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Amanda Terry and Danny Yang on Morgan Creek’s Digital Currents Podcast
Amanda Terry and Danny Yang joined the founder, CEO & CIO of Morgan Creek Capital Mark Yusko and general partner in Morgan Creek Digital Xavier Segura in a recent episode of the Digital Currents podcast.
Amanda and Danny shared the origin story of Metagood and OnChainMonkey, and discussed the OCM’s migration to Bitcoin. Danny dived deep into the technicals of Ordinals and BTC, so if you’d like to learn more about it (and really understand how does all of it work!), listen to the podcast episode here!
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Amanda Terry Speaking on Outer Edge LA (formerly NFT LA)
Outer Edge LA (formerly NFT LA) is starting next Monday, March 20th! Metagood COO, Amanda Terry, will be speaking on a panel entitled Revolutionizing Play with NFTs: OnChainmonkeys, Pudgy Penguins, T3mp0, an Elite Squad of Industry Leaders.
The session will be held on Wednesday, March 22nd, at 11 AM PT on Stage 4 in the Los Angeles Convention Center. Other panelists include the CEO of Pudgy Penguins, Luca Netz, and the CEO of T3MP0, Roger Chabra. The panel will be moderated by Snowcrash co-founder, Jesse Dylan.
Find more details in the NFT Evening article!If you happen to be in LA next week, let’s catch up! Follow our Twitter or pm Amanda to get in touch.
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OnChainMonkey Becomes First 10k NFT Collection Inscribed on Bitcoin by Ordinals in a Single Inscription
It’s been almost 1.5 years since we started our monkey journey. In September 2021, we made history as the first 10k PFP collection to be published in a single Ethereum transaction. (If you’re curious about our origin story, check this out here!)
OCM has come so far since then, and it is all due to our incredible team and community of members.
A recap of our growth
We have earned over $8M in revenues from our public mint and secondary trading revenues, we have 4.3k unique wallets holding our NFTs, and over 1K of those wallets wear their OCM as their profile picture on Twitter! We’ve generated over $25 million in profits for our members, and 85% of trades across our collections have been profitable. Aside from CryptoPunks, OCM is the most profitable NFT collection that started as a free mint.
We have over 34k active members on our Discord channel, 58k followers on Twitter, and 3 people with OCM tattoos (how awesome is that?!)
Our DAO, funded with 2K ETH, has kickstarted small businesses, supported impact projects in multiple countries, and helped develop tools that our company can use to help grow our ecosystem. OCM DAO, as we call it, is how we build with our community in a decentralized way. Season 2 of member-submitted proposal funding began on February 27th (check our Prop.House)!
OnChainMonkey Making History on Bitcoin via Ordinals
On February 8th 2023, we hit another milestone. OnChainMonkey became the first 10,000 NFT collection inscribed on the Bitcoin blockchain using Ordinals. We inscribed OCM on Bitcoin in a highly efficient way in one inscription. This historical precedent mirrors the first of all 10K OCM Genesis being created on-chain on Ethereum in one transaction. The inscription number is #20219, a reference to the month and year in which we launched OCM on Ethereum. You can view our inscription in the Ordinals.com explorer.
PS. How are we sure we were first? Bitcoin Punks started inscribing their NFTs via Ordinals before OnChainMonkey, but chose to use a separate inscription for each Punk, which took them from Wednesday, February 8, to Thursday, February 9, to complete. In contrast, OnChainMonkey inscribed their entire collection to Ordinals with a single transaction late on Wednesday, February 8. Thank you, Danny Yang, for figuring out how to do this on Bitcoin just like we did on Ethereum!
The inscription of the OnChainMonkey collection on the Bitcoin Blockchain shows the potential for NFTs to be used for long-term value storage and preservation!
What’s Next in the Pipeline?
