Introducing: Media Pass, Season 1 🎫
Introducing: Media Pass, Season 1 🎫
We trust our community. Now let's see them earn it, with the biggest editorial handoff ever in the web3 space.
Ladies & Gentlemen of The First Mint community,
It has been two full years since we dropped our NFT, the DAY ONE, designed to bring our biggest fans and supporters into a closed community.
The drop was an immense success and the DAY ONE group has evolved into a wonderful circle of friends and degens. I’m proud of everyone in there.
During that time, TFM has evolved into a media ecosystem and promotional partner in the space, helping many digital sports fanatics and brands navigate the ever-changing market. We’ve been forced to rethink our process, our allies, and even the future of our collective.
But there’s one thing that barely changed: the editorial process.
For too long, we have kept the selection of guests and topics behind closed doors; a process that no one gets to see or contribute to.
And I’m happy to announce that coming this Fall, we’re going to change that.
Introducing…
The First Mint Media Pass: Season 1
Straight up - this is a claim and burn thing.
Earlier this summer, every single holder of the DAY ONE was able to claim a Media Pass Season 1 (MPS1), and has since received it via airdrop on Polygon.
It was minted to demand, claimable 1:1 for every DAY ONE held.
As a result, 210 total passes have been minted. Congrats to all of our community members, and thank you for holding the DAY ONE so long!
Now comes the fun part.
What does the MPS1 do?
It grants access to our Season 1 ecosystem, debuting in August 2023.
In the next few weeks, each MPS1 Pass will reveal into one of 15 experiences in Season 1. These 15 utilities are split across three different tiers:
Contender
Hypeman
Rewards
Each MPS1 can be burned and redeemed for a piece of the Season 1 ecosystem, which will last approximately 15-weeks and begin on August 23rd.
What are the 15 experiences?
We can’t reveal much yet, but I can give you the names of the three categories they will be split into.
CONTENDER: These passes could be your ticket to being a contestant on a Trivia Night. Or to come and co-host the podcast.
HYPEMAN: These passes could be your ticket to pitching your project on a Shark-Tank style show. Or writing an unrated tweet on TFM.
REWARDS: These passes could be your ticket to merch, or an exclusive private video dinner with LG and PhilD.
When the passes reveal, they will each explicitly state their utility.
I’m confused - how does it work again?
Here. Super basic illustration.
And again - there will be over a dozen types of utility, not just trivia!
The Season 1 ecosystem will be revealed in August, with more than enough time to grab the passes you want, or better yet - trade the ones you don’t.
I don’t have a DAY ONE - how can I participate?
Listen, this is a trust exercise.
We trust our DAY ONE community and this is their chance to prove themselves.
If you want to obtain a MPS1, but did not get one in the claim, you’ll need to get one off the secondary market.
That’s right - the DAY ONEs set the bar here.
It’s their call on how much experiences are worth in The First Mint ecosystem. They will be the stewards of this experiment.
And of course, DAY ONE holders can trade amongst themselves.
As for the broader community: you get to call your own number, pick the utility you want, and get up on stage in The First Mint.
What’s the timeline for MPS1?
Great question. And keep in mind, these dates may change a little bit
June 28 - MPS1 Claim opens [COMPLETE]
July 19 - MPS1 Claim closes [COMPLETE]
August 2 - Airdrop of the MPS1 to those who claimed [COMPLETE]
Mid August - MPS1 passes reveal
August 23 - Media Pass Season 1 begins
November 29 - Media Pass Season 1 ends
Why are you doing this?
It’s obvious really.
Being a media company in Web3 is about so much more than podcasts, newsletters, and tweets. Its about evolving beyond the traditional creator-audience relationship, and exploring new ways to create content.
There is tons of wonderful tech out there for creators; yet we’ve barely scratched the surface on using it to its full potential.
So this is our first step into that world.
And we hope you’ll join us for it this Fall.
And one more thing…📺
The First Mint isn’t complete without some element of streaming. For too long we’ve abstained from anything that’s live. But no more.
That’s right - the Live Show is coming back this Fall.
And it will be a KEY element of Media Pass Season 1.
So set your calendar for 8:00 PM EST on Wednesday August 23rd, 2023.
Because we are back.
**This is not financial advice. Nothing in this newsletter, podcast, or publication should be considered financial or trading advice of any kind. Please do your own thorough research and make your own trading decisions. This is not advice.”
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