THROWBACK THURSDAY: From 0.08 ETH To Forever, OG Minters Reflect On The BAYC’s Historic Mint Night 4 Years Ago!

Throwback Thursday was anything but boring around the swamp, as a Bored Ape Yacht Club original minters looked back on minting their Apes four years ago today and reflected on how that middle-of-the-night decision literally changed many of their lives!

On this day four years ago, the BAYC’s pre-mint closed and the project was officially opened up for anyone in the world to mint a Bored Ape for just 0.08 ETH, or $235.82 USD!

 

Once the pre-sale ended, legendary NFT trader Pranksy, who minted over 1,000 primates, alongside YouTuber Schiller and NBA TopShoter Josh Ong, and many more crypto Twitter voices had the entire Web3 world talking about the Apes.

“4 years ago today I minted this @BoredApeYC alongside 1,249 others,” Pransky tweeted today. “I then bought it back a year later for 333 ETH and then sold it again for 420.69 ETH... This is one of many ridiculous nft exploits that we can look back on thanks to a public ledger. Now if only we had some place to share all of these mad moments...”

 

 

Today, many of those original minters are still active in the swamp including: Barron Von Hustle, who gifted one of his primates to his IRL best friend SeanNana, Captain Zwingli (whose dog famously woke him up to mint), VeraTheApe, Truth, EnglishBulldog, BadTeeth, GratefulApe, Balou, Philbacka, Lulo, RFDZI, CheetahCowboy, Nef, 0xChef, VLaaD, Mozzy, HunterNFT, and many more legends who continue to show up every single day for the best club on the internet!

 

"Didn’t realize this one transaction would change everything,” VeraTheApe tweeted today. “Four years ago today, I bought my very first nft  @BoredApeYC. That moment kicked off the vera the ape era of my life. Gm to the wild ride, the people I’ve met, and the memories we’ve made. Still here. still building.”

 

The Bored Ape Gazette wishes everyone a happy four years around the swamp and congrats to all the original minters who helped make the club what it is today! Stay tuned for updates!