Mad News #66 ⚒️ Founder Mode
What to do if you can't attend Breakpoint, an interview with Attis about the dVIN airdrop, an upcoming Lads meetup in Spain, Matrica places Mad Lads on top, Backpack Wallet rewards. Fock it.
Welcome to the Mad News! 📰
What to do if you can't attend Breakpoint, an interview with Attis about the dVIN airdrop, an upcoming Lads meetup in Spain, Matrica places Mad Lads on top of Discord, new Backpack Wallet rewards, Fidelions new Backpack NFT trait, Solana dapps that disrupt tradfi (again) and a look at the Solana Historical Society. Fock it.
Mad Lads meetup planned for September 14th in Madrid 🇪🇸
Madrid, also known as "la ciudad que nunca duerme" is set for a Mad Lads takeover this weekend.
This gathering is the perfect opportunity to connect with other community members, share stories and experiences, and celebrate our shared passion for Mad Lads and the Solana ecosystem.
Interested in joining? RSVP here before all spots are taken.
The event is token gated and only Matrica-verified holders will be able to attend.
Reminder: RSVP for Mad Lads x Backpack events at Breakpoint before it's too late 📬
Breakpoint is just a few weeks away and Mad Lads event attendance rosters are being finalized.
Start the day off with an ice bath event hosted by Metacamp (sponsored by Backpack, Eclipse and Pyth).
End the night with a mind bending sensory overload experience at Club Hologram.
5,000 people have purchased tickets to Breakpoint and even more are flying in solely for the side events.
Lads on top of Matrica ⬆️
Matrica Labs released a list of the top 10 verified NFT communities across the Discord platform and Mad Lads emerged as the number one spot.
This is not a tremendous surprise considering the sheer amount of NFT whitelists, token airdrops and discounts on products & services that Mad Lads holders have received.
See a full list of Mad Lads token airdrops here.
Mad Speakeasy to throw virtual shindig ahead of Breakpoint 🪩
If you can't make the Lads meetups in Madrid or Singapore then suit up and head to the hottest nightclub in the metaverse, Mad Speakeasy.
Located in Portals and hosted by the Mad Lassie herself, the night is sure to be filled with unforgettable experiences.
The grand opening is slated for 8PM (UTC) on Friday and includes a star studded list of LOTWs, Lads Avenue alumni and other prominent Lads community members.
Follow the Mad Speakeasy account and turn notifications on to receive the secret password.
Mad Speakeasy is the brainchild of Leela, one of the Mad Lads most recognizable evangelists.
LASSIE OF THE WEEK: Leela 👑
Leela is our LASSIE OF THE WEEK!
Empowered by the identity that Lassies offer in web3, Leela has become an undeniable force in the Mad Lads community.
Leela joined the Lads community early on in it's history and has been active ever since with a constant presence in comment sections, a leader of the Mad Lassies subcom and regular proponent of the brand on Spaces.
Leela has a track record of collaborating with other Mad Lads, a true community maker.
In addition to her Mad creations she has emerged as a powerful ally and contributor to Queendom DAO, a female-first organization that focuses on "educating, empowering and onboarding women into web3".
If you're not already following Leela, do it now!
As Breakpoint nears, so does the dVIN x Mad Lads airdrop 🪂
LOTW and certified mad content creator Attis shines a light on how the $VIN airdrop is a community based effort that aligned The Lads Avenue network with the fledgling dVINLabs brand.
If community is the utility, Mad Lads have it coming out of their ears.
The Lads Avenue x dVIN relationship started with kev4evva speaking with David (dVIN Labs cofounder) through common community in Real Vision led by Raoul Paul.
Kev suggested the Mad Lads as a prime partner for the token launch as Lads had shown an immense power through social presence.
I believe it was about a dozen Lads that invested into the early round, we raised ~$125k (this was in commits, the final number may vary).
Attis
This began a relationship that culminated in many Lads Avenue members investing in dVIN.
Lads receive a special airdrop of 'rare growers' champagne as well as a hefty token airdrop. This isn't limited to the Lads Avenue but is actually being dropped to ALL Lads.
They have $VIN attached to it as well as 'tasting tokens' to get your friends involved when sharing the bottle. Each bottle will be shipped FREE and has the holder's Lad on the bottle.
They are 'rare growers' champagne meaning a small batch, specialized small (and often family run) wineries have created this bottle.
