THE BORED APE GAZETTE

It’s the end of an era for NFTs after Magic Eden announced it will shut down its Bitcoin, Ethereum, and EVM marketplaces in the coming weeks as the company pivots away from multichain NFT trading and toward Solana and gambling. On Friday, Magic Eden revealed it will close its EVM and Bitcoin marketplaces on March 9th, shut down its Bitcoin API on March 27th, and deprecate the Magic Eden Wallet on April 1st, telling users to export their private keys to a new wallet before the

The magic of a multichain marketplace could soon be coming to an end, as rumors of Magic Eden closing its Ethereum, Bitcoin, and various L2 marketplaces spread across the timeline! On Thursday, Blockspace Media, a trade publication covering Bitcoin technology, markets, and compute founded by Colin “CBSpears” Spears and Will Foxley, reported that Magic Eden may shutter its Bitcoin and EVM marketplaces, as well as its multichain wallet, as early as Friday, February 27. “The sou

JUMP AROUND! An idea almost a year in the making waddled into Urban Air indoor trampoline parks across America on Wednesday when Pudgy Penguins announced its branded claw machines were nowplaced in locations nationwide. “Pengu claw machines are now live in select Urban Air locations throughout the USA,” the project posted. “Pengu is everywhere.” Getting these claw machines into Urban Air was no small feat. In fact, it took time. The Pudgy Penguins first showed off the cut

The Punks’ perpetual NFT buying machine is speeding up after Token Works announced it is lowering the relisting multiplier from 20% to 10% above the floor, likely meaning quicker sales and more token burns. “We've decided to lower the relisting multiplier on PunkStrategy," Token Works tweeted on Wednesday. “This means that if CryptoPunk #5117 (the current floor Punk) is purchased by the protocol for 29.25Ξ, it will be relisted for 32.18Ξ .The Token Works, faster.” With this

Four years, 441 episodes, and countless hours of gratefulness later, The Grateful Show celebrated its fourth anniversary yesterday, and while Web3 has changed dramatically, community and vibes remain at the heart of it all. Back on February 24, 2021, NBA Top Shot drops were all the rage, CryptoPunks were starting to catch bids but were still months away from their debuts at Christie’s and Sotheby’s, and Bored Apes weren’t even a thing yet. But The Grateful Show was and it has

From the old forest to the timeline, 1,666 humanoid NightGlyder companions emerged onchain, and as the community showed love to the new pixelated art, the project’s founder urged holders to be intentional when pairing a Glyder with a Trainer. On Wednesday, just a day after the NightGlyders’ secondary collection Trainers minted out in minutes, the project’s art was revealed and quickly took over X as holders shared photos of their new pixelated people. \ As the Gazette previou

From pixels to the pitch, Meebits Fútbol mints on OpenSea tomorrow morning as the voxel avatars step onto the soccer field! Ahead of the World Cup across the Americas this summer, the Meebits are releasing a fútbol themed collection of soccer playing voxel avatars that will be Otherside ready and redeemable for physical collectibles, combining the fun of blind boxes with the utility of NFTs. Each NFT will contain a Meebit soccer voxels representing either Canada, Brazil,

Crypto prices are down and AI doomerism is everywhere, But fear not! An Ether Rock just sold for $127,000 USD! On Tuesday, an anonymous crypto whale transferred 70 Ethereum from Kraken exchange to a brand new wallet and immediately purchased Ether Rock #93 for 69.99 ETH. “Whenever I’m ready to just ragequit crypto and never look back, you guys restore my faith in humanity,” notable NFT Trader and longtime Bored Ape Yacht Club member DFarmer tweeted. While the buyer

Amid racks of clothes, outdated appliances, and collectibles someone once swore would be valuable, a Canadian thrift store briefly became home to a one of a kind Del Mundo masterpiece, proving people powered positivity is alive and well in the Great White North. Last week, Canadian artist and longtime NFT enthusiast Jeff Kelly purchased a second hand painting and reworked it to feature his Del Mundo, transforming an overlooked canvas into an NFT inspired work of art. Kell

NightGlyders are flying high this evening after the project’s secondary collection, Trainers, sold out in minutes! “This marks the beginning of a new chapter,” NightGlyders Founder Pilot tweeted. “We continue to redefine what’s possible, set new standards, and push boundaries. No one builds quite like the Glyders. Trainers are the next major addition to the ecosystem. Together with Glyders, they are designed to dominate the entire chain as a unified force, training, evolving,