THE BORED APE GAZETTE

Let not your $Ape be troubled! On Tuesday, Chimpers announced that it had taken a leap of faith, staking 100,000 $Ape into ApeChurch's decentralized House just days after launching its own Dojo Drop slot machine game on the dApp. “We believe one of the biggest opportunities in Web3 is backing teams that are building real products,” Chimpers tweeted. “That's why we've staked 100,000 $APE into The House on @apechurch We've loved working together so far, launched our first Ch

Let not your $Ape be troubled! The ApeChain revival is upon us as Yuga Labs CEO Michael Figge allocates 4 million $Ape to the ecosystem's native casino dApp, Ape Church, in a show of faith that could move mountains and grow the token! On Tuesday, Figge took to the timeline to discuss how ecosystems can grow a token's size and reach by supporting their biggest builders. Pointing to the recent success of Ansem's token and the way Solana backed its momentum, Figge explained how

The Otherside is home to 9,900 non-Mega Kodas, but only one can claim the title of the most aesthetic. And thanks to Bored Ape Yacht Club member and Koda connoisseur Phin Erin, we now know that honor belongs to Homeless NFT's Koda #1! They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but last month it was in the eyes of the voters after Phin put together a month long March Madness style tournament to determine, once and for all, which Koda mogs the metaverse. “The tournament t

And then there were two! For the last month, Bored Ape Yacht Club member and Koda connoisseur Phin Erin has been on a mission to determine which of the Yugaverse's non-Mega Kodas is the most aesthetic by hosting a March Madness style bracket tournament and inviting anyone and everyone to vote. “The tournament to find the Most Aesthetic (Non-Mega) Koda has been so fun to watch unfold,” Phin said. “Starting with 16 Kodas, there have been many match ups that have left me absol

The Pudgy Party’s over, but you don’t have to waddle home! Ten months after Pudgy Penguins and Web3 game developer Mythical launched Pudgy Party, a mobile multiplayer game featuring an assortment of the brand’s popular penguins, the team announced that the game is entering maintenance mode. “Today, we are making the decision to wind down Pudgy Party and halt further development,” Pudgy Penguins announced on Friday. “We are incredibly proud of what Pudgy Party achieved: launch

From smoke ’em if you got ’em to smoke ’em if you can get ’em! Things will be anything but boring around the swamp tomorrow as the Bored Ape Yacht Club teams up with a popular cigar maker on a primate inspired collector's set! “We’ve partnered with Scandinavian Tobacco Group, a world leader in tobacco and cigars, to curate a limited-edition collector’s cigar box built around the journey of the Club,” the BAYC tweeted. “Five distinct blends, curated across five years of BAYC.

“Hold onto your butts!” The metaverse is looking more and more like Jurassic Park after the Zards’ founder unleashed his pre-ape-toric PixelSaurus onto the Otherside as the world’s first rideable character! On Tuesday, the wizarding pixel world of the Zards expanded after the project’s founder, Seb Brooks, announced that his previously extinct collection of dinosaurs was evolving and that Zards, Apes, and Hoodlums could now ride them by minting an all new PixelSaurus Claw NFT

The helmet hair is totally worth it to make People Powered Positivity history! On Friday, CryptoPunk holder and collector J.P. MoreGainz acquired another TechnoHelmet wearing Del Mundo for a Ray-cord breaking 5 ETH, officially cornering the TechnoHelmet trait with both grails now in his collection. “I now own both Technohelmet @D3lMundos ,” J.P. MoreGainz tweeted. “I have no idea what these will be worth to others in the future, but to me, owning 2 of the top 3 rarest piece

Whether is around the swamp, on X, or on Amazon, trending always ‘Feels’ good! On Monday, Yuga Labs took to the timeline and announced that its Otherside Feels emote pack featuring its metaverse mascot Blue the Koda is trending #1 for new releases in Mac Games and Accessories on Amazon gaming! “Feels good man,” the company tweeted. As the Gazette previously reported, last week Yuga Labs, alongside Geez, HV-MTLs, and Chimpers, each launched their own Feels packs priced at $1

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…

Another day, another adventure! The journey from crypto degen to Pokémon Master is officially on as ApeChain’s native trading card prize wheel, Slab, teases six figures’worth of new cards, better pulls, and maybe even a $250 spin. $Ape’s, get ready to catch ’em all! “Happy Friday,” Slab tweeted this morning. “We just received $240,000+ worth of Pokémon Slabs for our newest packs on ApeChain. Get ready to unpack.” As the Gazette previously reported, Slab was created by S

Forget Dr. Oak and picking your starter, because your Pokémon journey on ApeChain begins with a spin and a dream. On Tuesday, Solana’s #1 collectible capital market, Collectors Crypt, officially launched its Pokémon trading card prize wheel, dubbed Slab, on ApeChain, inviting everyone to catch and collect ’em all. “Looks like we're blasting off again,” ApeCoin tweeted. “ @slab_cash is now live with $50 packs that reveal real, authenticated, PSA-graded Pokémon cards on ApeC

GOTTA CATCH ’EM ALL ON APECHAIN! Charizard will soon be meeting Curtis around the swamp after Solana’s #1 collectible capital market, Collectors Crypt, announced it will be launching a spinoff dApp on ApeChain that aims to turn NFT enjoyers into Pokémon trainers. “Slab is coming to ApeChain,” the company tweeted. “Prepare to unpack grails on @apecoin , powered by @Collector_Crypt .” “Honestly did not think I'd ever be announcing something like this, but working with t