THE BORED APE GAZETTE

Good morning and “Zǎo shàng hǎo” from the swamp! The Bored Ape Yacht Club is officially on China’s versions of TikTok and Instagram, RedNote and Douyin, in a move to meet members where they are! “BAYC has always been global, and we’re continuing to build deeper connections across APAC with official RedNote and Douyin accounts,” the club tweeted last night. “More local content. More ways for the community to connect.” Getting active on RedNote and Douyin could be huge fo

Collectors were feeling like kids in a candy store on Thursday after sports and entertainment collectibles company Candy Digital officially closed its burn window last night as the platform prepares to move to Solana! “The Free Migration Support and Burn Windows closed last night at 11:59 PM ET,” Candy tweeted. “We appreciate all of your efforts to access your collections and are glad you enjoyed the burning period. @solana, here we come” In total, more than 121,000 asse

Whether you’ve been in the Bored Ape Yacht Club since mint or just arrived in the swamp today, everyone has seen it happen: a rare or aesthetic Ape gets sold to a bot for a low price, only to get flipped to a true collector moments later. But that could soon change. On Wednesday, BAYC member Del Broko highlighted how a spacesuit wearing Ape was WETH’d into a bot before being flipped to a collector, resulting in nearly $7,800 USD in profit for the bot instead of an actual coll

To the moon… and beyond? Whether you’re an Ethereum maxi or a Solana trencher, everyone wonders from time to time: Are we alone in the universe? Now, Clutch Markets and Solana Space are teaming up to try and find out! From congressmen claiming they’ve seen things that would terrify the public to three letter agencies releasing more footage and reports involving unidentified flying objects in the skies and seas, talk of extraterrestrial life has officially entered the mainstre

Adam Weitsman brought another pair of hands into the HV-MTL garage this week as he continues working to reboot the project and make it an important part of the Otherside! On Tuesday, Weitsman announced that artist and storyteller Justin Aversano was joining the HV-MTL crew as the project’s new Creative Advisor. “From capturing raw human stories through his lens to envisioning the Meebits for public art, he is now powering up his hvmtl to bring creative direction for mec

It’s a sugar rush in the NFT space this evening as Candy collectors reactivate their accounts and burn their unwanted NFTs ahead of tonight’s deadline! Tonight at 12 A.M. EST, Candy’s activation and burn window will officially come to an end, marking collectors’ final chance to secure their accounts and decide the fate of their digital collectibles. “Clock’s ticking,” Candy Digital tweeted. “You have until 11:59 PM ET TONIGHT to: complete your burns, Qualify as an "Active Fan

Are Punks the next Punks? A piece of NFT history is suddenly back in the spotlight after notable developers Jalil found a way to fix and trade the original V1 CryptoPunks contract. Questions surrounding provenance, culture, and artistic intent have since taken over the timeline as collectors debate whether these once broken NFTs deserve a larger place in CryptoPunk history. “found a lego smart contract fix for safely trading the broken C̱̀̏́̒̕r͛̏͘͜ỷ̶̲̮̃͜pt͖̪̔̎oP̧͈̯̐̀̇̍ú͐n̷̮

Talk about a hats off moment! Last month, the Bored Ape Yacht Club released a limited edition hat that leaned heavily into the club’s newfound nautical aesthetic. The limited edition drop sold out quickly, leaving many BAYC members, like Phil, hatless and feeling bummed that they missed out. “I HATE how much having an IRL job outside of Web3 disconnects you from things in the space,” he tweeted at the time. But while Phil may have missed the drop, his friend and fello

From physical cards like Pokémon and Magic: The Gathering to a possible future filled with AI created collectibles, Moonbirds CEO Spencer believes the next great trading card genre could be AI generated, and he’s giving everyone the chance to get in on the action for just two bucks! On Monday, Spencer stopped by Bored Ape Yacht Club member FFV’s podcast, where he discussed Moonbirds’ new fully AI generated cartoon series, Birb Origins, and its physical trading card tie in fea

Aesthetics and rarity are back in style onchain as one of the space’s rarest Ape type CryptoPunks quietly changed hands in a private deal! On Tuesday, longtime CryptoPunks collector OldSchoolCollection sold CryptoPunk #5795 to an anonymous collector via notable art dealer Eli Scheinman’s new platform, CanonPunks. “Grateful to place Punk 5795 in a new collection today,” Scheinman tweeted. “One of 24 Apes.” CryptoPunk #5795 is a one attribute Ape type Punk wearing a police