Bored Ape characters used by the creators of the project
Developer(s)
Yuga Labs LLC
Platform(s)
Ethereum
Release
April 30, 2021
Genre(s)
Collectable
Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC), often colloquially called Bored Apes or Bored Ape is a non-fungible token (NFT) collection built on the Ethereum blockchain with the ERC-721 standard. The collection features profile pictures of cartoon apes that are procedurally generated by an algorithm.
The parent company of Bored Ape Yacht Club is Yuga Labs.[1] The project launched in April 2021.[2] Owners of a Bored Ape NFT are granted access to a private online club, exclusive in-person events, and intellectual property rights for the image.[3]
In 2022, Yuga Labs was valued at US$4 billion.[4] This is due in large part to the sales of the Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT collection totalling over US$1 billion as well as high value auction sales from their investor, now defunct FTX.[5][6] Various celebrities have purchased these non-fungible tokens, including Justin Bieber, Snoop Dogg and Gwyneth Paltrow.[7]
By July 2023, the floor price of Bored Ape NFTs had decreased 88% from its April 2022 peak.[8]
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^@BoredApeYC (April 23, 2021). "The Bored Ape Yacht Club #NFT Pre-Sale is now LIVE! Gas is cheap. Come ape with us. ☠️🐵⛵️ (Update your cache if it doesn't show up for you.) https://boredapeyachtclub.com/#/home" (Tweet). Retrieved February 17, 2022 – via Twitter.
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Staff, Entrepreneur (29 March 2022). "Madonna acquires NFT from Bored Ape Yacht Club for $571,000". Entrepreneur. Archived from the original on 2022-04-29. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
"Neymar's striking outfit that revolutionized social media in a photo with Lionel Messi". infobae (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 2022-04-29. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
Boom, Daniel Van. "How Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs Became $400K Status Symbols". CNET. Archived from the original on 2022-04-29. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
Aswad, Jem (12 November 2021). "Timbaland Unites With Bored Ape Yacht Club Owners to Form Artist-Owned Ape-In Productions". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on 22 April 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
Lee, Isabelle (January 4, 2022). "Sales of Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs jump past $1 billion amid heightened interest from celebrity collectors". Markets Insider. Archived from the original on February 5, 2022. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
Hirwani, Peony (January 4, 2022). "Eminem bought a Bored Ape NFT resembling him for £334,000". The Independent. Archived from the original on January 10, 2022. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
^"Bored Ape Yacht Club Prices Crash to Two-Year Low, Down 88% From Peak". Yahoo! Finance. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
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