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<h3>Chimpers Arcadegen Card Collection</h3><ul><li>Mint Date: September 11</li><li>Supply: 555</li><li>Price: Free - 0.02 ETH</li><li>Chain: Ethereum (Base)</li><li><a href="https://chimpers.com/news/chimpers-trading-card-platform?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=a-long-running-pfp-returns">Link</a></li></ul>A profile picture project from 2022 doing an NFT in the year of our lord 2024? Chat, is this real?Indeed.Continuing from where they left off with Amulet Cards last June (covered <a href="https://mintorskip.com/news/new-drop-ordinals-mommy?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=a-long-running-pfp-returns">here</a>), Chimpers is launching a full-fledged <a href="https://chimpers.com/news/chimpers-trading-card-platform?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=a-long-running-pfp-returns">Collectibles Platform</a> on the Base L2 alongside a new Arcadegen card collection from artist/founder <a href="https://x.com/TimpersHD?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=a-long-running-pfp-returns">Timpers</a>.The cards will be available for free to holders of a <a href="https://magiceden.io/collections/ethereum/0x3ff9e04b7ad8f6dd5922c74d2a13385201e051a6?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=a-long-running-pfp-returns">related art piece</a> first, before moving on to a paid public sale by the end of the month.These seem as complete as a trading card can be, including both 3D and 2D versions of the art, accompanying music, an AR experience, and even a physical twin for those who purchase before the end of the month.The “game” (for now) is just collecting the cards, with at least one more future drop confirmed by the project.Chimpers already has a positive track record with physicals, and they are one of the few PFP projects still standing that might be able to further grow the audience for their collectibles outside of crypto.✨&nbsp;Added to Top 25&nbsp;✨<h3>Egomorphs by Dr. Formalyst</h3><figure class="image"><img src="https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXdqN5OkD7nQsawh975FZxMWgNDj2f-MRLFzBCcasJhC598q8ND2uZ6JdQ0_DnRRAotn-7L7YQ3GRLC800rzDu1ixBiV7QvcqXVM4dA_VFTF7yR5io2WSigO-PXVtRDeZETm_w3jf67XLqMzWj1kEWXTBRs?key=VVbncZ6H8zlvSmnQ3nASWA" alt=""></figure><ul><li>Mint Date: Today, 2 PM ET</li><li>Supply: 15</li><li>Price: $250</li><li>Chain: Ethereum (Mainnet)</li><li><a href="https://verse.works/series/egomorphs-by-dr-formalyst?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=a-long-running-pfp-returns">Link</a></li></ul>Anybody at this table order a 15-person bizarre art drop reeking of existential crisis?This Verse collection dropping <a href="https://verse.works/series/egomorphs-by-dr-formalyst?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=a-long-running-pfp-returns">today</a> comes from the mind of Spanish artist <a href="https://twitter.com/dr_formalyst?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=a-long-running-pfp-returns">Dr. Formalyst</a>, who you might know from this fairly popular <a href="https://daily.xyz/artist/irina-angles-and-dr-formalyst?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=a-long-running-pfp-returns">Fellowship collection</a> from last year.Egomorphs sees CGI and generative AI blend to create 3D animations featuring the artist as protagonist in trippy choreographed scenes that are <a href="https://verse.works/artworks/7f750d36-6181-4758-9aaf-60f295d0f607?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=a-long-running-pfp-returns">claustrophobic &amp; schizo</a>, a bit <a href="https://verse.works/artworks/7f750d36-6181-4758-9aaf-60f295d0f601?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=a-long-running-pfp-returns">spooky</a> and <a href="https://verse.works/artworks/7f750d36-6181-4758-9aaf-60f295d0f604?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=a-long-running-pfp-returns">fairly theatrical</a>.Don’t get me wrong, there are deeper, valuable messages hidden in these pieces that are not that hard to grasp, but if you’re someone who, for example, doesn’t care for interpretive dance, then this might not be for you.You’ll need an appreciation for the inherent jankiness of current AI video to be in the buyers camp, which for some, adds to the bizarre charm.✨&nbsp;Added to Top 25&nbsp;✨<h3>Velocity Series Collection by Martin Grasser</h3><figure class="image"><img src="https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXc07ZsfA_G9NZTchYnFNf_CmAu24a-am-IE8CsAcxf5lv1zlZ9EpRr8f8Wc6HSoEQlX469arbQc8CoJ5pTPQ96Z0R1AKExHwxSC6C-BvoIKrtosrX0mRT_aTdHAeO4U4eLUgKxskOAA_rOX4AQ_gpZJFbY?key=VVbncZ6H8zlvSmnQ3nASWA" alt=""></figure><ul><li>Mint Date: TBD (probably this month)</li><li>Supply: TBD</li><li>Price: TBD</li><li>Chain: Ethereum (Mainnet)</li><li><a href="https://x.com/ArtOnInternet/status/1828041405148680485?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=a-long-running-pfp-returns">Link</a></li></ul>This will be the second drop for Red Bull’s <a href="https://pro.opensea.io/collection/velocity-pass-season-2?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=a-long-running-pfp-returns">Velocity Series 2.0</a> art pass, who’ll be hoping for a faster start than the sale of their first drop by <a href="https://www.bybit.com/en/web3/nft-pro/primary/Decision_Matrix?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=a-long-running-pfp-returns">Kjetil Golid</a>, which stumbled a bit before being repriced lower and selling out.This new collection is from a highly regarded creative coder in the scene, <a href="https://x.com/martingrasser?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=a-long-running-pfp-returns">Martin Grasser</a>, who put out last year’s standout <a href="https://pro.opensea.io/collection/vera-molnar-themes-and-variations?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=a-long-running-pfp-returns">Themes and Variations</a>.The <a href="https://x.com/martingrasser/status/1831751449019334800?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=a-long-running-pfp-returns">single sneak peek</a> looks clean, with striking colors depicting a racecar on a track, a nice change of pace from the more abstract interpretations found in the Red Bull collections so far.Generative art sales are still struggling, but some artists you just gotta keep on the watchlist.✨&nbsp;Added to Top 25&nbsp;✨<h3>Selections by Jan Robert Leegte</h3><figure class="image"><img src="https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXeSV1GeOLuDb4HtwQZCU-7Sr0z3QaGLt9Exx4B0IZPro2aUbz0XnrMAzyzml5PgZjUF0Kz4FkoC-0mq1vo8QixQggMuHgnjviY5inp9aezq8DEOAcyGmARvMl6rgcUugveZKkHKtO_vKWXTpSkcZ5gROLn1?key=VVbncZ6H8zlvSmnQ3nASWA" alt=""></figure><ul><li>Mint Date: September 12</li><li>Supply: 150</li><li>Price: 0.11 ETH</li><li>Chain: Ethereum (Mainnet)</li><li><a href="https://www.folia.app/works/selection/info?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=a-long-running-pfp-returns">Link</a></li></ul><a href="https://x.com/JanRobertLeegte?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=a-long-running-pfp-returns">Jan Robert Leegte</a>’s <a href="https://www.folia.app/works/selection/info?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=a-long-running-pfp-returns">Selection</a> is for the real abstract internet heads out there.Inspired by the selection tool found in most image editing software (you know, the one that highlights areas of an image using an animated dotted line, see above), Leegte has created an <a href="https://selection.leegte.org/index.html?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=a-long-running-pfp-returns">entire collection</a> of interactive websites that focus on the simple elegance of this tool.If that sounds exceptionally niche, it’s because it is.The visuals are probably best appreciated by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphical_user_interface?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=a-long-running-pfp-returns">GUI</a> geeks, with most of the variety coming from the chaotic dotted outlines and different color backgrounds.And that’s exactly what the artist’s fans have come to like, as shown by his <a href="https://pro.opensea.io/collection/jpeg-by-jan-robert-leegte?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=a-long-running-pfp-returns">various</a> sellouts of <a href="https://verse.works/series/buttons-by-jan-robert-leegte-1?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=a-long-running-pfp-returns">similar-looking</a> love letters to internet interfaces over the years.It might not be your cup of tea, but there’s clearly an audience for it.

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Plus, schizo vibes, racecars and nerd art

A long-running PFP returns

This will be the second drop for Red Bull’s <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://pro.opensea.io/collection/velocity-pass-season-2" data-token-index="1" tabindex="0"><code>Velocity Series 2.0</code></a> art pass, who’ll be hoping for a faster start than the sale of their first drop by <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.bybit.com/en/web3/nft-pro/primary/Decision_Matrix" data-token-index="3" tabindex="0"><code>Kjetil Golid</code></a>, which stumbled a bit before being repriced lower and selling out.&nbsp;This new collection is from a highly regarded creative coder in the scene, <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/martingrasser" data-token-index="5" tabindex="0"><code>Martin Grasser</code></a>, who put out last year’s standout <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://pro.opensea.io/collection/vera-molnar-themes-and-variations" data-token-index="7" tabindex="0"><code>Themes and Variations</code></a>.&nbsp;The <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/martingrasser/status/1831751449019334800" data-token-index="9" tabindex="0"><code>single sneak peek</code></a> looks clean, with striking colors depicting a racecar on a track, a nice change of pace from the more abstract interpretations found in the Red Bull collections so far.&nbsp;Generative art sales are still struggling, but some artists you just gotta keep on the watchlist.

