THE BORED APE GAZETTE

No matter the collection or market conditions, life has three certainties: death, taxes, and Bored Apes selling for obscene amounts of money! Over the last week, Web3 digital artist Modest’s new collection, “Death and Taxes- Citizens,” an onchain survival game where holders pay a weekly “tax” to stay alive in hopes of being one of the last 69 citizens remaining to win the project’s treasury, has taken over the timeline and is now making headlines for some big sales. On Fr

Crypto prices are down and AI doomerism is everywhere, But fear not! An Ether Rock just sold for $127,000 USD! On Tuesday, an anonymous crypto whale transferred 70 Ethereum from Kraken exchange to a brand new wallet and immediately purchased Ether Rock #93 for 69.99 ETH. “Whenever I’m ready to just ragequit crypto and never look back, you guys restore my faith in humanity,” notable NFT Trader and longtime Bored Ape Yacht Club member DFarmer tweeted. While the buyer

Kindness turned into collecting on Friday after after HV-MTL owner and notable NFT collector Adam Weitsman purchased a one of one Chumlins. “Added a fun @ChumlinsX grail to the collection today to support this great community,” he tweeted. “This one definitely growing on me !!! Really appreciate the holders and their kindness !!” For those unfamiliar, Chumlins is a collection of 3,000 cute and cuddly pixelated characters “born from the spirit of cuteness, friendship, a

Bear markets are for building and buying! Over the last month, wallet, 0x5AFe4c84e2A4166909E0d78d3f3FCa0A7BA234E8, has purchased eight Bored Apes and a Doodle, spending 73.47 ETH or roughly $166,000 USD, according to OpenSea data. Take a look at their collection that features two 4 Trait primates below: Tonight, we do not know who owns wallet 0x5AFe4c84, but we do know that they funded this wallet via Kraken last month and that they have 10.37 ETH, about $20,300, left at th

Forget the Louvre! AJ Scaramucci wants to put his new PSA 10 Pikachu Illustrator card in the Nintendo Museum! Trading cards are the talk of the timeline this week after AJ Scaramucci, the son of former White House Communications Director and SkyBridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci, made history by purchasing the world’s only PSA 10 Pikachu Illustrator card from Logan Paul at a Goldin auction for $16.5 million. As the Gazette previously reported, this Pikachu isn’t just a

It was a Supporting Sunday around the swamp as HV-MTL owner and NFT enthusiast Adam Weitsman added a 1/1 wizard from Re:Generates to his collection. “Sunday is about supporting these smaller projects that just might not get the attention they deserve. Picked up this 1/1 @re_generates to add to my collection this morning,” Weitsman tweeted. “Special thanks to @jed_131 and @Lysss302 for making the introduction to me to this great community. Excited to see what they do in the

One of the Otherside’s rarest warriors has found a new home after notable NFT broker and collector NickVi added another Mega Koda to his portfolio. On Wednesday, NickVi purchased Koda #9985 for 15 ETH, or roughly $29,100 USD. This Koda is one of only 100 Mega Kodas on the Otherside, featuring a Terra Builder Core, a Bone Dry Heretic Head, and Staredown eyes. Koda #9985 is also equipped with a Skuld’s Renown weapon. Based on these traits, the mystical creature ranks as the 7

From good vibes to big buys! HV-MTL owner and NFT enthusiast Adam Weitsman is feeling bullish on the Good Vibes Club as he makes a major investment in the brand. On Tuesday, Weitsman announced that he is acquiring 175 Good Vibes Club NFTs along with 10 million tokens of the project’s NFT strategy coin, $VIBESTR. “Been spending more time with the @GoodVibesClub community and it’s clear they’re building something really special there,” he tweeted. “I love how they move for t

Atten-hut! A legendary primate just changed hands. A Trippy Fur soldier marched across the blockchain late Sunday night after Bored Ape Yacht Club member DadWheels sold his iconic Vietnam-era Trippy Fur Bored Ape to GatorDores for 23.3 ETH, roughly $48,800 USD. More commonly known as Bored Ape #2376, the six-trait primate sports a Vietnam jacket, Halo hat, and orange background. Based on its traits, the Ape ranks as the 1,262nd rarest primate around the swamp. Thanks for

Mr. Digital may need to change his name to Mr. Metaverse after sweeping Kodas late last night. Following a brutal week for crypto, NFTs appear to be catching a bid as collectors return to JPEGs. One of those collectors is longtime Bored Ape Yacht Club member Mr. Digital, who doubled down on his Koda collection by purchasing 28 of the mythical creatures Friday night. Following his sweep, the Gazette reached out to Mr. Digital and asked him why he decided to ape in now to w

