THE BORED APE GAZETTE

It’s a somber day for art NFTs as another big name from bull runs past has officially announced that it’s closing its digital doors. On Wednesday, Foundation Founder Kayvon revealed that the once popular marketplace Foundation will be winding down operations after a deal to sell the platform to software company Black Dove fell through.   “Earlier this year we entered into an agreement to sell the Foundation platform to a buyer who intended to continue its operations,” he wrot

Across the pond and just east of London, at a local pub dubbed the Forest Tavern, one of the Del Mundo’s largest holders met up with one of the project’s founders to pick up the physical JewelleRay he won and talk People Powered Positivity over pints and crisps. After spotting familiar streets in a clip shared by the team, community member Smudger joked in Discord that he was “just around the corner” in Forest Gate and suggested they meet up to hand off his “3” pendant from l

From pixel to paper! Every line, curve, and voxel of all 20,000 Meebits is going physical for the project’s fifth anniversary. On Tuesday, Meebits took to the timeline and announced that it will celebrate five years in the Web3 space by teaming up with the project’s orginal creators, Matt Hall and John Watkinson of Larva Labs ,to gift holders plotter print files of their voxel characters, while also inviting the wider community to purchase signed prints.  “Meebits Anniversary

Remember who you are, Mutant! On Tuesday, longtime Made By Apes brand Novel Productions took to the timeline and teased that the next chapter in its insane Mutant Cartel Chronicles is about to begin.   But before that, the Mutant Cartel invited primates everywhere to look back at the lore and culture of the Mutant Ape Yacht Club, encouraging holders to re-familiarize themselves with their history, their struggles, and how a mysterious figure named Blaksoot came to be, brought

NFTs are going to the moon, literally! On Wednesday, Clutch Markets will launch its new First Contact Project in partnership with Arbitrum, the Mutant Cartel, and Novel Productions, an all new protocol that gives anyone with a J-PEG the chance to broadcast their NFTs into the vastness of space. “The First Contact project is a special build designed to expand our reach and voice to users both inside and outside the crypto space,” Clutch Markets Founder 0xSimpleFarmer wrote. “F

Bots were out in full force on Monday for Bored Ape Yacht Club member Hype’s free Mimu mint, but that’s not going to stop him from trying to make these little “Monsters In My Universe” the next big thing in the metaverse! On Monday, Hype’s highly anticipated free mint took over the timeline as nearly all of ApeChain tried to ape in and pick up some of these new NFTs.   The mint happened over multiple phases and provided tons of projects with allocations in hopes of giving mor

Full sets are the holy grail around the swamp, and this longtime member just got one step closer after searching for his primate’s insane counterpart for three years. Back in the summer of 2022, Cananapo purchased Bored Ape #3215, a five trait, golden brown fur primate with a sleeveless logo tee and an eyepatch, and it’s been his digital identity ever since.   From National Bacon Day to New Year’s and more, Cananapo never misses an opportunity to share a photo of his favorite

Voyager robots’ cold and classic aesthetic has been a staple of the Otherside since the very first trip, when everyone aped into the earliest days of the world as a bot. Since then, the Otherside has gone persistent, and hundreds of collections have made their way into the metaverse, each adding their own flavor to the ever evolving world. But the Voyager robots have remained the standard, until now. On Monday, Yuga Labs announced that it will be dropping a new, limited editi

From woof to wuv! Web3’s four legged frens are looking cartoony and cute as everyone gives their pets the Doodle treatment! Saturday was National Pet Day, and Goldendoodles and Labradoodles weren’t the only “Doods” filling the feed, as users across the Web3 world turned their pets into Doodles with the help of the project’s new AI image generator.   “it's national pet day,”the NFT project tweeted. “doodle your best friend.” From cats and dogs to gerbils, and even a gator, Doo

There’s about to be a new monster in the metaverse as Bored Ape Yacht Club member and World of Tings founder Hype gets ready to drop one of the most anticipated free mints of the year with Mimu. Since last summer, almost no one has spent more time on the Otherside than Hype. From the Swamp and the Nexus to Outbreak and Blitz, he’s been showing up and ape-ing in daily, co-hosting weekly Other Games, and putting together Mutant Mocktails mixers on Mondays, welcoming newcomers a

