SHILL Issue 80

SOLANA NFT/DEFI/TWITTER ECOSYSTEM
ISSUE #80
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MAyhem
culturehacker
blood bits
The_a08
subey art
l0sxs0l
nft comeback
LambolandNFT
what i found
L0SxS0L
GHostkid
pixelbatu
scalp
empire
bearlabs
& MUCH more

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FROM THE EDITOR
MAYHEM
CultureHacker update #alpha
DISCIPLINE
StepanHlinka on doing it better.
TWITTER GROWTH
nft_god with writing tips #alpha
NFT COMEBACK
LamboLandNFT looks at what it takes to
make it.
SQUADS v3
SquadsProtocol announces major
facelift. #alpha
SUBEY art
L0SxS0L looks at what makes Subey special
BLOOD bits
The_AO8 looks at NFT through a different
lens - literally #alpha
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pixelbatu explains the benefits of being a
Ghostkid holder #alpha
SCALP EMPIRE
Bearlabs review #alpha
OKitEW

Issue 80
#SHILL has its own NFTs up for auction on Exchange.art and now Formfunction! Proceeds go to helping this
magazine grow and become better. All the World's a Stage is live now https://exchange.art/pixeltoy/ and Do
You See Me? https://formfunction.xyz/@Pixeltoy.sol/
A special shoutout to @alphaomega8 for their current SINUS RHYTHM 2 edition mint. AlphaOmega has DM
#SHILLzine to offer sales profits to support the magazine. Totally out of the blue and greatly appreciated.
Here's to hoping the 10 editions mint out!
A hectic week. A few purchases for the #SHILLzine vault (as shown here). I had 2 magazines to publish for IRL
work plus an all day zoom meeting on Saturday meaning I lose about 8hrs that I would have put into the zine.
PLUS, it's my birthday!
Ready to dive in?
Enough said. You know the drill.
@Pixeltoy
Sinus Rhythm 2 @alphaomega8
Eating Colors @arielgricio The Justice @arielgricio

Cyberobama @mirandaparkerart
My robbery @ArielGricio

PROBABLY
@sp00n1cus
40.8k followers
Talked with a number of project founders
who received 0 royalties since ME's
update. Many have revenue streams built on
B2B which are nose diving because projects
are cutting out services while royalties
dry up. Mods and CMs the first on the
chopping block as projects make cuts.
f@#k art

Keep your eyes on...
ALPHA LIONS
PixelPenguinDAO
Secret Sphinx Society

https://twitter.com/culturehacker
As I prepare to drop MAYHEM on OCT 26th. A dark & twisted tale that is told through 1/1’s, 12” vinyl & limited
editions I wanted to share my experimentation in the space & what I’ve learned.
I got into NFTs almost 2 years ago. I consider minting to be an extension of my creative process. I feel that creativity
rests at the edge of failure and I often find that you learn more from what breaks.
For instance, I tried to do an everyday art project in 2019 and failed, tried in 2020 failed again. But have been
going strong since 2021. Today marks my 662 day! Hard at first but over time has become part of a daily routine.
It’s freeing not to worry about perfection.
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I’m a storyteller having worked as a writer/director/producer of films, tv and games for over 20 years. The development
process within the entertainment industry is slow and exploitative.
I’m currently using NFTs to R&D new storyworlds, IP and methods to reach and collaborate with communities.
Web3 enables a rapid iterative development cycle for storytelling/entertainment that is at odds with the traditional
permission-based culture that exists in Hollywood.
My experiments have shown me the value of storytelling, immersion, and community. My focus is connecting
virtual and IRL I believe that’s how more people will enter the ecosystem. To me that is utility.
Back in the summer I released ODYSSEY a deep space psychological thriller meets escape room where 1/1’s and
limited-edition art impacts the experience. What you collect and who you play with makes the experience different
each time.
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I’ve learned that agency is critical. That mixing something
innovative with something familiar can greatly
enhance engagement. If something is too innovative
you loose people and if it’s too familiar it’s boring and
people detach.
After a number of successful escape room prototypes
I’m going to expand the project. I’m currently taking
what I’ve learned and will be releasing ODYSSEY 2.0 in
November.
The result is a glitch art inspired experience where
players immersive themselves in the ODYSSEY storyworld
as they play, they unlock opportunities to collect
pieces that are uncovered throughout the experience.
of decentralized art.
