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When it comes to memes, the NFT space doesn’t disappoint. As a community based on blockchain art and internet culture, things can and often do change on a dime. From 48-hour-long crypto crashes to celebrities jumping into NFT projects at random, there’s always something to talk about.

But when simply talking about cultural happenings doesn’t suffice, you can always count on the NFT community to whip up a meme or two to enhance social media discourse. So to shine a light on the unsung heroes of the weird wide world of non-fungibles, we’re bringing you the best NFT memes of all time — from crypto taxes memes to the famous Gary Vee smirk.

And if you want to see meme NFTs – i.e. famous memes that have been sold as NFTs –— we have you covered there as well.

The Wolf Of Wall Street on NFTs

Over the last year, NFTs grew from a niche internet fad into one of the hottest pop culture phenomena of the 2020s. Not everyone likes NFTs, and not everyone understands exactly what they are, but that hasn’t stopped countless artists and collectors from selling them.

With all the hype, some people are willing to buy just about anything as an NFT hoping the asset will be worth something. This drives price speculation and can eventually lead to a crash. For example, remember Tulip Mania? The NFTs based on the actual 16th-century Dutch tulip craze resulted in their own obsession — with one of the 50 pixelated tulip NFTs selling for more than $55,000. Today, you can own one for as little as 0.05 ETH — about $160 USD.

Crypto taxes meme

Ah, tax season. The time of the year when we all scramble to make sense of our gains and losses from the previous year. As this taxes meme points out, many of us are often left with nothing but bare bones after all of our state and federal payments have been made. Fortunately, there’s a lot of available information on how to report NFT assets, gains, and losses on your taxes.

Twitter suspends @NFT

Did Twitter cancel NFTs? Not necessarily. But @NFT, the joint venture of Jason Falovitch and Mark Cuban was locked up in Twitter jail in February 2022. “This account was disabled following repeated violations of our policies, and it won’t be reinstated,” a spokesperson for Meta, Instagram’s parent company, told Rolling Stone.

Twitter user “Space Cowboy,” who goes by the handle @topshotfund, publically accused the verified page of “promoting a shadowy cabal of scammy copy pasta NFT projects without proper disclosures,” which led to the account being banned.

McDonalds tweets about crypto

It’s a long-running joke within the crypto and NFT communities that when the charts go down, blockchain millionaires will have to return to their IRL jobs, such as a shift at the local McDonald’s. Well, the charts really dipped in January 2022, so McDonald’s social media team took the opportunity to check in on the community with this snarky tweet. The creators and collectors took it in stride, and hit back with some jabs of their own.

Larva Labs Pokémon meme

LarvaLabs, the team behind CryptoPunks, found itself facing quite a bit of backlash in February 2022, promoting this Pokémon-inspired meme. One of the company’s co-founders, John Watkinson, sold off his stock of V1 CryptoPunks NFTs. Days after selling them, Larva Labs attempted to blacklist the budding project and get it kicked off NFT marketplaces. This denouncement had the potential to cause the price of V1 Punks to plummet, creating a financial loss for everyone who bought the NFTs from Watkinson.

Watkinson, meanwhile, kept all the money from his sales and would incur no losses from the drop in price — which was a drop that was caused by a company he and one other person controlled.

Tom Brady retires for NFTs meme

We’ve seen a lot of celebrities ape into NFT projects, but never to the extent that Tom Brady has. In February 2022, he announced he’d be retiring from the NFL to focus on his NFT startup, Autograph (and his family, of course). Brady’s retirement ended up lasting just 40 days. This doesn’t mean that Brady’s NFT days are over through. He’s partnered with ESPN to create an NFT collection based on his career.

Kevin the unfinished Pixelmon NFT meme

Ah, Kevin. This particular meme was born in the wake of the Pixelmon reveal. Pixelmon is a project that made more than $70 million via a dutch auction sale of unrevealed NFTs. The team apparently fast-tracked the reveal even though the art wasn’t fully ready, giving us Kevin (the name Kevin is the name of the NFT’s “species” trait).

“I’m not going to sugar coat it — we made a horrible mistake,” Syber, the creator of Pixelmon, wrote on Discord. “This is unacceptable. We felt pressured to push reveal, and the reality is we weren’t ready to push the art work. This does not represent the brand, and we will fix this as we have let many people down with this reveal.” He went on to say that the team would be spending $2 million to revamp the artwork.

