@s0tric.eth
building changed my life
today zygote turns one year old
i still remember that exciting day: public launch of my first (and now main) onchain project
we spent a week testing everything in testnet to make the mint go smoothly
in the end the launch was perfect
every NFT degen on @base.base.eth knew about zygote
floor quickly hit 0.03-0.04 eth (30-40x from public price)
then came the first challenges
interest faded, lost our twitter account, price dumped, team conflicts
it was useful
i gained a ton of experience
since then a lot has changed, including my approach to building
zygote repeatedly hit top NFT charts on @base.base.eth
we ran tons of giveaways, collabs, raids
but that's not enough
NFTs is deep in the gutter, few need low-liquidity PFP jpegs
that's why i timely shifted focus to long-term value and structural reasons
we created based_room, steadily generating revenue for over 7 months with part of the value going to zygote holders
we're also actively developing incentives in UNDERLAB
soon zygote holders will get major privileges there too
sooner or later we'll ship a new product
guess who benefits? exactly
i'm fair and obsessed with this game
it shows in the diamond hands in the zygote community
recently one of our OG's (also top-10 holder) told me he had to sell everything and exit crypto this summer
the only bag he didn't touch — his zygotes
words like that warm my soul
i value it deeply
same for everyone else who stays and supports
happy to walk this path together
even happier if i keep earning that trust 💚