The first wknd of each month we invite artists to join
us in creating a new DAM issue of the magazine. Each
issue has a different theme. We’re about to start the
6th issue #DAMselfie
By coming together monthly we learn from each other
and experiment with how we make and sell work. We
also amplify each other’s art - together we bring more
attention to artists working at all levels.
If you’ve read this far thank you! I’m always up for a
collab so if you want to experiment my DM is always
open.
I’ve also come to learn the value of community. When
@lowbrownative and I started @DAMzine the goal
was to celebrate the creation, discovery and collection
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https://twitter.com/stepanhlinka
This took me 5 years to learn. I’ll teach it to you in 2
minutes Here are 42 sentences that’ll make you more
money than a $131,600 business degree:
Your customer’s fear of loss is more
powerful than their desire for gain.
Don’t sell the product, sell the outcome.
Don’t lower your prices, increase your
value.
Start with a narrow niche first and expand
later.
Desirable outcome + proof + scarcity +
urgency + guarantee + bonuses = irresistible
offer.
Don’t rely on social media, build your
email list.
Story is the most powerful marketing
weapon.
If you try to appeal to everyone, you’ll
end up appealing to no one.
Ask for the sale every single day.
100 ideal followers are more valuable
than 10,000 random followers.
Use retargeting ads to show content and
offers to all website visitors & followers,
it prints money.
Email your list at least 1x a week.
Always pre-sell your offer before building
it.
The greatest skill you can develop is
decreasing the time between idea and
execution.
People buy with emotion (stories), then
justify with logic (statistics, graphs,
data).
Study psychology, persuasion, and copywriting.
98% of people are not ready to buy now,
but if you keep showing up, they might
buy later.
Most money is in the follow-up.
The goal of your front-end offer is to
acquire new customers, not to make a
profit.
The goal of your back-end offer is to
make a profit.
Focus on building a monthly recurring
revenue so you don’t start each month
at $0.
The goal of your marketing is to make
your prospects feel understood.
Respond with “I completely understand”
to every objection from a prospect.
Your job on a sales call is to ask specific
questions, shut up and listen.
Best-known product will beat the best
product every single time.
It is not how much you make; it is how
much you keep.
He or she who can afford to spend the
most to acquire a new customer win.
Never compromise your reputation for
money.
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https://twitter.com/nft_god
Action items: 1. Use white space 2. Shorten sentences
3. Vary sentence length 4. Eliminate blocks
of long text 4. Ascending sentence sizes look cool
Punchiness The number one rule in life is don’t be
boring. You need to feel like you’ve been slapped
in the face when you read your tweet Use words
that aren’t boring: • Critical • Instantly • Simple
Action Items: 1. Review all tweets before posting
2. Make sure the first and last lines punch you in
the gut 3. If they don’t, either reformat or reword
the tweet
Simplicity > Complexity Don’t try to outsmart
people on Twitter People aren’t on this dopamine
factory to feel dumb They want to get information
as quickly and simply as possible If the choice is
between simple or smart, always go simple
Action Items: 1. Eliminate long or complex words
2. Eliminate anything that isn’t the core concept
of your tweet 3. Get rid of descriptors and details
that don’t matter 4. Get to the point as quickly as
you can
Replies I’ve long preached replies are critical for
Twitter growth in order to expand your audience,
you need to be viewed on other accounts Quality
is important not just for tweets, but also replies
Replies need to: • Stand alone • Be retweetable •
Slap hard
Action Items: 1. Apply all the previous rules to
replies 2. Make the reply stand alone. If people
didn’t see the original tweet, would they still
understand your reply? 3. Make a daily routine of
replying. I set aside 10 minutes a night for replies.
Writing is a skill just like anything else Improvement
requires repetitions Take these tips and I
promise your skills will improve over time Just
remember: a good idea written poorly will lose to
a bad idea written magnificently.
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DAM ZINE

DAM ZINE

https://twitter.com/lambolandnft
DeGods is the #1 NFT project on Solana. But did you
know they initially failed so bad that the founder @
frankdegods was receiving death threats? Here’s the
greatest NFT comeback story:
It wasn’t just clown emojis though. Frank was receiving
death threats. “Right after mint we didn’t have the
marketplace ready, so everybody hated me and my
team. They were sending me death threats on Discord.”
