Here’s how the Akutars NFT project hopes to redefine how culture intersects with Web3

Since the aftermath of the nonfungible token (NFT) boom, creators person been leaving their Web2 entities successful droves and are becoming much knowledgeable connected however to carve their ain lane successful the Web3 world. 

It’s not conscionable technologists and artsy-creators who are pivoting toward Web3. For example, erstwhile American nonrecreational shot subordinate Micah Johnson pivoted to coating and focused his pieces connected representation. In debuting his archetypal integer piece, sä-v(ə-)rən-tē (pronounced “sovereignty') Johnson was not lone fueled by adversity but inspired by a question that would alteration the trajectory of his work.

“Can astronauts beryllium black?” asked Johnson's 4- twelvemonth aged nephew to his mother.  

Alas, the main quality of “Akuverse'' was created successful February 2021. Aku is simply a carnal depiction of the assurance and boldness of a small black, astronaut navigating his mode done his dreams. The characterization of Aku challenges the conception that dreams are exclusive to definite societal identities.

— Micah Johnson (@Micah_Johnson3) April 20, 2022

The communicative of Aku is told via NFTs oregon chapters that picture the travel of Aku’s dreams. Micah Johnson precocious air-dropped 9,241 Akustar mint passes to Aku section holders that are present trading astatine 4.85 Ether ($14,331.65). In the past 7 days, Aku Mint Pass amassed implicit $13.4 cardinal arsenic the Akustars are getting acceptable to traverse their largest expedition yet with a proof-of-profile (PFP) launch.

Akutars could beryllium much than conscionable different PFP 

Akutars is the three-dimensional 15,000 PFP postulation of Akuverse that volition besides unrecorded connected the Ethereum blockchain. The images are meant to empower and viewing the comments of collectors connected Twitter, proves that the communicative and imagery of Aku resonated with a scope of NFT collectors.

— Aku :: Akutars (@AkuDreams) April 13, 2022

According to information from NFTgo, 60% of diamond-hand investors person held their Aku Mint Pass 60% for much than a week, portion astir 30% owners person held for astatine slightest a week. 

Akutar Mint Pass holding play distribution. Source: NFTgo.io

Volume for Akutar Mint Passes has accrued by 26% successful the past 7 days and the mean merchantability terms is up by 89%.

 Akutar Mint Pass 7-day avg. merchantability terms / volume. Source: OpenSea

Akutars are not lone a awesome of assurance and courage, but besides of style. The postulation volition diagnostic unsocial items and traits created by immoderate of the astir notable names successful streetwear similar Pharrell Williams, Billionaire Boys Club, ICECREAM, Puma and luxury streetwear adept Upscale Vandal. Roc Nation’s streetwear statement Paper Planes and New York-based luxury statement Who Decides War besides helped plan Akutars.

These strategical partnerships are much than conscionable drip for Akutars. Owners of the PFPs volition beryllium granted a scope of perks and incentives successful the Akuverse, on with existent beingness entree to exclusive experiences, collaborations and products.

What could beryllium unsocial astir Akutars successful narration to different NFTs is the taste value of Aku and however his communicative has impacted cardinal players passim the ecosystem who privation to guarantee the communicative is heard.

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Ready to launch 

On October 13, 2021, Visa announced its concern with Micah Johnson and further plans to enactment the creator and the creator economy. In an interrogation with NBC, Micah Johnson expressed realizing, done his supporters, determination was an “audience saying this is what we privation successful the world,” and they person shown enactment by investing successful seeing the task grow. 

In conscionable a year, AkuDreams amassed implicit $60 cardinal successful full measurement income crossed each 10 Aku section NFTs and Akutar Mint Passes. Johnson has besides confirmed that Aku’s communicative volition beryllium made into a diagnostic movie wherever the Aku chapters (NFT) whitethorn beryllium reflected successful scenes.

As antecedently mentioned, 9,241 Aku Mint Passes were distributed to each respective Aku section holders and 5,500 volition beryllium disposable for the nationalist to mint successful a dutch auction connected April 22.

— Aku :: Akutars (@AkuDreams) April 19, 2022

In existent dutch auction fashion, the lowest bid wrong the auction volition acceptable the terms for everyone. This means that immoderate bid higher than the lowest bid volition wage the lowest bid. Many NFT investors took to Twitter to commend the volition of an “actual” Dutch auction, implying that different projects who usage the aforesaid mechanics bash not execute it properly. 

The expanding fig of NFT auctions and drops that are happening connected a regular ground marque it hard to way and galore spell unnoticed. In hindsight, Moonbirds 2.5 Ether ($7,385) lock-in bid seems similar a bargain erstwhile compared to its existent price.

This suggests that investors springiness a batch of thought to the estimation and credibility of a squad and their history. It’s imaginable that Akuverse reflects an improvement wherever the assemblage resonates with the taste value of diverseness and inclusivity, alternatively than simply centering astir a product, marque oregon genre.

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