Following the unprecedented interest in our NFTs as the first 10K collection on BTC, we have multiple upcoming drops on BTC and ETH and have been approached by large brands to mint their assets on the Bitcoin network. It’s still early days, but we believe in the unlimited potential of our ability to expand our community, generate revenue, and make a positive real-world impact, demonstrating the power of Web3 to create wealth and do good.
We have already announced our collaboration with an amazing generative artist Alexis André, the creator of Friendship Bracelets, a top generative art collection launched on Art Blocks. This upcoming collection will be available to all of our holders of our Genesis and Karma collections.
If you’re looking to build wealth and do good with that wealth, then OCM is the NFT community for you! RISE!
To stay connected with OnChainMonkey, tune into our Instagram and Twitter!
If you’re interested in joining us, check out the available OCMs for sale on OpenSea, Mintable, and Nifty Gateway. Our holders receive exclusive invites to IRL and online events and can meet other impact-minded technologists, investors, celebrities, and more in our members-only Discord.
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OCM Takes Switzerland: Catching Up with our Holders, Sharing the OCM Story, and Bringing More Monkeys into the Fam!
The beginning of January took our monkeys to Europe for a jam-packed itinerary in Switzerland! Amanda Terry and Bill Tai met with OCM holders and got to share our story with several high-profile individuals across web3, finance, and more. Our community is constantly growing. Read on to find out who joined us on this leg of our amazing journey toward building a better world by doing well and doing good! OnChainMonkey is your passport to a wealthy digital nation! We define “wealth” not only as financial but also as physical health, social connections, and impact.
First stop: Crypto Finance Conference: Catching up with more OCM holders
Amanda and Bill are always determined to spread the word about the OnChainMonkey fam at their events and, of course, connect with other holders. We were excited to catch up with Animoca Brands CEO Robby Yung, who proudly wore his OCM beanie and officially joined OCM by picking up his first Genesis! More good news from him – thanks to Animoca’s investment in Metagood and our partnership, some OCM holders will have the opportunity to be on the allowlist for Animoca’s upcoming MocaverseNFT!
Amanda Terry, Bill Tai, and Animoca Brands CEO Robby Yung at Crypto Finance Conference
Animoca Brands CEO Robby Yung officially joined OCM after meeting Amanda Terry at the Crypto Finance Conference
Next up: ACTAI Global St. Moritz
Amanda Terry spoke at the ACTAI Global event on OnChainMonkey and gave examples of how we have built wealth for our digital nation through our NFTs and DAO. Lowell D. Ness, Partner at Perkins Coie, and Rob Massey, who was a founding member of Deloitte’s blockchain practice, discussed the purpose and possibilities of DAOs in the Web3 space. We are proud to share OnChainMonkey’s story and the work we do to be recognized as the most reputable global brand in digital assets. Monkey business aside, our community should be super proud of ourselves as we’re making this mission a reality each and every day!
Amanda Terry speaking about OCM DAO during ACTAI Global panel, and Bill Tai opening ACTAI Global event wearing an OCM Genesis t-shirt
To those who know our fearless COO Amanda, you can be sure that this power-woman doesn’t rest on her mission to onboard more people to our community and tell OnChainMonkey’s story everywhere she goes – major kudos to her!
Amanda Terry speaking at ACTAI Global event
Amanda spoke about OnChainMonkey, diving into detail about our collection. Pop quiz: do you know what ‘on chain’ means? Check in with Amanda if you have any doubts! After the ACTAI event, our community welcomed several new holders!
We met so many awesome OCM holders and Metagood investors during our stay in Switzerland. It was great to tell our story, get more holders on board and give out some stylish merch to our new and existing community members. We hope to see more of you at future events across the globe!
Amanda Terry with founder and managing partner of Stoked Capital Net Jacobsson, Metagood investor
World Economic Forum in Davos
It didn’t end there! Before heading back to the States, we spent some time at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Amanda spoke on the ESG is dead, long live ESG panel at Digital.Davos, where she let the OCM community shine by telling our story to a high-profile audience.
