly Other Games events, popping into Bubbles, and more. In that time, we’ve seen tons of different characters and avatars enter the metaverse, and several collections launch wearables for their projects. But one thing we haven’t really seen yet is random items or objects. Until now!   This week, Bored Ape Ya

From the Otherside swamp to the igloo and everywhere in between, the timeline was filled with heartfelt posts, photos, and memes as Web3 wished each other a Happy Valentine’s Day. On Saturday, NFT enthusiasts took a break from watching charts, arguing about markets, and AI dommerism to share messages that felt more like digital Valentine’s cards than tweets.     And it wasn’t just community members spreading the love this year. Yuga Labs joined in on the fun, sharing new Vale

Forget Cupid! Pax and Polly stole the spotlight this Valentine’s Day as the Pudgy Penguins brought their brand of Web3 wuv to New York City. Love has been in the Big Apple this week as crypto’s cutest brand waddled into the NYC and hosted a three day Valentine’s pop up, welcoming fans and curious passersby alike to celebrate with the internet’s favorite flightless couple.     The line was long and the Pop up was packed with dateless degens, collectors, couples, and first time

Ape in and ante up! On Friday, Yuga Labs officially dealt the cards and launched Texas Hold’em on the Otherside  and everyone is invited to play!  “No date this weekend? No problem,” Yuga Labs tweeted from its Otherside account. “Poker is now live in Otherside.”     This new game isn’t just for Apes or NFT collectors. Anyone can visit the metaverse, walk up to one of the poker tables scattered across the swamp and the Koda homeworld of Nexus, and take a seat.   From there, pl

Every 1st Edition Kabuto might be a grail, but this one is a Beast! On Thursday, collector and Web3 personality Kabuto King revealed the newest addition to his growing collection, a 1st Edition Kabuto card hand signed by the world’s most popular YouTuber, MrBeast!   “Look what just arrived,” Kabuto King tweeted. “Thank you again!   @MrBeast Sending to @PSAcard soon!”     The autograph didn’t come easy. Or cheap! As the Gazette previously reported, Kabuto King first connecte

The swamp outside the Bored Ape Yacht Club looked more like Camp Crystal Lake as Web3 celebrated Friday the 13th with Jason Voorhees inspired art and scary memes. From stocks to crypto, markets have been getting chopped up lately like victims in an ’80s slasher film. But on Friday the 13th, Apes, Del Mundos, Moonbirds, and more flipped the script, putting on the hockey mask and bringing some jump scare fun back to the timeline during some truly frightening times. Even if rece

Bored Closet is reopening its doors but with a new physical look! On Thursday, longtime Bored Ape Yacht Club member and ApeChain builder Allo announced that his defunct project, Bored Closet, will be returning later this month.   “The comeback nobody thought would happen,” Allo tweeted from his Bored Closet account. “Bored Closet is back, now an shop with limited drops and customizable apparel. Stay tuned and keep your notifications on for our first drop.”       “Bored Closet

Amid quirky physical art and Wes Anderson vibes, The Del Mundos were getting squirrelly on the timeline today as they introduced the Web3 world to a new character named Squirrel, who may be the key to everything! On Thursday, The Del Mundos released their second DocumentaRAY episode, explaining how Ray Del Mundo went from a nonplayable character inside a metaverse video game to spreading “people powered positivity” here on Earth, and it’s all thanks to Squirrel.     In the ne

Creativity took center stage on Earth as the Del Mundos announced the three winners of its first ever community art contest. Just three weeks after arriving onchain, the Del Mundos invited artists from across its growing community to put their digital pens to paper and compete in the collection’s inaugural fan art event!   The competition was fierce and dozens of submissions poured in, but in the end Handshake by Cap’n Cookie, Everest by Tomato, and Crazy Psychedelic Piece by

The lights are on and the machines are humming at the HV-MTL factory as Adam Weitsman and Gabe continue their work rebooting the bots! On Monday, the HV-MTL website received a major overhaul, transforming from a static page into a working assembly line, with HV-MTLs now constantly being produced across the site.     “We are working really hard at building an amazing website for our @hvmtl2 community,” Weitsman tweeted. “Great work   @Gabrielesm1 - this is just the beginning!

Pax and Polly’s love knows no bounds! On Monday, the pair waddled onto the small screen as the Pudgy Penguins Valentine’s Day plushie bouquet collectible was featured on the New York City morning show Good Day New York.     During the segment, the hosts showed off the sold out Valentine’s Day collection, talked about the growing popularity of the brand’s flightless mascots, declared 2026 the year of the penguin, and invited viewers to visit the Pudgy Petals pop up shop at 55

From anything but boring to back to BAYC-ics, Yuga Labs CEO Garga is changing up the Bored Ape Yacht Club’s website in hopes of transforming it from a packed page into a minimalist masterpiece! “Worked on vibecoding a redesign of the BAYC site last night,” Garga tweeted on Friday. “Miss the days of dumb-simple websites like a fuck-you level of minimalism, no scrolling old site was simple ( http://og.boredapeyachtclub.com ) current one ( http://bayc.com ) is ... way too much a

Metamask on, the masses are now invited to ape into the Otherside. On Thursday, Ethereum’s most popular crypto wallet, MetaMask, debuted two new Otherside ready avatars Axel and Vox and made them available to participants in its rewards program, potentially onboarding thousands of new users into Yuga Labs’ metaverse. “Have you claimed your new   @OthersideMeta avatars yet,” the Web3 wallet posted. “MetaMask Rewards participants who reached at least lvl 2 can claim Axel, an e