上市仅一周多,月鸟(Moonbirds)系列NFT(非同质化代币)的销售额已经超过了4.45亿美元。NFT数据排名网站CryptoSlam显示,该系列是过去30天最畅销的NFT收藏品。
月鸟是10000个像素化的鸟类NFT集合。4月16日推出后,月鸟的价格迅速飙升。许多人认为,市场之所以对该产品兴趣激增,主要归咎于Proof Collective及其联合创始人凯文·罗斯,前者是一个由1000名NFT收藏家组成的排他性组织。
早上好。给你自己和这种星期天氛围打上标签吧。
——Moonbirds(ðÿª¹,ðÿ¦‰)(@moonbirds_xyz),4月10日,2022年
但是,和大多数NFT收藏品一样,月鸟的价格也出现了大幅波动。4月24日以来,该系列的价格已经下跌了50%。虽然在过去的24小时,它的销量仍然排名第四位——其他领先的收藏品还包括无聊猿猴游艇俱乐部(Bored Ape Yacht Club)和突变猿猴游艇俱乐部(Mutant Ape Yacht Club)等著名NFT系列,而且其最低价格仍然在101632美元左右,但该售价相较于周末峰值已经大幅下跌。4月24日,月鸟NFT的平均售价是44.8以太币(Ether),约合13.4万美元。
正是由于这种波动,想从中赚一笔的投资者们经历了截然不同的故事。
那些免费得到月鸟的人,或者以2.5以太币(约合7500美元)左右的低价买入月鸟的人,如果在价格峰值时卖出,就可以大赚一笔。但也有投资者受炒作影响,担心错失良机,在高点举债买入月鸟,最终割肉卖出。
“害怕错过的情绪显然影响了我”
杰伊·金斯顿看到月鸟的成功后,决定卖掉自己持有资产的很大一部分来购买月鸟。他告诉《财富》杂志,4月22日,他以36以太币(超过10.6万美元)的价格购买了一款月鸟NFT。
他说:“害怕错过的情绪显然影响了我。”
然而,他的兴奋只持续了大约三个小时,因为之后该藏品的底价开始下跌。
金斯顿所有的流动资金都被“月鸟”套住了。“我简直像失了魂,非常非常担心。”金斯顿说,“焦虑、压力和抑郁充斥着我,我根本无法解释自己当时为什么要这么干。我一直在想,‘它究竟能够跌到什么地步?’”
这条帖子讲的是,我是如何在有史以来最赚钱的项目“月鸟”上意外赔钱的,以及这可能是我有生以来最艰难的48小时,也是我学到的最深刻的教训。
——杰·金斯顿(@itsjaykingston),2022年4月24日
金斯顿说,他在恐慌中以29以太币的价格抛售了他的月鸟,损失了大约11以太币,扣除交易费用后总计损失约3.3万美元。他还说,虽然其他人也有过类似的甚至更糟糕的经历,但对他而言,这是很大一笔钱,让他大受打击。
4月25日,当月鸟的最低价又跳回40以太币时,金斯顿说他特别难受,觉也睡不着。后来这个系列的价格再次下跌,但对金斯顿来说,回顾这段经历仍然让他感到“非常有压力”。
他说:“我仍然备受困扰,但也只能向现实低头,因为我无力做出任何改变。”
还有其他投资者也和金斯顿一样,陷入到当心错失良机的情绪中,甚至举债买入。
一位名叫富兰克林(他要求只透露他的名字)的投资者告诉《财富》杂志,4月22日他借了45以太币(约合13.5万美元),想通过买卖月鸟赚钱。他需要在90天内归还47.9以太币,约合14.4万美元,贷款抵押用的是富兰克林的无聊猿猴游艇俱乐部的NFT。也就是说,如果还不上这笔贷款,他就要把自己的无聊猿猴游艇俱乐部的NFT拱手送人。
过去几天,富兰克林用这笔贷款亏本进行了几笔月亮鸟买卖,但最终,他还是勉强赚到了足够的钱来还贷。富兰克林说,他一开始就知道这件事的风险很高,但“尽管如此,压力还是非常大”。
“因为这是一大笔钱,所以我整天都在想,如果这笔钱躺在我的银行账户上,我就能够做点其他什么事情。”
