Got Ticket? Series 1 Moment Plan โ Revealed ๐
The First Mint
Featuring Trade Tickets, Minting Mayhem, Alley Cats & More

Good Morning, NBA Top Shot squad! Happy Weekend! Hope you had some nice luck with your pre-register packs (more on these below), and have some moments ready to turn into tickets! Wait, what? Youโll see.
Weโve had a flood of exciting action over the last few days, so letโs get right into it!
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Quick Hits ๐
๐น We got some juicy details during Fridayโs Office Hours regarding future packs, upcoming plans, Cool Cats, and more. Check out the full thread below for all the information:
๐๏ธ @nbatopshot Office Hours w/ @Eisenberg43 & @mh10_k LIVE THREAD ๐๏ธ
Pre-Reg. Packs ๐ฆ
๐น Around 300K users registered
๐น Could happen on weekly basis (as soon as next week!)
๐น Gives new collectors opportunity
๐น Synced w/ compliance on stopping bots/multi-accounts
cont'd๐ป
๐น Speaking of pre-registration packsโฆ Community Lead Jacob Eisenberg hinted at these being a regular occurrence going forward, with another one happening as soon as next week! Queue haters, rejoice!
๐น The next leg of the Cool Cats Master Challenge began on Thursday, with Zach Lavine as the reward. The theme was โalley catsโ, with each of the common moments required featuring an alley-oop. Full details on whatโs needed here.
Minting Mayhem โก๏ธ
We had plenty of new moments minted over the past few days โ including the next Common Set, titled โHustle & Showโ. These will feature some of the flashiest and grittiest plays from the 2020-21 season, and are expected to drop in the next few weeks. Check out this thread for more details.
Prior to the release of the Cool Cats 6 Challenge on Thursday, community speculation went wild with a โformer dunk championsโ theory. Whichโฆ Didnโt turn out great. Check out the chart Derrick Jones Jr., one of the main moments involved in the hype. Via FlowMarketCap:

That is QUITE the pump. However, the theme tying the common moments needed ended up being โAlley Catsโ, leading to a massive dump off of those speculated moments. Be careful out there in the speculation streets!
Also minted โย several new common moments. Is the community ready for the first Goga Bitadze moment?!?

๐จNew plays being minted (again!)๐จ
๐Cam Reddish
๐Onyeka Okongwu
๐Chris Chiozza
๐James Harden
๐Zach Lavine
๐Taurean Prince
๐Trey Burke
Looks like it will be 1-2x per team.
No info on the Set or Mint Total.
Standby for more details!
@nbatopshot https://t.co/3pGs9SIGgv
Season 1 Moment Plan โย REVEALED ๐
The much anticipated plan regarding the surplus of Series 1 moments dropped late Friday afternoon, and it could fundamentally change the Top Shot ecosystem. Full details, via the NBA Top Shot blog:

Weโre excited to preview a new feature to further provide utility for all of your Moments. This feature will be added to the Top Shot ecosystem in the next few months thatโll make collecting even more compelling and dynamic long term.
More details: https://t.co/yrQFCtvdqk https://t.co/cfQHcd09I7
Wait, whatโs a trade ticket? Each moment on the platform will be assigned a value of one trade ticket. Have a bunch of junky moments you donโt care about? Turning them in for tickets could make you eligible for a queue โย with a pack of Series 1 moments as the reward.
That is a simple explanation, but itโs a bit more nuanced โย check out the blog above for the full details. While many have hoped that the โburningโ of moments would eventually be a feature, this is a somewhat similar move that provides some extra utility to the least desirable moments on the platform.
We have no word yet on how many trade tickets will be needed to be eligible for the queue, only that it would โnot be a small numberโ (via Dapper Labsโ @AlanFalcon in Discord). The implementation is also โmonthsโ away, and that the release of Series 1 moments would happen over an 18-month timetable.
Have questions? So did we. Check out this thread with some more information on the trade tickets, and the latest podcast that gathered some of the most pressing questions we had on the new system.
Want more information on the Series 1 moments? Weโve got you.

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The news weโve all been waiting for has arrived: Outstanding Series 1 Moments will be available in packs that are accessible with Trade Tickets that you trade your Moments for. We have The First Mint friends Snipes, Quadzilla, and OG Collector Arsonic on for a rapid fire reaction to todayโs news, during which we discover important questions like: Will we be able to buy, sell, and trade the Trade Tickets?
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