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What is n00uns DAO?
Diving into the genesis, vision, and ethos of n00uns DAO
n00uns DAO is made up of two NFT collections namely, y00t Nouns (pronounced ‘nouns’) & n00uns (pronounced ‘noons’). y00t Nouns are a sub-collection of the broader @y00tsNFT created by DeLabs. n00uns are a new NFT collection by n00uns DAO that will launch in Q2 2023.
n00uns DAO is an experimental decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) attempting to bootstrap technology at the intersection of NFTs, DAOs, IP Rights, and DeFi (treasury voting) to push the boundaries of NFT application and utility in the real world. This experiment establishes a kind of modern day tribuni plebis, by which an ordinary individual, as part of a broader community, holds the power to create pervasive and lasting social good in the world without a central governing body or authority. {1}
This ethos allows the DAO identity, community, governance, and treasury to be determined by the holders and for the holders.
Each y00ts Noun NFT & n00un NFT presents its owner with a key to cross chain (POLY, ETH, SOL) governance and ownership, that is at the heart of the n00uns mission. The DAO treasury exists to inspire the community that created it, as well as the world around it. Founders, artists, builders, and aspiring change makers within the DAO are encouraged to proliferate the nouns/n00uns ethos, and all things “nounish”.
What does it mean to be nounish?
@punk4156 offers this take: Nounish (def): To do good with no expectations, create positive externalities, embrace absurdity, teach people about Nouns & crypto, and have fun.
How was n00uns DAO formed?
n00uns DAO is a community of people from all walks of life including: founders, VCs, developers, artists, builders, and change makers to name a few, who organically formed over the internet. They were unified by an easter egg trait, the “Nouns” glasses, that @frankdegods and the DeLabs team dropped in the @y00tsNFT collection.
n00uns DAO channels the ethos and spirit of @nounsdao, an NFT project on Ethereum. n00uns is a multi-chain protocol for expanding all things Nounish on Solana, Polygon, and future blockchains. In its simplest form, n00uns DAO builds a flexible infrastructure, community, and tooling to do social good and support builders (whether builders of Web3 businesses, charity work, events or brands), through on-chain governance, voting rights for community members, and an operating treasury.
What is the genesis story from Nov 1, 2022 - Dec 31 2022?
November 4th, 2022
This was the day where it all started. Tokenomics and blue, who were practically internet strangers, were brought together by the Nouns Trait. Together they took the initiative to found n00uns DAO, and it marked the start of something special.
November 5th, 2022
y00ts with the Nouns glasses trait quickly started to move to the top of the charts for the y00ts collection alongside OG members reaching out for entry to the infant DAO.
A few names from that day alone include: @fxnction, @WhiskyMafia, @Bean_C0unter, @Chop5sol, @stochasticjuice, @0xShiesty, @BisonTrades, @kryptokaii, @BobbyBelvedere, @pieninja92, @kinsafemoon, @mminiha1
November 7th, 2022
We launched the official n00uns DAO Discord! It was token-gated for y00t Nouns, alongside y00ts & t00bs holders. Find the Discord Link here.
November 8th, 2022
The Nouns glasses quickly became the most valuable trait within the y00ts collection. We’ve taken this success to heart to fuel the fire and continue building 🙏🏽.
November 10th, 2022
Within five days, we started to develop and ideate on the core DAO ethos:
“n00uns are a network of bridges/roads that connect the disparate islands of blockchains to nounish ideology. We’ve always viewed ourselves as Nouns natives who live at the intersection of multiple-chains with our core n00uncil consisting of native solidity (ETH) developers, who are working alongside cross-chain investors & the founders of some of the most impressive Solana protocols/infrastructure. This multi-chain first ethos has allowed us to scale and iterate at incredible speed - due to the existing playbook of the nouns & sheer quality of the members of the DAO.”
We also got our first introduction to Jerk, who holds ETH Noun (451) and also y00t Noun!