Today, Pizelmon is an Open World RPG NFT game where you can train, evolve, and fight your Pixelon. Kevin is still as famous as ever. He’s inspired derivative art collections of meme NFTs such as “he Lives of Kevin” and Kevin Punks.

Vitalik the Bear

Co-founder of Ethereum Vitalik Buterin was spotted on stage at ETHDenver in quite the getup. Not only did the programmer seemingly wear pajamas onstage, but he appeared in a full-body bear suit at one point. He’s been known to be playful on stage, but as the event took place during a small crypto crash, many immediately saw the meme potential.

The GaryVee Smirk

There are few names as influential to the NFT ecosystem as Gary Vaynerchuk, AKA GaryVee. The wine critic turned social media mogul sits as the chairman of New York-based communications company VaynerX. Over the past year or so GaryVee went from NFT collector to creator, even launching VaynerNFT to assist celebrities and brands with their own NFT endeavors, and of course, creating the VeeFriends ecosystem.

This fantastic little screenshot came to us by way of an interview Vaynerchuk did with CNBC in early February. During the interview, Vaynerchuk was asked about the “problematic” nature of the crypto and NFT space, to which he gave a chuckle before answering. The screenshot quickly became a popular reaction image among the crypto and NFT communities.

NFT roadmaps meme

Before apeing into a new NFT project, it’s incredibly important to do some research into what the project is all about, who is behind it, and where they plan to take it. Many times, NFT roadmaps are all promises without any actual substance… like a beer that’s all foam. Just look at Pixelmon, the company that raised $70 million and then delivered Kevin, who also made this list.

NFT project Frosties also had a promising roadmap that included promises of raffles, merch, and even a “special fund to ensure the Frosties longevity.” However, the project’s developers made off with more than $1 million in ETH just hours after the launch. They’ve since been arrested. The best way to avoid such scams? Do your research.

Donnie Darko seeks IRL friends

When you’re deep into NFTs, it’s much easier to make friends in the metaverse than it is in real life. Never getting the chance to see your friend’s face or hear their voice isn’t something to be concerned about…right?

Seriously though, it’s incredible to see the kinds of genuine connections being made in the community. Many of these online friends are even turning into IRL relationships through meetups and events.

Never stood a chance

It happens all too often. You think you have a chance at winning an auction, then a whale comes in and shatters your dreams. In this case, the Golden Friend NFT was the one that got away. It’s just one of 5,000 animated characters created by Markus Magnusson.

Perhaps one of the most high-profile instances of being outbid occurred in March 2021, when TRON blockchain founder Justin Sun was outbid in the last 20 seconds of a Christie’s auction. The piece he lost out on owning? Beeple’s Everydays: The First 5000 Days NFT.

NFT generational gap

The “my parents at age xx” meme has been around for quite some time, so it’s no surprise that many have adapted it to fit the vast NFT and Web3 ecosystem. While many lives have changed due to NFTs, the stigma surrounding digital ownership is that collecting non-fungible art and collectibles just can’t hold a candle to legacy life achievements like having kids and buying a house. What would you rather have, a cartoon PFP or a plot of land and a fruitful retirement account?

Get your priorities straight

While we’ve seen countless NFTs pasted and glued to walls throughout the world (either by official means or by renegade enthusiasts), some NFT street art shines a not-so-positive light on Web3. While Zuckerberg’s Meta is quickly becoming a central hub for virtual experiences, the author behind this tag obviously thinks that the luxuries of real life, like sex, drugs, and touching grass, are far more rewarding.

NFTs are all the same

There’s so much more to the NFT space than the many PFP collections that dominate the market. No, really, with NFTs, nearly any type of IP can be monetized, including memes. But, since Bored Apes, Doodles, Moonbirds, Azuki’s, and the like are still thriving as the poster children of the NFT space, it’s no wonder non-Web3 consumers think all NFTs look the same.

But perhaps these nay-sayers have a good reason. As flopped projects like MekaVerse have shown, nailing the generative aspect of generative avatar projects really matters. Otherwise, folks end up receiving duplicate NFTs or at least ones that appear far too similar to their “completely unique 1/1” counterparts.

