JED TALK🎙️ | What do you want from your NFTs, and why HOLD?

Host: Jed (@jed_131) with co-hosts Lyss (@Lysss302) and Tim (@tim_8093) · Date: Aug 25, 2026 · Duration: 1:43:13 · ~15 speakers

TL;DR

• A community roundtable on the two-part question: what do you actually want from your NFTs, and why do you keep holding them? The near-unanimous answer: the people, the art, and the in-real-life connections — floor price a distant fourth.
• Recurring theme: you don't need to own a project's NFT to belong to its community. Jed, Jay Vegas, and McFly all made the case with lived examples (Jay played Ape Fest and the poker tournament without owning an ape).
• Tim championed RWAs (real-world assets) as the next exciting frontier and drew a hard line between "purchases" (art you love) and "investments."
• Jed dropped low-key alpha on an RWA project he called "Tatsuke" and talked up the Regen IRL hub ("the Stefanos") as a secret weapon for access.
• Bored gave an origin-story reminder that Bored Apes rose on pure vibes and founder accessibility, not roadmap promises — and Jed made the case that "bag working" is genuine Web3 culture.
• Chaz walked through moving mints to Arweave for permanent on-chain storage; Rodro introduced himself and shared getting scammed by "Flywheel"; A-VOID capped the night by scoring a Regen 1/1 in a Doodles reveal.

Highlights

[14:25] Ghostie frames the whole night — Fresh out of a screening of Insidious, Ghostie laid out the two-sided answer that everyone would echo: he holds for the communities and the builders behind them, and for art he genuinely loves collecting.

[16:25] Jed on shining light on one-of-one artists — Jed argued Web3 rewards being a "Swiss Army knife" rather than a single focus, and said Regen plans to help one-of-one artists (he name-checked Rodro) get visibility for small, reasonably priced mints, noting how many art platforms have quietly disappeared.

[20:19] Tim: "a purchase, not an investment" — Tim described buying original art abroad and telling his wife up front it's a purchase, not a bet. He then pivoted to RWAs as where NFTs stop being just art-and-community and become actual investing, pointing at Robinhood as a signal of where it's heading.

[25:12] Jed's quiet alpha — With the founder absent, Jed floated an RWA project ("Tatsuke"/"Tata K"), mint around 0.005, calling the team "stacked" and low-risk/high-reward, and mentioned Regen secured one of only a handful of community allocations.

[27:18] You don't need the NFT to belong — Jed's centerpiece point: he no longer holds an Ape, Mutant, or Kennel Club and still feels part of the Ape community. Move right, show up, do the work, and you're in — a myth-buster he'd repeat all night. Jay Vegas [29:38] backed it hard, recalling playing Ape Fest and the poker tournament without owning an ape, and being surprised with a birthday cake featuring his ape and giant sparklers.

[44:51] Bored's origin lesson — A pre-Bored-Ape friend of Jed's, Bored reminded the room that BAYC's floor rose because "we were just vibing" in Discord — no utility promised. He recalled Gordon and Garga watching his old Board TV show for free in the chat, and argued the whole game is a strong community plus a team that cares, not chasing the next pump.

[49:56] Bag working as culture — Jed built on Bored, insisting founder accessibility matters and that community effort — making art, hitting the timeline, onboarding — is part of Web3 culture, not something to be embarrassed about. He cited grinding a past project from near-zero to 5 ETH as a community lead people mistook for a founder.

[59:14] Slick Ric on legacy (and leverage banter) — Slick, a father of four, said floor price doesn't move him; he wants his name "written on the blockchain" as one of the bricks. That set up the night's running bit, with Jed ribbing him that leverage trading is why he'll never make money, and Slick threatening to show his P&L.

[1:08:16] J-Rock: the NFT as skeleton key — J-Rock wanted his PFP to function like an Amex Gold card — access to events, festivals, movie releases, and rooms you couldn't otherwise enter — tying it back to Regen's IRL hub, the Stefanos.

[1:18:43] Chaz goes on-chain — Chaz recounted knowing X Copy since his Tumblr days ("I missed the boat"), then walked through teaching himself Arweave this week for permanent on-chain storage, AI-assisted mistakes and all. Jed said he's now sold on moving Regen's builder drops to a decentralized protocol.