Attis
dVIN has shipped a thousand (!) bottles of the Lads champagne to Breakpoint and they will be available at the Wormhole event as well as the closing night party held by Solana.
There will be an event (actually more than one!), a Lads event sponsored by dVIN and the other I won't spill... But those who are lucky enough to be invited are bound to have an excellent time.
Attis
The Armani Ferrante fireside chat at Korean Blockchain Week 🔥
Catch up on the latest alpha with Armani Ferrante in this guerilla style video recording on the main stage of Korean Blockchain Week.
Tristan Yver graced the main stage as well but the cameras weren't rolling.
Mad Lads transcend the blockchain 🚀
Solana Mobile's Saga cell phone represents a tangible web3 product which you can hold in your hands. This is something largely missing from the broader crypto ecosystem which is only accessible via a computer screen.
Mad Lads first burst into the real world on a Saga.
Since then the Lads have began to appear on crypto hardware devices across the world.
Hardware wallet devices are the only way you can literally and philosophically hold a Mad Lads NFT in your own hands.
It's also the only way to truly protect your assets from nefarious hackers with multisig protection (#OnlyPossibleOnBackpack).
Learn all about multisig wallet protection in the Backpack Learn portal here.
Another day, another boost for Backpack Wallet 📈
Solana L2 Stabble introduced a massive 200% Backpack Wallet boost for users of their defi platform.
Stabble is in the middle of a hot and heavy points farming season during the run up to their long awaited $STB airdrop.
By introducing a groundbreaking approach to protocol-managed liquidity and arbitrage, Stabble tackles critical issues prevalent in existing DeFi ecosystems, including impermanent loss, low APYs for liquidity providers, and high price impact for traders.
View Stabble's technical whitepaper here.
Lavarage is boosting their Tephra Points program with Backpack Wallet as well, two-week long trading missions.
One of the biggest questions you might have is “Why should I care about these galactic volcanic dust?”. The answer is simple. As with “all roads lead to Rome”, all points lead to…tokens.
Learn more about Lavarage and Tephra Points here.
Fidelion is back(pack) with a new NFT trait 🎒
Fidelion, creator of dark fantasy blockchain game Fidelia, introduced a Backpack Wallet + Mad Lads holder points booster a few weeks ago.
They doubled down with a Backpack inspired trait, a new weapons category for just 5 characters in the Fidelion NFT collection.
Solana by the numbers 🖩
Solana's monthly ecosystem report is out and things are looking good in spite of the bearish crypto sentiment in the markets.
Solana dapps are disrupting how we move money around the world (again) 📱
KAST brings 'tap to pay' functionality to the blockchain with their virtual debit cards which can be used with Apply Pay, Google Pay and over 100M merchants around the globe.
The process is as simple as completing KYC verification, depositing stablecoins and activating the digital card.
KAST has also introduced a physical card which is funded by stablecoin deposits.
Sling provides a fiat onramp and social platform that allows you to send stablecoins securely to individuals, not a wallet address.
Once funds are received they are easily convertible back to fiat and deposited in your accounts.
Official Breakpoint agenda announced (and more debates) 📅
Programming for Breakpoint (solanaconf) is set and the Left Curve/Right Curve stages will be singing with top Solana talent.
Event planners have pledged a completely new experience this year with a focus on engaging conversations as opposed to one-way product demos.
Breakpoint's new debate format is primed to be one of the highlights of the year, these 'parliamentary motions' tackle the hard questions about the future of crypto.
There are at least six of these debates planned, see details in the agenda.
Solana Historical Society is on a mission to preserve NFT legacy 📜
Crypto Twitter and the attention economy has a way of burying news stories within hours of being reported.
The Solana Historical Society (Solana Heritage) is crowdsourcing and archiving the most important parts of early Solana NFT culture en masse.
What is the goal of the Solana Historical Society?
1) To provide a place where collectors and NFT historians can come together and learn about how NFTs started on Solana and what the official provenance of them are.
2) To provide hard data for early collections that doesn't rely on what a random person said online, but seeks on-chain information corroborated by people who were there at the time it happened.
3) To mine the stories the helped build our ecosystem and protect them for the future people coming to learn.
Navigating their Discord uncovers a treasure trove of Solana OGs and is littered with "I forgot about that collection!" moments.
Relive the madness of minting NFTs in 2021 here.
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