- @frankdegods
Two days later the DeGods marketplace launched. But
it was filled with bugs. Which resulted in some people
losing their DeGods or their $SOL. This marked a turning
point for DeGods...
DeGods was the most hyped mint of October 2021.
So hyped that it minted out in under 10 seconds. But,
there was a problem.
The people who minted a DeGod had no way of selling
it. See, Frank & his team were building their own marketplace
for DeGods. But it wasn’t ready yet.
They were no longer the most hyped Solana NFT project.
People had lost faith in the team. DeGods were
once again, the underdogs.
Quote Tweet
And people were pissed. They thought they just got
rugged. Any time Frank would type in the Discord it
would be spammed with clown emojis.
Frank @frankdegods
Feels good being the underdogs again.
Frank needed to win back the community. So, he
started by refunding everyone who lost money on the
DeGods marketplace. And he reassured people that
the team is still building. Then Frank did something
nobody expected.
He hired the biggest DeGod fudders. “We basically
made a decision at the end of December, to take all top
10 of our fudders and hire them as mods” - @frankdegods
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But why did he do this?
Well, to quote Frank. “I realized that the people who might be talking the most shit about you are actually people
who care the most.” Yes, the fudders were saying negative things about DeGods. But that’s because the team
was fucking up and they didn’t want to see DeGods fail.
And that decision was a game changer. With the help of the fudders, Frank made a game plan for 2022. And what
they delivered next, not only won back the trust of the community...It turned DeGods into the #1 NFT project on
Solana.
They decided to remake every single DeGod trait. See, a lot of DeGods were ugly. And this was holding back the
project. So, on January 26th they announced DeadGods.
DeadGods isn’t a new collection - it’s an update to the DeGods metadata So, the team would make $0 from this
“We we easily could have made fucking m’s dropping a second collection, but we were like man, we want to
make DeGods the best project, we don’t want to dilute the supply”
And yes, the lead up to DeadGods was fucking hyped. The floor pumped to all-time highs. But that wasn’t what
won back the community...
What won back the community was that the team delivered dope fucking art that didn’t dilute the DeGods supply.
This showed that the DeGods team was continuing to build despite all the fud.
Frank went from being clowned on by thousands of people. To the founder of the biggest NFT project on Solana.
This story shows that you don’t need to have a Cinderella start to be successful. Don’t let some failures or some
fud get to you, keep fucking building.
That’s it. I hope you enjoyed reading this as much as I did writing it.
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v3
https://twitter.com/SquadsProtocol
Today, we are proud to announce Squads V3, a new multisig standard for teams and individuals looking to securely
manage their on-chain assets. Let’s explore what V3 is about, and why we believe it will become the go-to
multisig solution for the @Solana ecosystem.
Every blockchain ecosystem needs a reliable multi-signature wallet standard. Multisigs are used by individuals,
teams, DAOs, and institutions looking to securely manage their on-chain assets without relying on a single point
of failure.
Our vision for Squads was always about bringing a reliable and user friendly multisig experience to the Solana
ecosystem. With Squads V2 mainnet launch on February 24th, we embarked on a path to realize this vision.
V2 allows users to spin up a multisig wallet in seconds, store and send digital assets, do swaps, and earn yield. In
less than 6 months over 2.5k multisigs were deployed with V2. In the process of developing and iterating on V2,
we came to several core realizations.
First, multisigs go far beyond treasury custody & management. They are the core infrastructure for web3 native
teams to manage all kinds of on-chain assets such as programs and tokens, making multisigs an essential part of
the workflow tooling stack for web3 native teams.
Second, most teams on Solana rely on centralized entities for treasury custody due to a lack of a reliable Solana-native
solution. They also choose to upgrade their programs with a single key usually stored on a Ledger.
Third, Solana needs a multisig standard that the ecosystem can unite behind, one which does not make tradeoffs
when it comes to satisfying the security criteria for a reliable multisig standard, those include making codebase
open source, multiple audits, peer reviews and more.
These realizations have prompted us to get back to the drawing board and design a new multisig standard as well
as a new product experience to support it. This is how V3 was born.
To ensure the security of the V3 standard we did the following: - audits by @BramahSystems and @osec_io- new
program written in @anchorlang- peer reviews by experienced teams in the space - @Sec3dev premium tool
running for any changes to the on-chain code.