As the crypto market gets clipped, HV-MTL owner and NFT enthusiast Adam Weitsman announced plans to put together a massive murder of Moonbirds, making it clear he’s more birb-ish than ever. The old adage birds of a feather flock together holds true once again, as Weitsman and Spencer line up another major deal that will see Weitsman add 200 Moonbirds to his collection. “You know when @spencer drives 4 hours last night in the dark to visit you in brutal cold Binghamton NY for

Forget the lone penguin and the mountain. It’s been a huddle of a journey for these 48 Pudgy Penguins, 48 Lil Pudgys, and 48 Rods. Originally curated by Three Arrows Capital before its collapse in 2022, the collection later found a home with Orange Cap Games CEO and Moonbirds owner Spencer, who held the Pengus for years. Now, the huddle is on the move again, as HV-MTL owner and NFT enthusiast Adam Weitsman adds these fat flightless birds to his top tier collection. Over the

Heavy is the head that wears the icy crown! From the swamp to the snow, on Sunday, HV-MTL owner and NFT enthusiast Adam Weitsman announced that he had closed a huddle of a deal for multiple Pudgy Penguins, including one of the collection’s cutest and coldest pengu princes. “Happy to have purchased a pretty large collection of @pudgypenguins today to show my support in a pretty rough market weekend,” Weitsman tweeted. “My love for this epic collection ( and the entire NFT s

From big ticket NFTs to “Lil Bangers,” HV-MTL owner and NFT enthusiast Adam Weitsman has been on a Pac-Man like run, gobbling up grails across the NFT world. So it was only fitting that he added a one of one Pac-Man Lil Banger to his collection late last night. “Another great @lilbangersnft project that almost never came to fruition as they had technical difficulties the day of the mint,” Weitsman wrote last night. “Through the communities hard work and determination it’s

Something’s brewing, and powering up, across Web3 after HV-MTL owner and NFT enthusiast Adam Weitsman added a 1 of 1 Monitor Moca to his collection. “I’ve been patiently wanting for the right time for a 1/1 @Moca_Network that I totally connect with to become available and I’m thrilled to finally add #7505 from the Mocaverse Treasury to the collection. Excited to be joining this amazing community! Thanks to my brother @steven_papas for the help making the sale happen!”

Last March, HV-MTL owner Adam Weitsman acquired his first ever CryptoPunk, and today he added a spooky ‘V0 version ‘to his collection. As Nakamigos holders gathered at the Node Foundation’s Palo Alto event celebrating CryptoPunks, Weitsman popped up on the timeline and announced that he had acquired a ghostly grail from the original Punks collection. Was looking for a grail @Nakamigos since the day I started collecting digital art,” he tweeted. “Acquired ghost #3648 today…

Collecting is a family affair for HV-MTL owner Adam Weitsman after he and his daughters purchased a World of Women NFT together. On Saturday, Weitsman had Web3 saying “WoW” after adding a Night Goddess World of Women piece to his onchain gallery. “Always wanted a NFT from this legendary @worldofwomenxyz collection,” Weitsman tweeted. “Let my 8 year old twin daughters help me pick out the perfect one after the 3 of us spent quality time researching the past few months.

3-6-9, damn Geez fine! From PNutz on ApeChain to Feels on Amazon, the GeezOnApe have been on a tear, solidifying themselves as one of the top NFT collections not just on $Ape, but across the space at large. Riding that momentum, notable ApeChain collector ABP decided to ape in, purchasing 30 more GeezOnApe NFTs and announcing that his ultimate goal is to own 369 of the lovably dim witted 3D gorillas. “Had some fun last night,” ABP tweeted. “Picked up 30 Geez! Geez hit an al

The Legends of the Mara continue? Things were anything but boring around the swamp on Friday when notable NFT flipper and Koda, JustNickiV, swept 150 Kodamaras, sending the floor from 0.0392 Eth to nearly 0.1 Eth With the move, Nicki now holds 252 Kodamaras in his trading wallet, according to OpenSea data. “150 kodamara's swept 20 mins ago WTF?,” HV-MTL Vlad tweeted. “Maybe they will have a 2nd life.” Following the sweep, the Gazette reached out to Nicki for comment but

When it comes to collecting, sometimes you just have to follow your heart! On Wednesday, HV-MTL owner and avid NFT enthusiast Adam Weitsman did just that when he purchased a one of one piece from Less Than Three, a recently launched NFT project inspired by the human condition. “This beautiful collection I recently discovered really resonated with me,” Weitsman tweeted. “ @LT3NFT is now one of my favorites since I started collecting. Added this rare beauty tonight. I’m not su