Shibuya belongs to @pudgypenguins. Japan takeover is now live. 🇯🇵

How to succeed in everything you do, according to a young Jack Dorsey.

Made something special for @PudgyJapan. It’s a hand-drawn tribute to Hokusai’s Great Wave off Kanagawa, but filled with 100s of happy little Pudgys splashing around the waves. Two years ago, I created a similar piece for the Wassies community (even painted it as a mural in a hotel that’s no longer around: But this one is completely redrawn from scratch - new lines, fresh energy, and all heart ❤️ Didn’t want to drop a sketchy download link, so I decided to mint it on OpenSea since X caps image uploads at 4096×4096px / 15MB, and this one’s a whopping 12000×8000px / ~45MB (well above 4K). It’s free to mint if you’d like it in your wallet, or just right-click-save, no pressure at all. Do tag me once you’ve got your print framed up in your home or workspace, I’d love to see how it comes to life in your space. Hope this brings a smile and a wave of Pengu spirit wherever it shows up 🫶🫶 Link:

Penguins lead

there is no ceiling

Here’s what really happened. Before the 2021 NFT boom, some large punkholders (1000+ punks claimed) sold all / most of their punks — mostly below 3 ETH. But they still had 1000+ bugged contract tokens (”v1s”). A campaign was started to promote the “v1s” as the authentic version (“the originals”). So the holders — who had already sold their punks to other people — now started saying the “v1s” were the real deal. They came up with the V1 name and promoted the narratives. There’s more: Do you know why the contract was upgraded? Because the bugged “v1” contract allowed anyone to buy punks from someone else — without paying for them. You could buy someone’s punk listing, get the punk, and not pay any ETH: You got the punk, the seller got nothing! Most people didn’t exploit this bug. But some did. Ironically, the person who exploited the most people was the large punkholder who sold 1000+ punks below 3 ETH — but who still had their 1000+ “v1s” — and who now became one of the most vocal leaders for the “v1s.” That’s why I haven't traded these tokens: I know how it started, how it unfolded, and the motivation behind promotion of the “v1s.” I haven't said much about this. But I think history, actual truth, and how communities build and grow is important. Most people weren't here in 2017. It isn’t only about what’s first. Cryptopunks would never have blossomed without a community of early, blockchain-loving believers. A community with the foresight to value digital art—to trade it, to buy it. A community that was in agreement around the token they wanted to use. A token that gained value — in many ways, because of the community. Of course we can buy whatever tokens we want. That's the fun of NFTs and crypto-art! But it's also healthy to know your history. It's healthy to know what happened — and why Especially if you're someone who cares about how we build and grow here Disclosure: I claimed 108 punks (now have 144) and still have the 108 “v1s” from the bugged contract

Digital Penguins.

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Seen too many great ideas flop, not for lack of execution, but for bad timing. Sometimes you incubate and wait, as you keep a pulse on the everyday crowd. Real adoption happens when people are ready. If they’re not, it won’t stick.

This aged well 🥂