Just Ape Studios 🍌

Are you paying attention to FTI now? 🤔 Just the other day, we presented an @ApesAW_ primer as part of the @Aleph__Zero hackathon. Also present was @deutschetelekom 🫡 Strict IP/Brand plays will be phased out, it’s only a matter of time. Don’t chase hype.

You can fade how much we have given back. You can fade what we have built. You can fade that we helped set the standard for NFT loyalty programs. You can fade what we are building next. You can fade the big brands we have worked with. You can fade all our current partners. You can fade the contracts we have signed. You can fade the funding we have locked in. You can fade the quality of what we produce. You can fade that we have delivered and onboarded more to Solana than projects with 20-30x our floor price. But what you can't fade is our relentless drive and the unwavering passion of our community. We are @JustApeStudios and we are here to stay. 🫡

Most projects are chasing after recycled liquidity while being focused on being the next big brand or IP play. We are focused on building compliant consumer grade products that will encompass all types of digital assets, not just NFTs. Place your bets accordingly. 🤝

Be satisfied with staying in your bubble and the tiny silo of Web3, or aim higher — for global enterprises. For @JustApeStudios , we’ve chosen our desired path. Suited up and ready to go. 🤝

2023 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙢𝙮 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚. Has it been hard? Absolutely. 𝗕𝘂𝘁, 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗿𝗴 ( @JustApeStudios ) This year, we’ve done the following: 🔸 Hit 1.5 M views on Giphy in a little over a month 🔸 Secured 6 figures + of grant funding to deliver an open-source platform, contributions, and our lending protocol ( @ApeLend_ ) 🔸 Made it through the bear market with little to no ecosystem support 🔸 Continued to experiment with incentive models to keep our current community interested 🔸 Have hit 4 + countries for activations and meet ups for the community 🔸 Onboarding and delivered more to SOL than projects with 20-30x our floor price 🔸 Secured a presentation in front of @deutschetelekom & @FTI_US 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲, 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲. But I’m not bitter, I just need to make it known what we deal with every single day. Yet, we will continue to show up every single hour. 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗮 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿, 𝗮 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿. You know why people quit? Because they are used to things being easy. They are used to being handed success. 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗲, 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝗴𝗼, 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁. 🔸 What is right for the community. 🔸 What is right for the ecosystem. 🔸 And what is right for Web3. Keep fading us, because I will work forever until we hit my metrics of success for @JustApe_ 📈 Until every single member that stuck by us eats. 🫡 🙈 This is my promise. 🙉 This is my passion. 🙊 This is my legacy. Gn and Happy New Year 🥳

In less than 3 weeks, we're showcasing @ApesAW_ to giants like @deutschetelekom (parent behind @TMobile ) and @FTI_US ! 🌟 While TMobile needs no intro, Franklin Templeton manages upwards of $1.43 trillion of assets. 🏦 Our 3-min pitch will dive into the story behind @JustApe_ , the evolution of @JustApeStudios , and most importantly, what makes AAW so special. 🌍 Big thanks to @Aleph__Zero for making this happen! 🤝

Have had a lot of new faces join the @Apish_community , so what better time to revisit the heart of our mission and why each and every community member is essential to this collective journey. 🗣️This was mostly brought upon by nearly an hour-long chat with @TurntUpDylan , where part of that convo dived into the essence of incentive models. Most models serve a singular purpose: to incentivize. But at Just Ape, we’re are building something far more meaningful. We want what we're building to be more than just about temporary seasonal rewards, we want those that join us to align with our greater purpose. 🌐 So what is our mission? To create engaging community experiences and robust blockchain solutions. Yes, we’re thrilled about our IP stats (nearly half a million views on Giphy in under 2 weeks) and how brandable Apes are, but we want our contributions ultimately to be of substance and lasting. Giving away over 4k rewards worldwide and $50k+ from Season 1 was incredible, but highly unstainable. So we had to pivot towards something more reasonable - building tech that matters. 🧩 @JustApeStudios isn't just striving to be a tech company; we want Just Ape to also be a hub of innovation and community synergy. Our community isn't standing behind us; they are beside us - co-creators in every step we take towards progress. ensuring that the needle is moving in the right direction. 📃For example, what are our latest & upcoming tech contributions: 🔶 Open-source NFT standard on @Aleph__Zero , will serve as the ecosystem wide standard 🔶 Open-source governance platform, ApeVote, that we will push for more communities to adopt (released with @ApesAW_ ) 🔶 @ApeLend_ , multi-chain lending protocol that will support ALL digital assets including NFTs, tokenized RWAs and VBAs 🌍 But again, we’re not just building tech; we aim to create engaging community experiences. We are focusing on scalable blockchain solutions that not only propel the Web3 ecosystem as a whole but also enable us to enrich our community incentive models. 📊How does this all work? We've put together this graphic with you in mind. 🔗 So, to those who resonate with this monumental vision: We're not just inviting you to join a community; we’re inviting you to be a part of something bigger than just ourselves. 🙏 To our existing community, your support is the backbone of our collective story. To future members, I look forward to when you join us on this adventure. Together, let’s carve out a unique chapter in Web3 history. The true underdog story. The story about @JustApe_ 🤝