NFTs are all about money

Numerous versions of the “NFTs are only about money” meme have proliferated throughout the Web3 space, but this particular SpongeBob reference nails the sentiment perfectly. While the NFT industry is a robust and expansive ecosystem at the intersection of finance, technology, and art, it’s hard to discount that the money-making aspect of non-fungible tokens is the most prominent. Yes, the true meaning of NFTs exists separate from money and art, but that doesn’t make this meme any less compelling.

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The 2022 NFT market crash gave birth to one of the strangest NFT collections the world has ever seen. It’s known as Goblintown. Its purpose? To make weird goblin sounds. No, seriously. 

Here’s how the creators describe the project on OpenSea, the world’s largest NFT marketplace, “AAAAAAAUUUUUGGGHHHHH gobblins goblinns GOBLINNNNNNNNns wekm ta goblintown yoo sniksnakr DEJEN RATS oooooh rats are yummmz dis a NEFTEEE O GOBBLINGS on da BLOKCHIN wat?” 

Enlightening, isn’t it? And for better or worse, the project took the NFT world by storm. 

The Goblintown collection went live the week of May 20, 2022. In the span of just a few short days, this unabashedly irreverent project saw all 10,000 of its freely minted pieces claimed. Shortly after selling out, the floor price went to more than 2 ETH ($2,500). Makers throughout the space immediately jumped on the hype, with Goblintown derivatives flooding OpenSea’s volume charts just weeks after Goblintown first opened its doors.

Eventually, the floor price crept up to 4 ETH ($4,800) and individual NFTs started selling for tens of thousands of dollars. One of the most expensive sales was Goblintown #8995, which sold for $136,440.

If you’re confused, please know that you’re not alone. Here, we did our very best to suss out what’s going on with Goblintown and explain why the NFT project achieved such popularity. 

What the heck is Goblintown? 

Goblintown’s name and site URL, which ends in .wtf, both embody what every NFT collector feels during a huge market drop: Anger, chaos, utter confusion, and pandemonium. In this respect, the name is a colloquial expression for bear markets, and the project could easily be seen as elaborate commentary on the state of NFTs — and NFT collectors — during the 2022 drop.

The purpose of the project is also rather surprising. Recently, several prominent NFT collectors have noted that, to be taken seriously, an NFT project must have meaningful utility. Goblintown’s creators….don’t care. 

From the start, the founders were upfront about the nature of this project. On the official website, the team outlined their plans in bold letters: “No roadmap. No Discord. No utility. CC0.” That last bit is especially worth paying attention to, as each Goblintown NFT is registered under a creative commons license, meaning buyers have free reign to do whatever they want with their goblin NFTs.

With its quickly rising floor prices, CC0 licensing agreements, and the amount of support it currently enjoys from the community, some observers believe this crass project holds massive potential. 

Who runs Goblintown?

When Goblintown launched, its creators were anonymous. However, despite the remarkably silly way the founders described the collection, it didn’t seem like an amateur project. In fact, what jumped out to more seasoned members of the NFT community was the project’s high overall quality. 

To begin with, there is the art. It’s far from stick drawings made in MS Paint, and anyone who looks at the images can tell that they were made by real artists. The same can be said of the website. The UX is complex and enjoyable, with a number of fun surprises baked into it. Clearly, it’s made by someone with a background in user experience design and engineering.

Credit: Screenshot of Goblintown website/nft now

Then there are the surprisingly on-brand events, which were one of the earliest measures of the project’s overall quality. In a bizarre Twitter space hosted just past midnight EDT on May 26th, guests were subjected to nearly three whole hours of various speakers taking the stage to make — for lack of a better term — goblin noises. More than 86,000 people tuned in, and media publications around the world picked up the story. 

Rumors flew about who was behind the collection. Many users thought it had ties to prominent crypto artist Beeple. However, he denied any affiliations in a tweet, calling the collection “a shockingly low effort pump and dump project.”

Eventually, though, Goblintown’s creators came clean and revealed who they are. In a tweet on June 15, the Goblintown team uncharacteristically issued a formal message to their community. 

In the post, Goblintown’s creators identified themselves as Truth Labs. It’s a collective of creators whose mission is “dedicated to sharing delightful blockchain mischief, exploring creatively, developing rich, fun worlds and experiences (both IRL and in the digital realm), and providing a platform for new voices and visions in this space.” 

The Truth Labs team previously created The 187 and Illuminate Collective. Finally, with Goblintown, it looks like they were able to meet their goal of lightening up discussions and bringing some levity to the wider NFT space.