[1:24:37] Rodro's story — Introducing himself from Argentina, Rodro shared being hired as official artist for "Flywheel," paid a fraction, then blocked and banished — a scam he estimated raised over $2M. Jed said that's exactly why he wanted to help him stick around.

[1:38:10] A-VOID hits the reveal — A-VOID revealed he'd scored the Regen 1/1 in the OK Doodles reveal ("suck it, everyone"), and kept the running gag alive by demanding Tim, allegedly a billionaire, buy him a Dead Punk.

Topic timeline

Notable quotes

• "I immediately tell my wife this is gonna be a purchase, not an investment." — Tim [20:19]
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• "This game ain't that hard, man. You just gotta get a whole bunch of people that believe in one thing and just hold." — Jed [35:49]
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• "The reason Bored Apes went up was simply we were just vibing, dude. Straight up." — Bored [44:51]
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• "I just want to have my name written on the blockchain, saying that I was a part of the bricks that were built here." — Slick Ric [1:01:20]
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• "IRL is the alpha because now I know where Jed lives, I know where his restaurant is. So if he sends my bags to zero, I know where I'm showing up." — Tim [1:35:36]
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• "Where you start is not where you're going to end. So just run your race." — J-Rock [1:41:00]
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Who said what

• Jed (host, @jed_131) — Steered the conversation; argued value should flow back to holders (not just money), that you don't need to own the NFT to belong, and that "bag working" is legit culture. Shared alpha on an RWA mint and the Stefanos IRL hub.
• Lyss (co-host, @Lysss302) — Opened the room, plugged her first-ever TikTok video, and kept engagement moving while covering for Jed's connection drops.
• Tim (co-host, @tim_8093) — Purchase-vs-investment framing, big on RWAs and real-world value; the good-natured target of the room's "billionaire/private jet" running joke.
• Ghostie (@ghostygoobz) — Set the night's tone: hold for community and for art you love.
• Bored (@bored_mic) — Pre-BAYC veteran; the origin-story voice on vibes, founder accessibility, and building conviction over chasing pumps.
• Jay Vegas (@JayVegas24) — "Mr. Community"; proof you can be embraced (Ape Fest, poker, birthday cake) without owning the asset.
• A-VOID (@AVOID_TheArtist) — Artist's perspective: the "trilogy" of art, culture, community, plus enforced royalties as the thing that first drew him in; scored a Regen 1/1 in a Doodles reveal.
• Slick Ric (@richj530) — Longevity mindset over floor price; wants his name on-chain as a builder; leverage-trading foil to Jed.
• J-Rock (@JusCrypto88) — Wants the NFT to be an access key/membership card; closed with a grounding "run your own race."
• Chicken Wizard (@ChickenWizardX) — Builder at heart; values the rare real friendships the space produces.
• Chaz (@chazz_gold) — Psychedelic/photography artist; walked the room through Arweave and permanent on-chain minting.
• Rodro (@rodritoh89) — Argentine artist; shared the Flywheel scam and a warm welcome into the Regen community.
• McFly (@MrMcFly100) — "Ape at heart" with the tattoo to prove it; IRL as the source of organic growth; will work the door at the Sept 1 event.
• Host (@HostXweb3) — Calling in from 25 days in an oil-field camp; made the case for the value of "mind share" in spaces alongside IRL.
• Sam (@_sxms) — Onboarding-first collector; a shy regular who's grown into hosting; volunteered to help move Regen on-chain.
• Niko (@6XISIV) — Early positive energy; pointed to the room itself as the "why."

Worth a full listen

• [44:51]–[57:55] — Bored's stretch. The clearest articulation of the night's thesis, from BAYC's vibe-driven rise to founder accessibility and why community, not roadmap, is the foundation. His candid read on Yuga going "corporate" and correcting course is more nuanced than any summary line.
• [59:14]–[1:07:42] — Slick Ric into Jed's Punk reflection. The legacy-over-floor philosophy, the affectionate leverage-trading roast, and Jed's honest arc of chasing grail NFTs and landing on contentment — the room's warmth and humor both live here.
• [1:18:43]–[1:27:17] — Chaz's Arweave deep-dive and Rodro's intro. A rare practical, hands-on walkthrough of on-chain storage (with real AI-wrangling frustration), immediately followed by Rodro's genuinely moving arrival and scam story.