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Velocity Series Collection by Martin Grasser

Jan Robert Leegte

<a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/JanRobertLeegte" data-token-index="0" tabindex="0"><code>Jan Robert Leegte</code></a>’s <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.folia.app/works/selection/info" data-token-index="2" tabindex="0"><code>Selection</code></a> is for the real abstract internet heads out there.&nbsp;Inspired by the selection tool found in most image editing software (you know, the one that highlights areas of an image using an animated dotted line, see above), Leegte has created an <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://selection.leegte.org/index.html" data-token-index="4" tabindex="0"><code>entire collection</code></a> of interactive websites that focus on the simple elegance of this tool.&nbsp;If that sounds exceptionally niche, it’s because it is.The visuals are probably best appreciated by <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphical_user_interface" data-token-index="6" tabindex="0"><code>GUI</code></a> geeks, with most of the variety coming from the chaotic dotted outlines and different color backgrounds.&nbsp;And that’s exactly what the artist’s fans have come to like, as shown by his <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://pro.opensea.io/collection/jpeg-by-jan-robert-leegte" data-token-index="8" tabindex="0"><code>various</code></a> sellouts of <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://verse.works/series/buttons-by-jan-robert-leegte-1" data-token-index="10" tabindex="0"><code>similar-looking</code></a> love letters to internet interfaces over the years. It might not be your cup of tea, but there’s clearly an audience for it.

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Selections by Jan Robert Leegte

A profile picture project from 2022 doing an NFT in the year of our lord 2024? Chat, is this real?Indeed.Continuing from where they left off with Amulet Cards last June (covered <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://mintorskip.com/news/new-drop-ordinals-mommy" data-token-index="3" tabindex="0"><code>here</code></a>), Chimpers is launching a full-fledged <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://chimpers.com/news/chimpers-trading-card-platform" data-token-index="7" tabindex="0"><code>Collectibles Platform</code></a> on the Base L2 alongside a new Arcadegen card collection from artist/founder <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/TimpersHD" data-token-index="11" tabindex="0"><code>Timpers</code></a>.The cards will be available for free to holders of a <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://magiceden.io/collections/ethereum/0x3ff9e04b7ad8f6dd5922c74d2a13385201e051a6" data-token-index="13" tabindex="0"><code>related art piece</code></a> first, before moving on to a paid public sale by the end of the month.These seem as complete as a trading card can be, including both 3D and 2D versions of the art, accompanying music, an AR experience, and even a physical twin for those who purchase before the end of the month.The “game” (for now) is just collecting the cards, with at least one more future drop confirmed by the project.Chimpers already has a positive track record with physicals, and they are one of the few PFP projects still standing that might be able to further grow the audience for their collectibles outside of crypto.

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Chimpers Arcadegen Card Collection

This generative music and glitch creation by Swiss artists <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://twitter.com/lennyjpg" data-token-index="1" tabindex="0"><code>Leander Herzog</code></a> and <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://twitter.com/milianmori" data-token-index="3" tabindex="0"><code>Milian Mori</code></a> is dropping as part of Coinbase’s <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://wallet.coinbase.com/ocs" data-token-index="5" tabindex="0"><code>Onchain Summer</code></a>.&nbsp;Minimal techno beats drive brutalist animation changes in an infinite array of pieces (best enjoyed on a huge screen – see above, forest optional).&nbsp;DOM2’s precursor, <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.fxhash.xyz/generative/slug/dom1" data-token-index="9" tabindex="0"><code>DOM1</code></a>, sold out on fxhash last year.&nbsp;This might be for you if you’re an explorator of niche electronic music… just don’t show these videos to your epileptic friends.

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DOM2 by Leander Herzog & Milian Mori

An upcoming free mint from <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://twitter.com/todaythegame" data-token-index="1" tabindex="0"><code>TODAY</code></a>, an AI-powered social simulation game (think Animal Crossing meets LLMs) developed by a doxxed team with AAA experience.It’s a follow-up to their genesis mint from earlier this year, <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://opensea.io/collection/today-ancient-seed" data-token-index="3" tabindex="0"><code>Ancient Seeds</code></a>, a factory-style collection that provides priority access to most of what’s being cooked up here, including this upcoming drop.&nbsp;These new seeds will offer holders game &amp; mint-related benefits, but to a lesser degree than the genesis collection, since they are supposed to be of lesser rarity with a higher supply.&nbsp;Details on holder benefits are slim, but much of <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://mintorskip.beehiiv.com/p/im-spending-weekend" data-token-index="5" tabindex="0"><code>what we said about the game’s first mint</code></a> applies to this one.&nbsp;This kind of game is hard to pull off (you can judge the gameplay <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://twitter.com/todaythegame/status/1737139217740804528" data-token-index="7" tabindex="0"><code>here</code></a>, they have another playtest starting next week), but getting in on a free gaming drop from an experienced team is a no-brainer if you have the time.

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Today - Mythic Seeds

Scerbo

If you thought that last one was weird…&nbsp;This is a collection of stills from Italian artist <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://twitter.com/__scerbo__" data-token-index="1" tabindex="0"><code>Scerbo</code></a> dropping this week on Verse. It takes his glitch photography collection from last year <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://verse.works/series/by-scerbo" data-token-index="3" tabindex="0"><code>Anti-crash</code></a> and feeds it to a host of hallucinating AIs to see if these can transform the pieces while maintaining a semblance of their original identity.&nbsp;The results can only be described as if my sleep paralysis demons were afflicted by a <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://verse.works/series/100-x-100-void-by-scerbo?itemId=9813bafb-81d7-402a-ab24-7ac246c683ed" data-token-index="5" tabindex="0"><code>balloon</code></a> and <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://verse.works/series/100-x-100-void-by-scerbo?itemId=04c5417c-ddc6-4aaa-9c54-4a8b20595e1a" data-token-index="7" tabindex="0"><code>dismemberment</code></a> fetish (don’t google that last one).&nbsp;I’m not entirely sure how I feel about it, but I do know that my mother would interrogate me if she saw one of these hanging on my wall.&nbsp;It might not be a collection for the masses, but a style this striking is sure to captivate those with an affinity for the bizarre, like those who bought out Scerbo’s similarly strange <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.expanded.art/collections/scerbo-unrealized-project" data-token-index="9" tabindex="0"><code>Unrealized Project</code></a> just a few months ago.

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100x100 VOID

Mowgly Lee

This upcoming AI video art collection from Los Angeles-based artist <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://twitter.com/MowglyLee" data-token-index="1" tabindex="0"><code>Mowgly Lee</code></a> drops tomorrow on Fellowship’s <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://daily.xyz/" data-token-index="3" tabindex="0"><code>daily.xyz</code></a> platform.&nbsp;It envisions the collapse of modern society:Grand-scale <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://daily.xyz/artwork/0x137137137/3" data-token-index="5" tabindex="0"><code>Hollywood-esque</code></a> urban destruction, shadowy political <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://daily.xyz/artwork/0x137137137/63" data-token-index="7" tabindex="0"><code>cabal masters</code></a> pulling the strings behind the scenes, social media <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://daily.xyz/artwork/0x137137137/70" data-token-index="9" tabindex="0"><code>brain rot</code></a> — these bleak scenes and more have a home in this critique of the current socio-political landscape.&nbsp;And it wouldn’t be an AI video collection without some downright <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://daily.xyz/artwork/0x137137137/5" data-token-index="11" tabindex="0"><code>weird ones</code></a>.&nbsp;Thankfully, there’s also a contrasting set of dreamlike ethereal pieces sprinkled in, like <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://daily.xyz/artwork/0x137137137/9" data-token-index="13" tabindex="0"><code>Commute from Work</code></a> or <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://daily.xyz/artwork/0x137137137/49" data-token-index="15" tabindex="0"><code>Museum Fatigue</code></a>, offering Truman Show-esque escapism from the chaos.&nbsp;Mowgly was part of Fellowship’s <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://mintorskip.beehiiv.com/p/need-watch-al-videos" data-token-index="17" tabindex="0"><code>first big AI video group show</code></a> last year where he sold out a similar-looking collection. I enjoyed that one (own a piece), and this seems like a fitting follow-up.&nbsp;P.S. They seem to be giving out prices only on inquiry, and I’m not sure that’ll change before the drop time.

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The End of History

An Ordinals art collaboration that almost seems too good to be true is coming soon with <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://twitter.com/0xfar/status/1821638961712001084" data-token-index="1" tabindex="0"><code>BRUTAL EDGE</code></a>, an open edition by <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://twitter.com/0xfar" data-token-index="3" tabindex="0"><code>FAR</code></a> and <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://twitter.com/harto_fr" data-token-index="5" tabindex="0"><code>Harto</code></a>, two of the best-selling artists on the chain.&nbsp;But that’s pretty much all that’s been revealed so far.They’ve set a price of 6.9 BTC on the project’s <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://gamma.io/ordinals/collections/brutal-edge" data-token-index="7" tabindex="0"><code>mint page</code></a>, but for now I’m assuming that’s just some good old-fashioned “haha funny number” trolling.The few video previews hint that this will be a highly neon, 3D work of…rocks.&nbsp;I don’t necessarily dislike that, and I need not mention how crypto mfs have been known to like a <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://youtu.be/JgdP7oWP0_0?si=7tEejmoG34X2Mhy2" data-token-index="9" tabindex="0"><code>good rock</code></a> from time to time.

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Brutal Edge by Harto x FAR

Ed Fornieles

One of the best-performing NFT art programs of the past year is back after a 3-month hiatus as <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://twitter.com/verse_works" data-token-index="1" tabindex="0"><code>Verse</code></a> gears up for its next SOLOS release, <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://verse.works/exhibitions/8-ball-sages" data-token-index="5" tabindex="0"><code>8 Ball Sages</code></a> by British artist Ed Fornieles.&nbsp;Fornieles is mainly known as the creative mind behind the <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://twitter.com/finidotworld" data-token-index="7" tabindex="0"><code>Fini</code></a> project, NFTs with built-in coin trackers in the form of cute tamagotchi-like animals which received quite a bit of attention in mid-2022.&nbsp;He’s keeping that interactive mascot feel in 8 Ball Sages, but instead of a cute pixel dog telling you $DOGE is down 12% via a sad roll on the floor, you’ll have mysterious fortune-telling hands holding <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_8_Ball" data-token-index="11" tabindex="0"><code>Magic 8 Balls</code></a> giving you life advice that’s influenced by the weather.&nbsp;Yes, these AI-powered characters’ narratives are shaped by live data feeds of the weather, shaping the tone of their advice. Perhaps as helpful as your favorite Mercury in retrograde astrology influencer.&nbsp;We’re going to see more and more AI experimentation like this as progress in that space continues, and as a Fini fan, I’m curious to see what Fornieles has cooked up.