The power of community

Taking everything we’ve seen during this project’s lifespan at face value shows us one key thing: the continued power of virality. Despite lacking a comprehensive marketing plan, partnerships with established brands, or affiliations with prominent members in the NFT sphere, it has made a huge mark within the community. 

In short, the idea of Goblintown — its irreverent “nothing really matters” tone — struck a chord with collectors who had experienced weeks of stressful financial losses. Plus, it was simply absurd and just made no sense. This made individuals curious and also gave them a sense of FOMO. What is this project? What if it’s a cunning ploy by someone huge? What if I miss out? 

These all came together to make Goblintown go viral, and the project quickly transformed into a thriving community.

In fact, at NFT.NYC 2022, the Goblintown horde was able to meet up and connect in-person en-masse for the very first time. Numerous attendees of one of the biggest conferences in the space came dressed in goblin garb, proudly representing their community.

If that wasn’t enough, members of the Goblintown team were even able to deck out a food truck into a fully functional roving branch of McGoblinBurger — complete with goblin staff, of course. One attendee even reportedly received ‘pee’ to go with their McGoblinBurger.

Where can you buy GoblinTown NFTs?

Until recently, you could only buy GoblinTownNFTs on secondary marketplaces like OpenSea, Rarible, and LooksRare. In September, however, Truth Labs announced the launch of Truth Labs Marketplace, a dedicated secondary sales platform for its own NFT collections, including GoblinTown.

In a press release shared with nft now before the launch, Truth Labs explained that the platform’s goal is to enable sales of its NFTs with reduced fees for sellers. The platform will charge a single five-percent royalty-marketplace fee for transactions on the site.

This significant move showed how Web3 companies are reconsidering the role of marketplace fees and royalties in the NFT ecosystem. By creating the platform, Truth Labs looks to address what it sees as unacceptably high fees on marketplaces like OpenSea, which takes a 2.5 percent marketplace fee off of the final price of every NFT transaction and allows creators to set royalties anywhere from 2.5 to 10 percent.

Security is another tenet underpinning Truth Labs Marketplace. In another apparent shot across the bow at industry giant OpenSea, whose stolen item policy has recently come under scrutiny, Truth Labs claimed in the press release that it would be “more stringent” in its processes for reporting stolen NFTs.

GoblinTown having its own marketplace home might be a sign of things to come. Web3 heavy hitters like Magic Eden and others have likewise recently released tools that specifically address the creator royalty debate. The possibility of a proliferation of NFT collection-specific platforms could result in a fragmentation of the secondary market platform ecosystem, for better or worse.

Regardless, it’s undeniable that Truth Labs injected the 2022 bear market-beleaguered NFT scene with much-needed levity and cash flow. What’s next for GoblinTown is anyone’s guess, but it’s likely to be as irreverent as the project’s reputation would suggest.

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Traversing the world of non-fungibles is a daunting task. With so many new NFT projects, artists, and large-scale collections cropping up weekly, it’s become nearly impossible to keep up with every subsequent development.

In the past, a simple browse of OpenSea was enough to find the latest NFT craze. But things have changed drastically since the 2021 NFT boom. Now, NFT enthusiasts have to be acutely mindful of what and where they collect.

To aid in the unearthing of awe-inspiring NFT endeavors both new and old, nft now presents Undervalued: a weekly column highlighting innovative projects, collections, and artists pushing the NFT space forward.

Party Degenerates

Party Degenerates, launched on October 17, 2021, is a PFP NFT collection led by prominent collector/investor Seedphrase and entrepreneurs Aleks Knapic and Raluca Cherciu. Featuring a total of 10,000 NFTs, each token within the collection was designed in part by prominent crypto artists Blake Kathryn, Cory Van Lew, FVCKRENDER, Hackatao, and others.

Party Degenerates boasts an impressive list of membership benefits, including virtual and in-person events, exclusive merch, commercial rights, access to parties around the world, and more. As one of the first generative avatar projects to drop without revealing any of the collectible artwork before the mint, Party Degenerates comes complete with a philanthropic mission by reserving 10% of all secondary sales to be put toward supporting artists and musicians.

