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In this episode, Ryan Carson joins Andrew Badr and Apely.eth from the PROOF Collective on Twitter Spaces. Here, they retell the incredible treasure-hunting story that took the NFT world by storm on March 14th, 2022. The discovery and decryption of a hidden message in the image of PROOF Grails #11 (Protoglyph) led a group of friends down an epic treasure-hunting rabbit hole.
LINKS
- Connect with Andrew Badr: Twitter
- Connect with Apely: Twitter
- Connect with Ryan Carson: Twitter
- Grail #11: Protoglyph by Larva Labs | PROOF Collective
- Autoglyphs | Larva Labs
- Grail #19: Wall by Tyler Hobbs | PROOF Collective
- Andrew's Thread Describing the Treasure Hunt | Twitter
- Meebit #2858 | Larva Labs
- CryptoPunks – The NFTs That Started It All. Their Origin Story and Future Plans | Modern Finance
NOTES
- A brief explanation of the PROOF Collective and its Grails collection. [01:38]
- Who is Andrew Badr? [04:03]
- Who is Apely? [04:25]
- The charged atmosphere in PROOF Collective's Discord as Grails were being minted, and the clues that started them on the trail of an epic treasure hunt. [04:51]
- Andrew and Apely describe the trial and error process of decoding the overall puzzle. [10:57]
- The first real breakthrough. [26:33]
- Kevin weighs in on what he knew and didn't know prior to the reveal. [28:54]
- The mystery of the jersey numbers and the work that went into trying to make sense of them. [32:29]
- The initial disappointment upon discovering the wallet, and then the elation of uncovering the Meebit. [40:30]
- Parting thoughts. [44:38]