THE BORED APE GAZETTE

Waddle in the court! Original Penguin’s parent company, PEI Licensing, has filed a lawsuit against Pudgy Penguins, claiming the popular NFT brand is infringing on its penguin trademarks.     In the lawsuit, PEI writes that its brand Original Penguin has been using the word Penguin and a black-and-white drawing of a penguin as logos since the 1950s and 60s, and that it owns 35 different Penguin marks covering goods ranging from clothing to pillows.   “Defendant is engaged in t

Nearly two thousand pengus turned into pyros this week, opting to burn their limited time Pudgy Penguins mystery boxes for a soulbound “Box Burner” token that could be anything. Things were hot around the igloo this week after Pudgy Penguins presented its Dyli mystery box NFT holders with a choice: burn their boxes for a soulbound token, keep them sealed onchain, or get them shipped and see what’s inside!     After two days of pondering, 1,989 Pudgy Penguins mystery box buyer

Ahoy there, ApeChain scallywags and Otherside land lovers! ApeCoin’s popular onchain activation Blackbeard’s Bounty is back for another season, and everyone can ape in on the photographic hunt around the swamp and compete for a share of a 95,000 $Ape treasure.   “Three centuries ago, a pirate captain and crew vanished from the Caribbean,” ApeCoin tweeted. “His ship. His maps. His treasure. Gone with him. Blackbeard was pulled through a portal into Otherside, something primal

As Web3 ventures into Otherside VibeMaker to explore what a community created metaverse can be, OSWiki founder Frostyz is helping his less technical frens bring their ideas to life one prompt at a time. On Tuesday, Yuga Labs launched Otherside VibeMaker, a new world packed with community made mini games and experiences that anyone can check out and start building in.     “For a while now, the most ambitious builders in web3 have been using MML, a markup language purpose-built

DOH! HV-MTL owner and NFT enthusiast Adam Weitsman may want to stock up on donuts and Duff after adding the world’s only Homer Simpson Citizen from Modest’s Death & Taxes collection to his vault!   MMMMM J-PEGS! On Wednesday, Weitsman purchased the rarest NFT from Modest’s recently launched Death & Taxes Citizens collection, dubbed “Homer,” for 5.19 ETH, or about $11,200 USD, saying he loves both the art and the gamification behind the project.   “Wanted to show my support by

Every swap can now become a sale, and trading fees can help support NFT floors after Clutch Markets rolled out its new perpetual futures exchange built with JPEG enthusiasts in mind. On Wednesday, ApeChain’s native Clutch Markets launched Clutch Perps, a perp DEX where anyone can trade hundreds of coins with up to 100x leverage, while NFT collectors support their favorite projects one trade at a time.   “Trade like a degen, support your collection like a local,” Clutch Market

As Adam Weitsman spreads WAGMI vibes across the timeline, one Pudgy painter decided to bring them to life, graffitiing a wall somewhere in southern Russia with Weitsman’s Ape, Punk, and Penguin! From a murder of Moonbirds to a huddle of Pudgy Penguins and plenty of collecting in between, Adam Weitsman has been single handedly bringing the fun back to the Web3 world as he collects what he likes and rebuilds HV-MTLs. As Weitsman builds, others are taking note and feeling inspir

Whether you’re a builder or just an enjoyer, everyone is invited to ape in and vibe out in the Otherside’s new VibeMaker world, giving voyagers their first look at what’s possible in a permissionless metaverse where anyone can build! On Tuesday, Yuga Labs announced that “Vibecoding just came to Otherside” with the launch of its VibeMaker platform, packed with minigames and experiences all “built by the community, for the community.” “For a while now, the most ambitious builde

Well wishes are going out to longtime Bored Ape Yacht Club member and ApeCo Chief Strategy Officer Waabam after he announced that today was his last day working full time at $Ape as he prepares to pursue new opportunities in crypto while still working behind the scenes around the swamp.   “Personal update: today is my last day working full-time at ApeCo," he tweeted. "And while I'm not going to be involved at ApeCo day-to-day anymore, I’ll still be active behind the scenes wi

Welcome to Vibecode World! Yuga Labs is set to launch its highly anticipated “Vibecode World” update tomorrow, inviting everyone to build and place vibecoded objects inside Otherside, according to Yuga Labs' Micahel Figge.   While we don’t know everything about tomorrow’s launch, longtime BAYC member and metaverse builder TropicalVirtual shared a walkthrough of Vibecode World late last week, giving the community an early look at what’s coming next. This update marks a major s