Find a recording of the panel here!
Amanda Terry speaking on the ESG is Dead long live ESG panel at Digital.Davos
Amanda reconnected with Sophia Swire, the creator of Future Brilliance, which is a 501c3 non-profit organization that was supported by Metagood to evacuate Sharbat Gula and her family from Afghanistan to Italy during Thanksgiving in 2021.
We hope the OnChainMonkey family already knows *everything* about our new and exciting partnership with Sandbox; check out the link if you need a refresher. We’re thrilled to dive more into this collaboration; stay tuned for updates! In the leadup to the official launch, Amanda Terry ran into Sandbox co-founder Sebastien Borget, gifting him the very first and totally awesome OCM winter hat! OnChainMonkey was one of the first NFT collections to do a custom Ledger, so it was wonderful to catch up with Ledger CEO Pascal Gauthier as well at a Ledger-hosted dinner in Davos!
Amanda Terry with Ledger CEO Pascal Gauthier and The Sandbox COO Sebastian Borget
Wherever we go, we are overjoyed to meet with OnChainMonkey holders and supporters and bring new people into the fam. We’re super stoked for a year of big and exciting things ahead!
As Bill Tai said in his last year interview for CNBC, We are at the point now where there is a real intersection between the digital world with NFTs and really good things happening in the real world. Let’s keep that spirit in mind as we move forward; see you soon, monkeys!
To stay up to date with OnChainMonkey, check out our Instagram and Twitter!
If you’re interested in joining us, check out the available OCMs for sale on OpenSea, Mintable, and Nifty Gateway. Our holders receive exclusive invites to IRL and online events and can meet other action-minded technologists, investors, celebrities, and more in our members-only Discord.
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OnChainMonkey Art Showcased in Berlin’s Bright Moments Gallery; OCM Announces New Partnership with Alexis André
NFTs Can Be Pieces of Art!
OnChainMonkey is dedicated to working across numerous fields and levels to become the most trusted and recognized digital assets platform and brand. You can find our community members spreading the OCM story across the world to help make sure OnChainMonkey reaches more people with its one-of-a-kind mission.
We saw this in action at the beginning of January when the OnChainMonkey NFT Collection was featured at the Bright Moments gallery in Berlin. The opening night festivities took place on January 12. EdFrame, an amazing artist and OCM community member, proudly represented us in the capital of Germany by co-hosting the event.
EdFrame, OnChainMonkey creator, co-hosted the event and connected online with Metagood CEO Danny Yang during the exhibition opening
We were honored to be showcased among some truly inspiring creators, including digital pop artist Bryan Brinkman, Toronto-based artist Mitchell F Chan, and our dear friend and amazing generative artist Alexis André. Read on to learn more about our next partnership with Alexis, good stuff to come!
OnChainMonkey art featured in Bright Moments gallery in Berlin
During the opening night, Metagood co-founders Bill Tai, Amanda Terry and Danny Yang joined the event virtually to share the OnChainMonkey story and give an update on our activities around the globe.
Bill Tai speaking during the opening night of the exhibition
OnChainMonkey Announces New Partnership with Alexis André
Does the name Alexis André ring a bell to any monkeys? We joined forces with this visionary artist back in 2021! Metagood and OnChainMonkey supported Alexis in projecting his work on the Armadillo building in Glasgow, Scotland, during the world leaders meeting at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26). In doing so, we helped inspire a billion people to take action against the climate change crisis. It was truly an exceptional experience to see his work at the center of such an important event. Check out the video below to see how beautiful the Armadillo looked covered in Alexis’ colors!
Alexis André’s projections at COP26 on the Armadillo building in Glasgow This year, OnChainMonkey announced a new collaboration between Danny Yang, Metagood CEO and OnChainMonkey Genesis creator, and Alexis André, the generative NFT artist mentioned above who combines art, technology and causes in his work.