As a result of our thread explaining the vision of the DAO, many insanely talented people reached out to us, including Bobby Thakkar, the Product Lead at Dust Labs. We were honored and humbled by this response and had no idea that an amazing conversation would soon follow.
November 11th, 2022
Something really special happened this day with Pencilx x N00uns. We spent hours shooting the s*&t with this goat about art, life, and ultimately ideating on something insanely special for the n00uns.
We also started the n00uncil, bringing blue & Tokenomics together with Bigsby and Brad! Four people who had hardly had any interactions prior to being united by the Nouns trait. This was the start of what would turn out to be an extremely special group of people.
November 11-12th, 2022
The DAO then started to work with one of the MVP holders Stepan to lock in a multi-sig wallet for the DAO treasury on Solana. This would also later serve as our means of participating in the governance of the NounsDAO via delegation.
November 15th, 2022
Shortly after, the multi-sig was developed, owned, and operated by the core contributors of the DAO.
November 17th, 2022
This was also a landmark day for n00uns DAO. We renamed what was previously the “n00uncil” to the “n00unders” - and utilized the name n00uncil for the new members who would be responsible for the execution of the DAO’s verticals.
The original n00unders being (the developers of the framework for the DAO) Tokenomics, blue, Bigsby, and Brad!
In n00uns DAO, the n00unders (pronounced ‘noun-ders’) are the initiators of the n00uns DAO framework and responsible for casting a vision for the DAO, ensuring its longterm success, and preserving the ethos of NounsDAO and all things nounish. n00unders work closely with the n00uncil in the day-to-day execution of the DAO’s activities and broader partnerships with the Solana, Polygon, and Ethereum communities. n00unders commit a dedicated amount of time each week to the DAO on top of their own careers.
We also introduced ourselves to the world over a Twitter Space with @frankdegods, the @n00unsDAO crew & @thenounsquare with over 823 ppl tuning in! Click Here for the Space Link. The energy/enthusiasm for @snounsdao was inspiring. Following this call the n00uns had an explosion of interactions with the ETH nouns ecosystem - everything from conversations with Sam Ellis, Juan, Wide Eye Karl, and Bradq to Toady Hawk to the NNS team.
November 18th, 2022
The core contributors of the DAO then announced the rapid decentralization of the DAO from four core n00unders to include members who wanted to contribute their time and talents as “n00uncil members”. Requests to join the core n00uncil were actively fielded.
n00uncil members are people who take on various roles and responsibilities in the day-to-day execution of the DAO along with building the long term vision with the n00unders. n00uncil members serve a 6 month term, which culminates in re-election, retirement, or termination by DAO vote.
November 21-29th, 2022
The quality and quantity of n00uncil applications started increasing by a factor of 10. This ultimately lead to a savvy group of minds on Solana all getting in the same room to build world class s&*t.
On the 27th of November 2022, we accepted the first wave of n00uncil members. This was the date we created the n00uncil Twitter Group Chat, allowing them to all meet one another! This was another landmark moment for n00uns DAO.
To date, the accepted and current members of the n00uncil (who help with the execution of the framework for the DAO) are: Praise Helios, Pencilx, PixelRainbowNFT, DeBakey, Ive77i, Asics and Apes, PKGingDisruptor, suuuupAMAN, NickyGee44, CotyKuhn, Biggieonsol, HotRodEth, yugi_sol, qtunnel, and DeFiExplained.
November 28th, 2022
The most expensive sale in y00t history, outside of 1/1s, took place with @glitch3sNFT purchasing the most beautiful y00t for ($22,074.50 USD) joining the DAO for the promise of what the y00t nouns could bring to the Solana ecosystem.
y00tsNFT announced the launch of staking earlier in the day, sending the floor up over 10 percent to 129 SOL on the news. Holders could stake their y00ts to earn y00t points, which could be spent on rewards such as airdrops, physicals, and sponsored brand activations.
