SHILL Issue 46

#SHILL 

SOLANA NFT/DEFI/TWITTER ECOSYSTEM 

NFTHrilling 

Interview with long-time 

solana artist Apesy 

ISSUE #46 

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BU___UB 

celebrating womyn in 

solana 

degods explained 

rising from the ashes 

chest finance 

just how is it done? 

step-n 

an nft that pays you while 

you stay fit

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NFThrilling interview 

NFThrilling takes on no other 

than APESY in his latest 

interview #alpha 

Linkkzyy March Picks 

What is Linkkzyy looking at? 

#alpha 

Primitive Money 

When you know, you know. 

BU___UB 

A tribute to womyn in Solana 

#alpha 

Barndog & Metaverse 

Barndog takes us through 

setting up STEP-N while 

Metaverse looks at Star Atlas 

MarcoPolo Mercanti 

You’ve been sleeping on this 

one haven’t you? #alpha 

DeGods Explained 

Wondering why DeGods has 

risen like a phoenix from the 

ashes? #alpha 

Chest Finance 

This is how you do it. #alpha 

How to STEP-N 

Imagine making moneywith 

your NFT from running around. 

#alpha 

Chest Game Features 

Why you should be bullish on 

CHEST part1 #alpha 

CultureHacker

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#Shill is nearing its 50th issue. Got an idea for how #Shill should 

celebrate? Let’s hear it: pixeltoy.sol@gmail.com 

What a huge week! Marketcap may be down, but the Solana 

ecosystem is just kicking it! So much so that this issue could not 

contain itself -88 pages! 

A HUGE thanks to KidonthePhoenix, LowBrowNative and Richwater 

who, during Twitter Spaces, said many meaningful things about 

#Shill zine. It was always the intention to create a zine that would 

help to shine the light on NFT artists that were not minting thousands 

of PFPs. There is great art out there, collectible pieces and while they 

may not be instant ‘flips’ there is a greater chance that they will be 

valuable pieces in the months ahead. Just look at Archi Morley or 

Keezerfeld. And if you haven’t grabbed a URS Crown yet well you are 

DEFINITELY NGMI! 

This issue is JAM PACKED with #ALPHA yet again. How to invest 

with $CHEST. How to earn while keeping fit with STEP-N. Womyn in 

Solana. MarcoPolo. DeGods. And of course, NFThrilling hits it out 

of the park with yet another high-quality interview, this time with the 

Solana-weathered APESY who has been a long-time $Sol NFT artist 

(glad to say I own 3 early pieces!). 

Before I let you get into this issue. I was part of a Discord chat 

recently, MonkeLabDAO. Twenty-two people in the chat. I asked, ‘why 

not put an article in #Shill zine?’ ALL OF THEM REPLIED - ‘What’s 

#Shill zine?’ 

This ecosystem is HUGE. #Shill zine has only scraped the surface 

and that surface is 8500 views per week. It’s not a matter of IF but 

WHEN. 

As always, show your love on the Twittersphere with a simple retweet 

before #Shill zine increases in price! 

Enough said. You know the drill. Let’s f go! 

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Ciao @ 0apsy0, è un piacere averti qui .. quando ho visto questo tuo lavoro ho avuto 

un'emozione .. quello 

che chiamo #NFThrilling 

feeling/vibe .. in breve .. 

potresti descrivere 

questo tuo bellissimo 

pezzo, prima di iniziare 

l’intervista.. 

Ciao fren, è davvero un 

piacere far parte di 

#openheartist. Ebbene, 

"Warmonger" è più 

attuale che mai, la guerra 

è alle porte, la libertà 

sanguina, la minaccia 

nucleare è in aumento. 

Viviamo in un mondo folle governato da pazzi. È una visione molto oscura della realtà 

che conosco, ma la verità è che la guerra è inerente a una specie bellicosa, su cui 

abbiamo costruito la nostra civiltà e tecnologia. Preghiamo per giorni migliori. 

Cominciamo.. 

Nell'universo delle crypto e dell'arte NFT (come in quello dell'arte tradizionale, 

Banksy docet) l'anonimato è diffuso, cosa ne pensi e come ti avvicini al pubblico? 

Nel caso tu abbia un nome d'arte .. prima di iniziare .. dimmi qualcosa sul tuo nome. 

Penso che essere anon o meno sia un riflesso della tua personalità. Alcune persone 

sono più estroverse e non hanno problemi con quel tipo di esposizione. Ad altri piace 

lavorare dietro le quinte. Rispetto entrambi gli approcci, ciò che conta davvero è l'arte 

e le sensazioni che hai al riguardo. Apesy, è stata la fusione della mia avventura con 

le criptovalute con la mia arte. L'intero spazio crittografico ha molto più senso per me 

ora, con l’arrivo degli NFT. 

Se dovessi descriverti, in Da dove veniamo? poche ma essenziali 

Chi siamo? Dove 

parole, cosa diresti? 

andiamo? 

Beh, io sono un sognatore, un po' idealista nella mia 

visione del mondo. Fatalismo che mi scorre nelle vene, controbilanciato da 

un'anima di speranza. Spesso ho bisogno di creare arte che è il posto in cui mi piace 

essere, creare, caricare la mia visione sull'iPad. 

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Nell'arte NFT, quali sono le tecniche che ami, quelle che ti caratterizzano e quelle in 

cui vorresti cimentarti? 

Al giorno d'oggi uso Procreate pro, Pixaki, PS. Ai tempi in cui ho iniziato con l’arte 

digitale, in realtà stavo creando col mio smartphone su PicsArt e pixelstudio. Se hai la 

volontà di creare qualcosa probabilmente hai già gli strumenti, basta disegnarlo. 

Quanto tempo dedichi all'arte. Sei stato “sempre” un artista o ti sei reinventato. 

Quando hai deciso di dedicarti all'arte e perché? 

