Pranksy Says Bored Apes Ruined NFTs, Builders Debate When to Pivot

OCT 5, 2026156 MIN

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Pranksy’s claim that Bored Apes helped ruin NFTs sparks a long debate over what actually went wrong during the last NFT cycle, from copycat projects and over-financialization to the communities that kept people engaged. The conversation also digs into builder persistence, product-market fit and when sticking with a project starts creating diminishing returns. Earlier in the show, ApeCoin’s recent move and ApePay lead into a broader discussion about whether spending volatile tokens makes sense when stablecoins already solve payments more cleanly. Subscribe: Coffee with Captain Newsletter: https://coffeewithcaptain.beehiiv.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@coffeewithcaptainshow Follow on X: Chris Jourdan: https://x.com/ChrisJourdan Coffee with Captain: https://x.com/coffeewithcap_ This podcast is for entertainment purposes only. None of the information shared on this podcast is meant to be taken as financial advice. Chris and guest speakers may hold tokens discussed Check Out: Doma: Tokenizing Domains Unvault: Revolutionizing NFTs The Everything Token: A Book on Web3 and NFTs