Yuga Labs Sets To Launch Its Super Punk World NFT Airdrop This Week

On May 28, 2024

Yuga Labs, the digital asset incubation studio and the team behind the popular Bored Ape Yacht Club and Mutant Ape Yacht Club non-fungible token collection, has announced plans to launch its controversial Super Punk World NFT airdrop later this week.

Yuga Labs Sets To Launch Its SPW NFT Airdrop This Week

In a May 28 blog post, Yuga Labs has confirmed plans to launch its controversial super punk world non-fungible token airdrop this weekend on May 30. The digital asset firm was supposed to launch its NFT airdrop last week but delayed the event following heavy community backlash.

The Super Punk World airdrop will take place on Thursday, May 30. It will only be available to @ninachanel Super Cool World holders.
500 random wallets holding at least one SCW NFT will be selected via on-chain randomization.
— Yuga Labs (@yugalabs) May 27, 2024

Established in 2021, Yuga Labs is a digital asset incubation studio focused on shaping the future of Web3 through storytelling, experiences, and community. Yuga Labs is home to some of the most successful non-fungible token collections, including the Bored Ape Yacht Club, Mutant Ape Yacht Club, Bored Ape Kennel Club, Twelvefold, Otherdeeds, and more.

Last week, Yuga Labs partnered with Nina Chanel Abney, the digital artist behind the Super Cool World non-fungible token collection, to launch an airdrop to its holders. Nina Chanel’s Super Cool World is an NFT collection featuring a limited supply of 5,080 NFTs made up of hundreds of traits that reflect her frenetic collage-like approach to visual media.

Under this integration, Yuga Labs and Nina Chanel anticipated leveraging the Super Punk World NFT project to blend the avant-garde NFT sector with classical art. Nine Abney, renowned for her hilarious artwork with Pharrell Williams’ Gallery of Digital Assets (GODA) and South Park animations, aimed to infuse CryptoPunks with her creative vision.

Unfortunately, Nina Abney’s “woke” artworks quickly attracted criticism, prompting Yuga Labs to stop the collection’s advancement. The crypto and NFT community on X (formerly Twitter) questioned its artistry, conceptual orientation, and perspectives on social issues related to racial and gender discourses.

Yuga Labs X Nina Chanel NFT Airdrop Overview

In its recent presser, Yuga Labs announced that its controversial non-fungible token airdrop would happen this week, believing the initial heated community backlash has faded. The Super Punk World NFT airdrop will occur on Thursday, May 30.

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wanted to share an update on punks: when we acquired the collection a couple years ago, we did so with the intention of preserving the legacy of the collection.
we see punks as the early cave paintings of this new medium, and we were heavily influenced by them when creating…
— Garga.eth (Greg Solano) 🍌 (@CryptoGarga) May 20, 2024

The now highly anticipated airdrop will only be available to Super Cool World NFT holders. Yuga Labs will airdrop 500 random wallets holding at least one SCW NFT. Yuga Labs will select lucky collectors via on-chain randomization. Yuga Labs remains committed to the integrity of the CryptoPunks brand.