In realtà quasi tutto il giorno, anche quando non creo ci penso, penso sia una cosa da 

artista. Ci sono settimane in cui ho più di 12 ore al giorno di disegno sull'iPad. Anche 

se devo lavorare IRL (in real life, nella vita reale, n.d.r.) ho un lavoro che mi permette 

di portare l'iPad con me. 

Vorresti raccontare brevemente da dove viene il tuo lavoro artistico. Com'è il tuo 

ambiente di lavoro. Lo cambieresti e come? 

Fin da bambino creavo sempre una sorta di arte, ma il momento è stato l’arrivo 

dell'arte digitale, amo davvero poter creare nel mio giardino, accanto ai miei cani, al 

lavoro, ovunque sia, il potere dell'Ipad, funziona davvero come un pezzo di carta dove 

puoi disegnare quando vuoi. 

Come crei le tue opere. Qual è l'ispirazione per te. Cosa provi mentre crei. Qual è 

(se presente) il messaggio implicito nelle tue opere/collezioni. Vuoi trasmettere 

qualcosa? 

Normalmente evolvo sempre un'idea e i 

miei lavori provano a migliorarla 

costantemente. 

Ad esempio con Fallen (@fallensolana), ho 

iniziato con una pixel art molto semplice e 

ora 20 fallen dopo, molti sono 

completamente animati e credo di aver 

davvero migliorato la mia pixel art. Non mi 

piace restare fermo su uno stile. La gamma 

artistica è sottovalutata. 

Come vedi gli NFT in 3/5/10 anni. E tu? 

Proprio come il normale mercato dell'arte o 

delle collezioni, ma con gli steroidi. Questo è noto, il potenziale è attivo. E tra 10 anni 

voglio solo essere vivo, questo è il mio desiderio. 


C'è qualcosa che desideri davvero e che speri di poter realizzare nei prossimi anni 

anche grazie alla tua arte? Qual è il tuo sogno o aspirazione più grande. E nel 

presente, cosa ti gasa. C'è qualcosa che vorresti e che ancora non hai, a parte una 

lambo ovviamente? 

Beh, forse liberarmi dalla schiavitù dell'IRL, concentrarmi totalmente sulla mia arte e 

sulla mia famiglia, questi sono obiettivi di vita. Lambo non mi piace sono un tipo molto 

timido, come potrei guidare con tutti che mi guardano? ☺ 

Cosa ne pensi delle varie blockchain e delle relative NFT. Ethereum, Solana e poi.. è 

una competizione sportiva, una guerra fino all'ultimo colpo o un matrimonio non 

ancora annunciato? Cosa determina la tua preferenza tra una chain o l'altra? Cosa 

consiglieresti a un artista che desidera mintare il suo primo NFT? 

Ethereum è dove tutto è iniziato, gli NFT su Solana sono costruiti in modo diverso. Gli 

NFT di Ethereum sono costruiti con smart contract, su Solana sono token spl, questo 

porta problemi ai creatori con liste di zecca ma questo è il prezzo di una zecca 

economica. Adoro davvero la comunità e l'ecosistema di Solana. 

Quali artisti NFT (se presenti) hanno influenzato il tuo stile. Chi è il più talentuoso. 

Il più intelligente. Il più creativo. Uno ancora sottovalutato. Consiglieresti il 

prossimo artista 1: 1 da intervistare. Hai una domanda che vorresti fargli? 

Sono stato influenzato un po’ da tutti. Amo @FubbyFourTeen, @Glitchstroke, 

@0xBanana, @sikedelic, @notjohnlestudio e un sacco di disegnatori indonesiani .. 

l’arte è fortissima in quella parte di mondo. A @beeple – perché non Solana? 

WOW, sarà fatto! LFG @beeple 

Che consiglio daresti a qualcuno che vuole andare per la tua strada. E ai collezionisti 

che vogliono avvicinarsi al mondo NFT? 

Fai solo quella cosa che ti piace e insisti con essa prima o poi prospererai. Buona 

fortuna fren. 

Le "10 domande" sarebbero finite, so che non puoi più trattenerti .. tutto questo per 

me è molto #NFThrilling .. dai un ultimo giro! 

Il tuo miglior valore. Il tuo peggior difetto Il miglior libro o quello che ti ha cambiato 

la vita. Il miglior film di tutti i tempi. La "pittura" IRL che ti piace di più. L'ultima 

volta che ti sei ubriacato. Se potessi trascorrere una giornata con un artista (anche 

del passato), chi sceglieresti. E dove lo porteresti? 

Miglior valore, umanità e amicizia. Peggiore difetto, l'ingenuità legata principalmente 

al miglior valore. Miglior libro, Dune di Frank Herbert. Miglior film, Interstellar. Miglior 

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serie, The Expanse. Il miglior dipinto IRL, Metamorfosi di Narciso di Dalì. L'ultima volta 

che mi sono ubriacato, ieri. Una giornata con un artista, Dalì, a casa mia, a fare una 

Collab. 

L'intervista è finita. Mi sono emozionato. Grazie Apesy (@ 0apsy0)! Un'ultima cosa. Lo 

faresti un NFT ispirato da questa intervista? 

Se sì, farà parte della prima collezione intitolata "#openheARTist - self portrait" o what 

else.. perché l'arte è nel cuore dell'artista, e noi la amiamo aperta a tutti. 

To Be Continued 

#openheartist 


Hi @0apesy0, it's a pleasure to have you here .. when I saw this piece of work of 

yours I got an emotion .. what I call #NFThrilling feeling/vibe .. in short .. could you 

describe this 

beautiful piece of 

your work to me, 

before starting the 

interview.. 

Hello fren, it’s really a 

pleasure to be on 

openartist. Well 

“Warmonger” it’s 

more actual than 

ever, the war is upon 

us, liberty is bleeding, 

nuclear threat is 

rising. We live in a 

mad world ruled by 

mad people. It’s a 

very dark vision of the reality I know but the true is that war is inherent to a warlike 

species, we built our civilization and technology on top of it. Let’s pray for better days. 

