June 23, 2017 - LarvaLabs launches CryptoPunks
June 13, 2021 - Genesis - Initial CryptoPhunks v1 Token Mint - Anonymous dev team launches CryptoPhunks
June 14, 2021 - Ryder Ripps Mint CryptoPunk #3100 on Foundation - Sold 2.2 ETH
June 21, 2021 - The CryptoPhunks dev team redeploys the PHUNK token on a v2 contract to shed the bonding curve pricing locked into the v1 contract
June 21, 2021 - OpenSea Delisting #1 - Acting alone, Nate Chastain takes it upon himself to delist the CryptoPhunks collection on OpenSea
June 21, 2021 - The CryptoPhunks dev team sends a letter to Larva Labs - https://twitter.com/cryptophunks/status/1407183012781903876?s=21
June 24, 2021 - OpenSea Relisting #1 - The CryptoPhunks dev team changes the project name to "Not Punks" and adds rarity borders to make them more derivative, and Nate Chastain relists the CryptoPhunks project on Opensea - https://twitter.com/cryptophunks/status/1408082776213966850?s=21
June 29, 2021 - OpenSea Delisting #2 - A team of OpenSea employees decides that CryptoPhunks are still not derivative enough and delists the collection on Opensea for the second time - https://discord.com/channels/840362318033846333/840362318033846336/859457427900334090
June 31, 2021 - Ryder Ripps receives first Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) take-down (for the CryptoPunk #3100 mint on Foundation) ever from Larva Labs.
July 2, 2021 - 10,000th CryptoPhunk is minted. CryptoPhunks Sell Out! All 10,000 Phunks minted. 621 unique holders at sell out.
July 3, 2021 - OpenSea relists the CryptoPhunks collection for the second time after facing backlash from phunks and other members of the [non-fungible] token community -https://twitter.com/natechastain/status/1411442112462266371?s=20
July 13, 2021 - OpenSea Delisting #3 -
CryptoPhunks are the first project to receive a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) take-down from LarvaLabs and OpenSea delists the collection for the third and final time
July 14, 2021 - Though they were never sent a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) take-down, Rarible delists the CryptoPhunks collection
July 15, 2021 - Notable punk owner 4156 trades CryptoPunk 4986 for CryptoPhunk 4156 - https://twitter.com/punk4156/status/1415657079629615107?s=21
July 16, 2021 - Rarible relists the CryptoPhunks collection after facing backlash from phunks and other members of the [non-fungible] token community - https://discord.com/channels/840362318033846333/840362318033846336/865447175738621972
July 20, 2021 - The CryptoPhunks dev team publishes "Phunk is Punk - A Letter to Larva Labs" on Foundation - https://foundation.app/@cryptophunks/~/62017
July 20, 2021 - Unwilling to counter the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) take-down from LarvaLabs, the CryptoPhunks dev team leaves a cryptic announcement in Discord, empties the project wallet, and disappears:
Phunkmaster (July, 20th 2021) in announcements:
It's been an eventful month since the birth of CryptoPhunks. What started as a parody project has now turned into a movement that represents something much bigger. The phunk fam continues to set an example for what a healthy and organic community looks like, one that represents the principles that web3 was built upon. To truly become unstoppable, we must decentralize. To ensure no gatekeepers can stop the forward march of the phunks, the team is handing over full mod responsibilities of our Discord to a group of initial mods: @Confucius , @Strug, @Franklin, and @Traum.
There's more work to do on phunks, but a centralized team presents a weakness that can be targeted. Decentralizing the community is a critical step that adds resilience. Work streams that are already in progress will continue to be pushed from the sidelines (i.e. decentralized marketplaces). We have set the stage for Larva Labs to discuss openly, but regardless of their answer, phunks will live on in the web3 world.
Your voice is louder than you realize. It's been a pleasure.
Stay phunky, Phunkmaster
September 14, 2021 - Nate Chastain resigns from OpenSea after being caught insider trading - http://twitter.com/TAYL0RWTF/status/1437935051065348099?s=20
November 2, 2021 - A group of phunk community members launch NotLarvaLabs.com, a fee-free marketplace for buying and selling CryptoPhunks - https://notlarvalabs.com/
November 4, 2021 - Record Breaking Alien Phunk Sale for 31 ETH ($140,000)
November 12, 2021 - Record Breaking Ape Phunk Sale for 21.69 ETH ($100,000)
November 13, 2021 - Phunks Stolen Through OpenSea Exploit
Although the CryptoPhunks collection had been delisted from OpenSea, a back door exploit allowed people to buy Phunks for the last price they were listed for. Many Phunks were stolen for a small fraction of the floor price at the time. OpenSea's response was to minimize and bury the existence of the exploit, and offer those affected hush money. This exploit still exists today. OpenSea has done nothing to fix it.
November 16, 2021 - Record Breaking Alien Phunk Sale for 40 ETH ($167,000)
To be continued ...