The on-chain code for V3 was purposely made minimal so it would be easier to audit and review. The code
is already open-source and Anchor verified, you can review it right now on our Github: https://github.com/
Squads-Protocol/squads-mpl….
Squads Multisig Program Library. Contribute to Squads-Protocol/squads-mpl development by creating an account
on GitHub.
We could not have missed the opportunity to rethink the user interface and user experience for Squads V3. The
new interface is clean, simple, and agnostic, with numerous design choices guided by the extensive feedback we
got from our V2 users.
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As of today, core features of V3 include: - basic multisig functionality - program management allowing to upgrade
Solana programs together with your team - transaction builder for initiating custom transactions with arbitrary
instructions.
For the launch, we’ve also completed numerous integrations: - @saydialect notifications to stay up to date with
events in your Squad - @bonfida’s SNS domains - @MagicEden integration to buy listed NFTs directly from your
Squad - @cardinal_labs identity integration.
Our price feeds are of course powered by @PythNetwork.
The cost of network fees for Squad deployment as well as any transaction initiation has been significantly optimized
and made dynamic. Setting up your multisig with Squads is now by far the cheapest option in the ecosystem.
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Finally, Squads V3 is available on mobile starting from today!
And this is just the beginning of our journey. Here’s some of what’s coming: - treasury management features
such as batch payments, streams and yield vaults - token management support so you can mint fungible tokens,
NFTs and manage their properties all from your Squad - our long awaited @Realms_DAOs integration - @xnft_
Backpack & Android mobile app to make sure that Squads users have an intuitive native mobile experience when
@solanamobile arrives.
To help us refine the V3 standard, we have formed a collective of teams called the “Self-Custody Society” (SCS).
They are our trusted partners and allies in the goal to create a multisig standard that the Solana ecosystem can
rely on.
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Join us for DAM #6 the
portrait issue. Reimagine the
self portrait - paint,
illustrate, glitch, collage,
photograph and/or
use AI.
Subvert, parody, reclaim
& have fun w/ creating
#DAMselfies
-kickoff twitter space Nov 3rd
@ 6:30pm PT / 9:30pm ET
https://damzine.xyz
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art
Stumbling upon the concept of string theory while watching The Big Bang, @subey_art chose to rethink her traditional
approach to ink drawings. What has emerged has arguably become her best work yet. Come with me as I
untangle this artists’ stunning ode to raw emotion.
Her series ‘String Theory’, @subey_art reflects on the scientific theory which implies everything in our universe
is made up of tiny one-dimensional strings. Her art focuses on how these strings interact as they connect everything
to everyone, including ourselves.
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‘It got me thinking of making art with scribble techniques and watching each character interact with themselves,
their emotions and events from their lives.’ @subey_art
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These ideas continue to evolve as @subey_art encourages the viewer to address their own emotions when
viewing her art. ‘If I could understand other emotions outside of mine, if I could create a clear depiction of what
someone out there feels, they might feel less alone.’
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This thought experiment has led to profound insights which are reflected in @subey_art’s work. ‘Even when at
rock bottom, when you have resigned to faith - life still finds a way to burst that bubble. I’m trying to drag that
emotion out and stretch it as much as possible.’
This desire to create pieces that speak intimately to our deeper emotions, to quietly draw them out then leave us
to unravel them in our own time, is executed beautifully.
@subey_art stands out in this space; her art is bold and tugs on emotional strings like no one else.
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@The_AO8
“Blood Bits” Digitally colored broken red blood cells on paper. New work from “Tales from the clinic” series Reserve:
0.1 sol Tick size: 0.25 sol 24h, starting at 8 pm UTC on @exchgART
(link below together with a short thread) 50% of proceedings to charities #NFTs #SolanaNFTs
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exchange.art
Blood Bits - Alphaomega8 | Exchange Art
A schistocyte (a blood bit) (from the greek σχιστός, “divided/broken”, and κύτος, “hollow” (then “cell”)) is a
fragment of a red blood cells. The presence of these broken cells is a common finding in conditions called “microangiopathies”.
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In these diseases, the coagulation is activated inside intact blood vessels, this forming clots. The lumen of the
vessel is thus greatly reduced, and well red blood cells pass through they break up.
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It is easy to identify them at microscopy on a peripheral blood smear. Normal red blood cells are biconcave disks
and at light microscopy they appear as round shaped, with a clear center.
