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'MORE THAN MERCH': BAYC Gives Apes Their First Look At A Bright Red Sailing Jacket From Its Upcoming Manifest Collection!
From the Swamp to the seven seas, noteworthy apparel is always in fashion as the Bored Ape Yacht Club gets ready to lean into its nautical roots with the upcoming Manifest collection! It was Fit Check Friday at the BAYC after the club gave members their first look at a bright red sailing jacket from its upcoming Manifest collection, a new limited edition apparel line created exclusively for members. “Manifest 001: Flying Colors will contain 5 apparel pieces,” the club tweeted

Kyle
Jul 172 min read


FROM SOLANA TO THE SWAMP: Candy CEO Tad Smith Joins The BAYC Hours Before The Platform's Home Run Of An NFT Drop!
Professional athletes are famous for their pregame rituals and superstitions. Some refuse to wash their lucky socks, while others eat the exact same meal before every game. As it turns out, Candy CEO Tad Smith has a pregame tradition of his own before stepping up to the plate for a platform’s first drop, buying a Bored Ape! Earlier today, sports and entertainment collectibles company Candy held its first NFT drop in over a year on Solana under the leadership of Smith, who off

Kyle
Jul 172 min read


GOING. GOING. GONE!: Candy's First Drop Under Tad Smith Sells Out In Seconds On Solana!
Going. Going. Gone! Things were bullish at the ballpark and on the Solana blockchain today as sports and entertainment collectibles company Candy knocked its first drop under Tad Smith out of the park with a complete sellout! The release featured 500 2026 MLB Base Series packs priced at $10 USD each and sold out in seconds. After the drop, Smith took to the timeline to thank the Candy community for putting on their rally caps and helping fuel the Candy comeback. “We appre

Kyle
Jul 172 min read


HE'S IN THE CARDS: Pudgy Penguins' Huddle Member Edward Is Getting His Own Trading Card As The Brand Expands Into Asia!
From commissioning murals around the world to creating Pudgy NYC, Edward is constantly building for the huddle. And now, he's joining Pudgy Penguins' expansion into Asia! Yesterday, the brand announced an all new partnership with one of Asia's leading collectible card brands, Kakawow, and revealed that a whole bunch of frens from across the huddle would be waddling along! “Our holders have always been at the center of Pudgy Penguins,” Pudgy Penguins tweeted. “Through Kakawow’

Kyle
Jul 162 min read


EXERCISE YOUR OPTION OR LET IT EXPIRE?: Clutch Markets' Clutch Puppies And PupCup Holders Have Until Midnight EST To Burn Their NFTs For A Guaranteed StonkBrokers Mint On Robinhood Chain!
Exercise your option, or let it expire? That's the question across the Clutch Markets ecosystem as holders of Clutch Puppies on ApeChain and PupCup NFTs on Ethereum race toward tonight's midnight EST deadline to burn their NFTs in exchange for a guaranteed StonkBrokers mint on Robinhood Chain. “The Burn-to-Mint period permanently closes at 11:59 PM EST Thursday night, 20 hours before launch,” Clutch Markets Founder 0xSimpleFarmer tweeted. Arguably, StonkBrokers is the mos

Kyle
Jul 162 min read


LET'S GET PHYSICAL: Boring Merch Launches Its First Ever Boring Editions With Jacopo Lanza And You Can Get Yours For Free Now!
Forget a free mint! Boring Merch is putting a new spin on free claims with its first ever Boring Editions free art drop, where all you'll pay is the shipping. On Thursday, Made By Apes brand Boring Merch teamed up with BAYC member and artist Jacopo Lanza for the brand's first ever Boring Editions collectible poster, titled "Swamp DNA." “The Boring Editions BE-001 Swamp DNA x Jacopo Lanza Art Print is now live,” Boring Merch Founder ApeWhale tweted. “The physical edition is

Kyle
Jul 161 min read


A WHOLE NEW BALL GAME: It's Opening Day For Candy As The Brand Gets Ready To Drop Its First Ever Set On Solana Under Tad Smith This Friday At 1 P.M. EST!
Take me out to the Candy drop! Friday will be Opening Day of sorts for sports and entertainment collectibles company Candy, which is set to release its all new 2026 MLB Base Series ICONS on Solana at 1 P.M. EST. And everyone's invited to step up to the plate and take a swing at landing a pack! In total, 500 packs of Candy's 2026 MLB Base Series ICONS will be available for $10 each and feature 100 of baseball's biggest names across a variety of rare parallels, including star

Kyle
Jul 162 min read


UP! UP! AND A WADDLE: Pudgy Penguins Artist Afiq Gave Fans A New Look At The Brand's Upcoming Comic Book Series, The Adventures of Pax Pengu & Polly!
UP! UP! And A Waddle! Pudgy Penguins artist Afiq just gave the Web3 world one of its first looks inside the brand's highly anticipated comic book series, The Adventures of Pax Pengu & Polly. “Can't wait for everyone to read the comic books,” he teased , sharing a page straight out of the upcoming series. As the Gazette previously reported, Pudgy Penguins is slated to debut The Adventures of Pax Pengu & Polly later this month at San Diego Comic-Con. The three part series f

Kyle
Jul 151 min read


PAX IN PACKS: Pudgy Penguins Partners With Kakawow To Bring Fat, Flightless Birds To China's Trading Card Market!
No matter where you are or how you collect, Pudgy Penguins are in the cards! On Wednesday, the brand announced that it, and more than 100 fat, flightless birds, are waddling into China's collectible card market through a new partnership with the nation's largest trading card brand, Kakawow. “Collectible cards are one of the world's biggest entertainment categories, reaching hundreds of millions of collectors across the world,” Pudgy Penguins tweeted. “We're proud to join Kaka

Kyle
Jul 152 min read


MANIFEST DESTINY: BAYC Charts A Course Toward Its Yacht Club Vision With Its Next Apparel Drop!
From J-PEGs to jackets! The Bored Ape Yacht Club is embracing its "Manifest" destiny in the world of apparel as it prepares to drop a new collection that leans even further into the Yacht Club aesthetic. On Wednesday, Yuga Labs unveiled its next limited edition apparel collection, Manifest Series, marking the next chapter in the club's growing maritime inspired apparel! “Last month, we set sail with Anchor Drops. Now, it’s time to introduce our Manifest Series. Kicking off

Kyle
Jul 152 min read
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