The Walking Dead 3D Avatars

The Walking Dead Lands 3D Avatars, launched on October 4, 2022, is the latest public NFT drop from Orange Comet and hit AMC franchise “The Walking Dead” (TWD). The collection, which features 5,000 lifelike 3D hand-sculpted recreations of the show’s most famous characters, is the third release from the TWD x Orange Comet series.

In contrast to preceding collections, this 3D avatar collection coincides with The Walking Dead Lands — a post-apocalyptic open-world build-and-earn digital experience based on TWD universe. To access The Walking Dead Lands, fans and collectors will need to collect at least one avatar, making this specific drop the start of the growing Web3 experience.

RAC Architecture

Architecture, launched on December 16, 2021, is a collection of architectural photography NFTs created by GRAMMY-award-winning producer RAC. While, as a musician, RAC established himself as a prominent and successful part of the NFT space, Architecture is a departure from his normal releases.

Comprised of 14 photographs, Architecture is a unique use-case of a multidisciplinary artist branching out from usual release routines. As individuality has been said to be a marker of success in the NFT market, RAC’s numerous endeavors continued to exemplify the many ways through which creators can leverage their talents in Web3.

Riot Girls

Riot Girls, launched on February 14, 2022, is musician, activist, and content creator Pussy Riot‘s new PFP project created in collaboration with popular crypto-artist Gremplin. Featuring 666 NFTs, Riot Girls is billed as the first collection to represent women of different ages.

Featuring a broad variety of both hand-drawn and generative NFTs, Riot Girls is unique in the way that the collection consists of unique holder and burn rewards that help transform the collection over time. Considering the high-profile nature of the collaborative endeavor, Riot Girls exists as a testament to collaboration and inclusion.

Huxley Comics

HUXLEY Comics, launched on October 15, 2021, is a graphic novel universe created by renowned sci-fi concept artist Ben Mauro. Currently featuring nearly 30,000 pieces, the HUXLEY Comics collection is a continuously growing supply of dynamic comic NFTs said to be six issues long.

Huxley presents collectors and readers with a post-apocalyptic universe set in the desolate wastelands of a planet gripped by nuclear war. The HUXLEY ecosystem is split between avatar and comic NFT collection and has been said by Mauro to be a project “a decade in the making.”

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In less than a year, VeeFriends has become one of the most influential and unique NFT collections on the market. Tied to the personal and professional brand of Gary Vaynerchuk, VeeFriends launched at a time when similar PFP (profile picture) NFTs like Bored Ape Yacht Club were just beginning to take off.

Yet, perhaps due to the state of the still budding NFT market, Vaynerchuk (professionally known as GaryVee) took a unique approach to his large-scale endeavor that has continued to influence the greater NFT ecosystem.

And on October 4, VeeFriends announced the opening of pre-sales of its first limited series of collectible characters, in a partnership with Macy’s Toys“R”Us (a subsidiary), with the official launch slated for October 17, according to a press release shared with nft now. This move brings the VeeFriends characters into the physical world, in an attempt to bring an online NFT community into the hands of NFT holders.

What is VeeFriends?

Created as a way to bring to life his ambitions of building a community around his creative and business passions via NFTs, GaryVee’s VeeFriends has continued to prosper, providing one of the most successful NFT membership use-cases in existence. VeeFriends is the overarching name of GaryVee’s NFT collection that was released on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. The VeeFriends brand encompasses Mini Drops, Book Games, and a forthcoming large-scale “Series 2” collection all stemming from the inaugural drop of 10,255 VeeFriends tokens.

Within the inaugural collection, or, “Series 1,” exists a special set of tokens referred to as G.O.O. (Gary Originally Owned). These 1,242 tokens (over 12% of the supply) were reserved by GaryVee for his own collection, meaning that only 9,013 NFTs were originally available as part of the Series 1 launch.

Each token within the Series 1 collection is based on one of 268 characters that were originally hand-drawn by Vaynerchuk as representations of human traits that he most admires. Gary Vee’s NFTs also grant their owners a wide variety of incentives.

Who created VeeFriends?

There are few names as influential to the NFT ecosystem as Gary Vaynerchuk, AKA GaryVee. First known as a wine critic turned social media mogul, Vaynerchuk now sits as the chairman of New York-based communications company VaynerX. CEO of VaynerMedia, VaynerSports, and four-time New York Times bestselling author, Gary Vee’s net worth is estimated to be $200 million.

In a year, GaryVee went from NFT collector to creator, even launching VaynerNFT to assist celebrities and brands with their own NFT endeavors.