In the universe of crypto and NFT art (as in that of traditional art, Banksy docet) 

anonymity is widespread, what do you think abt it and how do you approach the 

public? In case you have a stage name .. before starting .. tell me something abt your 

name. 

I think anon or not it’s a reflex of your personality. Some people are more extrovert 

and don’t have problems with that kind of exposure. Others like to work behind the 

curtains. I respect both approaches, what really matters is the art and the feelings you 

have about it. 

Apesy, was the merge of my crypto adventure with my art. The whole crypto space 

makes much more sense to me now, since NFTs 

If you had to describe yourself, in a few but essential 

words, what would you say? 

Where did we come 

from? Who we are? 

Where do we go? 

Well I’m a dreamer, a bit idealistic in my vision of the world. 

Fatalism 

pumping through my veins, counterbalanced in a soul of hope. I often need to create 

art that’s the place where I like to be, creating, loading my vision on the iPad. 

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In NFT art, what are the techniques you love, the ones that characterize you, and 

the ones you would like to try your hand at? 

Nowdays I use Procreate pro, Pixaki, PS. Back on the days when I started playing with 

digital, I was actually creating on my smartphone on PicsArt and pixelstudio. If you 

have the will to create something probably you already have the tools, just draw it. 

How much time do you dedicate to art. Have you “always” been an artist or have 

reinvented yourself. When did you decide to devote yourself to art and why. What 

were your first steps in the world of art. When did you begin to perceive yourself as 

an Artist? 

Actually almost all day, even when I’m not creating I’m thinking about it, that’s an 

artist thing I think. There are weeks I have more than 12 hours a day drawing on the 

iPad. Although I have to work irl, I have a work that allow me to take the iPad with 

me. 

Would u like to briefly tell where your artistic work comes from. What is your work 

environment like. Would u change it and how? 

Since a kid I always create some kind of art, but the moment was the digital art, really 

love how I can create in my garden, next to my dogs, in the irl work, everywhere that's 

the power of ipad, works really like a piece of paper where you can draw whenever 

you want. 

How you create your works. What is inspiration for you. What do you feel while you 

create. What is (if any) the implicit 

message in your works / collections. Do 

you want to convey something. If so, 

what? 

Normally I always evolve an idea and my 

works are constantly improving. For 

example with Fallen, started with very 

simple pixel art and now 20 fallen 

(@fallensolana) after they are fully 

animated and I really improved in pixel 

art. I don't like to stuck just with one 

style. 

Art range is undervalued. 


How you see the NFTs in 3/5/10 years. And yourself? 

Just like regular art or collections market, but on steroids. This is known, the potential 

is on. And in 10 years I just want to be alive in 10 years, thats my wish. 

Is there something that you really want and that you hope to be able to achieve in 

the next years also thanks to your art? What is your biggest dream or aspiration. 

And in the present, what excites you. Is there something you would like and still 

don't have, apart from lambo of course? 

Well maybe liberating myself from irl slavery, focused totally on my art and my family, 

this are life goals. Lambo I don't like I'm very shy, how could I drive with everyone 

looking at me? ☺️ 

What do you think of the various blockchains and related NFTs. Ethereum, Solana, 

and then .. is it a sports competition, a war to the last blow, or a marriage not yet 

announced? What determines your preference between one chain or the other? 

What would you recommend to an artist wishing to mint their first NFT? 

Ethereum is where all started, NFTs on Solana are built differently. Ethereum NFTs 

are built with smart contracts, on Solana they are spl tokens, this brings problems to 

creators with mint lists but that's the price of a cheap mint. Really love the Solana 

community and ecosystem. 

Which NFT artists (if any) have influenced your style. Who is the most talented. The 

most intelligent. The most creative. One still underestimated. Would you 

recommend the next 1: 1 artist to interview. Do you have a question you would like 

to ask him/her? 

I get influenced by all of them. Love @FubbyFourTeen, @Glitchstroke, @0xBanana, 

@sikedelic, @notjohnlestudio and a lot of Indonesians illustrator’s .. the art is strong 

in that part of the world. To @beeple - why not Solana? WOW, I’ll do it! 

What advice would you give to someone who wants to go your own way. And to 

collectors who want to approach the NFT world? 

Just do your thing and stuck with it sooner or later you will thrive. Good luck fren 

The "10 questions" is over .. bt you can no longer hold back .. all this is very #NFThrilling 

to me .. ok last lap! 

Your best value. Your worst flaw. The best book or the one that changed your life. 

The best movie of all time. The IRL “painting” you like best. The last time you got 

drunk. If you could spend a day with an artist (even from the past), who would you 

choose. And where would you take it? 

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Best value, humanity/friendship. Worst flaw, naiveness primally related with best 

value. Best book, Dune- Frank Herbert. Best movie, Interstellar. Best série, The 

Expanse. The best irl painting, Metamorphosis of Narcissus, Dali. Last time I got drunk, 

yesterday. A day with an artist, Dali, in my house, doing a Collab. 

The interview is over. I got thrilled. Thank you Apesy (@0apesy0)! One last thing. 

Would you make it an NFT inspired by this interview? If yes, it will be part of the first 

collection entitled "#openheARTist - self portrait" or wehatelse .. because art is in the 

heart of the artist, and we love it open. 

To Be Continued 

#openheartist 


@Linkkzyy 

Solana Project’s in March 

An Introduction 

If you aren’t acquainted with me already, my name is Linkkzyy’s 

or ‘The Solana Plug.’ Throughout this document I will list, describe, 

and measure project’s I believe are worth buying into 

throughout the month of March both pre-existing and minting. 

I will center my focus on the projects which will be minting in-order 

to offer a cost effective, low barrier of entry method. 

