In this issue:

• This Week in Neo Tokyo: Citizens Don’t Try—They DO! (by PhoenixxDown)

• ETH & NFTs Are Waking Up (by Flower83)

Tattoos and Teamwork

Our lead story this week deservedly goes to TVD, the man who’s been in Elon’s mentions more times than Becker has been in a Cardano holder’s wife’s DMs.

In case you missed it, here’s the story in his own words about how he ended up making a bet with Elon—and how he "lost" the bet:

True to his word, TVD got the tattoo earlier this week and live-streamed the whole process.

What most people didn’t see, though, was the last-minute scramble behind the scenes to perfect the moment.

TVD wanted to wear NT merch for the livestream, but time was tight—the tattoo appointment was starting soon. He put out a call in Angie’s for help.

Enter ButWouldYa and Ktrap, who immediately started brainstorming. BWY suggested sending the merch via Uber to TVD’s location, so he reached out to the bossman at Shibuya Mall, Crasher, who quickly arranged the delivery.

Meanwhile, citizens like Seize, Cryptoetheus, and Skartexx, who were too far away to help physically, offered to chip in for the costs.

Wouldn’t you know it? The madmen only went and did it, proving once again that Citizens don’t try—they DO!

Here’s the livestream of the tattoo session, where TVD got the NT logo on one arm and the agreed-upon X tattoo from his wager with Musk on the other:

On that note, let’s shout out another Citizen who’s also branded himself with the intellectual property of The Citadel: Citizen ZZP.

ZZP has had his tattoo for almost one year now, making him a pioneer of this level of dedication. Show him some love!

Sticking with the Elon theme, we dropped a post in response to Elon’s statement that xAI will change the face of the gaming industry. After seeing citizens suggest that Elon would be a great fit for The Citadel, we decided to try to get his attention with a quote tweet.

RT, comment, and tag Elon if you’d like to join us in this absolutely absurd attempt to bring the world’s most famous man into Neo Tokyo.

This is how things shaped up with the NT content:

Interlinked #58 – This week’s guest is a wearer of many hats (bad joke, but f it)—Elite Citizen, Council Lead, and founder of Shibuya Mall—Crasher. He joined Ben and Cryptoetheus to discuss lessons from a nine-figure exit, among other topics.

Market Monday – This past Monday featured one of the most electrifying Spaces we’ve ever hosted. Earlier that day, we published an article by Jeff Treves on $LIVE, the token backed by a streamer broadcasting 24/7 until hitting a $100M market cap.

With some quick thinking, the team managed to get the star of the show to join the Space live. We even had a rival streamer come on stage, leading to some spicy exchanges.

If you missed it, it’s a must-listen:

• Part 1

• Part 2 (After X rugged us)

Short Scoops

NT Back on OpenSea: Our collections are now back on OpenSea (wen token), making it easier for new potential Citizens to find us, as OpenSea remains the top marketplace for ETH NFTs.

Becker’s Market Thoughts: Becker shared some intriguing musings in Discord earlier this week. An interesting note at the bottom for those wondering when NT may start to kick into overdrive.

And below, well, real ones knew all along.

Animoca Brands Opportunity: For Citizen eyes only! Follow this link to learn more—you might be the perfect fit.

Happy 4th Thanksgiving: Citizens have been sharing what they are thankful for on X. Join in and post yours, and feel free to tag us so we get notified. Don’t forget to use the hashtag #CitizenThanksgiving.

Upcoming Events

• Unfungible X Space — Can Single Player Games Be Successful in Web3?

  Starts today at 17:00 UTC

• NT Plays — Aurory: Seekers of Tokane. Starts Sunday at 20:00 UTC

• Bets 4 BYTES: Season 24 Finals — Starts Sunday at 21:00 UTC

• Market Monday — Starts Monday at 20:00 UTC

• Zeeverse AMA — Starts Wednesday at 17:00 UTC

Until next week, citizens.

ETH is looking kinda bullish lately, no?

Honestly, at this point it doesn't even matter if we break $100k on BTC or not.

Sure, the battle for the psychologically important barrier of 100k has begun, and there are massive sell walls that even Saylor with recent his 4.6 & 5.4 billion buys couldn't break easily.

But if we stick around here and consolidate, this could be the best possible outcome for the short- to mid-term. Altcoins tend to pump when the king gets tired, and according to the (I don’t make the rules) attention and liquidity flow chart, ETH is first in line.

Actually, this effect might already be in action. We have observed ETH outperform both BTC and Sol in the past two weeks in a very consistent “up only” chart, with hardly any pullbacks compared to the rest of the market.

ETH went from $2.4k to $3.6k in a month, and the promise of ATH is alive and well on the timeline again. People stopped making fun of it and started believing again. Maybe even buying!

Also, if you forgot, it is the only other coin besides BTC that has institutional support through ETFs.

Additionally, one of the most bullish pieces of news this week, which is excellent for ETH and its entire ecosystem, is that smart contracts just won a court case:

This is huge by all metrics and I don't think people recognize it yet!

“The court is saying that immutable smart contracts are not subject to sanctions since they're not owned by anyone. The US legal system is finally acknowledging that decentralized protocols are a new type of infrastructure in the world.” ~ 0xCygaar

In essence, the court officially recognizes that you can't sue math. For those of us attuned to the market and chronically online, there was a tangible vibe shift on the X timeline around ETH.

If I was a financial advisor (which I am not) I would say coin price probably goes MUCH HIGHER from here.

What is surprising to me on this particular recent pump is that even NFTs on ETH have been absolutely sending for the past few weeks, and this is rare.

Usually, people think of the floor prices in terms of dollar amounts, and when ETH pumps, NFTs slowly bleed out as the prices adjust to their fiat valuations.

This time perhaps it's different? And we get another true NFT season? Inshallah.

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