𝐁𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐖𝐞𝐛𝟑 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐲 𝐧𝐨 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐲 𝐣𝐨𝐛. At times, things can look extremely dire. Nearly a year ago, this was the situation. Everything seemed to be going wrong. We needed to do something drastically different, or else the future was bleak. 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐬𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐭. 𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐬 𝐚𝐠𝐨, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐠𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐬𝐰𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐭𝐬. But I couldn’t do it. It wasn’t right. In my mind, I just knew I could breathe it back to life. I could save @justape_ Being a founder was the job I signed up for. It’s my responsibility to make sure I turn over every stone until I find success. Fail and fail fast, so I can find success quicker. 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐖𝐞𝐛𝟑. It’s about making Web3 work and adding legitimacy to the space, not tearing it down. It's been a tough journey, but we're finally seeing the light. Our perseverance is paying off, and we’re making steady progress. Still, there’s a lot of work to be done. 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐮𝐬. Our success is inevitable. 𝐖𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬. 𝐖𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩 𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬. Thank you for reading. 🫶 𝐎𝐧𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐩𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝. 🚀

Gm if you Gm 🌞 Excited to drop our first pre-audit open-source @ink_lang smart contract for @Aleph__Zero & @ApesAW_ this week! 👨‍💻 It's the first of many steps we are taking to make a substantial impact with @JustApeStudios 👷‍♂️ Thanks for being a part of our journey. 🫶

It has been nearly 12 months in the making, but I'm glad to finally see the finish line for @apesaw_ on the horizon. We are now code complete, minus feedback, for ApeVote but what we also believe will be the NFT standard on @Aleph__Zero 🙌 It's been an absolute journey creating a unique set of 220 collectibles inspired by huge IP and our own creative direction alike. But, it isn't just about the art. 🔶 Community When we started looking to expand to other ecosystems, I wanted to do so in a meaningful way. I didn't want to just drop a new collection that served no purpose or had any underlying contribution. I am a fervent believer of building upon all 3 pillars that make Wed3 what it is -- Community x Art x Tech So I looked at more than a handful of ecosystems, spoke to their teams, and learned a lot about how and where we could fit in - I thought I found a great fit but eventually pivoted. Regardless, the most pressing questions on my mind were: • What could I build value for, expand and enrich the ecosystem? • How can I build in a way that not only provides value to the ecosystem, but also to all the @justape_ community? 🔶 Empowerment And this is how ApeVote was born -- an open-source governance platform that will not only be the voting platform for AAW, but also a hub where the community can see what is being worked on, check on their participation incentives and engage in discourse over anything & everything Web3. Since my inception into Web3, I had been involved with enough DAOs and small art-centric communities to see what worked and what didn't. This helped tremendously as the lessons learned were invaluable when it comes to understanding how to remove as much friction as possible to not only encourage community members to participate, but also incentivize participation. 🔶 Innovation The ultimate goal is to establish AAW as a premier destination for builders, advocates and visionaries to come together and shape the future of Web3. Every voice and every contribution counts. If the tooling and resources are there that allow the community to take action, our thesis is that this mechanism will be an innovation flywheel where new forward thinking ideas continue to be churned out. We saw success with @nounsdao and that is exactly why we wanted to iterate on it. The AAW community will be a model for how ApeVote can be utilized, and hopes to be a key component moving forward for every existing and new community alike on Aleph Zero. We care about community. We care about empowerment. We care about innovation. And most importantly, we care about growth. And Apes Across Worlds seem to accent these values perfectly. If you care to learn more, we'll be dropping a podcast with @EdgeofNFT soon! If you've made it this far, thank you for reading. 🫡