富兰克林在这个领域经验丰富,而且本身就拥有加密资产来对冲这笔贷款,但“这是一大笔钱,还是影响了我的情绪。”
他说:“价格上下波动幅度很大,就会引发情绪波动。”
事实上,有人亏钱或者苦苦维持,也有人卖在高点获利。
几天前我买了两只月鸟,总共花了16.15以太币……今天我刚以37.87以太币(含手续费)的价格卖掉了其中一只……除去本金,还赚了21.72以太币……而我还有一只月鸟……对于我来说,这是改变人生的一笔钱……太幸运了。
——lostNDsauce(@ lostNDsauce),2022年4月24日
4月24日,一名推特(Twitter)的用户称,其以不到38以太币(约合11.4万美元)的价格卖掉了一只月鸟,赚了22以太币(约合6.6万美元),说这是一笔“改变人生的钱”。
许多人都在网上分享了类似的经历。
尽管如此,该项目仍然存在一些争议,引发了粉丝的疑问。
月鸟背后的Proof Collective公司的首席运营官瑞恩·卡森在4月25日上午宣布,他将离开Proof公司和月鸟。这一公告恰逢月亮价值飙升之际,让许多持有者大惑不解。
Proof公司的联合创始人凯文·罗斯于4月25日下午在推特空间(Twitter Spaces)组织了一场线上活动,想要缓解人们的担忧,但月鸟的持有者们在活动中质疑到底发生了什么。罗斯承诺会保持透明,将制定公司员工对外沟通的政策,特别是谈及NFT价格时的沟通政策。卡森没有参加这场活动,但罗斯称这是他的建议,两人之间不存在矛盾。
罗斯和卡森没有立即回应《财富》杂志的置评请求。(财富中文网)
译者:Agatha
上市仅一周多,月鸟(Moonbirds)系列NFT(非同质化代币)的销售额已经超过了4.45亿美元。NFT数据排名网站CryptoSlam显示,该系列是过去30天最畅销的NFT收藏品。
月鸟是10000个像素化的鸟类NFT集合。4月16日推出后,月鸟的价格迅速飙升。许多人认为,市场之所以对该产品兴趣激增,主要归咎于Proof Collective及其联合创始人凯文·罗斯,前者是一个由1000名NFT收藏家组成的排他性组织。
早上好。给你自己和这种星期天氛围打上标签吧。
——Moonbirds(ðÿª¹,ðÿ¦‰)(@moonbirds_xyz),4月10日,2022年
但是,和大多数NFT收藏品一样,月鸟的价格也出现了大幅波动。4月24日以来,该系列的价格已经下跌了50%。虽然在过去的24小时,它的销量仍然排名第四位——其他领先的收藏品还包括无聊猿猴游艇俱乐部(Bored Ape Yacht Club)和突变猿猴游艇俱乐部(Mutant Ape Yacht Club)等著名NFT系列,而且其最低价格仍然在101632美元左右,但该售价相较于周末峰值已经大幅下跌。4月24日,月鸟NFT的平均售价是44.8以太币(Ether),约合13.4万美元。
正是由于这种波动,想从中赚一笔的投资者们经历了截然不同的故事。
那些免费得到月鸟的人,或者以2.5以太币(约合7500美元)左右的低价买入月鸟的人,如果在价格峰值时卖出,就可以大赚一笔。但也有投资者受炒作影响,担心错失良机,在高点举债买入月鸟,最终割肉卖出。
“害怕错过的情绪显然影响了我”
杰伊·金斯顿看到月鸟的成功后,决定卖掉自己持有资产的很大一部分来购买月鸟。他告诉《财富》杂志,4月22日,他以36以太币(超过10.6万美元)的价格购买了一款月鸟NFT。
他说:“害怕错过的情绪显然影响了我。”
然而,他的兴奋只持续了大约三个小时,因为之后该藏品的底价开始下跌。
金斯顿所有的流动资金都被“月鸟”套住了。“我简直像失了魂,非常非常担心。”金斯顿说,“焦虑、压力和抑郁充斥着我,我根本无法解释自己当时为什么要这么干。我一直在想,‘它究竟能够跌到什么地步?’”