The n00uns sub-DAO, still in its infancy and made up of holders of y00ts with the signature Nouns glasses trait, also released a thread that Monday teasing a White Paper release and additional details:”
We also began introducing members of our n00uncil to the public. We did this by tweeting bio cards for each member. Find some examples below ⬇️
To view all the n00uncil member slides click here.
We also shared the V1 version of our White Paper to the n00uncil to get their feedback and thoughts.
November 29-30th, 2022
This day will forever be marked as a special day as our developer Kev was introduced to the n00unders, which would eventually lead to him being accepted to n00uncil, followed by a request from him to join n00unders. He was accepted on the 23rd of December 2022 and is currently on the three month trial period at the time of this writing.
Jerk (Noun 451) was also going through the same trial period of becoming a n00under from n00uncil.
The next day, a once in a generation UX/UI designer joined the DAO, which, like Kev, would prove to be one of the greatest additions to the group. Her sheer experience running executive level teams at some of the largest VC backed crypto entities was unparalleled.
Soon, the y00ts community started to realize the n00uns were changing the game. Everyone started buying t00bs with the hope of minting a y00t Noun.
You Faded Nouns on Mint Day (11/29/2022)
December 1st, 2022
The value proposition of owning a y00t Noun was established.
The n00uns virtuous cycle describes the cycle by which the incentivizing of doing good leads to a greater collective good (which is compounded) through a constant cycle of improvement. We accomplish this by taking Nouns operating principles, proliferating all things n00unish, and building from a solid foundation of experienced founders and a proven model. The DAO exists for the proliferation of Nouns and for returning value back to its members.
The purchasing of a y00ts Nouns NFT grants access to participate in the governance and rewards of the DAO. This governance is responsible for a community treasury, which is grown via a once-a-day auction model + contributions from previously backed projects. As the treasury grows, so do the proposals for funding, made by the members of the DAO, who aspire to proliferate n00unish ideals in the next generation tools, companies, events, and projects they build.
These tools in turn help support the Solana/Polygon community of builders and the broader in real life (IRL) communities around them, promoting a cycle of improvement that leads to viral growth. Injecting the spirit of Solana into Nouns creates a powerful identity and further strengthens the cycle.
We would be operating under a model of rapid decentralization, meaning, that this DAO framework would be developed by a small group of n00unders. Once the framework is developed, a larger group of critically important entrepreneurs, investors, thinkers, artists, and builders (n00uncil) would further develop the idiosyncratic parts of the DAO. After which the broader n00uns community would begin to build applications, rules, companies, games, art, and more within the framework (developed by the n00unders, ideated on by the n00uncil). This is rapid decentralization.
In short, as n00uns become a cultural tour de force, their value will increase and the treasury will grow. As the treasury grows, more ideas will be funded, leading to more projects created and more visions realized. In this way, the jovial characters boasting square-shaped glasses can be the catalyst of real-world changes and good in the world.
December 2nd, 2022
Frank Invites Holders to DeGods, y00ts Party at Art Basel where the n00uns showed up & had a personal 1/1 conversation with Frank & Kevin around the future of nouns & y00ts.
“You guys have to chill out, you’re making the DeGods team look bad with the fire you’re putting out” - Frank DeGods (with a laugh)
“Wow, its cool to meet you all in real life, i’m so bullish on you all {pulls out phone, the sickest looking noun lives in his wallet}” - Kevin DeGods
December 3rd, 2022
The n00uncil began to ideate and refine the White Paper to get it in shape for the community, developing things like this graphic of the virtuous cycle.
From the White Paper:
“Throughout history, every generation has had communities that weave together the fabric of culture for the collective body of society. The Greeks had demokratia (Democracy) in the Assembly of Athens, the Romans had tribunus (Tribunals) in Venice, King Arthur had his round table, the gentleman of Oxford/Cambridge had their clubs, and web3 had their nouns DAO. These individuals who comprised the tribes were just like you and I – in pursuit of purpose.
n00uns DAO is an experimental attempt to bring back the unparalleled impact of communities, who have accomplished some of mankind’s greatest achievements, and at the same time, avoid their pitfalls through maintaining true freedom of choice and a collective purpose.
