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Is the Solana Saga an endangered species? Simply 20,000 of the crypto-friendly Android smartphones have been produced, however now there’s one much less on this planet after a Solana influencer microwaved one as a stunt and posted the video on Twitter—after which minted 1000’s of commemorative NFTs primarily based on it.
Bangerz, a self-described “washed up influencer” and co-founder and CEO of NFT launchpad 3.land, posted a video of herself scorching the high-end smartphone in a microwave.
The system made crackling sounds whereas cooking, then got here out steaming and dripping a mysterious liquid because the display bubbled off the {hardware}.
“It’s broken,” she mentioned. “It’s not turning on.”
I microwaved my @solanamobile Saga
Listed below are the outcomes: pic.twitter.com/OGuWpk7FDZ
— bangerz 👽 {3.LAND} (@bangerzNFT) January 18, 2024
The video expectedly yielded a response from Solana customers on Twitter, however so did her subsequent transfer: providing up 3,333 commemorative Solana NFTs impressed by the video, all free to mint by way of 3.land.
“Saga telephones are actually deflationary,” reads the message quote-tweeted by Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko, amongst others. “Commemorate this second with the Saga Microwave.”
Saga telephones are actually deflationary.
Commemorate this second with the Saga Microwave by @bangerzNFT
Free Minting now 🔗👇 pic.twitter.com/zcwARW2ZjO
— 🌐 3.land (@3rd_land) January 18, 2024
Shortly, the Saga Microwave NFTs have been totally minted and getting flipped on secondary marketplaces, promoting for about $25 price of Solana at one level. They’ve fallen sharply since then, beginning round 0.045 SOL (simply over $4) on Tensor. To this point, the NFTs have generated about $33,000 price of buying and selling.
3.land is thought for meme-inspired NFT drops on Solana, together with the “Saga: Bust of the 12 months” collectible impressed by the cellphone’s unfavourable appraisal by widespread YouTube tech reviewer Marques “MKBHD” Brownlee. The undertaking additionally launched NFTs impressed by the current Solana meme coin, A Gently Used 2001 Honda (USEDCAR).
Decrypt reached out to Bangerz for remark, however didn’t instantly hear again.
On Tuesday, Solana Labs introduced plans to launch a follow-up cellphone to the Saga that’s tentatively referred to as “Chapter 2,” with pre-orders at $450—lower than half the unique retail worth of the Saga. The corporate informed TechCrunch earlier Thursday that 30,000 telephones had been ordered inside the first 30 hours of availability.