Now seen as one of the most prolific voices in the NFT space, Vaynerchuk’s influence expands throughout the entirety of the NFT ecosystem. He is regarded as one of the most important figures in NFTs and continues to solidify his position with every expansion of his VeeFriends ecosystem.

An expert in predicting trends, Vaynerchuk believes NFTs will be here for the rest of his life, and that VeeFriends is going to be the project to go down in history.

What’s the purpose and utility of VeeFriends NFTs?

As of October 2022, VeeFriends collection has generated nearly 79,000 ETH (over $240 million) in sales volume via OpenSea. Yet, since launching the first 10,255 VeeFriends, GaryVee had remained adamant that VeeFriends Series 1 was only the beginning.

In August 2021, the VeeFriends community got the first glimpse at what he meant with the announcement of Book Games. Then, only two months later, the VeeFriends roster expanded yet again with Mini Drops. And in October of 2022, VeeFriends’ debuted physical products of the plush characters, including Willful Wizard, Adventurous Astronaut, Practical Peacock, Genuine Giraffe, Empathy Elephant, Heart Trooper, Gratittude Gorilla, Common Sense Cow, and Be the Bigger Person.

VeeFriends’ partnership with Macy’s will reveal each characters’ backstory

In a notable deployment of use-cases, every VeeFriends physical product comes with a printed QR code connected to 3D animated films, in addition to character songs. The physical collection of VeeFriends will go for $9.99 to $29.99, in plush and/or vinyl character sets. You can buy the VeeFriends products on Macy’s Toys”R”Us website, Macy’s mobile app, and at all physical stores of the chain nationwide.

VeeFriends

The VeeFriends’ 3D animated content will reveal the backstory of each character. “Gary Vaynerchuck has created an extraordinary digital community,” said SVP of Merchandising at Macy’s, in the press release. “We are excited to partner with Gary and VeeFriends to bring his signature NFT characters to life exclusively at Macy’s reaching a new set of fans for us.”

“VeeFriends collectible plush and vinyl sets have unique stories and design, and we can’t wait for both parents and children to enjoy,” added Moore in the release. VeeFriends’ goal is to add value to the NFT community. “It’s just one more way we want to connect with our NFT holders and show them how we are developing the IP behind the characters,” said VeeFriends President Andy Kraniak, in the release.

From October 4 to October 18 VeeFriends are giving token holders of specific characters a free, claimable figure. “VeeFriends wants to bring value to our NFT community — not only will they get first access to claim the collection, they also get priority to the in-store events,” said Kraniak. This means NFT holders will have incentives in the form of higher priority service during events in physical stores.

Book Games

Book Games stemmed from the announcement of GaryVee’s book, “Twelve and a Half: Leveraging the Emotional Ingredients Necessary for Business Success.” Even prior to the announcement Vaynerchuk had mapped out the utility of the book on an NFT scale. With Book Games, he was able to tie his book to the VeeFriends ecosystem, all while solidifying it as an integral part of the collection.

Book Games, is a layer 2 NFT project featuring 125,000 burnable tokens in a game that’s played, as GaryVee says, “forever.” The game worked by incentivizing Vaynerchuk’s NFT fan base to purchase as many copies of his new book as they possibly could to receive NFT rewards down the line.

First, a bit about “layer 2.”

In short, layer 2, refers to any blockchain solutions designed to help scale applications by routing transactions away from the Ethereum Mainnet (layer 1). These solutions still benefit from the Mainnet’s decentralized security model but work to increase transaction speed while at the same time reducing gas fees.

The two most popular Ethereum layer 2 solutions are Polygon — which has been integrated into OpenSea — and Immutable X. GaryVee elected to host Book Games on Immutable X to minimize gas fees (transaction fees). And considering the huge supply of Book Games tokens, this decision will likely serve to benefit the VeeFriends community greatly, especially if the games do end up running…forever.

But how do you play the game?

On Aug. 27th, 2021, the VeeFriends patriarch announced that for every 12 books someone ordered during the Book Games one-day promotion period, they would receive one NFT via airdrop. After a nearly 100 day waiting period, GV had sold over one million copies, announcing the gamified part of Book Games to go live on Jan. 10, 2022.