Such a grand experiment is a novel way of beginning a cultural revolution where like-minded visionaries can launch ideas from a central, playful source. Voted on and supported by their peers, the project takes on an expansive and unimaginable array of avenues. If one can dream it, one can do it, and the appeal of such a creative and community led mission has great appeal to the masses.
The ethos of the n00uns DAO is to proliferate the massively successful framework by which NounsDAO on Ethereum operates, via a DAO protocol that is similarly open source and composable. A once-a-day auction model funds a treasury and allows n00uns DAO members to allocate resources for the long-term growth and prosperity of the DAO.”
December 5th, 2022
On this day, we established the DAO’s sub-committee for tooling and made introductions to the Dust Labs team to start discussing our plans and possible synergies. Additionally, we set up an ETH multi-sig to start voting on Nouns proposals.
This was also the day where we shared Part 1 of the n00uns DAO White Paper to our broader community, having revised it with feedback from the n00uncil. We opened up a questions channel in our Discord to answer any questions from Community Members. Safe to say that we got some extremely positive feedback.
December 6th, 2022
The n00unders started to help other founding teams build their Clubs through ideation, product development, and introductions.
Other projects started reaching out to us to have the ⌐◨-◨ introduced into their collection. This was the start of the ⌐◨-◨ meta in Solana NFT collections.
December 7th, 2022
The DAO began to weaponize its team of n00unders and 20 n00uncil members to develop six core verticals by which the DAO was going to operate and execute on with each member being responsible for particular parts of each vertical.
This level of organized execution was largely due to the vast experience of our n00unders and n00uncil, many of whom were leaders at top Fortune 500 companies, to set up a first in class web3 DAO.
December 8th, 2022
We provided all interested members of n00uns DAO with an early access code to start using xNFT Backpack Wallet. This was courtesy of Tristan, a member and advisor to n00uns DAO, and it was awesome to see a lot of our members get involved. They would also be eligible to claim Whitelist for the ONE NFT Collection by the xNFT_Backpack team!
December 9th, 2022
We launched a resource called “The n00uns DAO Network” to allow members of our DAO to network, reach out to one another, and hopefully invest in some cool s*&t together. Safe to say it was amazing to see the caliber of the members.
December 10th, 2022
We announced to the n00uncil that we would be moving all conversations to Slack to provide everyone with a more organized working environment, that would be easier to manage, in comparison to the multiple Twitter and Discord Chats. We also created specific channels regarding different verticals that we’re working to execute on.
December 11th, 2022
GnarsDAO had a Jam Session on Twitter Spaces with n00under @Bigsby (12/11/2022 - 96 tuned in). The link to the space can be found here.
We also asked Kevin DeGods, CEO at Dust Labs, to provide us with feedback on our White Paper.
December 13th, 2022
Frank Bozo Hour Stream with n00under @blue (pH), where they spent over 20 minutes one on one, talking all things n00uns! A clip can be found below. Click here for the link to the full broadcast!
In addition to this, n00unders blue & Bigsby jumped on a call with another one of the MVP members of n00uns DAO, Tristan, who is the co-Founder of xNFT_Backpack.
December 14th, 2022
n00uncil member Praise Helios hand delivered Noggles to Frank DeGods, which were gifted to him by the incredible members of the n00uns DAO family 🙌. They also spent a significant amount of time talking about n00uns DAO, which Praise thoughtfully put together as a document and provided as feedback to the n00unders and n00uncil.
December 15th, 2022
Following the conversation with Frank, the core n00unders identified key developers to start replicating NounsDAO on Solana in Rust, utilizing it as the base language.
Pencilx presented and continued drawing something really special. That’s all we’ll say for now.
December 16-18th, 2022
The developers had made significant progress, at a much faster pace than we had originally anticipated. The replication of NounsDAO Github Repo on Solana, via a fork and bridge methodology, was an incredible milestone that was overcome by some of the strongest developers in n00uns DAO! We were making incredible progress.
