What the F*ck is Moonbirds!?
👋 WELCOME TO THE *SPACE HOLLOW* by the Moonbros
We’re 2 brothers in the PROOF Collective and diamond-wing HODLers of 🦉 Moonbirds.
Are you ready to join the Parliament?
Moonbirds has been all the rage these last several weeks (and that = years in NFT land).
But why, you ask? What do these adorable pixelated owls have to offer you?
Well, we’ll tell you why.
(note: we are not responsible for any FOMO you may feel)
WHO? (or should we say, HOOT?)
Let’s get a couple of things straight here:
🚩 Most NFT teams are anonymous
🚩🚩 Most NFT teams have no business background
🚩🚩🚩 Most NFT teams don’t have a serious plan
But not Moonbirds.
👀 Why?
This is the Avengers of the NFT world.
🧠 🧠 🧠 Kevin Rose. Justin Mezzell. Ryan Carson.
Let’s summarize each individual.
Kevin Rose: serial entrepreneur who was the founder of Digg, co-host of TechTV, part of the Google Ventures team, former CEO of Hodinkee, and is currently a partner of True Ventures. He’s been involved with The Random Show with Tim Ferriss, and currently hosts the Modern Finance and PROOF podcasts. He’s also currently the Co-Founder of the PROOF Collective.
Justin Mezzell: illustrator and designer, with past clients such as Google, Facebook, Twitter, NASA - you get the picture. He is the storyteller and Grim artist for the Solana project Grim Syndicate, and is currently the Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer of the PROOF Collective.
Ryan Carson: Founder and CEO of both Carsonified and Treehouse, in which he hosted many conferences. Currently he’s Chief Operating Officer of the PROOF Collective, and will be starting his own NFT fund 1.21Gigawatts, AKA 121G.
Not to mention other team members meltingice, full-time discord moderators akaStevey.eth and SodaPop, and the contract team divergence.
Ok, Ok, Give Me the Deets
Moonbirds is a 10k PFP Collection. By the PROOF Collective.
Oh, and the PROOF Collective?
“A private members only collective of 1,000 dedicated NFT collectors and artists.”
PROOF Collective minted out at 1 ETH in a Dutch Auction starting at 5 ETH.
That was back in December 2021.
Now? Floor price of 87.5 ETH.
This is not an artificial floor price. There is real activity surrounding these Collector’s passes. This is because they continue to deliver value to their holders.
(to learn about Proof Collective — read the below article from Proofer, Naveed)
Needless to say, not everyone can afford to get in to the PROOF Collective at this price point.
Moonbirds is the next step for the PROOF ecosystem, allowing new collectors to enter the space (with limited access).
2,000 will be reserved for PROOF Collective members (each can mint 2 for free).
125 will be reserved for the PROOF Team and future giveaways/marketing.
7,875 for public mint.
But what makes this project different?
-Nesting for rewards (i.e. Not concerned with secondary sale volume)
-Trait-based utility
It has been stated that there will be 4 “hyper-rare” traits with 6 Moonbirds each.
2 traits will have 25 Moonbirds each, and 2 traits will have 150 Moonbirds ech.
But “rarity” doesn’t play out the same here.
Written into the smart contract is the ability to “nest” (aka stake) your Moonbird.
The longer you nest, the more rewards you will accrue with your Moonbird.
Oh, and nesting your Moonbird will help block against phishing attempts and certain scams as the Moonbird will physically (or should I say digitally?) be blocked from transfers/sales.
It has been hinted that nesting rewards can range from stickers of your Moonbird, to hats, to private tours of SpaceX, and much more (maybe a lunch date with the Moonbros 👀).
The cool thing about this? Rewards can be trait-specific.
This is why “rarity” is a funny thing with this collection.
Best advice? Go for the Moonbird that best speaks to your soul.
*The nesting feature is aiming for a April 26th launch.*
Wen Launch?
April 16th.
PROOF Collective members can claim their 2 free Moonbirds starting at 8am Pacific Standard Time, with the window open for 72 hours.
Allowlist mint will begin at 9am Pacific Standard Time, open for 3 hours.
Any remaining un-minted Moonbirds will be entered into a second raffle, with winners to be announced at that time.
Where Moonbirds?
Official site — https://moonbirds.xyz
Official Twitter — https://twitter.com/moonbirds_xyz
(always verify all links and URLs before clicking)
How To Get Moonbirds?
Mint price of 2.5 ETH for public mint via raffle on PREMINT.
Raffle period has already closed (remember your annoying cousin who told you to enter the raffle a week ago…they were right).
Each winning raffle-entrant is allowed to mint 1 Moonbird.
Secondary market on OpenSea will be your best bet if you didn't enter the raffle (good luck).
Moonbros POV (probably wrong)
🦉 Moonbro A
Being in the PROOF Collective has opened my eyes to so much. The NFT space. The art space. The blending of artistry, utility, and culture. Needless to say, I’m very bullish on all things PROOF. The value added to the PROOF Collective has gone from 1 ETH to 87.5 ETH in the span of 3.5 months. The team is just getting started.
Moonbirds price predictions:
24 hours - 13 ETH
1 week - 15 ETH
When nesting period starts (TBD, aiming for April 26th) - 20 ETH
🦉 Moonbro Z
See you on the moon. Flip BAYC by Dec. 31, 2022.
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