RIP NFTs, you were entertaining while you were dying. Now the grown-ups have arrived, and we’re finally starting to construct projects that go to the root of the problem. Let's be real, the whole NFT craze was like that one TikTok trend everyone jumped on, then immediately regretted when they realized they'd spent their rent money on a JPEG of a monkey. I mean, diamond hands only work when you’re holding something of actual value and not some sort of digital Beanie Baby.

Shiny JPEGs Lost Their Luster?

Remember the FOMO? Suddenly, everybody and their grandma was NFT flipping to instant riches and Lambos. Then the rug pulls came along, and all at once everyone was the one who got stuck holding the bag, asking themselves where the hell their “investment” went. It was a different kind of digital dot-com bubble—this time, instead of Pets.com, we found ourselves with Bored Apes.

Gen Z and Alpha, I’m looking at you! You loved those shiny JPEGs, but come on, did they really move the needle. Did they solve a problem? Did they, dare I say, have utility? Nah. It was all vapourware, hot air, tulipsmania, the excitement of vaporous technology-enhanced libertarian dreams of overnight wealth. And how'd that work out?

Utility? Is That Even Cool?

Now, enter BlockDAG. $361 million in presale? 24.7 billion coins sold? That's not just hype, that's a statement. So that’s people putting their money where their mouth is, betting on something that actually changes the game. And I, for all, am here for it.

BlockDAG isn't promising you a Lambo overnight. It's not selling you a dream of digital ownership that's really just a fancy receipt. What it is delivering though, is an opportunity to be a part of something greater, something practical, something…sustainable I say…

Doomscroll To Riches With BlockDAG?

Let me explain the X1 mobile mining app. For real, you can make actual cash money, just by doomscrolling on your cell phone? That's genius! It’s as if they took the attention-grabbing power of social media and somehow channeled it into something super productive. Forget play-to-earn, this is scroll-to-earn!

It's easy! You don’t have to be a crypto whiz kid to figure it out. The speculative whirl of NFT trading presents a dizzying array of intricacies. You have to contend with gas fees, bidding wars, and the ever-present risk of scams. BlockDAG is the cool cousin that comes over with a six-pack and a perfect energy. NFTs look a lot like that sketchy uncle who won’t stop trying to sell you his timeshare spiel.

Bittensor (TAO), Render (RENDER), and NEAR Protocol are all raising the stakes. In the first case, they’re harnessing the power of AI, GPU compute, and cross-chain DeFi, respectively. From Bittensor’s institutional staking to Render’s deflationary tokenomics and NEAR’s cross-chain transactions, we are witnessing a maturing market. BlockDAG's blend of accessibility and potential ROI is the one I'm most interested in.

So, leave the Bored Apes behind and embrace the BlockDAG revolution. At a minimum when it tanks you can get your way back to ramens through a mining rig. And who knows, you might just pick up some knowledge about blockchain technology in the process. Who knows, you could even find yourself cashing the checks just like those “crypto nerds” you laughed at before. The irony.

The future is utility. The future is BlockDAG. The future is...mineable from your phone? Alright, fine, maybe that last one is going too far, but you see what we’re saying. The hypebeasts are flushed out, the awkward teens are outnumbered, the adults are in control, and we’re creating an ecosystem where things truly function. And that, my friends, is something to cheer for.