# JED TALK🎙️ | The IMPACT of UNVAULT with Co-Founder Aaron Haber

**Host:** Jed (@jed_131) with co-hosts Lyss (@Lysss302) and Tim (@tim_8093) · **Date:** Mon, 10 Aug 2026 · **Duration:** 2:08:39 · **~12 active speakers**

## TL;DR
- Aaron Haber (@AaronHaber) walked the room through **Unvault**, an omnichain NFT platform that lets a single collection live on eight blockchains at once — no burning, no wrapping, no migrating — plus its royalty-enforcing marketplace and the **Divot** rewards mechanism.
- The headline mechanics: unvaulting a token between chains costs **69 cents**, collections pay **1,000 USDC to onboard pre-launch (1 ETH after)**, and the platform fully enforces royalties, which fund the Divot pool that pays holders.
- **Genesis Bugs** got its own deep dive: a **free (0.0 ETH) mint**, art by **Molly / Red Goat Queen**, ERC-6551 "shell" wallets, and a mint supply of 5,000 (collection actually 6,250, with 1,250 seeding the AMM). Bug holders mint first on participating launches and are eligible for minter's bonuses.
- **Mint timing:** pending final audit sign-off from OX Quit — Aaron targeted end of this week to early/mid next week, with Bugs minting ~24–48 hours after Unvault opens.
- A long, warm closing stretch turned into regens/DeStefano's Steakhouse talk, running steak jokes, and Tim's origin story as a first-time co-host.

## Highlights

**[11:40] The new "layer."** Lyss framed the night as the next chapter for the regens, teasing the day's regions announcement and the Unvault reveal. Tim (@tim_8093), stunned to be handed co-host, admitted "that's a lot of power for one guy" [11:40] and kicked off his questions.

**[14:37] Why Unvault exists.** Aaron traced NFT royalties from Beeple's Clubhouse story ($6M resale, $660K royalty) through the marketplace royalty wars, landing on his thesis: "getting 95% of a hundred thousand dollar sale" beats 100% of a hundred-dollar one. He argued royalties belong back in the space and that collections matter more than the chains they mint on.

**[22:25] "No NFTs are harmed in the unvaulting."** Prompted by Jed relaying a live worry that tokens get burned, Aaron explained the mechanic: eight independent NFTs exist across chains, and moving one simply vaults the origin token in escrow and releases its counterpart elsewhere — same art, same token ID, just a different chain badge in the corner.

**[40:22] The free mint reveal.** Aaron confirmed Genesis Bugs mints at **0.0 ETH** — "I hate free mints," he added, before explaining a rewards program legally can't charge — and delivered the line the room latched onto: "We're not in a bull market anymore… we're in a stock market."

**[41:19] Tim's mint plan.** Riffing on the "stock market" bit, Tim deadpanned that he was "about to floor my board ape so I could make sure I could mint and sweep" — the running joke of the night being Tim floor-buying to fund every new thing.

**[52:18] Slick Ric on the separation factor.** SLICK RIC (@richj530) asked what truly separates Unvault from copycats. Aaron's answer: "the best damn international patent attorneys in the world" — the Divot, Unvault, minter's bonus and unified collection view are all internationally patent-pending.

**[1:02:44] Genesis Bugs, Molly, and the 6551 shells.** Aaron praised artist Molly (Red Goat Queen), noting she over-delivered on traits ("Molly, we have like 75,000 traits now, can you please stop?"), and explained the ERC-6551 "shells" — wallets that hold whitelisted assets like minter's bonuses, RWAs, or wearables.

**[1:15:55] "When did you become the host?"** Jed busted Tim's chops for spending his co-host powers answering his own Bugs questions. Tim's reply: "That's exactly what I told you I'd do if you made me a co-host."

**[1:16:22] Jroc3D on the little guys.** Jroc3D (@JusCrypto88), 10 minutes late to work to be there, asked what Unvault means for four-year grinders "screaming into the void." Aaron: "I am you… it's time to stop working for nothing." Jed added the practical angle — collections can steer their Divot toward whichever chain has volume (Robinhood, Solana, BNB) instead of sitting sidelined.

**[1:35:00] Squiddy's fisting bit.** SQUIDDY (@SquiddyNFT) delivered the room's biggest comic beat, working his "fister" NFT into a heartfelt-then-absurd riff — "a fisting is a sign of togetherness, respect" — after Jed put him on a mock "no-fly list" for the steakhouse.

**[2:04:44] The steak that almost got away.** Tim recounted nearly walking out of DeStefano's before eating, prompting Jed to chase him down the block: "You're having this goddamn steak." Money Miller (@ItsMoneyMiller) capped the restaurant love with a "six stars out of five."