Mini Rant; 

After my initial document in October I saw success and was also 

suspended by twitter for ‘impersonation’. What did I do you may 

ask? I put Hasbullah in-front of an AMG as my profile picture. 

In saying this, ANY Support on both my personal social media 

and the project I’m building are GREATLY appreciated because I 

don’t charge anything more than a potential follow for access to 

my knowledge. 

Also, please retweet and share the document. It's the best way 

to support me if you’re uninterested in my project and shares the 

mints! 

The Standard disclaimer. 

NFT’s are extremely speculative assets as of right now. There is a 

chance at least one project on this list may potentially rug. 

In saying this; I will be investing in all of these NFT’s myself. 

I encourage you to please, DYOR and contact the projects directly 

yourself with any pressing questions. 

Please also do not fucking blow up my DM’s if you own a project, 

I will not slot you on the doc because you asked. 

Please, Use burner wallets with limited funds and be safe frens. 

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Sugar Realm | 5,555 Supply, Mint Soon. 

Summary 

This is one of those projects that truly speaks for itself 

on the work being put into it, how far it’s currently 

progressed and just all round super dope. Just watch 

this. Obviously some bug fixes and more work to be done 

but an incredibly impressive demo for this current day 

and age on Solana; But quality is drastically rising. 

Pros; 

-Demo done pre mint which can be played. 

-Nice graphics. 

-Nice art. 

-Dedicated team. 

-Very rapid social growth and hype around the project. 

Cons 

-Honestly if you’re a gamer and really just want to get 

yourself into an NFT game. There’s no cons here because 

they’re definitely ready to deliver and definitely within the 

foreseeable future. 

-For those less interested in gaming NFTs, there’s a bunch 

of currently building RPG based games in development 

on Solana which serve as competitors. 


Project Hive | TBA 

Summary 

I’m not 100% certain this will launch within March but 

it’s another project with alot of hype and alot of promise 

behind it in the gaming world. 

Lots of very large partners and investors backing the 

project. 

Goal is to build a P2E/WIN2E Game, large scale PVP + 

a PVE storyline. The graphics are quite reminiscent of 

cyberpunk. 

There’s alot of details to encapsulate and it’s a very 

ambitious project but the studio and team behind it 

seem large enough to pull it off. 

Pros; 

-Amazing art quality and VFX trailers/ website look 

flawless. 

-Very deep into its development. 

-Good partners. 

-Interesting and unique concepts in the game. 

-Also seems like an actual fun game, lots of customizations, 

gear, grinding and so on. 

Cons 

-One P2E game in a SEA of P2E games as you can tell by 

this document so far. 

-The largest part of content, PVP, banks entirely on 

whether there will be a 

large active player base. 

-Have a feeling the 

performance of a pc 

required to play this will be 

incredibly high. But I could 

be easily proven wrong. 

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Nekoverse | 7,000 Supply, 6th. 

Summary 

Another hyped up gaming project on Solana. An 

impressive team with a lot of info on it and some big 

partnerships. 

Extensive whitepaper is available here. 

The road map is not entirely unique but it’s clearly 

providing something of value. 

Item crafting, pvp, harvesting resources, nice. 

Professions, breeding and so on. 

Pros; 

-Big team, lots of info on the team. 

-Big partners. 

-Roadmap is nice. 

-Cool art feels unique. 

-Multiple game modes. 

-Ingame UI teaser looks nice. 

Cons 

-Standard con, there’s so many gaming projects right 

now and obviously not all of them will win out in the long 

run. 

-2 SOL mint price might be steep for some. 


MetaOps

destroyxstairs

when you know, you know... 

@PrimitiveMoney 

quickly in the history of cycles. 

Ray Dalio talks about principles of 

a changing world order. He sees the 

current rise of China and decline of the 

US. 

What if it is in fact a rise of a new 

sovereign state being built and migrated 

to right before our eyes. A global order 

run by a decentralized universal ledger. 

An intercontinental shift and focus 

to change education, innovation, 

competitiveness, output, trade, financial 

centers, and reserve status. All elements 

of a new empire. 

If you think about global world orders 

and shifts of empires, reserve currency, 

revolutions, and renaissance eras they 

take time. Generational turnings take 

20-30 years which is one of the faster 

cycles in the scheme of things. 

How far Crypto had come in just 10- 

15 years? How much further and how 

much more exponential that will be in 

the next half of that cycle? It is following 

adoption on an exponential curve in a 

way we haven’t seen since the early 

internet. 

People think too short term. 

This time being built by all of us on 

immutable chains. Having real property 

rights on web3. 

I know that is why I’m here. In times 

like this, with so much geopolitical 

uncertainty, it is good to remind yourself 

of what can be done and the power of 

what we can collectively create. 

Come with me friends to valhalla as we 

re-shape a global order. 

I have people ask me a lot “why is crypto 

taking so long for mass adoption?” 

Simple answer is, IT’S NOT! Zoom out 

and put it in perspective. It is happening 

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fikrikariri

husaensadam

steffullerart

@BU___UB 

It’s international women’s day. 

And despite what many people 

believe, I am a woman. I wanted 

to share my deepest gratitude to 

the women who have shared their 

lives, their work, and their time 

with me... Em and ArteOVNI 

To @NFTsetmefree 

We growing up together. Em’s 

risen from the ashes. She’s putting 

the “e” in the art(e) ovni. She’s 

moving to Mexico and casting a 

spell on the whole damn city. 

To @celstialbody. The creator 

of a new visual language. A 

prophet. A brilliant, insightful 

soul. A typography gandalf. A 

fashion queen. A stoner. 

To @virkkk_ 

The modern comic artist. The 

architect of worlds that remind me 

of my own history. My daughter. 

An ally of kpop fandom. Jefaza. 

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To @dato_art Unsummarizable. 

An artist. A poet. A Filipina 

powerhouse. A mind and spirit to 

contend with. A fan of deez nuts. 