Alexis André, also known as MacTuitui, is French but is currently based in Tokyo. He creates generative art inspired by nature. One of his major projects, done in collaboration with Donald Judd and Erick Calderon, is the Friendship Bracelets NFT collection, which reached a total volume of more than 9,000 ETH on OpenSea.
Alexis André’s artwork exhibited in the Bright Moments gallery in Berlin
Okay, monkeys, what should you know about this new collab? Each OCM set owner (holder of a Genesis NFT + any Karma 1 + any Karma 2 NFTs) will receive a guaranteed mint of the Alexis André x Danny Yang NFT for each set you own. The Alexis André drop will also be on Bitcoin! We’re so excited to share this minting with you!
And a piece of surprise news for Genesis and Karma holders: you will have the chance to receive a mint of a new On Chain NFT collection created by Danny Yang–stay tuned for more updates!
Danny Yang’s tweet about this year’s OnChainMonkey and Alexis André collab!
To stay connected with OnChainMonkey, tune into our Instagram and Twitter!
If you’re interested in joining us, check out the available OCMs for sale on OpenSea, Mintable, and Nifty Gateway. Our holders receive exclusive invites to IRL and online events and can meet other impact-minded technologists, investors, celebrities, and more in our members-only Discord.
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OnChainMonkey Community Members Revitalize Local Skatepark in Brazil with OCM DAO Funding
OnChainMonkey is your passport to a wealthy digital nation in Web3. To us, being wealthy encompasses financial stability, physical wellness, good social connections, and making a positive impact. Bill Tai, one of the minds behind Metagood/OCM, frequently talks about OnChainMonkey DAO as a “giant ball of karma” that collectively steers a giant magic wand to do real-world good. The wand taps and does good for other people – and it happens literally all around the world, including Brazil!
The skatepark in San Miguel, Rio de Janeiro, before and after the renovation
OCM Supports Skatepark Renovation in San Miguel, Rio de Janeiro
It all started with one of our community members, Debinvest, submitting a proposal to our OCM DAO Prop.House Season 1! The idea was to revitalize a public plaza in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Debivest is a local resident in San Miguel, and he saw the lack of government assistance in supporting young people to get involved in some after-school activities. We were thrilled to see his idea of using Web3 for community good!
Renovation of the San Miguel skatepark in Rio de Janeiro, work in progress
OnChainMonkey Genesis and Karma NFT holders voted to support the idea with 1 ETH. With the funding, Debinvest with his team painted the entire skating rink to look like OnChainMonkey from the top and invited local graffiti artists to paint OnChainMonkey NFTs on the quad. The new space looks absolutely brilliant, and we love how our Monkeys came together to support the transformation!
Renovated OCM-themed skatepark in San Miguel, Rio de Janeiro
OCM Skatepark Gathering Locals Together!
There’s nothing more rewarding than seeing the projects supported by our community coming to life and inspiring and impacting others. The renovated San Miguel skatepark is once again a meeting place for the local community, encouraging people to use the tracks again, monkeying around on their skateboards, and simply hang out.
The local community also organized a rap battle to celebrate the opening. We hope to stay in touch with the San Miguel neighborhood with Debinvest’s help and support more actions in the future!
Rap Battle in Rio de Janeiro organized with the OCM Community support
Check the awesome video with the recap of the skatepark renovation below!
Kudos to everyone involved in these beautiful actions showing doing well while doing good in action!
If you ever visit Rio de Janeiro, don’t forget to check out the OCM skatepark – here’s the address!
OnChainMonkey Supporting a Brazilian Orphanage for Christmas
In December, the growing OnChainMonkey Brazil fam organized a heartwarming action to support the local orphanage in Rio de Janeiro just before Christmas. 79 girls living in the Instituto C. Macedo Soares in Rio de Janeiro were surprised with some great gifts showing how collective actions can *really* impact others in the best way possible!
