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2><figure id="62de"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*ufdxlHzrmg8dLdEJvsALvg.png"><figcaption></figcaption></figure><figure id="d21d"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*SUse5L2SrEmie4k_LyRryA.png"><figcaption></figcaption></figure><p id="011f">Okay, that’s 6pm my time. So, let’s come back then. :-)</p><h2 id="0565">After 6:00 p.m.</h2><p id="0ee4">Further delays, and the Discord starts going nuts with activity / FUD / insanity.</p><figure id="514b"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*ycOFGIFpj1mheaODaPEnXg.gif"><figcaption></figcaption></figure><p id="8ef0">Soon after bots started posting scam links in the Discord, but were mostly shut down. (I guess it’s a good idea to disable link posting!)</p><h2 id="c7c0">6:25 p.m.</h2><p id="f899">The artist chimes in that they’re about ready!</p><figure id="81ca"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*tqKcQtekZvl7P85mzkVuZA.png"><figcaption></figcaption></figure><h2 id="81e5">6:40 p.m.</h2><p id="b93f">I guess people perhaps started trying to locate the contract and mint directly from that, and/or scammers may have posted their scam contracts and tried to get people to mint. And then another announcement about being patient.</p><figure id="8ac2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*Deuu6o1fn5eo3nNFo6viMQ.png"><figcaption></figcaption></figure><p id="99ce">At this point, it’s unclear if this launch will happen tonight. The web site remains a 404, for now:</p><figure id="f5f1"><img src="https://c

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NFTs, UX, Investing

Boonji To The Moonji? The Dramatic Dutch Auction NFT Drop that Didn’t Quite Make It (Yet).

An article that started as a ride-along to witness a buying frenzy, but turned into witnessing a failed attempt to launch. But, I’m certain they’ll be back!

Screen grab showing their “Boonji to the Moonji” headline.

My previous article talked about the financial and investing aspects of the Boonji NFT drop. In this article, I’d like to ride along and show any interesting stats and/or observations from the event itself. I think we can start with the start itself — or, in this case, a small delay:

I only include this to show that, no matter how financially giant or important the drop is, there can still be delays, for so many reasons. Take it from a developer: These things happen (though we aim to minimize them always, of course), and it doesn’t mean the end of a project. In this case, it looks like they bumped things just one hour. (I seem to recall many postponements in the Galaxy Eggs and possibly in the Mekaverse drops, as well.)

4:00pm: More delays …

Okay, that’s 6pm my time. So, let’s come back then. :-)

After 6:00 p.m.

Further delays, and the Discord starts going nuts with activity / FUD / insanity.

Soon after bots started posting scam links in the Discord, but were mostly shut down. (I guess it’s a good idea to disable link posting!)

6:25 p.m.

The artist chimes in that they’re about ready!

6:40 p.m.

I guess people perhaps started trying to locate the contract and mint directly from that, and/or scammers may have posted *their* scam contracts and tried to get people to mint. And then another announcement about being patient.

At this point, it’s unclear if this launch will happen tonight. The web site remains a 404, for now:

7:00 pm: The devs call it.

And, so … disappointing. I could get all dramatic and spout a lot of negativity or whatever. But, it just doesn’t seem karmically prudent to do so when my team is in the same business. (Update: Besides, they offered some explanation later on:)

So for now, what I’ll say here is that the unprecedented possibility of a $90 million influx of ETH didn’t go off today or this evening as planned. But, a bumpy as this is, it needn’t ruin the entire project. In fact, with continued positive communication (as shown above), it could well re-emerge stronger. You just never know. I expect it’ll return in a few days or a week (I’m sure they’ll make an announcement soon) and we’ll get to watch the spectacle that we wanted to watch. Stay tuned.

Jim Dee is a prolific writer, developer, and multi-media creator from Portland. You can find him, his businesses, his books, and more at JPD3.com. Thanks for reading! Cat image here courtesy of Midjourney AI.