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8 Ball Sages by Ed Fornieles

ChainVirus

Pseudonymous artist <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://twitter.com/ChainVirus" data-token-index="1" tabindex="0"><code>ChainVirus</code></a>, known for various generative glitch art releases on Ethereum and Bitcoin, delves into abstract expressionism with <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://twitter.com/ChainVirus/status/1821074355939340515" data-token-index="3" tabindex="0"><code>BitSplits</code></a>.&nbsp;Like their last June release, <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://magiceden.io/ordinals/marketplace/glitchmarks" data-token-index="5" tabindex="0"><code>Glitchmarks</code></a>, this is another gen art collection that pays tribute to another artist, except instead of web3’s Jack Butcher, BitSplits celebrates <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.moma.org/artists/5047" data-token-index="9" tabindex="0"><code>Rothko</code></a> with colorful rectangles in his style.&nbsp;The mint supply is a bit high for my taste, but we’ve seen the market go feral for <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://magiceden.io/collections/ethereum/0xa471f4da9b79645f4f5358e102c62f59c1329aa5" data-token-index="11" tabindex="0"><code>Rothko derivatives</code></a> before, so I wouldn’t be surprised to see BitSplits mint out.

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BitSplits by ChainVirus

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<h3>Today - Mythic Seeds</h3><ul><li>Mint Date: Q3</li><li>Supply: TBD</li><li>Price: Free</li><li>Chain: Ethereum (Mainnet)</li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/todaythegame/status/1824113800963915911?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=free-gaming-nft-minting-soon">Link</a></li></ul>An upcoming free mint from <a href="https://twitter.com/todaythegame?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=free-gaming-nft-minting-soon">TODAY</a>, an AI-powered social simulation game (think Animal Crossing meets LLMs) developed by a doxxed team with AAA experience.It’s a follow-up to their genesis mint from earlier this year, <a href="https://opensea.io/collection/today-ancient-seed?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=free-gaming-nft-minting-soon">Ancient Seeds</a>, a factory-style collection that provides priority access to most of what’s being cooked up here, including this upcoming drop.These new seeds will offer holders game &amp; mint-related benefits, but to a lesser degree than the genesis collection, since they are supposed to be of lesser rarity with a higher supply.Details on holder benefits are slim, but much of <a href="https://mintorskip.beehiiv.com/p/im-spending-weekend">what we said about the game’s first mint</a> applies to this one.This kind of game is hard to pull off (you can judge the gameplay <a href="https://twitter.com/todaythegame/status/1737139217740804528?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=free-gaming-nft-minting-soon">here</a>, they have another playtest starting next week), but getting in on a free gaming drop from an experienced team is a no-brainer if you have the time.✨&nbsp;Added to Top 25&nbsp;✨<h3>The End of History by Mowgly Lee</h3><figure class="image"><img src="https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXfeAydTZhs710lgQBT054bUQXp5dcGMjTe5uKaGDq0VCBGlq7y0YxyrnlxNWwwwfRFhCTANORASA7vnReoABLIGIDPoA7JweFi7Jcft5wNWWJMK6cxP3niiq2UjRWRWo105n_Mb0XxcmCbhF1QFXXn6N_To?key=UoP2s2NcZrolLRqeYyYlJw" alt=""></figure><ul><li>Mint Date: August 20</li><li>Supply: 80</li><li>Price: TBD</li><li>Chain: Ethereum (Mainnet)</li><li><a href="https://daily.xyz/exhibition/10071?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=free-gaming-nft-minting-soon">Link</a></li></ul>This upcoming AI video art collection from Los Angeles-based artist <a href="https://twitter.com/MowglyLee?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=free-gaming-nft-minting-soon">Mowgly Lee</a> drops tomorrow on Fellowship’s <a href="https://daily.xyz/?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=free-gaming-nft-minting-soon">daily.xyz</a> platform.It envisions the collapse of modern society:Grand-scale <a href="https://daily.xyz/artwork/0x137137137/3?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=free-gaming-nft-minting-soon">Hollywood-esque</a> urban destruction, shadowy political <a href="https://daily.xyz/artwork/0x137137137/63?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=free-gaming-nft-minting-soon">cabal masters</a> pulling the strings behind the scenes, social media <a href="https://daily.xyz/artwork/0x137137137/70?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=free-gaming-nft-minting-soon">brain rot</a> — these bleak scenes and more have a home in this critique of the current socio-political landscape.And it wouldn’t be an AI video collection without some downright <a href="https://daily.xyz/artwork/0x137137137/5?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=free-gaming-nft-minting-soon">weird ones</a>.Thankfully, there’s also a contrasting set of dreamlike ethereal pieces sprinkled in, like <a href="https://daily.xyz/artwork/0x137137137/9?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=free-gaming-nft-minting-soon">Commute from Work</a> or <a href="https://daily.xyz/artwork/0x137137137/49?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=free-gaming-nft-minting-soon">Museum Fatigue</a>, offering Truman Show-esque escapism from the chaos.Mowgly was part of Fellowship’s <a href="https://mintorskip.beehiiv.com/p/need-watch-al-videos">first big AI video group show</a> last year where he sold out a similar-looking collection. I enjoyed that one (own a piece), and this seems like a fitting follow-up.✨&nbsp;Added to Top 25&nbsp;✨P.S. They seem to be giving out prices only on inquiry, and I’m not sure that’ll change before the drop time.<h3>100X100 VOID by Scerbo</h3><figure class="image"><img src="https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXclbAcJshAWZPzZ6hWrvdSLhjSr3NAU6eisTmt1lc1nvhA8Inrox-rr2d6x5ivK9fEkZU5NGg5T8XZvJD0ugtnz53CKS-h1wAi2nKiS-NqMRepienOfXEJLsQsNGmWTjQWMXS76aTJO5hvCECQAJI_psBI?key=UoP2s2NcZrolLRqeYyYlJw" alt=""></figure><ul><li>Mint Date: August 22</li><li>Supply: 21</li><li>Price: 24-Hour Auction starting at $1</li><li>Chain: Ethereum (Mainnet)</li><li><a href="https://verse.works/series/100-x-100-void-by-scerbo?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=free-gaming-nft-minting-soon">Link</a></li></ul>If you thought that last one was weird…This is a collection of stills from Italian artist <a href="https://twitter.com/__scerbo__?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=free-gaming-nft-minting-soon">Scerbo</a> dropping this week on Verse. It takes his glitch photography collection from last year <a href="https://verse.works/series/by-scerbo?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=free-gaming-nft-minting-soon">Anti-crash</a> and feeds it to a host of hallucinating AIs to see if these can transform the pieces while maintaining a semblance of their original identity.The results can only be described as if my sleep paralysis demons were afflicted by a <a href="https://verse.works/series/100-x-100-void-by-scerbo?itemId=9813bafb-81d7-402a-ab24-7ac246c683ed&amp;utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=free-gaming-nft-minting-soon">balloon</a> and <a href="https://verse.works/series/100-x-100-void-by-scerbo?itemId=04c5417c-ddc6-4aaa-9c54-4a8b20595e1a&amp;utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=free-gaming-nft-minting-soon">dismemberment</a> fetish (don’t google that last one).I’m not entirely sure how I feel about it, but I do know that my mother would interrogate me if she saw one of these hanging on my wall.It might not be a collection for the masses, but a style this striking is sure to captivate those with an affinity for the bizarre, like those who bought out Scerbo’s similarly strange <a href="https://www.expanded.art/collections/scerbo-unrealized-project?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=free-gaming-nft-minting-soon">Unrealized Project</a> just a few months ago.✨&nbsp;Added to Top 25&nbsp;✨<h3>DOM2 by Leander Herzog &amp; Milian Mori</h3><figure class="image"><img src="https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXfdxjmIXg4wVuSDguR5YtQDeE8fWJ8R_Nidx3QkvG_LGYSHkXXhnQsc5DPxwL1yHBPPMExVGxIRFvF_xYbyVrNVr8nxCHw7NHIjvfaNUp3lYwXvmwF1ASW0pGmV_y61BnjiyAMoR6Ovvk3k9mvgLC2Dcfy1?key=UoP2s2NcZrolLRqeYyYlJw" alt=""></figure><ul><li>Mint Date: August 21</li><li>Supply: Open Edition</li><li>Price: TBD</li><li>Chain: Ethereum (Base)</li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/fx_hash_/status/1824536382184022045?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=free-gaming-nft-minting-soon">Link</a></li></ul>This generative music and glitch creation by Swiss artists <a href="https://twitter.com/lennyjpg?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=free-gaming-nft-minting-soon">Leander Herzog</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/milianmori?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=free-gaming-nft-minting-soon">Milian Mori</a> is dropping as part of Coinbase’s <a href="https://wallet.coinbase.com/ocs?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=free-gaming-nft-minting-soon">Onchain Summer</a>.Minimal techno beats drive brutalist animation changes in an infinite array of pieces (best enjoyed on a huge screen – see above, forest optional).DOM2’s precursor, <a href="https://www.fxhash.xyz/generative/slug/dom1?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=free-gaming-nft-minting-soon">DOM1</a>, sold out on fxhash last year.This might be for you if you’re an explorator of niche electronic music… just don’t show these videos to your epileptic friends.

