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I finally did it.

Bought my first Mutant Ape. 🧪

Watching ApeFest from the sidelines, I couldn't help but feel a little FOMO.

For years, friends have told me how incredible the Ape community is. How they show up for each other, support each other, and make you feel like you're part of something bigger.

And honestly, seeing that energy around ApeFest made me want to experience it for myself.

Then Yuga dropped Mudwater.

A trading card game, bringing collecting, gaming, and community together. Seeing that unfold while we're building something we're incredibly passionate about at Hamieverse made the timing feel almost perfect.

I've always believed the strongest communities in crypto are built around shared experiences, not just floor prices.

So here I am. New PFP, new community, same passion for building.

Guess I'm a Mutant now.

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You know the vibes, pull up and chop it up with the team.

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Hello @AdamWeitsman, I just sent you a Hamieverse Genesis NFT.

Not because I expect anything in return, but because I recently learned how much our journeys have in common.

And it all starts with scrap metal.

Here's a story I've never really shared.

I was born and raised in Ethiopia.

The first real money I ever made came from an abandoned excavator track chain sitting in a yard.

I asked my father if I could have it. He said, "Why not?"

So I grabbed a steel cable, jumped into a loader, hauled it onto a dump truck and drove to the local scrapyard.

That single trip earned me the equivalent of TWO YEARS' SALARY.

I'll never forget that cheque.

For the first time, "one man's trash is another man's treasure" actually meant something to me.

And it completely changed how I looked at opportunity.

I don't know if you've ever experienced that exact moment, but something tells me you understand what it's like to see value where everyone else sees junk.

Before long, I was driving around in a pickup collecting scrap metal from construction sites and yards.

Batteries, radiators, steel. Anything I could find.

That money funded my first construction project: an apartment complex in war torn South Sudan, which I rented to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan as its base of operations.

That journey eventually led me to crypto, NFTs, and a space I've never left.

When I learned more about your story, what resonated wasn't the wealth.

It was what you've chosen to do with it.

Helping keep a school from closing its doors, supporting families struggling to put food on the table, and investing in spaces where young people can find opportunities they otherwise might never have had.

That's the part I respect most.

And then there's your conviction in our space.

Supporting Otherside, acquiring IP like HV-MTL, and believing these worlds can become something far greater than speculative assets.

That combination of building meaningful IP, investing in communities, and creating real-world impact is precisely why I wanted to send you this NFT.

Because that's exactly what we're building at @Hamieverse.

We're attempting something that sounds almost contradictory: building a universe where the fictional world we create can leave a lasting impact on the real one.

An original IP and universe, built around a community that believes entertainment can be a vehicle for something much greater.

And that isn't just something we say.

Through the Hamieverse, we've completed over 23 real-world humanitarian missions across four continents. From digging wells and providing access to clean water in Africa, to helping children access education in Asia, and supporting communities that need it most.

I see a lot of similarities between the values you've demonstrated through your philanthropy and your belief in building lasting IP, and the principles we stand for at Hamieverse.

So consider this Genesis NFT a small gesture of appreciation from one former scrapyard hustler to another.

No expectations.

Just genuine respect for what you've built, the people you've helped, and the values you've championed along the way.

Looking back, it's strange to think that an abandoned piece of scrap metal set my entire journey in motion.

I wonder where I'd be today if I'd simply walked past it.

Sometimes the things others overlook end up becoming the most valuable things we discover.

One man's trash is another man's treasure.

Welcome to the Burrow, Adam. 🐹