During this period, the n00unders also took time to study the best DAO practices across many different ecosystems [EVM + Next Generation Blockchains].
December 18th, 2022
It was super cool to see some of our OG members like @0xMav & @NFTdoctor move on to starting something unique and lasting of their own labelled XDeGods (X+). We look forward to seeing what they achieve.
December 19th, 2022
We continued the conversations that were mostly focused on how n00uns DAO could be of assistance to various y00ts Clubs and vice versa. These happened over a range of meetings, leading up to the end of the year.
December 20th, 2022
We then continued to leverage our network of top-tier developers to get an introduction to Crypt III (Dust Labs Developer) and founder of Lamport DAO. This conversation furthered our forking/replication on Nouns DAO on Solana via introductions to a new class of RUST Developers.
December 21st, 2022
We began to review the first developmental iterations of something for the Solana ecosystem. Additionally, we checked in on progress for various things we were working on with Kevin and the DUST Labs team for tooling that would be utilized by all DAOs/Clubs.
December 22nd, 2022
Internal utility conversations
December 23rd, 2022
We hosted our first n00uns DAO Townhall in Discord for our holders. We updated the community on what we had been working on and answered questions that the community had.
We also got some huge alpha from Pencilx around the art. We were so bullish that we had a call two days before Christmas.
December 24th, 2022
We took a much needed and deserved break to spend time with friends and family.
December 25th, 2022
The announcement was made that y00ts as a project were bridging to Polygon. We were aware that the bridge was coming but were surprised as everyone else that the news dropped so early. We took a day to process, discuss the vision with Dust Labs, and iterate internally.
There was no sugarcoating the fact that we had already built a s&*t ton on Solana (on the utility front, development front, and Solana partnership front).
Unlike other clubs, we were aiming at the replication of NounsDAO, which is open sourced, and fork-able on Polygon - so an interesting opportunity arose via Nouns Center.
December 26th, 2022
Within a day, we were in deep ideation on the approach we would take next. Do we stay on Solana? Do we move to Polygon? Do we do both? It was this ideation that brought us back to our ethos, a “why are we here moment” in our young DAO life. After many conversations between n00unders and n00uncil members (heated debates from both sides), our glance in the mirror came down to these simple words: we have always been here to be the cross chain bridge between Ethereum and Solana & vice versa for the NounsDAO. It was this realization that lead us to the decision that we were going to build on Solana and Polygon simultaneously, enabling us to be the lightweight introduction for the Nouns to traverse and proliferate in new L1s.
This multi-chain first ethos has allowed us to scale and iterate at incredible speed - due to the existing playbook of the Nouns and the sheer quality of the members of the DAO.
We also held a VC with the community in our Discord, to answer any questions they had about our plans moving forward, especially due to the announcement of the bridge. We also spoke about possible scenarios and the immediate plans we had made for the future of n00uns DAO.
December 27th, 2022
During this ideation period, Tokenomics, Ivana, and TheDevKev started working on wire-framing for the DAO governance, auction, and proposal systems.
December 28th, 2022
During this ideation period, our core team got smaller but more dedicated with some n00uncil members selling their y00t Nouns in order to buy more DeGods (as they were more bullish on the ETH narrative).
The members remaining and several new n00uncil members who joined were more focused and committed than ever (25 members —> 15 members).
December 29-30th, 2022
Bigsby and Tokenomics lead the charge on revamping the utility for both underlying collections (y00t nouns and n00uns), a task which brought about some insane ideation.
January 2023
At the end of January, we plan to share some major updates about our website, our governance, work with xNFT Backpack, NounsDAO, and brand partnerships. We look forward to sharing this with you all. Stay tuned …
For now, here is a sneak peek ⌐◨-◨.
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What is n00uns DAO?
Very inspiring to read this!
What a journey! Not a moment wasted since inception and only ramping up from here