THE BORED APE GAZETTE

Sometimes you just need to stop and smell the J-Pegs. It was a floral Friday in Web3 as HV-MTL owner and NFT collector Adam Weitsman added a 1/1 flowery fren and citizen of Vibetown to his collection for 17 ETH, or roughly $29,000 USD. “Long, hard day at work and needed some @goodvibesclub to help finish off the week strong,” Weitsman tweeted. “Acquired the epic 1/1 Citizen of Vibetown #2943 to help support these amazing founders and one of the all-time best communities out t

It's time for a Target run! From the nest and the igloo to the aisles! On Friday, Orange Cap Games' popular trading card game, Vibes, officially made its way into Target stores nationwide, bringing Pudgy Penguins, Moonbirds, and more to retail shelves one pack at a time! “A new chapter for Pudgy Penguins and Web3 begins today,” Pudgy Penguins tweeted. “The Pudgy Vibes TCG Season 3 collection is now available in all Targets nationwide. Pudgy Penguins has officially entered

Things are red, white, and bored around the swamp after Yuga Labs announced that ApeFest 2026 is happening somewhere from sea to shining sea! On Friday, the Bored Ape Yacht Club took to the timeline with another rustic red clue about this year's flagship event. This time, the image featured "USA" stamped in the lower right corner, confirming that ApeFest 2026 will take place somewhere in America! With this and yesterday's clues, we now know that ApeFest 2026 will take place

Ready. Set. Rip! On Thursday, local card shops from the U.S. to Asia were catching a vibe as collectors ripped into Orange Cap Games' latest Vibes TCG set, Birbs & Pengu. The new set consists of nearly 200 cards that pay homage to memes, popular culture, and Web3 ethos while featuring frens from across the timeline. “I got a very cool card for my penguin,” Pudgy Penguin Community member and Vibes TCG model ST. McFly told the Gazette. “It's a common rarity card too, so I

Ladies and gentle-Apes, please fasten your seatbelts because CyberKongz are ready for takeoff! From the cockpit to the collection, HV-MTL owner and NFT enthusiast Adam Weitsman purchased a high flying CyberKongz, dubbed Captain Kong, on Thursday for 6 ETH, or roughly $10,250 USD. "I’ve been waiting for the right opportunity to secure a grail from one of my favorite OG collections @CyberKongz,” Weitsman wrote. “Captain Kong was 1 of 10 Legendary Kongz auctioned in March 202

Bored Ape Yacht Club members are seeing ApeFest red, but they aren't exactly sure what it means, but fear not! Yuga Labs CEO Michael Figge says he and the team will soon release such comprehensive information about the event that "we won't even have to talk about it, and that will be that." Things were anything but boring on Thursday after the Bored Ape Yacht Club shared a rustic red image with the number "1017" scribbled across the bottom. The post left the community wit

Pudgy Penguins holder St. McFly is ready for another cardboard close up as his second Lil Pudgy makes its debut in Vibes TCG's new Birb & Pengu set! From the blockchain to the card shop, St. McFly's Lil Pudgy, Lil Pudgy #11734, is among the nearly 200 Moonbirds, Pudgy Penguins, and other familiar frens from across the NFT space set to hit store shelves around the world tomorrow. “I got a very cool card for my penguin,” McFly told the Gazette. “It's a common rarity card too, s

Whether you flock, huddle, or collect, everyone will be feeling Birbish and a Lil Pudgy tomorrow when Vibes TCG's latest set officially drops in card shops and online retailers around the world! Three months after Vibes TCG creator Orange Cap Games announced that the popular NFT themed trading card game's third set would feature Moonbirds alongside Pudgy Penguins, Birb & Pengu is finally set to hit store shelves tomorrow. This new Vibes TCG set, dubbed Birb & Pengu, is made

Are you not AI-ntertained? This Thursday, GamiFi will officially open the Arena for its highly anticipated agentic fighting game on ApeChain that turns NFTs into AI powered fighters. Ding! Ding! “Thursday June 18th, 3 PM UTC (11:00 A.M. EST),” GamiFi tweeted. “Public launch is locked. Waiting for you in our launch party with surprise guests. Powered by @ApeCoin @ApeChainHUB.” As the Gazette previously reported, this isn't just another button mashing fighting game. In the

Out in the Bear during a brutal bear market, a group of Pudgy Penguins gathered in Moscow this week, proving this community doesn't hibernate in the cold, it huddles up. On Monday, Pudgy Penguins Russia took over the igloo and the timeline with photos from its most recent get together. “Pudgy Penguins holders dinner in Moscow was one for the books. This community is a big family,” Pudgy Penguins Russia tweeted. “6 hours of conversations, mystery box opening, gifts, laughs and