Re:Building Together EP 274 — Project Spotlight: "A Kid Called Beast"

Host: CEELOS (@CEELOSFIGG), with co-hosts Baked (@Bakedmetax) and Val (@valeriekates_) · Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2026 · Duration: 57:41 · Speakers: ~6

TL;DR

• Monday's project spotlight covered A Kid Called Beast, a 3D figurine/PFP project that minted at 0.08 in December 2022; CEELOS ran the room and disclosed up front that he holds one.
• Rundown of the numbers: 10k collection, ~3,000 holders, floor around 0.1, plus the pixel spin-off BitBeast — and the founder (Raspbi) quietly building a game largely solo.
• Val filled in on the origin story: a nearly year-long anticipation build in Spaces, a chaotic mint, and a Twitter hack that spooked holders during launch.
• Josie made the case for physical merch as real-world marketing — a shirt or figurine starts conversations that onboard people who think NFTs are "just pictures."
• CEELOS's pitch for the project: it's been around, keeps building, and "isn't gonna just outright rug you" — plus a steady running roast of his friend To Mazing, KCB's Saturday-space co-host.
• Personal check-ins throughout: Solo dolo's finished 5k, Val's eclipse trip and kids' birthdays, and CEELOS's warehouse-and-coffee week.

Highlights

[6:34] — Episode open and full disclosure. CEELOS kicks off ep 274, notes Baked is "in the attic working on a coil" and available sparingly, and hands much of the room to Val. He discloses he holds a Beast and reminds everyone this is talk, not financial advice.

[8:41] — Solo dolo's 5k victory lap. Fresh off a 5k in San Francisco (drove there, flew back — his girl's family got stuck with the drive home), Solo earns props. He loved SF: "I needed these NFTs to take off so I can move there." He's eyeing an October Long Beach 5k but thinks three months is "too soon."

[18:24] — The Beast breakdown. CEELOS lays out the facts: 3D figurines with many "beast hoods," minted 0.08 in Dec 2022, 10k supply, ~3,000 holders, floor ~0.1, plus the BitBeast pixel collection. He got into pixel art via the regens community, later won a BitBeast in the Saturday space.

[23:58] — Val on the long runway. Val credits Raspbi with a patient, roughly year-long build: hopping through Spaces sharing Web3 knowledge before mint, "and then the whole once they were ready to mint, that was the whole roller coaster ride."

[28:12] — The mid-space reset. A phone call yanked CEELOS out mid-sentence; Val calmly took the wheel and re-welcomed the room. CEELOS returned laughing that the call "rugged me, it kicked me out of my earbud, all kinds of fun" — and the timing landed him right at the mid-space reset.

[33:05] — Roasting To Mazing. With his friend To Mazing stuck in the listener section unable to defend himself, CEELOS lobbed jabs about him being short and threatened to sell his Beast just to get under his skin — all clearly in good fun between friends.

[38:12 / 39:24] — Merch as marketing. CEELOS and Josie riff on why physical items matter: a sweater or figurine sparks "where'd you get that?" conversations that onboard outsiders who assume NFTs are just internet pictures. Josie's point — spend the treasury on something holders can show off, not "something stupid" you regret five months before closing the doors.

[44:03 / 46:58] — The holding thesis. CEELOS's honest sell: look to projects that have been around, are still building, whose founders stay active and communities keep showing up — ones that "aren't gonna just outright rug you" — then do your own research, "you're all grown ups."

[47:16] — The messy mint, remembered. Val recalls buying off secondary when the mint broke and profiting, then freaking out when the project's Twitter got taken over during launch. Josie confirms the hack; CEELOS chalks it up to growing pains.

[49:34 / 50:39] — Cross-pollination and the six-pack. CEELOS points newcomers to the (very early, 6am West Coast) Saturday KCB space, where you can get to know To Mazing "and his early morning workouts, his peanut butter and banana sandwiches on Dave's killer bread." He closes on his real signal: seeing familiar faces from communities he trusts pull him toward a new one.

Topic timeline

Notable quotes

• "I love it, bro. I needed these NFTs to take off so I can move there." — Solo dolo, on San Francisco [9:51]
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• "It rugged me, it kicked me out of my earbud, all kinds of fun." — CEELOS, on the phone call that dropped him [28:27]
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• "It got you right at the mid-space reset though." — Val [28:37]
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• "Would you rather them spend that money on an actual product that's gonna go back to you… or would you rather them just spend the money on something stupid and then wonder why five months later they're saying we're closing our doors now?" — Josie [39:24]
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• "Look at these projects that have been around for a while that have been building, that community's showing up… so you don't have to be freaking out about floor prices." — CEELOS [46:03]
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• "I just pop a new altoid, you know, and I'm good. Make sure you brush your teeth and floss and then carry a little tin of altoids and you're good to go." — CEELOS's dental plan [54:06]
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Who said what

• CEELOS (host, @CEELOSFIGG): Ran the spotlight, disclosed his holding, delivered most of the project facts and the "been around, still building, won't rug you" thesis, and needled friend To Mazing throughout.
• Val (ValerieKates, @valeriekates_): Co-host stand-in who covered smoothly during the mid-space reset; provided the mint's origin story, Raspbi's long anticipation build, and the Twitter-hack scare.
• Solo dolo (@solodolo): The room's runner, fresh off a 5k, weighing an October rematch and trying not to be lazy all week.
• Josie / JoxieCoxie (@joxiecoxie): Brought the merch-as-marketing argument and the gaming-mom check-in (counting down to the school year for her hours back).
• Baked (@Bakedmetax): Co-host phoning in from the attic, credited for pinning the Builditron posts before disappearing back into the heat.

Worth a full listen

• [28:12]–[29:01] — The mid-space reset: CEELOS getting "rugged" by a phone call and Val's unbothered takeover is the kind of live moment a summary flattens.
• [38:12]–[41:20] — The full CEELOS/Josie merch exchange has genuinely useful thinking on physical items as an onboarding tool for people outside the space.
• [49:34]–[50:39] — The affectionate To Mazing riff (six-pack, Dave's killer bread) rolling into CEELOS's real point about community cross-pollination — warm and funny at once.