Candy Digital is back online, as Chairman of Doodles and former CEO of Sotheby's, Tad Smith, works to revitalize the once popular platform that many soured on during the NFT bear market. April is off to a sugary start for the once defunct digital collectibles marketplace, Candy, as its new owner reopens the platform to existing community members and teases that a colorful new logo for the future is in the works. “Monochrome got us taken seriously. Color will make us impossibl

Whether it’s your first day in the Bored Ape Yacht Club and you need help getting into the Otherside, or you’re an active participant stuck on a tough daily quest, don’t worry, there’s now a guide for that! On Thursday, OSWiki announced that it has added Otherside guides and walkthrough videos to its platform, covering everything from unlocking achievements to completing in game challenges. And best of all, anyone and everyone is invited to contribute walkthroughs of their ow

After five years, a bull market, a bear market, and thousands of animal plus adjective mints along the way, Bored Ape Yacht Club member and artist Dakky.eth has gone from collector to creator, dropping his first ever art project, Brutally Raw. On Monday, Dakky launched the free mint on OpenSea, inviting frens old and new to pick up pieces that feel distinctly his, combining chaos, cartoons, and culture in a way that really stands out.     “Brutally Raw came from getting tired

Bots’ best friends have officially minted out! On Tuesday, all 500 of the HV-MTL project’s new secondary collection, HV-MTL Pets, were claimed and minted by holders who chose to burn their reactivated bots in exchange for a character from the brand’s all new collection.     At the time of publication, HV-MTL Pets remain unrevealed, and the community is eagerly waiting to meet their furless new frens.   As the Gazette previously reported, HV-MTL holders who reactivated their b

Ready. Set. Rillaz and Rip! Tomorrow at 12 P.M. EST, Rillaz will be teaming up with DECK-0 to launch its first ever collection of digital trading cards, dubbed “RILLAZ: An Origin Story,” and everyone’s invited to ape in! “We're excited to announce that @ApeChainRILLAZ are coming to DECK-0 on   @apecoin ,” Deck-0 tweeted earlier this week. “A new collector card series capturing the earliest chapters of the RILLAZ IP universe. Featuring 40 hand drawn cards by   @idrawanimation

Have you ever wondered what a Doodlefied version of Cassius Marcellus Coolidge’s iconic “Dogs Playing Poker” painting featuring Darth Vader, Homer Simpson, SpongeBob, Jack Sparrow, and the Doge dog would look like? Well, here it is, thanks to the next iteration of Doodles AI!!     On Wednesday, Doodles debuted the next version of its popular AI image generator that turns text into doodles. “words into worlds. text-to-image is live,” Doodles announced.  “Start creating.”   Fro

Bored Ape Yacht Club member and builder Dev Allo has opened up his Made By Apes brand, Bored Closet’s online shop and Allo Pass holders can now claim a free parrot plushie to celebrate! On Monday, Allo announced that Bored Closet’s new merch store, filled with official BAYC gear from drops and collections past, is now live.   Lots of BAYC merch also available on @BoredCloset .” he tweeted. “If you new to the club, definitely worth checking out.”   The store features iconic fi

Get ready for firefights and frostbite! On Wednesday, Web3 gaming studio Command Line will launch the next iteration of its popular third person shooter, Blitz, that’s set in an all new icy Otherside location.   “Something cold is coming to BLITZ…,” the studios tweted. “New map. New mechanics. New way to dominate. BLITZ: GLACIA drops on   @OthersideMeta April 8.”       This new Glacia map will mark the game’s third location and give Apes, Meebs, Voyagers, and more their first

When it comes to new NFT collections, getting JPEGs into the right hands is just as important as having a hard working founder and top tier art! Over the years, collections have relied on allowlists, partnerships with alpha groups, and Discord engagement campaigns to try and filter out the wheat from the chaff separating true diamond handed believers from flippers who will floor a free mint for a buck. While these approaches have worked to varying degrees, ApeChain’s native C

From the Berg to the lake house, one of Web3’s most famous Pudgy Penguins has been waddling up the bid on HV-MTL owner and NFT collector Adam Weitsman’s Make-A-Wish silent auction experience. Last week, Weitsman put himself, and his lake house , on the auction block as part of the Make-A-Wish Foundation’s “Wish It Forward” 40th Anniversary Gala, calling on the NFT community to help make children’s dreams come true. “Please bid and help me support my all time favorite charity