# SHILL & CHILL 🎙️ Trolls Den is the web in web3

*Host: Troll King XPX (@TrollKingXPX) with cohost Jessica (@Jessicacrazycat) · Thu 27 Aug 2026 · 2:16:45 · ~10 speakers*

## TL;DR
- A warm, low-key community "shill & chill" — Troll King opened with several Ren tracks and spent the night giving builders the floor, one at a time.
- **Hot Or Not (@JessyGHotOrNot)** flagged a veterans/first-responder charity raffle tied to a Jessica-made NFT ($5 raffle balls, drawing Sept 11).
- **Tribe Called Rex** detailed his upcoming 7,500-piece 3D avatar mint (~$50, two phases, swappable on-chain costumes, web2 brand strategy).
- **Ash K** walked through the birth and rough ride of his **"yo"** token — bots, a rebrand, a run to 80k — and a planned "yo counter" Telegram utility.
- **John Galt** shared the **Cricket** charity token, which has raised ~$30k in fees for Rusty's Angel Sanctuary.
- **0xBaneswulf** previewed a 1,200-piece elemental "slime" NFT collection on OpenSea, and **Tribe Called Rex** + host closed with genuine advice on breaking into web3 work: no shortcuts, prove your worth first.

## Highlights

**[36:34] Trolls Den's "do your homework" ethos.** Jessica and the host framed the room's whole approach — they research who comes up, connect voices to PFPs, and give consistent builders a platform rather than letting anyone dump-and-run.

**[45:00] Tribe Called Rex on building to last.** He laid out the mint: 7,500 fixed-rarity 3D Rex avatars (~$50), split into two phases, with costumes as their own tradable, equippable collection and on-chain naming. His pitch throughout was that a two-hour mint-out isn't the point — sustainable brand, web2 reach (TikTok, Instagram, a Ninja Cats Twitch stream), and real utility are.

**[1:01:10] "Tell your donkeys to chill."** Ash K joined mid-sentence over the sound of the host's actual donkeys going off in the background. Ash: "I'm now curious, what's going on in the background over there? I think I'm in the wrong room." The host offered to have the donkeys say "yo, yo, yo" for promo.

**[1:04:00] Ash on losing the human touch.** Ash explained the "yo" concept as a reaction to online culture forgetting to say good morning — then went deep on the word's ~800-year history, half-joking it was "the first meme ever."

**[1:07:00 → 1:11:08] The honest "yo" story.** Ash gave an unusually candid post-mortem: bot warfare at launch, friends who took early entry and did nothing, a slide to rock bottom, two rebrands, and a climb back to 80k "without lifting a finger" — capped with his own hype line about how dangerous he gets on a mic.

**[1:12:34] Transparency as the product.** Ash: "with us, you're going to get an open book... we say it like it is." He also teased a "yo counter" bot that rewards members for saying yo in the Telegram.

**[1:20:14] John Galt on Cricket.** The charity token tied to Rusty's Angel Sanctuary has pulled in ~$30k in fees, cleared ~$15k of medical debt, and boosted the founder's following from ~11k to 80k. The dev/onboarder is the (female) sanctuary owner herself, now locked in with 10%+ of supply.

**[1:53:36] 0xBaneswulf's market alpha.** Beyond his 1,200-piece slime NFT preview, Wolf recapped an old call on Chevron stock ahead of a reported US–Venezuela oil deal, crediting the Trolls Den Telegram for early news — the recurring "read the headlines ahead of time" theme.

**[2:05:18] How to actually get web3 work.** Prompted by Samrex job-hunting, Tribe Called Rex and the host gave the night's most-affirmed advice: get involved organically, offer value for free, earn trust, and get rewarded — "there are no shortcuts."

## Topic timeline
| Time | Topic |
|------|-------|
| [2:36]–[20:00] | Open + Ren tracks; setting the vibe |
| [15:40]–[22:00] | Jessica's day, host's trading/portfolio talk |
| [25:28]–[33:00] | Hot Or Not: veterans raffle NFT (Sept 11 drawing) |
| [33:08]–[36:00] | Shill of Jessica's "Art by J" (Solana, charity for kids) |
| [36:34]–[59:00] | Tribe Called Rex: the Rex mint & brand strategy |
| [1:01:00]–[1:18:00] | Ash K: the "yo" token journey |
| [1:19:00]–[1:28:00] | John Galt: Cricket charity token |
| [1:30:00]–[1:40:00] | Troll George hello; Trolls Den PFP frames |
| [1:40:00]–[1:58:00] | Market talk + 0xBaneswulf slime NFTs & Chevron |
| [1:59:00]–[2:04:00] | Samrex & Moesha intros |
| [2:05:00]–[2:10:00] | Getting web3 jobs the right way |
| [2:10:00]–[2:16:00] | Closing words |

## Notable quotes
- "The gratification of a mint out in two hours isn't what it's about. It's about building something sustainable, it's about building a brand." — Tribe Called Rex [38:38]
- "I think that shows how good you are as a person as well, because you don't shill anything that you can['t] stand for at the moment." — Jessica, to Tribe Called Rex [54:58]
- "Now those of you who know me know that when you give Ash the microphone, it gets really dangerous out there. I mean, Ash knows how to rock the mic." — Ash K [1:11:08]
- "With us, you're going to get an open book. You're not gonna get anything shady." — Ash K [1:12:34]
- "There are no shortcuts, that's not how life works. You have to prove your worth." — Tribe Called Rex [2:05:18]
- "It's not about what country you're from... it really is about who you are." — Tribe Called Rex [2:08:55]

## Who said what
- **Troll King XPX (host)** — ran the room, DJ'd Ren tracks, welcomed every handle by name, talked his own trading/portfolio, and closed on the "Trolls Den is the web in web3" mission.
- **Jessica (cohost)** — grounded the vibe with her day, her charity art collection, and steady encouragement of each speaker; the practical clock-watcher reminding everyone she's up in a few hours.
- **Hot Or Not (@JessyGHotOrNot)** — spotlighted the veterans/first-responder raffle NFT amid wedding-and-contest life updates.
- **Tribe Called Rex (Gary)\*** — the anchor guest: detailed his 7,500 avatar mint, long-term brand thinking, and later the job-hunting advice.
- **Ash K** — the night's headliner energy: the candid "yo" token retrospective, human-connection philosophy, and transparency pitch.
- **John Galt** — presented the Cricket charity token and Rusty's Angel Sanctuary results.
- **0xBaneswulf (Wolf)** — previewed his elemental slime NFT project and shared Chevron/Venezuela oil market alpha.
- **Troll George** — dropped in tired from a long day for a quick hello; got the affectionate frame/PFP treatment.
- **Samrex** — web3 community manager repping Wagby and openly job-hunting; got real feedback on tightening his bio and building trust.
- **Moesha** — recovering from surgery, popped up to say hi as a Trolls Den community founder.

## Worth a full listen
- **[1:01:00]–[1:14:00] — Ash K's full "yo" arc.** The bot fights, the friends who ghosted, the rebrands, the climb back — it's the most honest builder story of the night and the summary flattens the texture.
- **[1:19:00]–[1:27:00] — John Galt on Cricket.** The real-world sanctuary numbers ($60k/month to run, ~$30k raised, follower jump, four more dogs rescued including one named Jimothy) land better in his own telling.
- **[2:05:00]–[2:10:00] — The web3 jobs exchange.** Tribe Called Rex, the host, and Jessica converge on a genuinely useful, generous take on breaking in without shortcuts — the room clearly felt it.

\* Some voices are identified from context; those names are marked as likely.