NFT artist Mark Lauthier designed artwork for the cans. The young designer announced via Twitter the numerous collections that appear in the artistic works as well as his original proposal in which cans take center stage.
Among the collections he presented were Degen Ape Academy, Pesky Penguins, Famous Fox Federation, Okay Bears, y00ts, Catalina Whales, Degen Trash Pandas, The Fracture, Trippin’ Ape Tribe, Boryoku Dragonz, Thug Birdz, DeGods and Solana Monkey Business.
The images on the can are sourced from 20 NFT which are owned by BarrelDAO and others that were authorized by community members. In addition, BarrelDAO also announced that it is willing to sell an NFT version of the artwork on display at the museum for a fee of SOL 0.69, or approximately $23. This offer has benefits for holders with future releases.
The collection sold out quickly and generated a lot of buzz in the Solana community as well as from many NFT media outlets, in the face of yet another use case of NFTs being used for branding and licensing agreements.
Specifically, Happy Dad, a strong seltzer brand from the owners of Full Send Podcast, recently launched a banana-flavored strong seltzer using a Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT as the artwork and branding on the can.
The popular M&M’s candy company also recently partnered with the owners of several NFT Bored Apes and Mutant Yacht Clubs to launch a limited edition of the famous candy. Solana’s NEFTS have quickly become a nearby fad. DeGods managed to be the fifth most valuable NFT PFP collection in existence surpassing several notable Ethereum-based collections such as Doodles and Azuki. The top three NFT projects of all time are Solana Monkey Business, Degen Ape Academy and Okay Bears by sales volume.
