Bong Bear
| Bong Bear | |
|---|---|
| Period Modern | 2021 - 2024 |
| Locations | Ethereum blockchain, Berachain L1, digital realm |
[view source]Cultural Context
Figures Associated:
- Smokey The Bera & Papa Bear; two pseudonymous OlympusDAO community members who created the original Bong Bears collection in 2021. What began as 107 NFTs of bears smoking bongs (priced at 0.069420 ETH) evolved into Berachain — a novel L1 blockchain that raised $142 million from investors including Polychain Capital and Framework Ventures.
Events Associated / Significant Cultural Impact:
The Bong Bears origin story; launched in 2021 as a playful NFT collection by OlympusDAO degens, Bong Bears unexpectedly became the foundation for Berachain — proving how meme culture and genuine innovation can coexist in crypto. The collection's irreverent humor attracted a dedicated builder community.
The Rebase mechanism; Bong Bear holders received airdrops of subsequent collections — Bond Bears, Boo Bears, Baby Bears, Band Bears, and Bit Bears — creating a unique loyalty system. With only 4,713 NFTs across all collections, these function as "founder passes" within the Berachain ecosystem.
The BERA airdrop; 6.9% of Berachain's total token supply (34.5 million BERA) was allocated to Bong Bear and rebase collection holders — rewarding early believers and cementing the NFTs' status as blue-chip crypto assets.
Fashion Icons / Symbolism: Bear imagery, bong motifs, honey/honeycomb patterns, 420/69 number references, Berachain logo, stoner bear aesthetic
[view source]Drug Connections
Modern: Weed, THC Edibles
Ancient: Bhang
[view source]Sources
- https://docs.berachain.com/learn/berachain-nfts
- https://www.dwf-labs.com/research/451-berachain-blockchain-nft-collections-overview
[view source]Miberas with this Ancestor
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107 Miberas total