HISTORY CLASS
February 2024
APEUARY
- Monoliff is readying the apes for JUP
- Haramebay's Bobby Helmet trait & Bobby Uniform auctions are done and dusted!
- Haramebay auction for Peekaboo Box completed! Highest bid: 42,069 Opals
- 2x Jimmy Buyhigh traits. Winning Bid Range: 46,969 - 69,690 Opals
- Over 2.4 Million GIF views on GIPHY
- Over $2.5 Million in primary sales
- Over $150 million in secondary sales
- 114k followers on X(Twitter)
- 16k members in Discord
- Over 4,000 unique holders across DAA
- Over 58k DAA Drip Haus Subscribers
ALL-TIME STATISTICS
January 2024
SHINE BRIGHT LIKE A DIAMOND
- What are Verata’s plans for the academy?
- The first-ever Haramebay's Trait Auction is done with 169 Winners
- DAA partners with Magic Eden. Apes & Drop Bears get 50% more diamonds for 48 hrs, every damn month!
- DAA & TAPfintech: Degens get a 4% discount on AutoThor v3
- The first-ever Haramebay Burn Auction was completed. 28 Glizzy Suits
- 420 Trait Packs sold out within the first few minutes.You absolute savages!
- Are you looking to join the Trait party? A thread
- Another 2 trait auctions for your opals this month, Santa trait & Rocketman Blockers
- New DRiP; Hmm... ETF? Sounds bearish!
December 2023
It's time to bonk
- New orientation video: Welcome to the Degenerate Ape Academy
- DAA x Bonk collab raffle of 12 exclusive V2 apes results in some degens spending $10k and $20k on tickets! 5610 tickets were sold for 9.48B $BONK. Half going to Bonk and half going to DAA
- 12pm, 12/12, the Dirty Dozen “not a cult” group receive their cultist robes
- Doogie opens his pack.. and pulls a… just watch the animation
- The DAA x Helius collab animation is on fire!
- Xmas eve booster packs mint goes live. Mint lasts 8 minutes!
- Merry Christmas you degenerate *beep*
November 2023
The revamped website
- The website is revamped featuring the most handsome bastard
- Boom! The next animation
- Demon Collector finds a new trait, “Age of the Dragon”, & Mono’s having fun naming them
- The Dirty Dozen snapshot for the cultist trait is taken
- Mono teases a new V2 mask trait
October 2023
Assending to higher self
- SOL Big Brain opens his Elder Crate on a livestream
- V2 incoming teaser released.. it’s happening!
- V2 testing is underway with the wizard “Testes”
- Higher Self is launched with 690 apes assending in less than 1 day, and getting their 3-trait packs
The next wave of 690, receiving a 1-trait pack - 1 of the first 2070 assenders will win a custom Degen Ape from Mono
- The roadmap for what’s next is announced
September 2023
the Elder crates are hatching
- The Elder Crates are ready to hatch. nipplemaxi was 1st, Jakepeg 2nd, 0xDutch 3rd, Cryptokid 4th, & Alex 5th
- Magic Eden & DAA.. best friends forever…
- DAA & DRiP give away a Degen Ape to a random collector. Congrats to Barndog
- DAA is the first collection for Magic Eden’s Lucky Buy
- DAA & Morgana Studios release their partnership video showcasing the epic DAA IP & world-class animators
- Monoliff gifts a custom honorary ape to 0xMert, one of the fastest Solana minds in town!
- Phantom adds in-wallet links for the Degen Drop Bear collection
- Monoliff teases some killer V2 traits. The hotdog & the Prince jacket
August 2023
Onchain Summer
- DAA has partnered with Coinbase & Indelible Labs for Build On Base’s Onchain Summer
- Mono teasing an ape's curiosity with a little lick
- The Elder Swords, a collectible like no other, are revealed
- OPOS Drip released & Nicky has bestowed power to all
- DAA celebrates its 2nd birthday
- The exclusive DAA animation NFT on Base was a huge success #StandwithCrypto
- Elder Crate history is released in a video, so even smol brain degens can understand
- Over 300k DRiP members have signed up to the Degeniverse channel
July 2023
Lights, Strategy, Animate
- Degen Dictator, D12 Founder & Degencierge Founder, joins DLI as the Head of Strategy
- “Gesundheit” animation previewed
- Monoliff & DAA’s Animation partner delivers an “Opal” teaser
- Monoliff showcases the Mighty Ducks alternate ending
- Jimmy Buyhigh is put in charge of Solana’s trading & Erwan shows Jimmy in action on the exchange floor
- Steve has a messssage about the Eldersssss
June 2023
The Security Detail
- Security ape teased as the SEC comes to battle!
- Opal: A tech company, with a sprinkle of degeneracy - Twitter is launched.