To @nastia_n_n If Russia had a 

queen Bibi would be it. Sensitive, 

divergent and unabashedly loving 

and honest. Most importantly, 

lover of dogs. 

To @tornado_ilus A gracious, 

perceptive presence. Queen of 

weed. Ruler of bud. Lover of 

women. A source of light. A 

capsule of the best vibes. 

To @barbisa12 See her art and 

see us: Real women. Triumphant, 

celebratory, loving, hungry, 

curious and irreverent. 


To @shadyladyNFT What I want 

to be when I grow up. An author 

of history and fashion through 

contemporary art. Would wear 

every outfit they have illustrated 

with confidence and never get a 

stain. 

To @itskay_k A merger of 

communities. A representative of 

women in this space. A potential 

yogurt commercial model because 

the glow is real. 

To @pinkskullqueen An elicitor 

of change. A pioneer. A creator 

of beauty and darkness. A 

natural, striking voice of clarity 

and sincerity. 

To @petrichorate A boss ass 

bi***. The creator of a new 

platform that will empower the 

next generation of creators. A 

woman I aspire to follow. A fellow 

powerful asian girl 

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avekno

PROBABLY 

NOTHING 

@joemccann 47.9K Followers 

Bessemer is the oldest venture capital 

firm in history. 

And they now have a crypto fund. 

grapeprotocol 

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PURPLEanalysis 

@Purpleanalysis 


the ASTRONAUT 

The Astronaut @thexastronaut 

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destroyxstairs

errortheory404

grapeprotoco 

BARNDOG 

STEP-N 

https://vimeo.com/687389106 

METAVERSE 

STAR ATLAS- SHOWROOM PICTURES 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgnqEKw4F2g 

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kidonthephoenix

digitize_ai

fikrikariri

MarcoPolo 

mercanti 

What started in the summer of 2021, has ballooned exponentially 

with a weekly rolling average of just under 100,000,000 USD in 

trading volume. Within these 6 months, we have seen drastic 

changes in the space as it hopped from meta to meta. We started 

building Marco Polo back in October, since escrow & P2P scams 

were a huge issue back then. But since, we have seen the space 

grow into more infrastructure plays like SSC, a new CMv2 & metas 

including staking, revenue sharing & utility taking front stage. As 

a result, this has shifted our roadmap and focus drastically as well, 

as the goal is always to chase the puck to where it’s going on the 

ice rather than where it is. A big shift was seeing the interest in 

tokens from projects, especially ones in the top-10 market cap. 

Back when Marco Polo was first conceptualized, $BOKU was 

the only token even being considered. Today, out of the top 10 

projects ranked by market cap alone, there are 6 tokens ($WOOD, 

$BOKU, $SHDW, $SCRAP, $AURY & $PUFF) already released, with 

$DUST (DeGods), $RAD (ZILLAZ), $BREAD (Thugbirdz) on the cusp 

of being launched and a second $SCRAP token & nudges from 

MonkeDAO & DAAO. 

We believe this trend will actually *grow*. The reason is because 

projects are approaching tokenomics & design very differently 

compared to DeFi token issuers. There seems to be a much 

stronger focus on usage for your NFT, with lower total supplies 

& faster circulation since most tokens are either earned through 

staking, or given for time-related tasks. Other projects like DeGods, 

are also exploring innovative token designs, such as starting with 

an initial supply of 0, rather than the other way around. Our mission 

is to be the central infrastructure to provide liquidity, rewards & 

general support for these projects while being fully decentralized 

& governed by our Guild. 

### *NFT native users vs. DeFi native users* 

Another factor we noticed while building our escrow was how 

few native NFT users have actually used DeFi tools, even if it’s 

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something as simple as an AMM or liquidity pool. Our hypothesis 

is that back in August, 2021, most of the liquidity on Solana was 

rooted in wallets from Whales and other investors with deep 

pockets. With the launch of DAA, some of the liquidity flowed over 

but the users were still native in DeFi, first. 

We could see this constantly in Discord & TG chats where DeFi 

users just didn’t “get” NFTs, and why people were paying hundreds 

of SOL for a jpeg. Turns out, it goes the other way too as many NFT 

users since then don’t understand why they should lock up their 

SOL & USDC for 30% annually. 

For a brief moment, let’s define what we call “*native*” users. 

- **DeFi Native User:** Someone who starts on-chain by accessing 

a DEX, seeking a token to speculate on before moving the LP token 

into a farm, a lending protocol or perps while focusing on chasing 

high APR. 

- **NFT Native User:** Someone who starts on-chain by going to 

MagicEden or Solanart because they heard about an NFT that 

was pumped on Twitter, and only uses a DEX to swap into SOL 

to buy the NFT. From here, the user might focus on flipping — or 

diamond fisting. 

The key differentiation are (1) the average starting size of funds, and 

(2) the way they frame return on investment. DeFi tends to have 

larger starting wallets, which make sense since they’re constantly 

slushing funds to chase APR’s. On the contrary, NFT users tend to 

have smaller bags to start, and are focused on returns as multipliers, 

as opposed to APR *(ie: 3x instead of 117% APR).* We think of this 

problem as NFT users being like an average Joe walking into a 

Casino with a paycheck, vs. fancy Joe walking into Morgan Stanley 

seeking a balanced portfolio with upside. 

What is important to understand is that if we are right, then DeFi 

isn’t designed for this type of behavior model. For example, trade 

sizes through swaps tend to be much lower in NFT considering 

that liquidity, and specifically concentrated liquidity amongst 

individuals, is usually much lower. This allows us to balance some 

of the impermanent loss with higher emission rates per block 

height. Other inefficiencies we are blending would be the concept 

of AMM fees, which usually sit at 3% with 2.5% going to liquidity 


providers. In our model, the fee is higher but we’ve also added a 

burning mechanism into the swap fee for our $MARCO token, in 

addition to a DAO revenue model for projects that operate as a 

community. These are merely some of the ***tinkering*** we are 

doing with Marco Polo. 