Instead, the shapes schistocytes assume are varied, from the classical “helmet cells” to more curious ones.
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Microangiopathies can be extremely dangerous, even hematologic emergencies. Thus, the importance of recognizing
them!
@alphaomega8
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@yobaninja& @alphaomega8
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pixelbatu
What is the success reason behind @GhostKidDAO?
In this family, which I recently joined, I saw a feature that I had never seen before in my one past year. The more I
thought about it, the more I realized it was more than a utility.
First, GhostKid is a pixel art pfp project consisting of 5K supply, 6 SOL floor price and a total volume of more than
100K SOL
Highlights - Boonties - Raffles - Staking - Meme Generator - Community
Boonties
What is the first thing anyone interested in NFT learns? The more tweet engagement you have, the more recognition
you get. The same rule applies to projects. Projects with high engagement gain more new buyers and gain
reputation by raising the floor price.
GhostKid knew this well. For this reason, they combined the community with the boonties system. As you can
see below, a bountie has been opened for the new owner for 1/1 GhostKid. The task is simple, show this new
owner some love!
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Since your social accounts are linked to the site, the interaction you give to the tweet is checked within seconds
and you are entitled to collect your Spookies. A small reward for an easy task. So where will you use this award?
Raffles
Of course, in the raffles, which is another utility. As hard to believe, you can get a raffle ticket for just 5 Spookies
or $BOO tokens. These giveaways are not as small as you might think because GhostKidDAO is a huge community.
Check out the latest giveaways!
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Incredibly large prize pools from incredibly big projects! The prize pool is almost over 2000 SOL The system is
simple, the more you raid, the more Spookies you earn. It is possible to increase your chances by buying more
than one ticket to a raffle!
Staking
Don’t like to raid? So, don’t just increase the project value thanks to staking and spend the $BOO tokens you get
in the raffles.
Meme Generator
This is my favorite Look at this meme generator on website! Incredibly useful for keeping the community together.
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Community
High prize pool, raid for all members and a constantly updated roadmap.
@GhostKidDAO is open for anyone who needs a family and a home.
BONUS 1
GHOSTKID CASINO FOR COIN FLIP!
BONUS 2
REALLY COOL MERCH!
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RayWibu

BearLabs @bearlabs.medium.com
While the Cryptocurrency sector and its sub-niche
“NFT” space are undoubtedly unique, the platform
BearLabs is covering today — Scalp Empire, has a story
that we believe genuinely encapsulates and portrays
the true essence of what crypto stands for.
It’s a story filled with heartaches, setbacks, roadblocks,
more setbacks, passion, determination, perseverance,
and inspiration. It’s one that our core team, who has
over two decades of combined experience in the
cryptocurrency sector, has never seen even remotely
matched.
Core Team
Kind3r - Leader / Main Dev
Bibise — The “Real Boss” (And perhaps the most
supportive wife ever)
Adurnam — Community lead
Socials:
Discord - https://www.discord.gg/uBVgnSWydc
Twitter — https://www.twitter.com/ScalpEmpireNFT
History
Website — https://www.scalp-empire.com/
Initial Release
Scalp Empire, founded in 2021, was created to support
NFT swing traders and/or “scalpers” (those seeking
to buy undervalued positions with the goal of a quick
entry and exit for small yet consistent profits), gain an
analytical edge over those who were manually trading.
At first, Scalp Empire launched as a free tool that
strictly provided analytical data to its users. Shortly
after, two weeks to be exact, it became a paid tool,
and a “gold” native coin was released as the primary
payment form.
Transition to Paid
With the move to a paid platform, Scalp Empire also
began adding additional features to their platform,
such as a mint bot. This allowed traders to take advantage
of NFT mints or the day the collection hit the
markets for public purchases and trading.
This was towards the end of 2021, and little did the
team know at the time that come to the turning of the
new year, the trajectory for the company would be
completely altered.
January 2022
The Scalp Empire team had a new advantageous plan
for the new year. They strategically planned to roll
out a secondary coin, a silver coin, that, similarly to
the gold coin, would grant access to the platform with
certain restrictions (mainly access or lack thereof to
the mint bot).
Although those holding the gold coins at the time
were awarded whitelist privileges (guaranteed mint),
it was a public mint. With that said, it turned out that
the large majority (nearly all) of those who minted the
silver coin were also the ones holding the gold coins —
in short, not many from outside the community joined
in on the silver coin mint.