- Monoliff teases the crime-fighting vigilante V2 traits
- Community Member DrMaddy launches an epic Twitter thread.
- SMB Gen3 features a DAA Onesie trait & is the first collection outside the Degeniverse able to mine Opals
May 2023
Let’s Partner Up
- Drip is in the Haus
- DAA partners with HXRO Network to bridge NFT communities to DeFi
- DAA partners with Floor to give holders early access to the app
- Nicky Scanz appointed as our new CEO
- 120,000 signed up for DAA Drip
- Monoliff teases the V2 mouth upgrade trait
April 2023
To The Mines
- The Good, the Bad and Your Mom: Cowboy ape teased
- No more Gold Stars. It’s time for Opals
- Poot! The Degen Drop Bears story
- The Egg Hatchening is live again
- Opal Mining goes live
- Opals collectable in the Degen Royale Game
- TO VALHALLA! Viking ape teased
- The community creates The Dirty Dozen
- Acid Fur NB-Ape Degen Ape #2282 raffled for 2000 SOL
March 2023
History Is Made
- DAA launches this history class page
- V2 Ape Mechanics are revealed
- Additional V2 traits are revealed
- Nicky’s proposal for $RAIN to implement the Boots system is passed in hours
- DAA & Dialect launch the DAA Sticker pack
- The final batch of @XLARGE_US merch is shipped
- Higher Self ape collage teased
February 2023
Mobile Experiences
- DAA partners with Octo Gaming to create the Degen Ape Drop Out mobile game
- DAA partners with Dialect to create the Degen Ape NFT sticker pack
- Additional V2 traits and skins are revealed
January 2023
V2 Revealed
- DAA launches "Degeniverse Daily", a weekly Twitter space dedicated to sharing updates and having open dialog with community members
- More lore around the elders is divulged through the legendary opal stone reveal
- The first V2 skins are revealed
- DAA partners with Hyblinxx and Solana Mobile to create the Joker card in the Solana Mobile playing card deck
- DAA announces upcoming partnership to bring DeFi to the Degeniverse with HXRO network
December 2022
Making Moves
- DAA teams up with famous streetwear brand X-large to create clothing embedded with NFTs using Cupcake protocol
- DAA forms an official partnership with Degen Royale for apes to be featured as characters in their upcoming game
- The DAA Space Apes go to space with Dreambound's NFTs in space campaign
- DAA releases the first SFT trait packs on Solana in collaboration with Raindrop Protocol, Mono's Dark XMAS Trait Packs. Each trait pack contains equippable SFT traits for Degen Trash Pandas
- DAA partners with Brave browser to show Degenerate Ape Academy characters on their new tab page for a limited time
November 2022
Leading in Lisbon
- Sea_Eoh is featured on the NFT Monetization Crisis panel at Solana Breakpoint
- DAA teams up with the Solana Foundation by creating an honorary ape to announce Solana's Facebook and Instagram integration
- DAA sponsors the 2022 Bear Market Ralley, an all-day holder exclusive go-kart racing event
- DAA hosts the "Higher Self" event in Lisbon, utilizing the DLI "Hall Pass" ticketing system for the registration, NFT ticketing, and check-in system
- DAA awaits a response from SBF on his prison attire honorary
- Beginning of sneak peaks for the all new V2 Ape traits
October 2022
Drop Bears drop in
- The Hatchening (Release of Degenerate Drop Bear art)
- Degenerate Drop Bears featured in Solana Spaces
- DAA sponsors the DegeNFT Las Vegas event
- First homework launched: On-chain AMA with Dispatch protocol
- Auction Winner: CryptoKid1981
September 2022
Gold Stars for Greatness
- Launch of Homeroom - holder loyalty rewards program where holder's earn gold stars and exchange them for lootboxes
- Homeroom showcased at Innovator's Assemble New York
- Launch of DAA's first open-source onchain programs
- IRL scavenger hunts for Gold Star Rewards
- Holders receive discounts to popular stores through Asset Dash
- Solana Embassy in Miami features Degen Ape Cafe coffee bar
- CreApe Winners: Mapey, Sassy Hassle, EJ The Cray
- Auction Winners: Alex Farmer, Salomondrin, Kadense, Sol Big Brain, Kd8171
- Press: The Block
August 2022
The Apes Turn 1
- Apes celebrate their one year birthday with gold star rewards for holders
- Start of the Egg Crate auction series in partnership with Exchange.Art
- CreApe Winners Season 2: Jsb, RyaTuch, Apesop, Degen Emperor, Philly Pfahmer
- Auction Winners: Dutch, Dutch, Ape_DB
July 2022
The Apes Come To Life
- Creape Season 2 is announced