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<h3>CULTCOIN</h3><figure class="image"><img src="https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXfTsbSjCr2zuISSlMxrqHTma2GC3THEseidE9zyQo1Je4_CBUcFASzmF3SPH1S3fzmobZUJNSsiQy8A803x38foGtf8cp_eFVQrn-9uPgYbDUVXuBxIOY0Quf1sVHN7uMYdd93ejvQ8RqQ4UG9a7oQaMOyr?key=o7vHxrjwiLW2GvtoPbv8xQ" alt=""></figure><ul><li>Launch Date: This Month</li><li>Chain: Ethereum</li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/MiladyCult?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=a-new-memecoin-cult-is-launching-this-month">Link</a></li></ul><a href="https://twitter.com/MiladyMaker333?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=a-new-memecoin-cult-is-launching-this-month">Milady</a> — the meme PFP that has stood the test of time for nearly 3 years thanks to a strong community united by schizo accelerationism, network spirituality and anime-flavored deep-fried memes — is launching an official <a href="https://twitter.com/MiladyCult?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=a-new-memecoin-cult-is-launching-this-month">coin</a>.Cultcoin ($CULT) embraces what we’ve all already known — Milady is a cult. And it does it with a smiley on its face while metameming about <a href="https://cult.inc/cheeseworld?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=a-new-memecoin-cult-is-launching-this-month">#CHEESEWORLD</a> (don’t ask me).In true Milady fashion, it’s not constrained by any notions of a “roadmap”, even though it’s described as the official ecosystem token of <a href="https://twitter.com/remiliacorp333?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=a-new-memecoin-cult-is-launching-this-month">Remilia Corp</a>, the company behind Milady. As they put it, “(...) No VC’s, no promises: Just conviction.”They had a community presale in June, with the token scheduled to be launched this month alongside a public sale for up to 15% of the supply (more on that <a href="https://cult-presale-static.pages.dev/?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=a-new-memecoin-cult-is-launching-this-month">here</a>).You probably don’t want to recommend this to your uncle Jimmy next Thanksgiving, but if you already had your fairly online eye on Milady, a fungible coin is a practical way to dip your toe in the “schizoautist revolution” at your own size.<h3>Brutal Edge by Harto x FAR</h3><figure class="image"><img src="https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXf57zpCgq5z4wOdqWr5xbjXkC2OQQ2k0C1YcdvuJFyZrpsQ35CO5mvPm6eFAXu4JVPuFxDSfrMuqM0Ol9HUT5VbdqeguVsh7sDJdTOe21e39qvp58LJJarp7TijbWt-mxCNMKgB2G-_nejjjjqH3UqzM1_2?key=o7vHxrjwiLW2GvtoPbv8xQ" alt=""></figure><ul><li>Mint Date: TBD</li><li>Supply: Open Edition (Details TBD)</li><li>Price: TBD</li><li>Chain: Bitcoin</li><li><a href="https://gamma.io/ordinals/collections/brutal-edge?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=a-new-memecoin-cult-is-launching-this-month">Link</a></li></ul>An Ordinals art collaboration that almost seems too good to be true is coming soon with <a href="https://twitter.com/0xfar/status/1821638961712001084?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=a-new-memecoin-cult-is-launching-this-month">BRUTAL EDGE</a>, an open edition by <a href="https://twitter.com/0xfar?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=a-new-memecoin-cult-is-launching-this-month">FAR</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/harto_fr?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=a-new-memecoin-cult-is-launching-this-month">Harto</a>, two of the best-selling artists on the chain.But that’s pretty much all that’s been revealed so far.They’ve set a price of 6.9 BTC on the project’s <a href="https://gamma.io/ordinals/collections/brutal-edge?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=a-new-memecoin-cult-is-launching-this-month">mint page</a>, but for now I’m assuming that’s just some good old-fashioned “haha funny number” trolling.The few video previews hint that this will be a highly neon, 3D work of…rocks.I don’t necessarily dislike that, and I need not mention how crypto mfs have been known to like a <a href="https://youtu.be/JgdP7oWP0_0?si=7tEejmoG34X2Mhy2&amp;utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=a-new-memecoin-cult-is-launching-this-month">good rock</a> from time to time.✨&nbsp;Added to Top 25&nbsp;✨<h3>8 Ball Sages by Ed Fornieles</h3><figure class="image"><img src="https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXfYJljp_SK_Pyz5vsCUuamT35ImbB6pv4G84ZGZOegKpo6614Mlv83vi7Glwald7nKyzH5NDIHltb9lYW2quOj867ye0oF4Dtv0MmEEB5o5pwvRAMEflNP94bTcujLusi7xjweqkrC4KJfJaclWpNrq5UI?key=o7vHxrjwiLW2GvtoPbv8xQ" alt=""></figure><ul><li>Mint Date: September 13</li><li>Supply: TBD</li><li>Price: TBD</li><li>Chain: Ethereum (Mainnet)</li><li><a href="https://verse.works/exhibitions/8-ball-sages?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=a-new-memecoin-cult-is-launching-this-month">Link</a></li></ul>One of the best-performing NFT art programs of the past year is back after a 3-month hiatus as <a href="https://twitter.com/verse_works?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=a-new-memecoin-cult-is-launching-this-month">Verse</a> gears up for its next SOLOS release, <a href="https://verse.works/exhibitions/8-ball-sages?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=a-new-memecoin-cult-is-launching-this-month">8 Ball Sages</a> by British artist Ed Fornieles.Fornieles is mainly known as the creative mind behind the <a href="https://twitter.com/finidotworld?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=a-new-memecoin-cult-is-launching-this-month">Fini</a> project, NFTs with built-in coin trackers in the form of cute tamagotchi-like animals which received quite a bit of attention in mid-2022.He’s keeping that interactive mascot feel in 8 Ball Sages, but instead of a cute pixel dog telling you $DOGE is down 12% via a sad roll on the floor, you’ll have mysterious fortune-telling hands holding <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_8_Ball?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=a-new-memecoin-cult-is-launching-this-month">Magic 8 Balls</a> giving you life advice that’s influenced by the weather.Yes, these AI-powered characters’ narratives are shaped by live data feeds of the weather, shaping the tone of their advice. Perhaps as helpful as your favorite Mercury in retrograde astrology influencer.We’re going to see more and more AI experimentation like this as progress in that space continues, and as a Fini fan, I’m curious to see what Fornieles has cooked up.✨&nbsp;Added to Top 25&nbsp;✨<h3>Dark Machine</h3><figure class="image"><img src="https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXdceOXElQUgmK5-1kDIfMm16wBUIun-RJ1XvCpaZ7Rm5rG6D9itqYcSU9QUd5GvU1JcoVtrcs2-0bJzVIWywQKBG64JOU_PZFPZUZLC2sAlzSQt6R_MEwf8HnYI7cw1cUsxJlp1RCTOuufgu5MulzVJhVo?key=o7vHxrjwiLW2GvtoPbv8xQ" alt=""></figure><ul><li>Mint Date: August 19</li><li>Supply: 333</li><li>Price: Free</li><li>Chain: Ethereum (Immutable)</li><li><a href="https://x.com/darkmachinegame?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=a-new-memecoin-cult-is-launching-this-month">Link</a></li></ul>Dark Machine is an esports-focused mech shooter game scheduled to release in 2025, and it’s having a small <a href="https://twitter.com/DarkMachineGame/status/1821532326775451763?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=a-new-memecoin-cult-is-launching-this-month">genesis collection</a> mint on the Immutable ETH L2 soon.The game’s got some big backers, with a supposed <a href="https://twitter.com/DarkMachineGame/status/1790396830658019716?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=a-new-memecoin-cult-is-launching-this-month">$8.7M raised</a> from investors including Chinese corporate behemoth Tencent.It also has some really good art direction courtesy of two well-known anime directors who already pulled off a good-looking <a href="https://twitter.com/DarkMachineGame/status/1817910714729685444?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=a-new-memecoin-cult-is-launching-this-month">trailer</a>.Game development, though, is being handled by <a href="https://twitter.com/metax_studio?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=a-new-memecoin-cult-is-launching-this-month">META-X</a>, a smaller company that features a doxxed Japanese crew with experience in the games industry but not under the META-X name (more about them <a href="https://www.immutable.com/blog/meta-x-partner-profile?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=a-new-memecoin-cult-is-launching-this-month">here</a> and <a href="https://www.immutable.com/blog/dark-machine-by-meta-x-a-new-era-of-mech-warfare-on-immutable-zkevm-feature-interview?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=a-new-memecoin-cult-is-launching-this-month">here</a>).I can’t in good faith hype the game up very much given the lack of gameplay shown so far (only <a href="https://youtu.be/mXmUl0fnC34?feature=shared&amp;utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=a-new-memecoin-cult-is-launching-this-month">this</a> 9-month-old prototype video), but this is a free mint by a doxxed, funded and experienced team who have already put out some genuinely appealing anime visuals.✨&nbsp;Added to Top 25&nbsp;✨<h3>BitSplits by ChainVirus</h3><figure class="image"><img src="https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXd086Rs3CTm_3rVXZ7q3eYmS1k9bO63AyZ_LvgB-NxOOb4noWMyUWynGI2fjmr2R83iU-VoIUrqokr-ZRhkpb8RtlydZySQcpEsoi-SPmYF9VavN--ylx00sUzRJWrxdgbG1XDNcyT238D6cYOSlXWZtoLt?key=o7vHxrjwiLW2GvtoPbv8xQ" alt=""></figure><ul><li>Mint Date: August 20</li><li>Supply: 2,222</li><li>Price: 0.00042 BTC</li><li>Chain: Bitcoin</li><li><a href="https://x.com/ChainVirus/status/1821074355939340515?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=a-new-memecoin-cult-is-launching-this-month">Link</a></li></ul>Pseudonymous artist <a href="https://twitter.com/ChainVirus?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=a-new-memecoin-cult-is-launching-this-month">ChainVirus</a>, known for various generative glitch art releases on Ethereum and Bitcoin, delves into abstract expressionism with <a href="https://twitter.com/ChainVirus/status/1821074355939340515?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=a-new-memecoin-cult-is-launching-this-month">BitSplits</a>.Like their last June release, <a href="https://magiceden.io/ordinals/marketplace/glitchmarks?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=a-new-memecoin-cult-is-launching-this-month">Glitchmarks</a>, this is a gen art collection that pays tribute to another artist, except instead of web3’s Jack Butcher, BitSplits celebrates <a href="https://www.moma.org/artists/5047?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=a-new-memecoin-cult-is-launching-this-month">Rothko</a> with colorful rectangles in his style.The mint supply is a bit high for my taste, but we’ve seen the market go feral for <a href="https://magiceden.io/collections/ethereum/0xa471f4da9b79645f4f5358e102c62f59c1329aa5?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=a-new-memecoin-cult-is-launching-this-month">Rothko derivatives</a> before, so I wouldn’t be surprised to see BitSplits mint out.✨&nbsp;Added to Top 25&nbsp;✨