The “game” part of Book Games comes from the numerous trading possibilities enabled through Immutable X. Book Games holders can sell their NFTs or keep them to trade for other NFTs, sports cards, VeeCon tickets, and other special prizes. Book Games can also act as whitelist access for other VeeFirends projects, which we’ll cover later in the Series 2 section.

VeeFriends Mini Drops

Two months after Book Games, GaryVee announced the launch of VeeFriends Mini Drops — a limited sub-collection of VeeFriends that focuses on collaboration, scarcity, and what GaryVee calls the “cultural longevity” of the VeeFriends characters.

This Mini Drops began with the launch of Spooky Vees a collection of 31 unique 1/1 pieces featuring Halloween-themed VeeFriends characters that were dropped, of course, on Halloween. These NFTs were eligible to claim on a first-come, first-served basis by those who held a Halloween VeeFriend.

Also encompassed within the Mini Drops collection are Gift Goat NFTs. By holding the Gift Goat VeeFriends character, collectors can expect to receive 18 total exclusive gifting experiences curated by GaryVee and the VeeFriends team. Each gifting experience consists of one physical gift and one NFT out of a supply of 555, to match the 555 total supply of Gift Goat tokens.

To date, Gift Goat holders have received NFTs in collaboration with Danny Cole (Creature World), Isaac “Drift” Wright (Where My Vans Go), Pop Wonder, and more.

Now with these two robust secondary VeeFriends endeavors, Book Games and Mini Drops, each continuing to rack up sizeable amounts of ETH trading volume on the secondary market, GaryVee is poised to release the largest expansion of the VeeFriends and VaynerNFT ecosystem to date with VeeFriends Series 2.

Everything to know about VeeCon

By owning VeeFriends NFTs, collectors have immediate access to the VeeFriends community and have enjoyed access to VeeCon, Vaynerchuk’s multi-day “superconference” that happened from May 19 to May 22, 2022. The conference was accessible only to those who own a VeeCon NFT ticket and hosted a wide variety of speakers, including many of the most influential names in NFTs like Beeple, Steve Aoki, and even Snoop Dogg.

Yet, for the wide majority of general NFT enthusiasts, attending VeeCon has become unattainable, as the VeeFreinds floor in 2022 Q1 consistently remained around 16 ETH (~$52,000). But why would anyone spend that amount of crypto on a ticket to a “superconference” in Minneapolis, Minnesota? In short, because it’s directly tied to Gary Vaynerchuk.

Everything to know about VeeFriends Series 2

After months of teasing a new expansion to the VeeFriends universe, in early April 2022, Vaynerchuk revealed that the project ecosystem is set to grow by 55,555 additional NFTs.

With VeeFriends Series 2, each token will be priced at $995 USD in ETH and act as a way for the average NFT enthusiast to join the VeeFriends ecosystem at a lower cost. Things will go a bit differently this time around though, as the total supply of the new series will be released on numerous different dates throughout April.

First, on April 12, Book Games NFT holders that were randomly selected to be on the Friends List (whitelist) will be able to mint Series 2 NFTs. The total supply set aside for Book Games holders is 32,000 NFTs.

Also on April 12, those who hold a VeeFriends Series 1 NFT will be able to claim Series 2 NFTs. The total supply for this allotment is similar to the total Series 1 supply of 10,255.

Then, on April 25, the public sale will commence, with only 10,000 Series 2 NFTs available for purchase. This number may change as any unminted NFTs from the Friends List minting period will be placed up for sale on this date.

Finally, starting on April 27, 15 new characters (220 tokens per character) will be introduced into the VeeFriends ecosystem. One character will be made available per day over the course of 15 days, with the only way to receive one being to hold a specific set of Book Games tokens to enter a daily raffle.

It’s important to note that Series 2 NFTs will not give their owners VeeCon access, but will grant holders other incentives within the VaynerNFT ecosystem. The forthcoming drop will also present a variety of new token burn mechanics unique to Book Games and Series 2.

To learn more and prepare for the drop, visit the VeeFriends blog for the most up-to-date info on the forthcoming collection.

Where can you buy Gary Vee’s NFTs?

Looking for a VeeFriend NFT to call your own? Gary Vee suggests that, before buying, make sure you do your “due diligence, your research, your 50 hours of homework.” VeeFriends Series 1 can be purchased on OpenSea. If you’re looking to buy a Series 2 friend, you’ll need to wait until mid-April. Check out the above section for all the dates and details.

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