MINTING IN THE METAVERSE: Yuga Labs Is Rolling Out A New Otherside Based Mint Experience, And Everyone Can Ape In!

Minting is heading to the metaverse next week as Yuga Labs rolls out a new interactive allowlist experience for its upcoming Voyager drop with a renowned artist and everyone is invited to ape in!

A lot of firsts will be going down on the Otherside next week as Yuga invites all of Web3 to visit the Nexus, grab a ticket, and try their luck at earning the chance to purchase one of contemporary visual artist Daniel Arsham’s new Voyager avatars, which evolve and change over time, for $200 USD.

“Head to Otherside and find the Starfield Gallery portal near the bridge at spawn,” Yuga Labs wrote. “Interact with the gallery curator at the front desk. That interaction triggers the allowlist sign-up and checks your wallet automatically. Your tickets are issued directly to your wallet.”

 

 

This in world minting experience is brand new and sounds a lot like the kinds of things longtime NFT collectors used to dream about in the early days of the space.

“We live in the FUTURE,” BAYC member CinemaD tweeted. “In ‘21 minting was hectic and happened on probably sketchy websites. Now??? Bro go talk to the Curator at the digital art gallery Biggest drop of the year and it’s happening in-game! INSANE.”

While anyone can throw their hat in the ring and try to land one of Arsham’s Voyagers, users who hold MegaKodas, Kodas, Apes, Otherdeeds, or Mutants or who have been actively playing on Otherside will receive additional tickets, giving them better odds of securing a spot.

“An allowlist spot gives you access to a time-limited purchase window on April 30,” Yuga Labs wrote. “Every Arsham Voyager purchase also includes a signed limited edition copy of Daniel Arsham's new book, Future Relic: Failures, Disasters, Detours, and How I Made a Career as an Artist, a document of over two decades of Fictional Archaeology. The book is a physical companion to this digital collection as a one-time redemption after you claim your Voyager.”

Tonight, Yugaverse NFT holders are invited to check their wallets and get their scores to see how many tickets they are eligible for below:

 

The window to stop by the Starfield Gallery and sign up for the allowlist will be open from April 24 to April 28 at 4 P.M. EST.

As the Gazette prevously reported, this month’s Arsham × Otherside Voyager robot skin is part of a bigger “Voyager” initiative that Yuga Labs has planned, where it will collaborate with artists on different skins and aesthetics for bots in hopes of onboarding collectors from other niches into the world. The initiative was first teased at ApeFest 2025 in Las Vegas during Michael Figge’s keynote speech.

 

 

The Gazette is working to find out more about this all new experience and will keep you posted on all things Arsham. Stay tuned for updates!