The downside? The team’s 24K allowlist (the BeastList) suddenly reduced to 9,000 minters just before the official AKCB NFT drop. Three hours ago, co-founder Rafsby announced a delay in minting, now scheduled for this Friday.
Of course, the NFT community can’t help but wonder what’s going on. Is a KID called BEAST worth the hype? Do these collectibles hold valuable perks or not? Here’s everything we know so far:
A KID called BEAST is the latest NFT project to enter the spotlight – but is their minting process accurate?
Of course, everybody is different. That’s why the debut AKCB collection consists of 10,000 3D collectibles divided into 20 Beast Modes. Each Beast Mode has different traits and interests, ranging from culinary pleasures to art, luxury living, crypto, and even coding. Some avatars are sensitive or loud, while others are honest and aware – and their outfits definitely reflect their personalities.
Considering this system, many NFT traders assume that each Beast Mode will bring custom utility, although this has not been officially confirmed yet.
The project co-founders are Rafael “Rafsby” Ferrero and Caleb Smiler. Both crypto investors have individual projects and experience in the Web3 sector. For example, Caleb Smiler founded AnjiEco last year, an innovative DeFi platform to trade and earn crypto. Meanwhile, Rafsby owns Loudchain, a crypto consultancy company.
In total, the AKCB team has 21 members including digital artists, community managers, and developers. Accordingly, this team has been working on the project for 14 months, which sounds pretty promising – so why is it so controversial?
With 20 Beast Modes and multiple personality traits available, the AKCB collectibles are taking the NFT world by storm.
Yet by January 17th, that list surprisingly dropped to 9,000 members, causing a stir among collectors. Rafsby soon explained that the initial allowlist had many bots and only 9813 real users remained after removing those bots from the list. However, Twitter user @hypno.eth pointed out that the remaining 20K wallets are still part of the AKCB smart contract.
This conflict is possibly why a KID called BEAST delayed their mint until Friday. Here’s their Twitter announcement:
The project founders rescheduled their mint date for this Friday. Credit: Twitter