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A new memecoin cult is launching this month

<h3>Inscripedia Season 0 – Casey's Collection</h3><figure class="image"><img src="https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXc9rVnvde7jumzozOZH3UoA3lqKWxl008dgSg8Vci7fGO_8g1YTHsyBOM1bIojzaRI0nn2R_Bh4z0dQuZo8U7AoLP13rNNUEvw1V_ySjGVBSAjSLxQ8XCo9KEyJIXKdAwJSV2G09XXIB_Hw2XF5Lv9qipc?key=ORJ0Jp2oLZbpjwZjdva_aw" alt=""></figure><ul><li>Mint Date: TBD</li><li>Supply: TBD</li><li>Price: TBD</li><li>Chain: Bitcoin</li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/Inscripedia?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=there-s-alot-of-drops-this-week&amp;_bhlid=9f9fd3077e84ce5fd3ee0db501f4ed9ebbb2679f">Link</a></li></ul>This is a new onchain publishing house founded by pseudonymous threader <a href="https://twitter.com/Jiurn?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=there-s-alot-of-drops-this-week&amp;_bhlid=06f87cdf6f7c07910b2e65c545743ce868905e21">Jiurn</a>, an account you might recognize if you’ve spent time on the Ordinals side of Twitter.You can think of it like a fully decentralized bookstore that facilitates the inscription of text-based media on Bitcoin, which sometimes publishes stories from the public domain.Their <a href="https://twitter.com/Inscripedia/status/1813953657978990955?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=there-s-alot-of-drops-this-week&amp;_bhlid=321eecc0f83875b7c25034bf3de325f5bda37a54">first drop</a> is a series of five texts by Ordinals founder Casey Rodarmor, all taken from <a href="https://rodarmor.com/blog/?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=there-s-alot-of-drops-this-week&amp;_bhlid=39c0e24a5b7a8afabf9d9deded0381aaa2f888ce">Casey’s blog</a> and inscribed in an <a href="https://www.ord.io/72879324?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=there-s-alot-of-drops-this-week&amp;_bhlid=3415dfd2eaf17a1805c71567870853570549f0b5">easy-to-read</a> onchain format.This definitely isn’t for your average online user, who prefers TikTok over books, much less hard-to-access onchain crypto text. Also, the value of an onchain copy of a publicly accessible blog post is hard to grasp.But in a time when we keep losing <a href="https://mashable.com/article/gamestop-shuts-down-game-informer-removes-website-digital-archive?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=there-s-alot-of-drops-this-week&amp;_bhlid=bd8c928956c854d26c9e36d4922f9c61745b488a">valuable internet archives</a>, there is something to be said for safekeeping mementos on the immutable orange chain.<h3>/aligned by Tim Maxwell &amp; Enrico Penzo</h3><figure class="image"><img src="https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXe3T4PkVVzcaNTr16ruyX09DlmzcP7PigLllZrFGlbw0aa-XD_eBumPFGT1LK_bB7p5K_ZoKQpiYCe_Wf3RAA2TzFPYhcibMloKaUMohUEgjKqBMwKZUGdJAOzKNIxZzweF2r0naEXePY-zwOWR_OnjPwbY?key=ORJ0Jp2oLZbpjwZjdva_aw" alt=""></figure><ul><li>Mint Date: August 7</li><li>Supply: 1 (with 542 variations)</li><li>Price: 24-Hour Auction starting at 0.01 BTC</li><li>Chain: Bitcoin</li><li><a href="https://www.vivid.gallery/chefs-doeuvre/aligned/about?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=there-s-alot-of-drops-this-week&amp;_bhlid=214e8657e928402300a16bb47805e412d7bfaaec">Link</a></li></ul>This is the next big generative art release from <a href="https://twitter.com/vivid_ordinals?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=there-s-alot-of-drops-this-week&amp;_bhlid=bfdc833bf549887859dc6c9667f563bbc6a6b7ec">VIVID Gallery</a>. It follows their last drop in June, which was the first one to break the 7-drop sellout streak they’d kept since launching.With this in mind, it seems, they’re changing their sales structure in a big way./aligned, a collab between experienced NFT artists <a href="https://x.com/maxwellived?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=there-s-alot-of-drops-this-week&amp;_bhlid=6bf3cfb3e8c72f87591d9a4a91b426cc883bdd61">Tim Maxwell</a> and <a href="https://x.com/enrico_penzo?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=there-s-alot-of-drops-this-week&amp;_bhlid=ea32b00c05965cd0c91c7ff185416b9296386685">Enrico Penzo</a>, will be the inaugural release under the platform’s new <a href="https://twitter.com/vivid_ordinals/status/1819063732280217772?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=there-s-alot-of-drops-this-week&amp;_bhlid=64d2d3219a47113ac114b224148aae15c3951560">Chefs d’Œuvre</a> line, where artworks with multiple outputs from a single algorithm will be sold as 1/1s.So /aligned will be a 1/1 with 542 different variations. Instead of selling 542 different outputs to hundreds of people like we’re used to with gen art auctions, here a single buyer will collect every variation.I know not how this will play out, but I welcome the innovative distribution when gen art sales are in the dirt.It also doesn’t hurt that the collection’s trippy black-and-white architectural loops are right up my alley.✨&nbsp;Added to Top 25&nbsp;✨<h3>Sparks by Katie Morris</h3><figure class="image"><img src="https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXeDkcHHfDf7VV3WavtRsICCRyv_XUq6bezjD35FCzIyn2nA2D2Yby8Rv2LRJ1q0OE3eh2r7rQxvUvfGIQt1OgMJ2Wd9hP3p_gVbijYWFBKE3zGikhAT0wX54lx806g4D8JP0MEq6vThB4DD0T6QT_K3v2iL?key=ORJ0Jp2oLZbpjwZjdva_aw" alt=""></figure><ul><li>Mint Date: August 12</li><li>Supply: 25</li><li>Price: 24-Hour Auction starting at $1</li><li>Chain: Ethereum (Mainnet)</li><li><a href="https://verse.works/series/sparks-by-katie-morris?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=there-s-alot-of-drops-this-week&amp;_bhlid=a9a9c90b2d6bf36557035967af104c06aff31eb7">Link</a></li></ul>Scottish artist Katie Morris (previously featured in many <a href="https://daily.xyz/artist/katie-morris?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=there-s-alot-of-drops-this-week&amp;_bhlid=fd66930ae0b0b233a782b5892d0d0503929484b8">Fellowship drops</a>) is on deck for the next release in Verse and Tender’s <a href="https://verse.works/exhibitions/in-spirit?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=there-s-alot-of-drops-this-week&amp;_bhlid=95f37d12466318386997e164bbf73e826dc47dc3">In Spirit</a>&nbsp;AI art exhibit, which has been knocking it out of the park with nothing but sellouts.It’s a small curated set of post-photography stills that will quell your cravings if you’re in the market for vivid, surrealistic imagery focused more on creating an energetic vibe than representing a hard-defined concept.✨&nbsp;Added to Top 25&nbsp;✨

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There's ALOT of drops this week