Mercanti NFTs** 

The word *Mercanti* means “merchant” in Italian, so we figured it’d 

be a nice ring to call our NFT collection since we are attempting 

to convert every NFT fanatic on Solana into a merchant during the 

days of Marco Polo. The Mercanti NFTs act as an access card for the 

majority of our products we listed above, in addition to receiving a 

series of rewards, fees waived, and governance opportunities. The 

Genesis collection has a total supply of 1,000. The secondary market 

is live on MagicEden. A follow-up generation will be announced 

shortly after the AMM, with a much larger supply. 

What do users get for holding a Mercanti? 

**Escrow Rewards:** All users who trade an NFT will have to pay 0.1 

SOL per NFT traded in addition to a % of SOL. **The 0.1 SOL will be 

paid out only to Genesis holders**. The payout will be in $SOL upon 

the launch of the escrow tool on MainNet. 

**Airdrop Rewards:** All users who stake their Mercanti will be 

airdropped $MARCO tokens, with the Genesis **holders being 

retroactively awarded from Feb 15th, 2022.** All other Generations 

will receive airdrop rewards from when the $MARCO token goes 

live. 

**Trading Rewards:** All users who trade NFTs on Marco Polo 

will accrue “trading rewards,” to be paid out in $MARCO tokens 

**post**. Details will be announced during the escrow launch. 

**AMM Rewards:** All users who hold a Mercanti will receive 0.5% of 

all trading fees in the AMM. This will be paid out in $MARCO tokens 

after the AMM goes live. Details will be announced closer to the 

AMM date. The split will be evenly divided amongst all generation 

holders. 

**Early Access To AMM Farms:** Mercanti holders will receive a 

5-day early access on the farms we launch. Pools will be decided 

on by the Guild, with us giving extra $MARCO tokens as emissions 

in addition to native project tokens for farming in the dual yielding 

farms. A 

**Access To Our Guild:** Our guild forms as a melting pot of loyal 

NFT users from verified communities, each holding a Mercanti and 

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granted 1 vote. The Guild will decide on proposals, eligible projects 

to integrate, treasury funds, as well as protocol adjustments for 

emissions, fees, and content we produce! 

**Access To Silent Auction:** Treasury funds will be used to buy new 

mints, and HOLD until their floor price rises. **20% of the initial IDO 

will kickstart the treasury funds, in addition to the % of secondary 

sales from the Genesis collection as listed on MagicEden**. All 

$MARCO tokens used in the auction will be burned. 

**Access To Blue-Chip Lottery:** Treasury funds will be used to buy 

blue-chip projects. Guild members can mint lottery tickets using 

$MARCO to win. All $MARCO tokens used in the lottery will be 

burned. 

**No Flat Trading Fee:** Both genesis holders will have their 0.1 

SOL flat fee per NFT waived as long as a Genesis or Mercanti is in 

the Phantom at the time of the trade, or is staked with the wallet 

holding them. 

**No Trading Block Fee:** Non-Mercanti holders will have to pay a 

fee in $MARCO to use the trading block, ie: listing an NFT on our 

“trading marketplace.” 

**Free Lottery Ticket:** Genesis Mercanti holders will also have one 

free lottery ticket per lottery. 


ghostofanxiety

Levi23_

lowbrownative

lukexdod

Official_JamesJ

skitchism

lukexdod

toko_kolase

singpentinkhepi

teranovaproject

explained 

The $DUST Ecosystem 

We are building an ecosystem for buying, selling & minting blue-chip 

NFTs with $DUST. 

We are working on integrating $DUST as an accepted currency with 

top-tier marketplaces (Magic Eden & SolanArt), popular P2E/P2P 

games & metaverse projects. 

Stake your DeGod, earn $DUST. 

DeadGods 

The goal for DeadGods is for the art to sell at auction 

houses. 

DeadGods are not a new collection. 

DeadGods are an upgrade for your DeGod. No cash 

grab. No inflation. 

The image on your DeGod will switch to the DeadGods 

art. Same attributes, new aesthetic. 

It will cost 1000 $DUST per DeGod. 

DeadGods will earn 30 $DUST/day. 

Decentralized Monarchy 

True decentralization makes an NFT project indestructible... but 

running every decision by a vote is dumb & inefficient. 

Fuck that. We are building on-chain elections for a group of elite 

DeMonarchs. 

They will have shared power over the DAO funds & get compensated 

by a % of the DeDAO royalties. 

But they will have to actually do shit... because the community will be 

able to vote them out at any time. 

Oh yeah, we have an app. 

Our app DYOR (on iOS, Android & Web) will make it easy for DeGod 

holders to track their NFT data. 

With an app its frictionless for people to submit predictions, comments 

& alpha. This gives DYOR a lot more user generated signals than most 

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web tracking tools. 

We will track everyone’s performance 

& create leaderboards for top-traders. 

The iOS & Android beta is already 

live (for DeGod holders). We’ll open it 

up to everyone for a monthly $DUST 

subscription. 

Building The Brand 

DeGods = household name. That’s the 

goal. 

But we’re going to do it our way. 

Expect some engineered viral stunts, 

big name celebrities joining and unique 

IRL events at major NFT conferences. 

Sounds nuts right now, I know. But let’s 

see. 

At some point, we will also launch 

new, larger collection(s) to expand our 

community and holder base. 

DeLabs 

An accelerator + launchpad for NFT 

projects. 

This isn’t the typical launchpad. The 

acceptance rate will be really fucking low. 

Once accepted, the teams begin a 5-8 week sprint to the mint. We’ll 

provide resources (marketing, advisors, artists, developers, etc.) & 

we’ll coach them 1:1. At the end of the program, we’ll have a massive 

Demo Day. 

