Incredible artists, both established and new, gathered at our headquarters recently. Here’s what they had to say about making music with our models.

So... I wrote a song about Proof-of-Work and decentralized blockchains as told through a gladiatorial setting ran by no one. Let me know your thoughts! #BTC #blockchain #ProofOfWork #Decentralization youtu.be/hksgMgT9_rw

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Tomorrow @MWorpex13807 hits us with the latest AI tracks made by the amazing metal community over at @suno_ai_ 🤘 ⏱️9/5 at 1pm EST LINK - CyberMetalRadio - DOT - com

Experience the spirit of unity and goodwill with Toast 4 Peace! Join us as we raise a toast to ending all wars #Toast4Peace @Toast4Peace

It’s been a while since I last posted about game time with Dookie Dash. Gaming with my daughter, who was 11 at the time and made it to the top alongside pro gamers, was such a fun time! We just launched a small collection on the Base chain via Magic Eden. This is a project our small collective is incredibly proud of, despite the market nosediving yesterday, quite literally just hours before the launch. To make things even tougher, multiple reports came in about people being unable to mint in the first phase. Ever felt like swimming against the impossible? Yup, that was it! When people look for momentum, we had none. But here we are, still standing; momentum is nothing without passion, and we collectively share a similar mindset. We also launched without securing any premint % for the team. Why did we choose to mint our own Dragons (not premint)? For two reasons: 1) Many teams secure a % for their team & marketing. We chose to do something different, to level the playing field by participating in our own collection, just like any other community member. It’s about fairness. 2) Why should others mint if you don’t believe in your own work? It’s the same as success in anything in RL; believe in yourself before others do. It’s a powerful mantra. I choose to believe in our small collective of brilliant artists and creative geniuses. I minted these little Dragons, featuring my daughter’s calligraphy, chosen by @ejthek_art in our team to symbolize the Year of the Dragon. It’s personal, supporting the collective and my young daughter combined. Spotlight time: If you do a little DYOR, you’ll find our team members are well-established. Don’t mind yours truly, just a little nobody sitting in the south corner of the earth ;) But back to the point...the team is entirely awesome artists and above all, beautiful human beings I'm humbled to work alongside with! They’ve been artists long before crypto art & PFP collections existed: @ShinjiAkhirah (a brother from another mother) has worked with many global brands offline @rutgervandertas, a brilliant artist with such a gentle soul, was named a Top 10 Crypto Artist in 2021 & The MVP of the Long Wei collection: @ejthek_art the multi-talented technical artist, meticulous with details and so much more. He’s not only a creative genius but also a low-key, humble human being I’m proud to call a friend Did I mint our own collection? You betcha! While I don't know what my collective team will do with theirs, you may be wondering what I will do with these dragons I personally minted. For me, they will 100% sit in my collection regardless of the “floor.” NFTs are simply the medium for art, and art is meant to be enjoyeeeeed, something to be proud of. The Year of the Dragon holds deep meaning in my heritage, Asian culture. I might even give these away before the transformation phase happens later this year. I will not to sell them, so consider these dragons out of circulation ;) I may be open to trade the traditional way though, collecting without pressures of price is how it should be with digital collectibles. Imagine the fun of ripping through packs of collectibles and trading with your friends and other collectors, that's the vibe. We're about the joy and pride they bring, not the price tag. How many teams are still standing after launching with much higher mint prices? This entire experience, self-funded and born from the joy of creation, aims to enrich the collecting experience, even amidst the NFT exodus. If you believe in art, artists, and indie creators, I invite you to support our small yet dedicated team. Take pride in owning art directed and created by a truly decentralized team focused on enriching the NFT experience. The mint price is a mere 0.003 ETH, a small amount that won’t break the bank. Support a zero VC, artist-led team that genuinely cares about the space Where to mint? magiceden.io/launchpad/base/… a completely fresh collection of Dragons set to transform later in the year. We stay away from free mints because we pay it forward (strange, right? But yes!) Despite the doom and gloom, there are still people who remain optimistic about the space we share. I'll leave it here: Believe in something or nothing at all. This space is here to stay, and we’re in it for the long haul. Are you a believoor too? Shoutout to the @MagicEden team for a streamlined launch process. They vetted projects and teams like no other because they care! 🫡 We're sorry for those who had trouble minting in during the WL phases. A special thank YOU to those who've already minted their dragons!💛

Let’s gooo!

Hey #WAXFAM ! Check this out! youtube.com/watch?v=CUCq4Y_b…

Please get your own security figured out before worrying about ours

Where's my data? #AvailClash 5DnhW5G31b8pCPpHrFHtrKNt437ucgA7CfNttY8J94vLZ1Aq

7) Special shoutout to @pan_danil and @BlocklessMonstr early contributors, as well as @GertJanAkerboom the Kekleberry metaverse builder on @cryptovoxels Tip your witch hat to these magical artists @ytje_veenstra, Tom Abbink, and Kekleberry early contributor @0xmj_ too!🎃✨

The witching hour is upon us, and guess what just broke out of their Keksters shells? Meet Crypt-O’-Lantern & Count Rugula! 🌕 Free Mint: Links to claim below and a smol 🧵 bueno.art/kekleshire/hallowe… #FreeMint

The egg is oddly familiar 😉🥚 @Moxarra @MrMonkX @ytje_veenstra @Tom_Abbink @rutgervandertas @ejthek_art @ShinjiAkhirah @0xJetski @marcotic12

our team had fun cooking up this little gift to the #hbk community...

It’s crucial that we, as a crypto community, call out failures to embody the values that make this space great. We have to continue to incentivize the collaborative spirit of open-source development. If we fail to do so, we’ll be no better than the Web2 monopolies.

Crypto runs on the open source ethos. When projects don’t follow it, the ecosystem suffers. We were disappointed to see that @zksync copied our code without attribution and made misleading claims about the original work, so we wrote this post. mirror.xyz/0x70DF15b0208eFCe…

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