<h3>HolyMath by Orkhan</h3><h4>August 1st - <a href="https://twitter.com/orkhan_art?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=8-nft-drops-i-m-watching-in-august">@orkhan_art</a></h4><figure class="image"><img src="https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXdCDER-rbid61sgHVjma6pYQmEvMwtxyVhJvhqxfSB2-157JHG7aT3ZsKbUgeEpCV-jFBrFUc2nMkZu4APtknxvc5dCjVhTXWvg21E8yfJHBTcOEYe-hE-QK89Ofqa7qMqPo3-PpOoRZ4s7BmnEJYp7t2Qh?key=I9GNOkzifhSiytmU3SW9pw" alt=""></figure>Media artist Orkhan Mammadov, known for Middle Eastern-inspired generative works, will debut on Ordinals with <a href="https://www.orkhan.art/holymath?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=8-nft-drops-i-m-watching-in-august">this collection</a>.Drawing inspiration from the work of ancient Persian scholars, Orkhan has created complex colorful works on what looks like sketchbook pages reminiscent of your childhood notebooks… if you were an Islamic child savant with an affinity for math.Mint this if you…Like intricate geometric works featuring colorful tessellations reminiscent of your visits to the Persian rug store, or perhaps the aftermath of an unrelenting LSD trip.<h3>🆕&nbsp;Machine In The Ghost by Diid</h3><h4>August 1 - <a href="https://twitter.com/0xdiid?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=8-nft-drops-i-m-watching-in-august">@0xdiid</a></h4><figure class="image"><img src="https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXdw9QFAXFBQDrTkIbaQdABL8dGyiNIPkTPE_9uZkEMejbz2rui-fMT3AsQRggzaUUUxh2IqZViPNUlbIszu4qBmyWEGGscq8fxaPf111cJgb8RfoD1e5OW-lg3p5-gyon9m46HN3O6YtQH4S6WjWv_1_HFQ?key=I9GNOkzifhSiytmU3SW9pw" alt=""></figure>Pseudonymous artist Diid mixes pixel art, fully onchain shenanigans and old museum art in <a href="https://digital.vertufineart.com/exhibitions/machine-in-the-ghost?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=8-nft-drops-i-m-watching-in-august">this release</a>.Museum images from public domain databases are compressed and dithered to the point where they’d fit into a zip file, then they’re decompressed and edited within Ethereum, reviving these ancient institutional pieces into genuine blockchain art.Mint this if you…Like Diid’s pixel art experiments (<a href="https://mintorskip.beehiiv.com/p/fun-mints-flying-radar">some of which</a> we’ve previously covered) or are just a deep-fried aesthetic enjoyoor.<h3>SUPERBASEDD</h3><h4>August 8 - <a href="https://x.com/SUPERBASEDD?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=8-nft-drops-i-m-watching-in-august">@superbasedd</a></h4><figure class="image"><img src="https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXc8O19tfH7_RZ_H-PCGSsCuG_8ZvK9IODuIvmH3_u-TMkMWF2Tx8B8I1IWjJZVvCIbzYKYeOuOm1VqM0Uc1F-QlcR9NyJ_F9NNoJJhgENqM07AGxl-jy2hapiN5dibRJ5LeCYkBULgTAK_U9g64hjY3pHP2?key=I9GNOkzifhSiytmU3SW9pw" alt=""></figure>A “publication &amp; leading online destination for degeneracy” by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jakehillhouse/?hl=en&amp;utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=solana-s-very-own-playboy-magazine">Jake Hillhouse</a> (an internet personality known for Jackass-type stunts) and Steve McHugh (co-founder of the now defunct men’s magazine Shagmag, findable through bits of content <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@shagmagshitshow/featured?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=solana-s-very-own-playboy-magazine">here</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/shagmagshop/?hl=en&amp;utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=solana-s-very-own-playboy-magazine">there</a>).This one’s got a mint date and a lot of <a href="https://x.com/SUPERBASEDD/status/1805305678808203495?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=8-nft-drops-i-m-watching-in-august">frat house-adjacent</a> content mixing Full Send and Playboy vibes.Apart from that, we don’t know much. Is the mint for a PFP, an access pass, something else? We also don’t know pricing, which could change how we view this.Mint this if you…Want even more exposure to everything you (probably) wouldn’t wanna discuss at church: crypto, sports betting, sex.<h3>🆕&nbsp;Issues by DeltaSauce</h3><h4>August 8 - <a href="https://twitter.com/delta_sauce?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=8-nft-drops-i-m-watching-in-august">@delta_sauce</a></h4><figure class="image"><img src="https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXfqJjngU-Z5kGTGb7QZTm0RRjWWLZRAKyU7wwb9pRvmtuqzoF99G-qV5Hqhx_5jyTF3sJhdYM7HKm4LwmJmb1hlsY9E728MvX1yoBv60gLC2N32sZo-NlVtuJQT5KduLCsyu3JA_Qysbil1LeiR_VTB94S0?key=I9GNOkzifhSiytmU3SW9pw" alt=""></figure>An upcoming <a href="https://twitter.com/delta_sauce/status/1816220350830518763?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=8-nft-drops-i-m-watching-in-august">AI art collection</a> by pseudonymous artist DeltaSauce.Delta’s created covers for eight different fictitious magazines centered on everything from travel to gaming to memes, some referencing <a href="https://twitter.com/delta_sauce/status/1816220360259301842/photo/1?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=8-nft-drops-i-m-watching-in-august">real-world events</a>, others an act of <a href="https://twitter.com/delta_sauce/status/1816220381184696703?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=8-nft-drops-i-m-watching-in-august">memetic reverence</a>.Mint this if you…Enjoyed Delta’s successful <a href="https://opensea.io/collection/views-by-deltasauce?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=8-nft-drops-i-m-watching-in-august">Views</a> collection from 2023, or you simply long for simpler media content in these terminally online times (not the Sears bikini catalog, you filthy animal).<h3>🆕&nbsp;Endless Art Ordinal</h3><h4>July TBD - <a href="https://twitter.com/ordzaar?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=8-nft-drops-i-m-watching-in-august">@ordzaar</a></h4><figure class="image"><img src="https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXfWVGhNTgZsg9hTElli9pvgWa7x1Dg-L9xXhYTI2fwNge3JnhnDq6U_ZNE-e1Nz4xkiNiSWxstFC5rT85g5oquvqVNMvzI07D7UTVg8FMd1A-GhmoOBt39XRUQoxi0U8vGyEbOO-7-1_AhKXIb7R6SwSVho?key=I9GNOkzifhSiytmU3SW9pw" alt=""></figure>Ordinals marketplace and launchpad <a href="https://x.com/ordzaar?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=8-nft-drops-i-m-watching-in-august">Ordzaar</a> recently created the <a href="https://x.com/ordzaar/status/1803806835834753166?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=8-nft-drops-i-m-watching-in-august">4th largest inscription ever</a> with an art piece by Turkish artist <a href="https://x.com/osmankbt?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=8-nft-drops-i-m-watching-in-august">Osman Kubat</a>, and now they’re launching a free mint with it.The video piece is a 56-second-long endless zoom through space and time, referencing all the major collections and main characters who helped write the Ordinals story so far.This monumental piece will spawn a <a href="https://x.com/ordzaar/status/1815400518199783901?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=8-nft-drops-i-m-watching-in-august">free-to-claim</a> collection tied to airdrops related to the platform and their partner <a href="https://x.com/OdinSwap?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=8-nft-drops-i-m-watching-in-august">OdinSwap</a>, although specific details are still unknown (including the supply).Mint this if you…Are an airdrop-hunting free mint maxi with a proclivity for crypto history.<h3>Inscribed Fakes</h3><h4>Maybe August - <a href="https://twitter.com/inscribedfakes?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=8-nft-drops-i-m-watching-in-august">@inscribedfakes</a></h4><figure class="image"><img src="https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXeMYyg44mr5iV6GdkfjToY-pFOqK1VDF3FDvqYwZwd5W-8d5pTp9h-N4UyuBKgC5IYYqk-CddWwztcAPGAauh5mUDuzntkUsuXy6GoxlO74NPLTzv9qGeaXga-Oxe18eURwXZstkoxJPf0dJ3CdSHCSyX0?key=I9GNOkzifhSiytmU3SW9pw" alt=""></figure>Internet frog aficionados keep on winning with this 20+ artist <a href="https://twitter.com/ScrillaVentura/status/1814365587327336890?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=8-nft-drops-i-m-watching-in-august">collection</a> courtesy of the <a href="https://twitter.com/InscribedPepe?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=8-nft-drops-i-m-watching-in-august">InscribedPepes</a>&nbsp;PFP project and the <a href="https://twitter.com/FAKERARES_XCP?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=8-nft-drops-i-m-watching-in-august">Fake Rares</a> art initiative.They’ve already revealed artists <a href="https://twitter.com/crashblossom1?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=8-nft-drops-i-m-watching-in-august">James Bloom</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/Ars0nic?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=8-nft-drops-i-m-watching-in-august">Arsonic</a>, with <a href="https://twitter.com/ord_io/status/1814420410252878146?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=8-nft-drops-i-m-watching-in-august">rumors</a> of heavyweights like Jack Butcher and Darkfarms soon joining the club.Given that Fake Rares is founded by the original Rare Pepe creator, <a href="https://twitter.com/ScrillaVentura?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=8-nft-drops-i-m-watching-in-august">Rare Scrilla</a>, I wouldn’t be surprised if this turns out to have an impressive lineup.Mint this if you…Are a big Rare Pepe collector looking for new avenues to express your frog-related trade ideas or missed the train on Rare Pepes but can’t bring yourself to buy ancient NFTs.<h3>🆕&nbsp;Scream Variations from Asprey Studio</h3><h4>Maybe August - <a href="https://twitter.com/AspreyStudio?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=8-nft-drops-i-m-watching-in-august">@AspreyStudio</a></h4><figure class="image"><img src="https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXdAyWJiS-fyMyWR7VxgyE0lgve-la1yDR23mtLpXaZCnv_euIKOwLW5PDsuvSwFXDPd9DDgCzq8pNkGr9bdDIipb1is_JZ6OfqjuIUKBGN2R-EtI8yIKUST-QEHEcogoQB0SJEoI-8R33dKbKR0_54I-V4n?key=I9GNOkzifhSiytmU3SW9pw" alt=""></figure>Asprey Studio, one of the first big movers in Ordinals with their controversial Bugatti Egg Collection in 2023, is teaming up with prominent crypto artists for this <a href="https://aspreystudio.com/blogs/upcoming-releases?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=8-nft-drops-i-m-watching-in-august">collection</a> reimagining <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Scream?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=8-nft-drops-i-m-watching-in-august">The Scream</a>.This all started a few months ago when Asprey (copyright clearance in hand) sold ten silver physical + digital pieces for <a href="https://twitter.com/AspreyStudio/status/1788570970069803491?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=8-nft-drops-i-m-watching-in-august">$200k</a>.Now we have Scream Variations, a collection where popular artists like <a href="https://twitter.com/AspreyStudio/status/1816937720343560329?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=8-nft-drops-i-m-watching-in-august">OSF</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/AspreyStudio/status/1816525740487459152?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=8-nft-drops-i-m-watching-in-august">Harto</a> will have a shot at remixing the famous artwork.Mint this if you…Are a fan of the above artists (I assume more are coming) and don’t mind splurging on derivative art.<h3>Airhead</h3><h4>Maybe August - <a href="https://twitter.com/airheadfun?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=8-nft-drops-i-m-watching-in-august">@airheadfun</a></h4><figure class="image"><img src="https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXfM7ko-2brZgZBz3n8i2FfPaMgFZwIxkflYEJU9UkULzTIsjA5LMEjKWKvG5h3zGfjPIPQ9vvP1-O-ykjUuPkWynok2Nb0TKqbvbEBCMS-UQVOlXjBX1oF_XhzcgGTDMRQlJL9GVsbj1NH5Kz0yYebN--k?key=I9GNOkzifhSiytmU3SW9pw" alt=""></figure>An irreverent and degen-loving Ordinals collection from <a href="https://twitter.com/CryptoHayes?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=8-nft-drops-i-m-watching-in-august">Arthur Hayes</a> — BitMEX co-founder, former crypto main character and writer of often prescient trading essays.It’s a collaboration with<a href="https://twitter.com/oylwallet?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=8-nft-drops-i-m-watching-in-august"> Oyl Wallet</a>, an Ordinals-focused Bitcoin startup founded last year, which Hayes has<a href="https://decrypt.co/220539/bitcoin-ordinals-oyl-wallet-raises-3-million?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=8-nft-drops-i-m-watching-in-august"> invested</a> in.We’re missing a ton of details, but it looks like it’ll be a 10k 3D PFP filled with crypto culture references. No pricing details yet, though, which could change the vibes.Mint this if you…Are fiending for a new Ordinals PFP and don’t mind some social media influencing on your mints.