We’re onboarding the top leaders of the top Solana projects. They’ll 

choose teams they want to become an official advisor to. 

DeLabs will collect a % of the mint. Advisors will get % of royalties. 

Oh yeah, and every project will have a % of the supply mint-able with 

$DUST. 

So yes. You will be able to mint high-quality NFTs with fucking $DUST. 


ChildOfTheDice

paranoidhill

obsessiveeleters

chet_malinow

kidonthephoenix

What is 

CHEST FINANCE 

Chest Finance is a Solana defi protocol that provides Yield Booster 

Chests. Each Yield Booster Chest allows stakers to earn passive APY 

by simply staking. It’s that easy. Underneath the yield boosting hood 

lies various financial strategies including but not limited to covered 

calls and put selling options. It currently allows staking of more than 7 

different assets (SOL, ETH, BTC, USDC, etc) 

What are Defi Option Vaults (DOVs)? 

DOVs are one of the most powerful and used financial tools on the 

current market, allowing users to on average earn (20-60% APY) 

Chest.fi allows investors to deposit their funds into vaults. For each 

structured product, the chest engine strategically selects the strike 

prices, premiums, and dates to position sell covered calls & put-selling 

options, thus, carrying out all the calculations on behalf of investors. 

Just like options, DOVs carry out long or short options with a very high/ 

low strike price which give users almost guaranteed returns on their 

investments. Using similar mechanisms as used in traditional finance, 

automated yield options strategies allow users to hedge their positions 

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while earning premiums on their deposits and compounding the yields 

over time. 

Chest currently runs two options strategies to generate yields: Covered 

call - Vault writes out of the money-covered calls. Put selling - Vault 

writes out of the money puts. 

All the options are cash-settled at the end of each week and the 

generated yield is given back to investors in its native asset. 

TVL and History 

Chest Finance is the original structured products provider on Solana 

that first launched both put-selling and stable coin staking in the 

ecosystem. Since November 2021, the team has managed over 100M 

$ in cumulative assets and has previously reached over $12 M in 

active assets under management. Since then, Chest has continued 

to introduce new vaults and strategies while partnering up with both 

protocols and DAOs to bring boosted yield to token protocols, group 

treasuries & more! 

How to Stake? 

To start earning boosted yield, you can navigate to chest.fi whereby 

connecting your wallet you can access the available Chests. The weekly 

staking period begins every Friday during which funds are locked in the 

chest while earning yield. The deposits can be made all throughout the 

week and will be included in the next vault. 

Stake here: https://chest.fi/ 

Read our docs for more info: https://docs.chest.fi/ 


Barndog_Solana

sayoor 

@sayoor45 

introducing 

STEP-N 

Binance announced the launch of GMT on first March, 2022. To know 

the origin of GMT, we must first have information about STEPN. 

STEPN is a web3 lifestyle 

application where 

users move-to- earn. 

players are equipped 

with a special NFT 

inform of Sneakers. It 

aims to inspire millions 

to engage in healthier 

lifestyles by bringing 

them into the Web 3.0 

world while contributing 

positively to carbon 

neutrality. 

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GST is earned when a player runs, walks or jogs outside. GMT is 

earned from a particular sneaker level. The team launched its public 

beta in late December 2021. 

GST Earnings are not static as 

certain conditions can cause it to 

fluctuate 

Sneaker Efficiency (Low Durability 

affects Efficiency). 

1. GPS signal - users will earn 

less if GPS signal is poor. 

2. Mobile Data signal strength 

and stability – 

3. Randomization. 

The app is available for download 

in play store. 

It has built-in wallet and built-in 

marketplace where players can which to sell or lease their NFT sneaker. 

And swap their GST to usdc or sol. 

STEPS IN SETTING UP YOUR WALLET 

1.Download STEPN from playstore 

2. Sign up for STEPN(requires email) 

3. Create new wallet 

4. Transfer solana to your in-app wallet 

5. Purchase a sneaker :Ensure you have enough SOL for the purchase. 

ENERGY CAP 

Users start the game with 2/2 Energy. Max Energy Caps at 20/20. Users 

can increase their Energy by getting more or higher quality Sneakers. 

Users start the game with a 5/5 Daily GST Cap. The Daily Token 

Cap maxes out at 300 GST and 15 GMT. 


FEATURES OF SNEAKER NFT 

No two Sneakers can have the same attribute. 

In fact the factors that affect GST Earnings include: 

Total energy, movement speed, sneaker(Type, Attributes, Quality, level) 

Gem(Type, Level, and inserted Socket Quality, NFT badages 

Level of sneaker can be improved by burning GST Earnings. At maximum 

level, users need to choose between earning GST or GMT 

GMT earning is obtainable at sneaker level 30. 

SEE BARNDOG’s VIDEO IN THIS ISSUE 

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walkiesmiley

chet_malinow

niozzin

RafaelSpif

atadia_io

$CHEST Token & Basic Game 

Features Overview (1/4) 

By Treasure Island (prev. Chest) 

$CHEST Whitepaper — Part One 

Chest Finance was the first ever structured products vault to launch on Solana 

on November 18th, 2021. Since then, Chest v1 has processed over 6 different 

chests, consistently earning over 10–50% yield for stakers, and processing over 

$150M+ in volume, without selling any tokens to VCs. 

On January 18th, Treasure Island (Chest v2) was born, alongside our first 

generation of DeFi Pirate NFTs. Treasure Island is the natural evolution from 

Chest v1, from pure DeFi yield protocol, to GameFi ecosystem, where utility 

NFTs meet DeFi in the Treasure Island metaverse. Powering the entire 

ecosystem would be the $CHEST token, the DeFi Sea Council DAO, and 

gameplay/utility-driven NFT characters and loot. Players will be able to make 

the Islands their home, go on quests, farm loot, discover hidden treasures, sail

the DeFi seas for new land, and engage in PvP battles, all while staking their 

yield in real DeFi protocols, earning lending APY, and trading across DEXs. 