这条帖子讲的是,我是如何在有史以来最赚钱的项目“月鸟”上意外赔钱的,以及这可能是我有生以来最艰难的48小时,也是我学到的最深刻的教训。
——杰·金斯顿(@itsjaykingston),2022年4月24日
金斯顿说,他在恐慌中以29以太币的价格抛售了他的月鸟,损失了大约11以太币,扣除交易费用后总计损失约3.3万美元。他还说,虽然其他人也有过类似的甚至更糟糕的经历,但对他而言,这是很大一笔钱,让他大受打击。
4月25日,当月鸟的最低价又跳回40以太币时,金斯顿说他特别难受,觉也睡不着。后来这个系列的价格再次下跌,但对金斯顿来说,回顾这段经历仍然让他感到“非常有压力”。
他说:“我仍然备受困扰,但也只能向现实低头,因为我无力做出任何改变。”
还有其他投资者也和金斯顿一样,陷入到当心错失良机的情绪中,甚至举债买入。
一位名叫富兰克林(他要求只透露他的名字)的投资者告诉《财富》杂志,4月22日他借了45以太币(约合13.5万美元),想通过买卖月鸟赚钱。他需要在90天内归还47.9以太币,约合14.4万美元,贷款抵押用的是富兰克林的无聊猿猴游艇俱乐部的NFT。也就是说,如果还不上这笔贷款,他就要把自己的无聊猿猴游艇俱乐部的NFT拱手送人。
过去几天,富兰克林用这笔贷款亏本进行了几笔月亮鸟买卖,但最终,他还是勉强赚到了足够的钱来还贷。富兰克林说,他一开始就知道这件事的风险很高,但“尽管如此,压力还是非常大”。
“因为这是一大笔钱,所以我整天都在想,如果这笔钱躺在我的银行账户上,我就能够做点其他什么事情。”
富兰克林在这个领域经验丰富,而且本身就拥有加密资产来对冲这笔贷款,但“这是一大笔钱,还是影响了我的情绪。”
他说:“价格上下波动幅度很大,就会引发情绪波动。”
事实上,有人亏钱或者苦苦维持,也有人卖在高点获利。
几天前我买了两只月鸟,总共花了16.15以太币……今天我刚以37.87以太币(含手续费)的价格卖掉了其中一只……除去本金,还赚了21.72以太币……而我还有一只月鸟……对于我来说,这是改变人生的一笔钱……太幸运了。
——lostNDsauce(@ lostNDsauce),2022年4月24日
4月24日,一名推特(Twitter)的用户称,其以不到38以太币(约合11.4万美元)的价格卖掉了一只月鸟,赚了22以太币(约合6.6万美元),说这是一笔“改变人生的钱”。
许多人都在网上分享了类似的经历。
尽管如此,该项目仍然存在一些争议,引发了粉丝的疑问。
月鸟背后的Proof Collective公司的首席运营官瑞恩·卡森在4月25日上午宣布,他将离开Proof公司和月鸟。这一公告恰逢月亮价值飙升之际,让许多持有者大惑不解。
Proof公司的联合创始人凯文·罗斯于4月25日下午在推特空间(Twitter Spaces)组织了一场线上活动,想要缓解人们的担忧,但月鸟的持有者们在活动中质疑到底发生了什么。罗斯承诺会保持透明,将制定公司员工对外沟通的政策,特别是谈及NFT价格时的沟通政策。卡森没有参加这场活动,但罗斯称这是他的建议,两人之间不存在矛盾。
罗斯和卡森没有立即回应《财富》杂志的置评请求。(财富中文网)
译者:Agatha
In just over a week on the market, Moonbirds NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, have amassed more than $445 million in sales. The project remains the top-selling NFT collection of the past 30 days, according to CryptoSlam, an NFT data rankings site.
Moonbirds is a collection of 10,000 pixelated bird NFTs. After launching on April 16, Moonbirds quickly shot up in price. Many blame the surge of interest on its being created by the Proof Collective, an exclusive group of 1,000 NFT collectors, and its cofounder Kevin Rose.
gm tag yourself and your sunday vibes pic.twitter.com/WTOELh0tTF
— Moonbirds (🪹, 🦉) (@moonbirds_xyz) April 10, 2022
But, like most NFT collections, Moonbirds has seen major price volatility. The project is down 50% since Sunday. Though it still ranks fourth in terms of sales within the past 24 hours—in the company of famous collections like Bored Ape Yacht Club and Mutant Ape Yacht Club—and its minimum price is still around $101,632, the price of a Moonbirds NFT has fallen significantly since its peak over the weekend. On April 24, the average price of a Moonbirds NFT was 44.8 Ether, or $134,000.
