We all have our lightbulb moments around NFTs. That moment where the idea of an NFT makes sense. And another moment where it makes more and more. And another. And another. Stumbling across Jenkins in 2021 was a lightbulb moment for me. Jenkins brought storytelling to the space, and became a stand out ape in the yacht club. One of the first characters on-chain. Over the last few years I’ve got to know the Tally team pretty well. A smart, creative, hard working bunch with a heap of resilience. We’ve watched them succeed, we’ve watched them fail, and we’ve watched them pivot. I’m proud to become the next owner of Jenkins the Valet, that damn mutant, and Goodboy. I have no firm plans, and my intention is to be a solid steward for these characters, and for their stories to continue through the swamp. For now, all I want to say is thank you. Thank you to the space, yacht club, the team at Tally, and to Jenkins. Let’s see where this journey takes us next.

Jenkins

I’ve ordered hundreds of things from Amazon. The one that took the longest to arrive was a kindle. Go figure.

I bought my first mutant ape in the summer of 2023 and I was genuinely happy. As the market pulled back, I did not run. I bought my next mutants, upgraded to my first OG and then eventually acquired the @jenkinsthevalet full set. I did not get airdropped mutants or dogs. I bought those too. My entire entry into this ecosystem came at full cost with no early holder perks and no bull run to carry me. And here is the part we rarely acknowledge. There are more people with my story from 2023 until now than there are early minters who caught lightning in a bottle in 2021. The community today is built on holders who stepped in during the hardest chapter, not the easiest. That matters. OGs often talk about the old days and how the magic is gone. I get it. But most of us never had those old days. Our entire history has been a steady downfall while we kept showing up and holding onto hope. So ask yourself. Who has demonstrated stronger conviction. Who actually has more right to complain. Because the truth is new Gs stay while OGs leave. Think about that. So when an OG walks away, someone new steps in. Someone who did not get the wave up but still wants to be part of this club. That is who keeps the lights on. The journey down and how we endure it is just as important, maybe more important, than the journey up. If you leave, then good luck. But if you stay, then I ask the OGs who helped build the early culture to remember this and lead. Show us what that era felt like. Show us why it mattered. There are far more new Gs than old Gs now, and if the club is going to survive, it needs all of us, but it especially needs the people who wrote chapter one to help us write chapter two. NFTs live and die by community. That part has never changed. 🍌 @BoredApeYC

JenkinsMutated spotted, he was non stop fudding @jenkinsthevalet, I had to censor the stream once he got going because of how raunchy it was.

nothing like an ape welcome dance for those that jump into the Otherside Nexus! is this the real Metaverse? good luck today with those minigames! @gifr_eth @NftCelestials @jenkinsthevalet

We have @jenkinsthevalet in Otherside Nexus - But where is the legend @JenkinsMutated

If Otherside works, it opens up new possibilities for NFTs, that’s clear. Today, NFTs are launched in one big collection. And if it doesn’t sell out, it’s considered a failure. But, in the Otherside, it makes more sense to mirror how shops work irl. A bit at a time.

Heading to the nexus later. What we buying and selling.

We always blame the builders in this space. But fundamentally the reason I don’t buy as many NFTs as I used to is because I don’t trust the buyers/holders/sellers. I don’t trust the market, and I don’t see how a single builder can fix that. But that’s not entirely true. All my bets are placed. Nothing sidelined. I just have extremely measured expectations. And a concentrated position.

How much is an M2 serum these days? Asking for a friend.

A 🧵of all the bored apes I've ever owned Starting with minting BAYC #787 As a NBA Topshot baby, I noticed a lot of collectors talking about Ethereum I bought some ETH and heard about apes through CT grapevine I thought it was crazy that I was paying $300 for a jpeg

Unlike the majority, I actually really want the best NFT collections to keep plummeting. I’d love to own more, and I can’t unless we drop a zero. Let it happen. Stop the moaning.

All this chat about NFTs and the ape FP is hilarious. Everybody gotta get over this idea of NFTs as a store of value. Just buy things you want to own, and forget about how much the resale value is. I wanted to own Jenkins. So I bought it.

OtherdeedStrategy by @token_works

In 2021 I spent $216k on this digital monkey picture. Today it's worth zero. 6 or 7 zeros, depending on who you ask. And I would have missed it, if not for a simple lesson from one of the greatest art collectors of the century 👇

Bored Ape Yacht Club

OS leaving NFTs behind and focusing on a future where they’re obsolete. NFTs are an obvious future for me. Maybe under a different guise. And maybe the ones that are valuable are different. But I’m comfy with a 10+ year time horizon if that’s what it takes.

You just had to be there

OpenSea said bend over, and CT did exactly that.

Feel like it’s an easy decision to buy $PNKSTR here. So I did. Too much negativity to ignore.