OCM supporting Christmas gifts for a local orphanage in Rio de Janeiro
OCM Brazil organized cool activities and games, and Santa Claus even brought gifts for the girls! Among other toys, the Brazilian OCM community prepared OCM-themed coloring books – the kids loved these! With the remaining money, they purchased food for the orphanage, which we hope will make a big difference for all!
The OCM Brazil community will stay in touch with the orphanages to find new ways we can work together, including refurbishment, painting (maybe some monkey mural art!) and school supply purchasing!
This is what we love the most about the OnChainMonkey DAO and community. With the help of Web3 tech, our holders can easily create a positive impact worldwide.
To stay up to date with OnChainMonkey, tune into our Instagram and Twitter!
If you’re interested in joining us, check out the available OCMs for sale on OpenSea, Mintable, and Nifty Gateway. Our holders receive exclusive invites to IRL and online events like playing poker with Charlie Lee, Owen Wilson, and Woody Harrelson and can meet other impact-minded technologists, investors, celebrities, and more in our members-only Discord.
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NFT Now: OnChainMonkey: Meet One of the First 10k PFP Projects on Bitcoin
OnChainMonkey (OCM) has emerged as a historic staple of the NFT community that’s proven time and time again to be well ahead of the curve. The project is well-known for uploading its entire 10,000 NFT collection to Ethereum in a single transaction. And with the new Ordinals protocol, OCM became one of the first 10,000 PFP projects on Bitcoin.
nft nowRead the whole NFT Now article by Greg Larson here!
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Decrypt: OnChainMonkey NFTs Double in Price After Creators Put Them on Bitcoin
OnChainMonkey NFTs are the first 10k collection to be inscribed on Bitcoin via Ordinals! We made the Web3 history twice, first in September 2021 when we put the whole OCM Genesis collection on Ethereum in a single transaction, and then on February 8, 2023, inscribing all 10k NFTs on Bitcoin in a single inscription.
Read the recent Decrypt article by Andrew Hayward to check more!
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Amanda Terry on the Crypto Hipster Podcast!
Metagood COO Amanda Terry joined Jamil Hasan in his Crypto Hipster podcast to discuss the potential and utility of NFTs to build a wealthy digital nation with our OnChainMonkey community. We define “wealth” as financial and physical health, social connection, and impact for our holders.
Check the Beyond the JPEG: Marrying Speculative Greed with Real-World Impact episode on Spotify, Apple Podcast, Amazon Music or Anchor FM!
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OnChainMonkey Selected as a Finalist for SXSW Web3 Competition in March
We’re thrilled to be selected as one of five finalists to compete in the SXSW Web3 pitch competition in March 2022!
The 2023 Pitch event will feature 20 companies on Saturday, March 11 and 20 companies on Sunday, March 12 at the Hilton Austin Downtown. One winner will be awarded per category during the SXSW Pitch Awards Ceremony on Sunday, March 12. The most promising project of the 2023 event will receive the Best In Show award.
From March 11-12, SXSW Pitch will showcase 40 tech companies from eight distinct categories for two days of live pitches in front of an audience of SXSW attendees, high-profile media, venture capital investors, and a panel of expert judges. This season’s judges include industry moguls like Stacy Feld (Johnson & Johnson), Jacqueline Jennings (Raven Indigenous Capital Partners), Mingu Lee (Cleveland Avenue), Trish Costello (Portfolia), Kay Koplovitz (USA Networks), and many more.
On Monday, March 13, you can meet the finalists and explore product demonstrations during the SXSW Pitch Showcase from 10am-12pm at the Hilton Hotel.
Participating companies come from all around the world, with finalists this year representing Norway, Germany, London, Ireland, Brazil, Taiwan, and United Arab Emirates, to name a few.
Check out the announcement: https://www.sxsw.com/news/2023/sxsw-pitch-finalists-and-alternates-announced-2023/
Check out the schedule overview of SXSW Pitch events!