Real talk, spent a solid amount of time in Minted back in the day, and you guys are honestly unmatched when it comes to execution
I still vividly remember hitting my first-ever mint using your setup over a year ago and the absolute energy in the chat, that core vibe sticks with you
Fast forward to now, I'm building my own community with its own independent identity and rules, but looking back, the blueprint and the initial spark definitely came from watching how you guys operate
Most outsiders just reduce Minted to "just botters," but what people fail to realize is that it's a masterclass in resilience and adapting to every single brutal market shift
Staying consistent and locking in through every cycle is insanely rare
Huge respect for setting the bar and keeping the grind alive
All "Alpha" Groups have their own special quirks that make them who they are e.g.
Minted is probably the most well known as "the botters" as we tend to mint almost every whitelist and public mint that launches, some people hate us, others love us. Although we offer a lot more that's what catches the attention of everyone so we continue to post about it.
Alpha Gems/BR4ted/Funkari are all limited to roughly 200 members or less and receive high whitelist allocation spots as they take the time to reach out and call with different founders and i respect that as i honestly couldn't do that - i don't have the patience to pretend i like a project just for spots 😭
I am a big fan of Emperors Journal's server though, Guar has been building non-stop the past few months with new monitors and tools for their members, its one of the top groups imo - they've also given me ideas to implement into Minted which is pretty nice.
Minted is one of a few big groups that are ungated/anyone can join and leave at any time they wish which is something i have always wanted as we didn't want people to "prove" themselves to join us or have to commit to posting to stay within the server which is why i really respect and love members who are very active within Minted.