- 10 super limited edition, 3d printed sculptures hand painted and signed by Monoliff are given as Creape prizes
- The Degeniverse is the official and only launch partner for Solana Spaces, featuring Degeniverse NFT displays and DAA Merch for sale in their flagship downtown NY store
- CreApe Winners: Bitcoinape12 & Glasswalker
- Press: Fortune
June 2022
Bridging the Gaps
- Cupcake Protocol launches using a Degeniverse Cupcake as the first sprinkle
- DAA wins the Open Sea award for highest volume collection on the Solana blockchain
- Anatoly, Co-founder & CEO of Solana Labs, wears a DAA shirt when announcing the new flagship Solana phone, SAGA, and Solana’s new mobile development kit, SMS (Solana Mobile Stack)
May 2022
Making the most of a beer market
- Launch of DAA branded beer
- Start of the #ForeverApe PFP contest
April 2022
The Degeniverse Enters New Markets
- Listed on OpenSea as initial Solana Launch partner
- Degeniverse Marketplace launch in partnership with Rarible
- DTP launches AR Trash Panda experience at Solana Miami
- DTP creates Custom Pandas & donation campaign to support Ukrainian community members
March 2022
An Eggcellent Development
- DAA Eggs are found by some lucky parents who managed to score an egg randomly
- First sneak peak of animated full-body 3D ape character
- SXSW Holders-only party (Austin) - “Degen Hours”
- “Hall Pass” ticketing system test in Austin for Degen Hours
- DTP turns VonWong’s photographs of the Plastic Tap into an NFT mint to raise funds for #TurnOffThePlastic Tap
- 3D Vinyl DAA Toy revealed
- Press: Washington Post
February 2022
DTP takes on plastic pollution
- Holder-only egg event & Regular Egg introduction
- DTP billboard in Times Square, NY
- DTP fundraiser to build 30ft giant trash installation at the United Nations in Nairobi, Kenya to #TurnOffThePlasticTap
- DTP art charity auctions to fundraise for #TurnOffThePlasticTap including two Custom Trash Pandas and community member art
- Launch of DTP community engagement game “Dick In A Box” to raise funds for #TurnOffThePlasticTap
January 2022
The Academy Gets An Upgrade
- Academy website launch
- Outhouse Metaverse launch
- Banana Phone minigame launch
- Twin-only egg minting event & Inbred Egg introduction
- Limited-time DTP trash trap game is released
- DTP grand poker tournament for Custom Panda
- CreApe winners ( bankr0bb3r, ENS, Minne_ape_olis)
- Press: Decrypt
December 2021
Merch Madness Begins
- First DAA merch drop
- DTP merch released
- CandyMachine V2 developed and released to ecosystem by DTP
- DTP becomes first fully-entangled collection with introduction of Holiday Costumes
- DAA becomes the first Solana NFT project to cross 1 million SOL in resale volume
- CreApe winners ( DAAHK, TMG, DGOLDZZ, Hutch)
November 2021
The Degenerate Trash Pandas Are Born
- Charity component to DTP mint announced - $500k raised for charities. ($120k donated to Children's Heart Foundation)
- First use of the Fair Launch Protocol during the DTP presale
- Trash Panda Mint (1 free for each ape holder)
- DAA + DTP Holder Raffle for Custom Ape
- Migration to separate DAOO discord
- DAOO establishes DICS validator
- CreApe winners ( Joel DeVries, Cody, Knox Trades, Funksonait)
October 2021
The Next Epoch Is Entered
- Exiled Apes officially exiled. Return period for exiles begins
- Development of the new website & 3D academy begins after extensive request for proposal process
- Development of Degenerate Trash Pandas begins
- Official sponsor of the Solana Ignition Hackathon
- Partnered with Blockasset & Darren Till to create NFT charity auction
- CreApe winners (Tishran, Crank, Sarah Herse)
September 2021
A Web3 Cultural Foundation is Poured
- First DAOO Student Council elections held
- First governance vote held on Solana utilizing NFTs to vote (Non-fungible-governance-token / NFGT)
- First CreApe contest
- Custom Ape Charity Auction - Sodium Chloride - benefiting the No Kids Hungry Foundation (50k USD)
- DAA is one of the first Solana NFT's featured in an art exhibition in Hong Kong
- DAA Ape #7225 is the first Solana NFT to sell for more than 1 million USD
- CreApe winners (Notorious NFT)
- Press: CoinDesk, Yahoo News
August 2021
The Degenerate Ape Academy is established
- First industry-wide hyped 10k NFT mint on Solana, selling out in 8 minutes
- Holder only discord established
- DAA subcommunities established
- Golden Tendie Raffle for Custom Apes (HFP, Ison)
- DAOO formation & student council campaigns begin
- Press: Yahoo News