Unfortunately, things didn’t go as planned. As soon as
the mint was complete, those holding the new silver
coin rushed to list them for sale on the market. With
each new listing came a lower FP or floor price (the
price of the cheapest coin on the market).
The panic set in, and the race to offload the freshly
minted silver coins intensified as the holders began
competing for who could sell theirs for the lowest
price. Eventually, the coins became near worthless.
They made it past this dreaded date, but as they would
soon learn, they were not out of the woods yet, in fact,
nowhere close to it.
Towards the end of January, the well-known decentralized
NFT marketplace, Magic Eden, with whom the
Scalp Empire tool connected directly with to receive
their data feed via API (application programming interface),
had enhanced their security measures.
This essentially blocked data from flowing back and
forth to the platform and near instantly made the
analytical side of Scalp Empire obsolete, as it was no
longer functioning correctly (if at all).
The Developers (Devs) had a hard time keeping up and
even stated, “It was like Magic Eden (ME) was trying to
block us.”
January was a long and turbulent month.
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February 2022
Not much after this event took place, a community member/holder (who also happened to be a Dev), going by
the username Kind3r, stepped up to the plate and offered to provide a solution to the roadblock for the team to
use.
While Kind3r’s proposed solution and efforts were indeed paying off, the main team (excluding 2) started losing
momentum and faith in the project’s future.
The team dev also quit responding — At this point, it seemed as if the two community moderators “Adurnam,”
and “Ery”, along with Kind3r (a community member), were the only ones who were trying to save the
project — because they were.
After providing consistent solutions for a week, Kind3r was left with an ultimatum presented by the rest of the
team, who no longer wanted anything to do with Scalp Empire — they would either all step away and let the
project die, or Kind3r could purchase the rights and take over.
A Change is Coming
At this point, Kind3r was caught between a rock and a hard place. He was passionate about Scalp Empire, but he
also had a full-time job, and this would require him to step out and transition to a full-time business owner. A role
that would be completely new to him — not to mention he had very limited (to no) capital.
But along with Adurnam and Ery, (the ultimate trio), the mission to push Scalp Empire forward had begun.
First, they started by:
· Revamping the old liquidity pool and swapping out the native coins for new ones
· Purchased the rights to the newest addition to the platform (an NFT collection), “Nestor”
Nestor is the “Pet” or collection (NFTs) of Beavers that grants full access to Scalp Empire’s platform. Nestors are
traveling between the realms of “Midgar” and “Asgard,” and as they travel through universes, they change or
evolve into different shapes and colors.
Each Nestor has its own unique traits, making them part of a larger NFT collection.
However, regardless of shape or color, each Nestor provides the same value and the same access to the platform.
Nestor’s Price:
· The Floor Price (FP) of one Nestor was 9.34 Solana (SOL)
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· Reached an FP in the high 14 SOL range, nearly
breaking 15 SOL around late May
You can also “Adopt” a Nestor for those looking for
more cost-effective methods while testing the platform.
For a portion of the price it takes to acquire a
Nestor, a user can adopt a Nestor for a pre-determined
duration.
Once you pay the adoption fee
· A Nestor is temporarily deposited into your wallet
· Once in that wallet, he cannot be transferred to
another wallet
· You must use that wallet to connect and trade with
· Nestor cannot be placed for sale during this adoption
period
This method mainly benefits those looking to become
more familiar with Scalp Empire and to experience its
platform before deciding to purchase a Nestor outright.
Although the fee to rent a Nestor is significantly lower
than the overall FP, the user should not plan on renting
a Nestor for long durations as it would be more advantageous
to purchase it outright. This is because over
a month’s time, for instance, the adoption fees would
surpass the total cost of a Nestor.
The newly established team kept things moving, and
next:
· Moved away from using the back-end API to grab
information directly from Magic Eden (ME) and instead
pivoted to grabbing information straight from the onchain
data itself.
· Disabled the mint bots, which turned out to be a
good thing as many projects didn’t want to do business
with them due to the stigma of a project having a Mint
bot.
This move came also turned out to be a double positive
as Metaplex had changed their contract making
it less advantageous for mint bots. (If the transaction
failed due to too many attempts, the trader would be
charged even if the trade wasn’t placed — cost traders
money with no results)
Team Expansion
In May of 2022, Kinb3r’s wife “Bibise” — perhaps the
most supportive wife ever — joined the trio to help
assist with documentation creation/review and social
media support (Twitter and Discord).