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<h3>Piezo by rudxane</h3><figure class="image"><img src="https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXdIAx9wHjxrUSnnrGrzrs8xdBV0eSCE22AWja8S98wmZNYoFCLzjBbmT80XgjHPtMUISTycXAky8XMBb2C2U1hE3JkyNKD0TiiymFfN2RrmUXoWqwNY1sdSG9pVmDpkguzd_uULtXtEqG9jIf7rVwS3tA9S?key=i76NnUVV2YBQbz1HmCsuVQ" alt=""></figure><ul><li>Mint Date: Today at 1 PM ET</li><li>Supply: 20</li><li>Price: 24-Hour Auction starting at $1</li><li>Chain: Ethereum (Mainnet)</li><li><a href="https://verse.works/exhibitions/piezo?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=the-5-best-nfts-minting-this-week">Link</a></li></ul>A new generative art collection from Dutch creator <a href="https://twitter.com/rudxane1?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=the-5-best-nfts-minting-this-week">rudxane</a>, an OG in the NFT art scene whose work frequently features in gallery exhibitions.<a href="https://twitter.com/GalerieMet/status/1815099809893904451?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=the-5-best-nfts-minting-this-week">Watch</a> right-angled brushstrokes blend and fill up the canvas in these colorful works.This might not be my particular gen art cup of tea (I’m a coffee guy anyway), but I could see some collectors enjoying the clean progressive animations, and you don’t have to look very far to find rudxane <a href="https://verse.works/series/hypnagogic-by-rudxane?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=the-5-best-nfts-minting-this-week">enjoyers</a>.<h3>Boldinals</h3><figure class="image"><img src="https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXdLYD-5u40JpfynobzIhTRRmVjWrxkmiFKg0E5bi1e1DaQtZ5uXzXRXjPTyHEc0bjompRz6CoVdQJRTY635-x2Z21ThVp-qytJY7TPwcE4IYpMViJGhtYmNHpMT5YlJP9OKbixvJeKs0y6Acjg8pdmgkF_5?key=i76NnUVV2YBQbz1HmCsuVQ" alt=""></figure><ul><li>Mint Date: Today at 2 PM ET</li><li>Supply: 100</li><li>Price: 0.01 BTC</li><li>Chain: Bitcoin</li><li><a href="https://magiceden.io/ordinals/launchpad/boldinals?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=the-5-best-nfts-minting-this-week">Link</a></li></ul>The <a href="https://twitter.com/boldinals/status/1815220974280917308?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=the-5-best-nfts-minting-this-week">long-awaited</a> Ordinals debut from <a href="https://twitter.com/boldleonidas?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=the-5-best-nfts-minting-this-week">BoldLeonidas</a>, a crypto cartoonist who’s been dropping daily <a href="https://x.com/boldleonidas/status/1732386493979902038?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=the-5-best-nfts-minting-this-week">crypto memes</a> for years, making social commentary often to viral success.It’s his first attempt at pixel art, and he’s chosen Pepe as his muse, yielding an exclusive collection of 1/1 PFPs with a bunch of web3 references.I can’t help but feel like a little of Bold’s unique social commentary from his comics is lost in 2021-reminiscent pixel art, but I like the lighthearted nature of these and enjoy the references.And so do other people, given it’s close to minting out in presale as I write this.✨&nbsp;Added to Top 25&nbsp;✨<h3>Airhead</h3><figure class="image"><img src="https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXe4go58_eDCGef2wmsSZiUbM1qg1JuqgvUnyAzZjW3SyTVzTuV1c6AcwE1gTNJv_ucOZo98621HpJXEnPA4gaBdxqN9PipWK4uTSasgDVLISb3B88WIwb8GqDxpZSuY8r6Kmz_W4JA7c79BcTydEORM-m8z?key=i76NnUVV2YBQbz1HmCsuVQ" alt=""></figure><ul><li>Mint Date: July 24</li><li>Supply: 10,000</li><li>Price: TBD</li><li>Chain: Bitcoin</li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/AirheadFun?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=the-5-best-nfts-minting-this-week">Link</a></li></ul><a href="https://twitter.com/CryptoHayes?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=the-5-best-nfts-minting-this-week">Arthur Hayes</a>, BitMEX co-founder and former crypto main character, is launching this Ordinals collection which could drop as soon as <a href="https://twitter.com/CryptoHayes/status/1813216639556461001?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=the-5-best-nfts-minting-this-week">Wednesday</a>.It’s a collaboration with <a href="https://twitter.com/oylwallet?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=the-5-best-nfts-minting-this-week">Oyl Wallet</a>, an Ordinals-focused Bitcoin startup founded last year, which Hayes has <a href="https://decrypt.co/220539/bitcoin-ordinals-oyl-wallet-raises-3-million?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=the-5-best-nfts-minting-this-week">invested</a> in.We’re missing tons of details, but it looks like it’ll be a 10k 3D PFP with irreverent content aimed at the degens.The pricing could change how I feel, but given Hayes’s reach I’ve tentatively…✨&nbsp;Added to Top 25&nbsp;✨<h3>IMMUTABLE MEMORIES by Harto</h3><figure class="image"><img src="https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXd2W4YzCTbs_rDCmVg5NNZvy-ZJJDZpKTo03LNs38QH6tDmFURDEcW9tIhe6odwkQ0pR32IsDzS3aAH1bcWag_DtlLRxcB6YDVofKAl13X1LGg-CVCqJpAc91jiFx4SX3tZa361yrTCnIXIz2yYw1ByO4-t?key=i76NnUVV2YBQbz1HmCsuVQ" alt=""></figure><ul><li>Mint Date: July 25</li><li>Supply: 25</li><li>Price: €1,500 (~0.47 ETH)</li><li>Chain: Ethereum (Mainnet)</li><li><a href="https://www.expanded.art/collections/harto-immutable-memories?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=the-5-best-nfts-minting-this-week">Link</a></li></ul><a href="https://twitter.com/harto_fr?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=the-5-best-nfts-minting-this-week">Harto</a>, one of the golden children of Bitcoin Ordinals art, returns to Ethereum with this small collection that includes not just the ETH-based artwork, but also a bonus Bitcoin ordinal with the source code and a physical drawing.Another one for all the Abstract Arthurs out there, these fall-colored works have been penned with the robotic aid of a pen plotter.If you enjoyed Harto’s February collaboration with the Belvedere Museum, <a href="https://magiceden.io/ordinals/marketplace/floraforms-by-harto?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=the-5-best-nfts-minting-this-week">FloraForms</a>, you’ll probably like this one too.Twenty-two of the twenty-five pieces have already been reserved, so there’s no shortage of demand for this one.✨&nbsp;Added to Top 25&nbsp;✨<h3>Inscribed Fakes</h3><figure class="image"><img src="https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXfXckJ6Nl8fzT_WUOk9XW0qNtp__FyIt1Xsbw_W80QCWcyfOHz4RL5QQVgOyAz7pLz8zK02xYZhumV-r2lS2TFjWSkQBfBOfvaJrgEyij8OCNaei1czqUM-zor-nLOlv-h6MniV8JPbLr0N2jI8UECY7CU?key=i76NnUVV2YBQbz1HmCsuVQ" alt=""></figure><ul><li>Mint Date: TBD (Maybe July 25)</li><li>Supply: TBD</li><li>Price: TBD</li><li>Chain: Bitcoin</li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/inscribedfakes?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=the-5-best-nfts-minting-this-week">Link</a></li></ul>Internet frog aficionados might just keep on winning with this upcoming 20+ artist <a href="https://twitter.com/ScrillaVentura/status/1814365587327336890?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=the-5-best-nfts-minting-this-week">collection</a> courtesy of the <a href="https://twitter.com/InscribedPepe?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=the-5-best-nfts-minting-this-week">InscribedPepes</a> PFP project and the <a href="https://twitter.com/FAKERARES_XCP?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=the-5-best-nfts-minting-this-week">Fake Rares</a> art initiative.We don’t have an exact mint date, but it’s meant to be “unveiled” this Thursday at a physical event in Nashville, so we’ll have to wait and see if there’s a surprise drop that day too.They’ve already confirmed artists <a href="https://twitter.com/crashblossom1?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=the-5-best-nfts-minting-this-week">James Bloom</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/Ars0nic?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=the-5-best-nfts-minting-this-week">Arsonic</a> (both previously covered in this reputable publication), with <a href="https://twitter.com/ord_io/status/1814420410252878146?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=the-5-best-nfts-minting-this-week">rumors</a> of heavyweights like Jack Butcher and Darkfarms soon joining the club (how veritable these claims are, I don’t know).Given the team includes Fake Rares founder and OG Rare Pepe creator <a href="https://twitter.com/ScrillaVentura?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=the-5-best-nfts-minting-this-week">Rare Scrilla</a>, I wouldn’t be surprised if this ends up having a fire lineup.✨&nbsp;Added to Top 25 ✨

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Kanoi

There might come a time when Ordinal debuts are scarce…today, however, is not that day.The Art On Internet collective (AOI), most famous for recently curating Red Bull’s successful <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.redbullracing.com/int-en/projects/nfts/the-velocity-series">Velocity Series</a>, is joining the Mother Chain for the first time with Elements, a 9-artist drop centered around…Iceland?…Alexa, play the <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQSEoHfUXlw">Icelandic Viking Clap</a>…More details should be announced in the coming weeks, but this curator has been on a roll for the past year.