## Topic timeline

| Time | Topic |
|------|-------|
| [2:09]–[9:36] | Room fills, music, motivational open |
| [5:47]–[11:40] | Co-host intros (Lyss, Tim), regions/Unvault tease |
| [11:40]–[14:37] | Unvault origin, Divot, royalty history |
| [14:37]–[25:02] | How unvaulting works: multichain, no burning |
| [25:02]–[36:36] | Provenance, ordinals Q (ANTI), 69¢ fee, minter's bonus |
| [36:36]–[52:07] | Bugs whitelist, free mint reveal, migration & onboarding costs |
| [52:18]–[1:01:42] | Separation factor, patents, Ernest's role |
| [1:01:52]–[1:15:49] | Genesis Bugs: Molly, ERC-6551, mint date |
| [1:15:55]–[1:31:46] | Community Qs: Jroc3D, MainNetThanos, Money Miller (GDPR) |
| [1:31:54]–[1:40:04] | Squiddy, DaFameless, Chicken Wizard; Aaron signs off |
| [1:40:04]–[2:08:31] | Closing remarks: regens, steakhouse, steak stories |

## Notable quotes

- "You know what's better than getting like a hundred percent of like a hundred dollar sale? Getting 95% of a hundred thousand dollar sale." — Aaron Haber [17:55]
- "Is it like a fucking Star Trek teleporter? No, it is just that there are eight NFTs… no NFTs are harmed in the unvaulting." — Aaron Haber [24:02]
- "We're not in a bull market anymore. We're not in a bear market anymore. We're in a stock market." — Aaron Haber [40:24]
- "When did you become the host? I gave you a co-host chance and you used it to answer all your own questions." — Jed [1:15:55]
- "A fisting is a sign of togetherness, respect. It opens each other up a little bit." — SQUIDDY [1:35:30]
- "That was more nice things you said about me than 290 consecutive daily spaces and one rip." — Jed [1:47:40]

## Who said what

- **Jed (@jed_131) — host.** Framed Unvault as the evolution of NFTs (not a meta), vouched hard for Aaron and Ernest as day-one builders, and pointed listeners to the first-phase project list in the purple pill.
- **Aaron Haber (@AaronHaber) — guest, Unvault co-founder.** Carried the technical and philosophical load: royalties, the Divot, omnichain mechanics, Genesis Bugs, minter's bonuses, onboarding costs, and mint timing.
- **Tim (@tim_8093) — first-time co-host.** Ran point on Bugs questions (Molly, 6551, mint date), provided the night's running steak-and-sweep gags, and shared his regen origin story.
- **Lyss (@Lysss302) — co-host.** Kept the room oriented to the Unvault page, and closed with an extended message on Jed's vision, the regens' long-term build, and DeStefano's as the IRL hub.
- **SLICK RIC (@richj530) — speaker.** Asked the "separation factor" question and delivered a heartfelt closing on resilience and real relationships.
- **Jroc3D (@JusCrypto88) — speaker.** Spoke for the four-year "little guy" projects looking at Unvault as a lifeline.
- **Money Miller (@ItsMoneyMiller) — speaker.** Flagged a real compliance landmine — GDPR/CCPA hard-delete requests — as friendly advice for Unvault's roadmap.
- **SQUIDDY (@SquiddyNFT) — speaker.** Comic MVP with the fister bit and bookmark-baddie plug; also a genuine note on authenticity and building with people you know.
- **MainNetThanos (@Maximill15) — speaker.** Asked about onboarding an existing/mid-mint project and fee structures.
- **ANTI (@AntiOnChain) — speaker.** Asked whether inscription-style NFTs/ordinals are supported (not at launch, but possible later).
- **Big Rugg (@ChiefNeckbone_) — speaker.** Asked what a partnership and migration look like, and about already-royalty-enforced contracts.
- **DaFameless (@DaFameless) & Chicken Wizard (@ChickenWizardX) — speakers.** Both closed bullish; Chicken noted he bought a Skelly Friends just for a better Bugs mint shot.

## Worth a full listen

- **[14:37]–[25:02] — the core mechanics.** Aaron's royalty history and the "eight NFTs, nothing burns" explanation are the clearest primer on what Unvault actually does; a summary can't match hearing him walk the escrow/unvault flow step by step.
- **[1:16:22]–[1:24:44] — Jroc3D and the trenches.** A genuinely moving exchange about what omnichain distribution and the Divot mean for small, long-running projects, with Jed layering on the "follow the volume" strategy.
- **[2:04:09]–[2:07:00] — the steakhouse coda.** The steak stories, Tim's near-walkout, and the roll call of cross-community connections (regens ↔ apes ↔ Quirkies ↔ Pudgy) capture the room's warmth better than any paraphrase.