As the community grew, so did the questions and need
for support, so this was truly a “healthy” sign that the
team and company were headed in the right direction.
A New Focus
A transformation was in process ever since the new
team took over. They, slowly but surely, were evolving
into a true trader’s platform. They honed their focus
on improving and streamlining data and tools so that
traders would be able to capitalize on each trade.
The team shared the vision of scaling (adding features)
while maintaining platform integrity (not jeopardizing
security and/or speed.)
They Soon:
· Listed on https://www.yawww.io/
· Listed on https://solanart.io/
They made these strategic moves to help gain momentum
at such a “renewed” early stage.
Months passed as they continued investing their money,
energy, and nearly every waking hour into Scalp
Empire.
But traction was being made, and the proof was in
their:
· Announcement of their first collaboration with
“Trading Apes Gang”
· Begin implementing notifications into their platform
· Continually worked on increasing the sniping
performance of their tools
· Broadened their customer base by offering a
subscription-based model — however, these
customers have restricted access to the full features
offered on the platform.
Not Out of the Weeds “Yet”
While things were headed in the right direction for
Scalp Empire, they were by no means clear of turbulence.
In fact, the company itself was rugged twice during this
growth period! The first rug was not as bad, a learning
lesson indeed, yet one that was a “minor” blow.
Unfortunately, the second rug wiped them completely
out. Their company wallet was imported into Slope
Finance, which in early August of 2022, endured a
multi-day, multi-million-dollar exploit. It is estimated
that over $4 Million in funds were stolen from over
9,231 Solana wallets — sadly, Scalp Empires’ entire
funds were one of those compromised wallets.
At this point, the company was completely drained of
funds, and if weren’t for one move, then this would be
an entirely different story. Thankfully, they had paid
their infrastructure invoice right before their wallet got
drained.
The true meaning of building from the ground up
(again).
Platform Features
Security
First and foremost, Scalp Empire is a big advocate of
security and protecting your assets — and their “Main
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Wallet” feature proves that.
This feature allows a trader to safely store a Nestor in
their main wallet (cold storage if preferred) while using
another wallet to trade out of, almost like a mirrored
wallet. It’s a great safety measure that adds another
layer of protection.
· Custom RPC, or Remote Procedure Call — Used to
collect on-chain data as well as sends transactions
directly to the blockchain.
· Privacy Mode — This allows one to temporarily hide
their total wallet balance and the balance of individual
NFT items. A perfect option for those streaming or
screen sharing
· Clear Cache — A useful feature that allows one
to clear their cache without clearing their other in
platform settings such as their main wallet settings and
watchlist items.
· Clear App Data — This feature will clear all of your
custom settings and inputs back to the default settings.
Trading Features
As time progresses, Scalp Empire continues to add,
refine, and re-refine its trading tools and features
provided to its customers. The following is just a brief
overview of a few features offered; in the next section,
we will elaborate a bit more on them.
· Load NFT Images — We shop with our eyes, it’s a
known fact, and this feature allows you to do just that
by loading the images of each NFT into the Scalp Empire
Analytics or Sniping screen.
· Chart Display — This option, on the sniping tab, allows
you to see the chart and candle formations for said NFT.
Filters
Everyone has different preferences when it comes to
making the “perfect” snipe, and the following metrics
are used to help each user identify those opportunities.
· High Royalties Threshold — This filter allows the
trader to set the royalty limit or ceiling for said trade.
If a trader set’s this limit to 8%, the Snipe feature
will automatically dismiss all NFTs that have a royalty
of greater than 8% and instead focus on NFTs with
royalties sub 8%.
· Whale Threshold — Whale watching in this industry
is truly a thing, and this feature makes that experience
easier. The Whale Threshold is a setting that allows you
to track wallets that are being used a specific number of
times for trading activities (you determine the number
of times). This will help the trader determine whether a
project is being scalped by a whale or just regular users.
· Limit Live Chart Rang to FP — Since the price action often experiences spikes and surges, the range variance
can greatly differ, making it hard to understand the true median price range for said NFT. This feature pegs the
price action to the Floor Price (FP), giving a clearer representation of the true price.
· Staking Detection — Dedicated to Scalp Empire collab partners that leverage staking. This only applies to those
using Scalp Empire through a collab and have their NFTs staked. This option can be found and activated under
Settings.