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<a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://twitter.com/CryptoHayes" data-token-index="0" tabindex="0"><code>Arthur Hayes</code></a>, BitMEX co-founder and former crypto main character, is launching this Ordinals collection which could drop as soon as <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://twitter.com/CryptoHayes/status/1813216639556461001" data-token-index="2" tabindex="0"><code>Wednesday</code></a>.&nbsp;It’s a collaboration with <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://twitter.com/oylwallet" data-token-index="4" tabindex="0"><code>Oyl Wallet</code></a>, an Ordinals-focused Bitcoin startup founded last year, which Hayes has <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://decrypt.co/220539/bitcoin-ordinals-oyl-wallet-raises-3-million" data-token-index="6" tabindex="0"><code>invested</code></a> in.&nbsp;We’re missing tons of details, but it looks like it’ll be a 10k 3D PFP with irreverent content aimed at the degens.&nbsp;The pricing could change how I feel, but given Hayes’s reach I’ve tentatively…&nbsp;<span style="font-family:&quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;,NotoColorEmoji,&quot;Noto Color Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;,&quot;Android Emoji&quot;,EmojiSymbols;font-size:1em;">✨ Added to Top 25 <span style="font-family:&quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;,NotoColorEmoji,&quot;Noto Color Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;,&quot;Android Emoji&quot;,EmojiSymbols;font-size:1em;">✨

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Airhead

<a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://twitter.com/refikanadol/status/1630659612360712201" data-token-index="0" tabindex="0"><code>Limited AI art collection</code></a> by Refik Anadol based on data collected in Iceland, Greenland and Antarctica, curated by <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Ulrich_Obrist" data-token-index="2" tabindex="0"><code>Hans Ulrich Obrist</code></a>.

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Glacier Dreams by Refik Anadol

Forbes, the king of <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.reddit.com/r/business/comments/yu0kar/they_got_it_so_wrong/" data-token-index="1" tabindex="0"><code>cursed magazine covers</code></a>, has finally entered the web3 space this year with a <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.forbes.com/legacy-pass/" data-token-index="3" tabindex="0"><code>soulbound access pass</code></a> featuring plenty o’ benefit, minting via applications this month.The pass (originally covered <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://mintorskip.beehiiv.com/p/rip-starbucks-nike" data-token-index="5" tabindex="0"><code>here</code></a>) narrowly made the cut into our Top 25, and now it’s looking better with recent announcements confirming drops from artists <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://twitter.com/harto_fr" data-token-index="7" tabindex="0"><code>Harto</code></a> and <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://twitter.com/deslucrece/status/1791517396731142549" data-token-index="9" tabindex="0"><code>Des Lucréce</code></a>.Details are limited, but we know both will be gated for pass holders, mint on Ordinals, and feature generative art.These are two of the best-selling artists on Ordinals. Harto has multiple highly-traded collections, and Lucréce has had some huge 1/1 sales plus the recently released <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://magiceden.io/ordinals/marketplace/bitmon" data-token-index="11" tabindex="0"><code>BitMONs</code></a>.

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Taproot Wizards

Internet frog aficionados might just keep on winning with this upcoming 20+ artist <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://twitter.com/ScrillaVentura/status/1814365587327336890" data-token-index="1" tabindex="0"><code>collection</code></a> courtesy of the <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://twitter.com/InscribedPepe" data-token-index="3" tabindex="0"><code>InscribedPepes</code></a> PFP project and the <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://twitter.com/FAKERARES_XCP" data-token-index="5" tabindex="0"><code>Fake Rares</code></a> art initiative.&nbsp;We don’t have an exact mint date, but it’s meant to be “unveiled” this Thursday at a physical event in Nashville, so we’ll have to wait and see if there’s a surprise drop that day too.&nbsp;They’ve already confirmed artists <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://twitter.com/crashblossom1" data-token-index="7" tabindex="0"><code>James Bloom</code></a> and <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://twitter.com/Ars0nic" data-token-index="9" tabindex="0"><code>Arsonic</code></a> (both previously covered in this reputable publication), with <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://twitter.com/ord_io/status/1814420410252878146" data-token-index="11" tabindex="0"><code>rumors</code></a> of heavyweights like Jack Butcher and Darkfarms soon joining the club (how veritable these claims are, I don’t know).&nbsp;Given the team includes Fake Rares founder and OG Rare Pepe creator <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://twitter.com/ScrillaVentura" data-token-index="13" tabindex="0"><code>Rare Scrilla</code></a>, I wouldn’t be surprised if this ends up having a fire lineup.

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Blood Journey

Undeniably one of the most popular NFT artists over the past year and a half, Batzdu, recently announced <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://twitter.com/batzdu/status/1745573981527109636" data-token-index="1" tabindex="0"><code>(ch)art</code></a>, his second ever generative art drop, only accessible by burning <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://opensea.io/assets/ethereum/0x25b834999ea471429ee211e2d465e85adae0ce14/7" data-token-index="3" tabindex="0"><code>$pepe</code></a>, one his older editions.As the name implies, it’s art about financial charts, chart art. Its muse? Those seemingly impersonal red and green lines that the emotional trader anthropomorphizes on the daily.It’s part of the artist’s packed <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://twitter.com/batzdu/status/1741284725593977061" data-token-index="7" tabindex="0"><code>Q1 schedule</code></a>, dropping the same week as <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://twitter.com/batzdu/status/1674526004910358528" data-token-index="9" tabindex="0"><code>Keys</code></a>, which should be Batzdu’s first generative art project.For those who like to do technical analysis on jpegs.

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Asprey Studio, one of the first big movers in Ordinals with their controversial Bugatti Egg Collection in 2023, is teaming up with prominent crypto artists for this&nbsp;<a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://aspreystudio.com/blogs/upcoming-releases?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=8-nft-drops-i-m-watching-in-august" data-token-index="1" tabindex="0"><code>collection</code></a>&nbsp;reimagining&nbsp;<a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Scream?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=8-nft-drops-i-m-watching-in-august" data-token-index="3" tabindex="0"><code>The Scream</code></a>.This all started a few months ago when Asprey (copyright clearance in hand) sold ten silver physical + digital pieces for&nbsp;<a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://twitter.com/AspreyStudio/status/1788570970069803491?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=8-nft-drops-i-m-watching-in-august" data-token-index="5" tabindex="0"><code>$200k</code></a>.Now we have&nbsp;Scream Variations, a collection where popular artists like&nbsp;<a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://twitter.com/AspreyStudio/status/1816937720343560329?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=8-nft-drops-i-m-watching-in-august" data-token-index="7" tabindex="0"><code>OSF</code></a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://twitter.com/AspreyStudio/status/1816525740487459152?utm_source=mintorskip.beehiiv.com&amp;utm_medium=newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=8-nft-drops-i-m-watching-in-august" data-token-index="9" tabindex="0"><code>Harto</code></a>&nbsp;will have a shot at remixing the famous artwork.Mint this if you…Are a fan of the above artists (I assume more are coming) and don’t mind splurging on derivative art.

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Sotheby’s second in-house generative art drop is coming in the form of <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/digital-catalogues/gen-art-bernar-venet-presents-event" data-token-index="1" tabindex="0"><code>EVENT</code></a> by French conceptual artist Bernar Venet.This follows <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://opensea.io/collection/vera-molnar-themes-and-variations" data-token-index="3" tabindex="0"><code>Themes and Variations</code></a>, the auction house’s first collection in this program and one of the biggest art drops of 2023.Venet is a multimedia artist with work <a class="notion-link-token notion-focusable-token notion-enable-hover" style="color:inherit;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:inherit;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernar_Venet" data-token-index="5" tabindex="0"><code>spanning decades</code></a>, mostly known for metal sculptures and installations. So it’s no surprise that he would use those as inspiration for his first long-form gen art collection here.Some mint details are still missing, including price, but we know how strong Sotheby’s pull can be, and I’m finding their program’s curation interesting thus far, so I’ve tentatively…<span style="font-family:&quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;,NotoColorEmoji,&quot;Noto Color Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;,&quot;Android Emoji&quot;,EmojiSymbols;font-size:1em;">✨ Added to Top 25 <span style="font-family:&quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;,NotoColorEmoji,&quot;Noto Color Emoji&quot;,&quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;,&quot;Android Emoji&quot;,EmojiSymbols;font-size:1em;">✨

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