With all the recent fluctuations, investors have had very different experiences trying to turn a profit from the collection.
Those who received free Moonbirds or bought in when prices were lower at 2.5 Ether, or about $7,500, and sold at the peak made a lot of money. But with the hype also comes fear of missing out, which impacted investors who took on debt to buy Moonbirds at a high and ultimately sold at a loss.
“Fomo definitely came into play”
When Jay Kingston saw the success of Moonbirds, he decided to sell a large portion of his portfolio to afford one. On April 22, he bought one Moonbird NFT for 36 Ether, or over $106,000, he told Fortune.
“Fomo definitely came into play,” he said.
However, the excitement lasted just about three hours, he said, as the floor price of the collection started to decline.
With all his liquidity tied up in the Moonbird, “I was paralyzed and as worried as ever,” Kingston said. “I was just filled with anxiety, stress, depression, and couldn’t rationalize what I had done. I just kept thinking, ‘How far can this drop?’”
A thread on how I surprisingly lost money on the most profitable project ever, Moonbirds, and what have probably been my hardest 48 hours in the space and the most valuable lesson learned.
— Jay Kingston (@itsjaykingston) April 24, 2022
Kingston “panic sold” his Moonbird for 29 Ether and lost about 11 Ether, or about $33,000 total after transaction fees, he said, adding that though others have experienced worse in similar situations, it’s a lot of money, and the situation took a toll on him.
On April 25, as the floor price jumped back up to 40 Ether, Kingston said he felt sick and had trouble sleeping. The collection has since dipped again, and it’s still been “very stressful” for Kingston to look back on.
“Still comes to haunt, but kind of just surrendering to the fact that nothing can be done,” he said.
Like Kingston, other investors felt FOMO with Moonbirds and even went into debt to buy one.
Franklin, who requested that we use only his first name, told Fortune that he took out a 45 Ether (or $135,000) loan on April 22 to try to make money buying and selling Moonbirds. His 90-day payback requirement for the loan is 47.9 Ether, or about $144,000, and Franklin used his Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT as collateral for the loan. That means if he couldn’t pay back the loan, he’d lose his BAYC NFT.
With the loan, Franklin bought and sold a few Moonbirds at a loss throughout the past few days, but ultimately, he was able to earn enough to pay back his loan by a hair. He knew how risky it would be to pull this off, but it’s been “very stressful nonetheless,” Franklin said.
“Since it’s a ton of money, makes me wonder all day what I’d rather be doing if I just had that much extra in my bank account.”
Franklin is very experienced in the space and has crypto assets to hedge this loan, but “it’s a ton of money [and] affects my mood.”
“Price swings change drastically in both directions and can trigger emotions,” he said.
Indeed, just as many have lost or struggled, others have sold at Moonbirds’ peak for profit.
Few days ago I bought 2 moonbirds for around 16.15 ETH total... today I just sold one of my moonbirds for 37.87 ETH including fees...covering my costs & netting me 21.72 ETH profit on top of that... and I still got one more moonbird left... life changing money for me.. so blessed pic.twitter.com/aKVbHFUpRR
— lostNDsauce (@LostNDsauce_) April 24, 2022
On April 24, one Twitter user claimed to have sold a Moonbird for just under 38 Ether, or $114,000, making about 22 Ether, or $66,000, and calling it “life changing money.”
Many have also shared having the same experience online.
Nonetheless, there’s been a bit of controversy surrounding the project, which has sparked some questions from the Moonbirds community.
Ryan Carson, chief operating officer of the Proof Collective, the company behind Moonbirds, announced on April 25 morning that he’d be leaving Proof and Moonbirds. This comes after Moonbirds skyrocketed in value, and has left many Moonbirds owners confused.
Proof cofounder Kevin Rose started a Twitter Spaces event on April 25 afternoon to try to ease concerns, but Moonbirds holders questioned what had happened. Rose promised transparency and a future communications policy for Proof employees, especially when it comes to speculating on the price of the NFTs. Carson did not attend the Twitter event, but Rose said that it was under his recommendation and that there’s no beef between them.
Rose and Carson did not immediately respond to Fortune’s request for comment.