Scalp Empire’s detailed White Paper can be found Here for a deeper understanding of these features.
Platform Views
Analytics Tab: On this tab, you will find, yes — analytics — on NFT collections.
A high-level view of the analytics tab inside the Scalp Empire platform
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Displaying NFT collection information
To the far left of this page, you will find specific information on the NFT collection, such as the name, mint date,
total items in the collection, number of holders, as well as the total listed percentage.
In the middle, information such as the total trade volume and listed and de-listed items can be found with various
time intervals to choose from.
This column highlights the current FP and the 24H FP in a chart view.
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The icons towards the very end of the page: A shopping cart that takes you to the sniping page, a bell that enables
website notifications, a ME icon that, if clicked on, takes you directly to Magic Eden, and a Cube icon that
takes you directly to Coral Cube.
FFF Tab —
This tab provides an overview of the FFF token market and all assets trading on it.
You will find the coin ticker symbol and full name to the far left.
The Address field displays the coin address to ensure the user is referencing the accurate one to help avoid scams
(Scalp Empire is all about safety!).
The four columns following the address field display information such as volume, sales, and listed and delisted
items
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The last column displays the number of coins and the floor price or spot price.
Portfolio -
The Portfolio tab displays all the NFT’s in your connected wallet.
The “Show hidden” feature allows you to hide “defected” collections, such as ones that have been rugged, have a
large number of items, or have had previous issues.
The “Show full stats” feature toggles between displaying information such as the collection / rank FP and your
initial buy price versus your break-even price.
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An expanded view of full stats shown
The far-left column displays the NFT collection, the number of items, the percentage of collection items listed, as
well as the number of holders.
The middle columns display information such as Volume, sales, and items listed and delisted in various time intervals.
The FP is also listed towards the end.
In the last column, you can find information such as the total value of your items from this collection and your
average buy-in.
Sniping View:
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The sniping screen can be accessed by clicking the yellow “Sniping” icon with the shopping cart.
Per request, the Scalp Empire team added the “Unified Analytics & Sniper view” toggle option, which can be
found in the settings tab. This option allows one to quickly access “Purchase Mode” as well as displays the image
of each NFT from the snipe screen.
Original sniping view
Sniping screen with “Unified Analytics & Sniper view” on
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The far-left section of the sniping screen shows information relative to the collection, such as the mint date, price,
number of collection items/holders, total volume, 24h volume, royalty percentage, floor price, total PnL (profit
and loss) as well as the 24h PnL.
Most of the screen displays this information in a chart view, along with a color-coded bar graph showing the volume
and number of ranked items.
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The bottom left “Purchase Mode” section provides various modes or strategies to which you can place buys —
this includes “Auto-Buy”, “Sweep”, and “Bid.”
The columns to the right give you a high-level overview of specific items within the collection and the ability to
quickly purchase them by clicking buy.
Auto-buy
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Once drilled down on the Auto-buy option, you will see metrics to establish the type of items you want to purchase,
such as the rank filter and your desired investment range (low to high).
Below this section are additional options or “Attributes Filters” dynamic to each collection. For example, if you
are looking to buy Nestors with brown fur, you can set that here.
Sweep
Much like the Auto-buy tab, you will find similar options. However, they are limited to just the Rank filter and
desired investment range.
Bid

The bid tab allows you to select the number of items to bid on, the price in SOL, as well as the rank filter and
price range.
Takeaway
Scalp Empire’s current team represents the true meaning of a product of value backed by leaders who want to
see their customers succeed.
They’ve been tried, tested, and pushed to their limits (multiple times), and sometimes past that point, yet they
always seem to emerge from the fire stronger than before.
Unfortunately, the stigma from the past team and their rugged encounters still come back to haunt them from
time to time, but to us, the team’s “actions speak louder than past events.”
They are committed to improving their platform, tools, and services as time progresses.
A part of their vision for the future is to offer their services to multiple ecosystems, not just Solana.
Their biggest message to others is to be cautious, take your time and practice good safety habits.
Don’t be in a rush to sign transactions; take a second to review them before approving. Don’t store your private
keys on the web, such as Google docs.
We here at BearLabs do believe that Scalp Empire will continue to do great things — continue to evolve with and
perhaps even create their own industry-leading trends.
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