THE BORED APE GAZETTE

From paintball to a donut pop up, ApeFest 2026 is so much more than just a night at Beeple’s studio in Charleston, South Carolina. It’s an entire weekend spent with the best club on the internet, in real life! Things were anything but boring on Thursday as the Bored Ape Yacht Club shared a first look at its ApeFest calendar, featuring not only the club’s official events, but also community led initiatives like hangouts, happy hours, and more! “It’s a pretty full weekend i

Ready. Set. Rip! Later tonight, Pudgy Penguins owner Luca Netz and the DYLI team are going live on Whatnot to rip Vibes TCG packs alongside his fat flightless frens from around the huddle and collectors beyond! “This is one of those nights you just show up for,” DYLI tweeted. “RIPS WITH LUCA Thursday. 7PM ET. Whatnot.” As the Gazette previously reported, Pudgy Penguins waddled their way into the live shopping space earlier this summer, hosting TikTok Live events on Wedn

From J-E-T-S to B-I-R-B-I-S-H, VeeFriends founder and avid New York Jets fan Gary Vee is ready for some football and an NFT bull run after adding a brand new Moonbird to his collection! On Tuesday, Vee purchased Moonbird #845 for 0.743 ETH, or roughly $1,800 USD, after the bird’s green eyes caught this lifelong Jets fan’s attention! "hey @spencer - had to-,” he tweeted. “The Jets green eyes got me.” With this birb-ish buy, Vee now holds four Moonbirds and a Mythic betwe

The swamp was split yesterday between Apes who claimed a free sling bag from the Bored Ape Yacht Club and those who didn’t. But whichever side you found yourself on, fear not. There’s plenty more to collect coming soon! Things were anything but boring on Tuesday as Apes everywhere aped into the club’s first ever free, limited edition apparel drop to claim a crossbody bag. The collection was claimed out in minutes, leaving some Apes holding the bag and others bag-less and fr

Onchain randomness will be going bump in the night this spooky season, and the only question is whether you’ll be its beneficiary or its victim. On Wednesday, Clutch Markets founder 0xSimpleFarmer joined Meebits CEO Sergito on Spaces to talk about Nightshades, an all new “civilization protocol” game that will pit four tokens against each other in a randomized fight for survival! Every night when darkness falls, three of these coins will be left staring at scary red candles, w

Real world change is happening onchain this week as Del Mundo holders head to the polls to decide where more than $15,000 will be donated, and they’ll even be rewarded for casting their votes! Seven months after Ray Del Mundo made his way from the metaverse to our world, he and Squirrell are ready to make their presence felt here, with $15,192.93 USD waiting to be donated to amongst three different charities through their new CLIMETA initiative! “If you have a Del Mundo NFT

Red candles won’t be the only thing haunting Robinhood Chain this Halloween. A pixelated phantom of a financial primitive is coming to the trading floor, and you’ll be lucky to survive! On Tuesday, the Meebits took to the timeline and officially announced Nightshades, an all new onchain survival game made in partnership with Clutch Markets. “Darkness Falls Soon,” the Meebits tweeted along with a 13 second clip of pixelated ghost. Tonight, not much is known about Nightshades

People powered positivity is coming to the blockchain tomorrow, and every Del Mundo holder is invited to help make the change they want to see in the world while getting rewarded for it! On Wednesday, August 26 at 11 a.m. UTC, Del Mundos’ CLIMETA initiative will hold its inaugural vote, and every Del Mundo NFT holder will get the chance to decide how the project spends its $15,192.93 USD! “CLIMETA VOTE #1 is coming WEDNESDAY AUGUST 26th at 11AM UTC,” the project tweeted. “F

Did you get the bag, Ape? On Tuesday, Yuga Labs made its first limited edition Bored Ape Yacht Club sling bag available to the community for free, and everyone aped in! “Every Detail Considered,” the club tweeted. “Collectors Collect. The BAYC Collectible Bag is now available to claim at https://store.bayc.com” These sling style crossbody bags are anything but boring, sporting a matte black finish, a gold Ape skull emblem near the bottom, and a zipper pull emblazoned wi

Pax is in packs in more places than ever this week as Pudgy Penguins announced that its latest trading cards have waddled their way to South Korea! On Monday, Pengu Asia took to the timeline and announced that South Korea’s huddle can now purchase Pudgy Penguins x Kakawow trading cards at Moca Card Shop in Seoul, which is owned by fellow huddler Wonnie. “Physical card shops are where collectors discover new sets, rip packs together, trade their pulls, and build communities. B