So is it a game or a DeFi protocol? 

It’s neither, and both at the same time. It’s a new experience and merger 

between traditional games and pure DeFi yields. It’s Treasure Island. 

Gaming brought us into crypto, and DeFi brought us into finance, and now it’s 

time for them to work together in harmony. We envision a world where the 

metaverse, games, NFTs, work hand-in-hand with DeFi. Traditional finance 

locks users from their own liquidity, while traditional gaming isolates value 

away from the players. Treasure Island is here to change that. It’s an all 

encompassing universe for users to earn from real DeFi yield, while 

experiencing a brand new gaming experience, one powered by NFTs and direct 

yield generation. 

$CHEST Whitepaper 

The $CHEST whitepaper will be published into multiple parts, and released in 

its full length once the last section is published. 

1. $CHEST Token and Basic Game features: The first part is being released 

under this article and will talk about $CHEST token utility, distribution, 

and basic gameplay features. 

2. In-Depth Gameplay and Characters: This section will dive into every 

section of gameplay (from DeFi, to PvP), and detail character traits, and 

character generation. 

3. DAO governance: This section will elaborate on how the DeFi Sea Council 

will rule over the Treasure Island metaverse, and how players can 

participate in reform and policy enacting. 

4. Development and metaverse roadmap: The final section will provide a 

clear development and metaverse roadmap, with expected feature and

gameplay release estimates. 

An in-depth guide and wiki will also be released, first to our Discord users, 

alongside support channels. 

$CHEST Token 

The $CHEST Token will power the future of Treasure Island. $CHEST is the 

voting and access token to the DeFi Sea Council, where Pirates and Players can 

cast their votes, enact change, and reform policies. Owning $CHEST will enable 

exclusive features in-game, and be a valued commodity in the Treasure Island 

world. 

$CHEST was designed with a community first model. For that reason, no 

$CHEST has been allocated to VCs in any private round. Instead, they go 

directly to early supporters, NFT holders, and the wider community. 

$CHEST Tokenomics 

Total supply: 100bn 

48% is reserved for the community, where 12% is reserved for NFT holders 

who own a gen. 0 DeFi Pirate, vested linearly over a year, and 12% reserved 

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for early staker retroactive airdrops, which is also vested linearly over a 

year. 

24% is reserved for an upcoming community IDO, which is directly 

unlocked. 

24% is reserved for the core team, which is also vested linearly over a year. 

0% is reserved for VCs, as is Treasure Island’s commitment to be a 

metaverse for the people. 

The treasury is used for Chest emissions to stakers, makers, and ecosystem 

expansion plans, as voted by the DAO. 0.5% is currently earmarked for 

maker emissions up until the IDO, at which point the DAO will vote on 

future maker emissions. 

You will notice the “subject to DAO vote” options. One of the first action items 

after the IDO will be to hold a vote on what the DAO thinks the Treasury 

allocation should be, which would affect the rest of the token distribution. The 

DAO can choose to keep the starting nomics, or one of the 3 other options. If 

the vote results in a change of nomics distribution, more tokens will be minted 

to rebalance to the desired distribution. 

Details of the upcoming IDO sale will be announced soon in a separate 

announcement. 


Basic Game Features 

This section will go over the foundational basic gameplay blocks. This is in no 

way an exhaustive list, but is what players can expect to see in the first releases. 

Tavern 

The Tavern is ran by ol’ George. It’s where players can go to find Quest 

Masters, and or cooldown with a cold beer. 

Quest Masters are seasoned sailors and pirates who are well connected in the 

Treasure Island universe, and have a list of bounties and quests to offer to 

players. Upon completion, players may be rewarded handsomely. Quest 

Masters come in and out, some might offer better terms than others. 

Ol’ George also offers a Treasure Island home-brewed selection of beers, that 

may or may not provide players with certain experiences…

Town Hall 

The Town Hall is where the DeFi Sea Council meets to vote on proposals, enact changes, 

and reform policies. Established since the early days of Treasure Island, the Town Hall is a 

sacred place where the highest level of discourse and decision making can be expected. 

Players may attend town hall meetings to receive updates on the latest from the Treasure 

Island verse. 

Moneylender Hut 

The Moneylender Hut, ran by Jack the Stack, is where players can go to either lend their 

assets and earn passive yield, borrow new tokens, and or stake into riskier structured 

products offered by different DeFi protocols. While Jack the Stack appears as a single 

person, it is often rumored that the name actually represent an organization of shadow 

bankers, and that the person acting as Jack the Stack is but a paid face. If only one day the 

secret is revealed… 

Market 

The Market is where players can go to trade, buy and sell their loot. Loot is sold on an 

open market between players. Loot can include anything from rare gems, to farming tools, 

to weapons, upgrade crystals, and more. Supply and demand rules! 

Shipyard 

The Shipyard is where players can go to trade, buy, sell, and or upgrade ships. With a ship, 

players will be able to sail the DeFi Seas to discover new lands or treasure. Players can 

also purchase building materials from the Market to construct a ship from scratch. 

Exchange House (Coin Master) 

The Exchange House, ran by the Coin Master (who’s name is still yet to be known today), 

is where players can go to swap their tokens on a DEX, and or trade derivatives and other 

financial instruments.

Greenhouse 

The Greenhouse is where players can farm their tokens for increased yield. 

And more… 

Cave, Portal, Dock, Shooting range, Volcano, and so much more coming soon… 

What’s next? 

In the next whitepaper sections, we will cover in-depth gameplay mechanics 

(movement, characters, rarity, maps, and more). 

Stay up to date here: 

Discord: discord.gg/chest 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/chestfinance

Manc_NFT

sketchymiracle

AbbieNFT

KnotNeonArt

tat2fingers

lowbrownative

culturehacker

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