THE BORED APE GAZETTE

Chimpers and Quirkies and Good Vibes, oh my! Over the weekend, founder of VeeFriends and a longtime NFT bull Gary Vee, made some notable onchain moves, purchasing a pair of Chimpers, two Quirkies, and four Good Vibes Club NFTs, echoing a message he’s been preaching since a 2021, NFTs are forever but only a few will be sought after! Along with making moves onchain, Gary stopped by NFT Space host Loki’s popular Saturday show to share his broader thoughts on the NFT market, co

Ninety three ApeChain crews left the safety of the swamp for the stars this morning in search of a cure and prizes for themselves and their favorite collections as part of ApeCoin’s latest onchain NFT activation. Ground control to Major $Ape, we have liftoff. On Monday, Chapter Two of ApeCoin’s Exodus Rising kicked off with teams of four blasting off into the Ether, where they must work together to solve puzzles, stay alive, and compete for prizes like Gobs, Geezs, and four f

If you missed this morning’s deadline to reactivate your HV-MTL bot for the project’s 2026 reboot, fear not. Project owner Adam Weitsman has reopened the window until midnight Eastern time tonight, so get it done now or get ready to rust. Earlier today, the activation window for HV-MTL holders briefly closed before reopening again after several clankers complained that they missed the deadline entirely. “I just told @Gabrielesm1 my partner to extend the windows activation

A Polymarket bettor with a spooky name is predicting a scary future for the world after placing $37,000 USD worth of bets that China will soon invade Taiwan leaving many to ask: does this user know something, or are they just seeing ghosts? Over the weekend, a new Polymarket user by the name of CasperSMC placed $33,000 USD on China invading Taiwan this year at $0.12 per share, along with another $3,000 USD wager that war will break out between the two before 2027. Some on X

This Pokémon Fossil card is making history and changing some lives, after the character’s biggest fan caught the attention of MrBeast. With 2026 marking Pokémon’s 30th anniversary, it’s already shaping up to be one for the books. On Sunday, the Kabuto King, a rising figure in both Web3 and the collectibles world with over 2,500 Kabutos in his collection, agreed to purchase a first edition Kabuto card signed by the world’s biggest YouTuber in exchange for a $10,000 USD donatio

Between the GIFs, the tweets, and of course the memes, the Pudgy Penguins are proliferating across the internet, and it’s becoming increasingly likely that just about everyone has seen these cute flightless birds. On Sunday, The Pudgy Penguins’ mindshare ticker was looking more like the U.S. national debt clock as the brand officially passed 300 billion impressions, marking a monumental moment for the huddle. “PENGU mindshare just passed 300B views,” Pudgy Penguin tweeted.

Something is brewing in the Web3 world, as the Espresso Network is reminding everyone to mint its two crosschain NFTs on ApeChain and Rarible before the open mints close tomorrow morning at 11 A.M. EST! “Final call,” the project tweeted on Sunday. “Experience bridgeless crosschain minting on @rarible , powered by Presto from @EspressoSys . As seamless as using one chain.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Mint an @ApeChainHUB NFT using @RariChain Funds. Mint on RARI using ApeChain funds.” W

Heads up, HVs! The window to reactivate your Bots for the project’s upcoming reboot closes tomorrow morning, so make sure you power them back up before time runs out. 2026 is shaping up to be the year of the HVs, as new HV-MTL owners Adam Weitsman and Gabe get ready to transform the forgotten bots sitting in holders’ hidden folders into a thriving project complete with new art, Otherside avatars, and more. But before any of that can happen, holders need to turn their HVs back

From the Institute of Contemporary Art in Miami to, most recently, the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, CryptoPunks are becoming a staple of collections around the world, and now everyone can track exactly where Punks are being placed. Over the weekend, notable NFT collector and co-author of CRYPTOPUNKS: FREE TO CLAIM, Sean Bonner, announced the launch of his new MuseumPunks website, which is dedicated to tracking the growing list of CryptoPunks that have found a home i

Sunny South Florida was cold as ice on Friday as the National Hockey League and Pudgy Penguins brought chill vibes to Miami for the southernmost outdoor hockey game ever played. On Friday, the NHL’s Winter Classic headed down south as the Florida Panthers took on the New York Rangers at loanDepot Park in 63-degree weather, made possible thanks to industrial grade chillers, a portable ice rink, and a whole lot of science keeping the ice from melting. But before the more th