The Now Pass is sold out. This is what follows.

It’s official. The community has spoken and the future of media is tokenized.

He now it happens has officially coined, raising 624 ETH ($1.1 million) in less than 48 hours. This historic moment supports our vision for the Now Network, the foundation of all nft now initiatives to build the future of tokenized media, pioneer a community-centric media model, and create a more creator-friendly future.

These results are impressive for a two-year-old media company, let alone any project in the depths of a bear market. The fact that we achieved this when more traditional Web2 publications like G.Q. and National Geographic fought its way into the NFT space successfully shows that nft is now leading the way for the future of media.

The Now Network currently includes 1,729 unique Now Pass holders around the world, including major demographics from the United States, Germany, and China. We invite you to join our rapidly growing community by purchasing a Now Pass on Open sea.

Since day one, nft now’s mission has been focused on empowering culture creators, so it’s only fitting to have so many talented creators in our community. Of FVCCRENDER, Krista Kim, coldand package to Alpha Centauri Child, blake kathryn, Dreamand thanks xwe feel fortunate to have the support of many of web3’s most pioneering artists.

Very, very excited to be a part of the NFTNOW ecosystem. You all have been true since the jump, thanks for doing so much for us artists and collectors 🙌🏻

— Alpha Centauri Kid (@lphaCentauriKid) March 26, 2023

As long-time champions of NFT photography, we’re also grateful to welcome leaders like Drift, julie pacino, David Krugman, JN Silvaand Hits to our community. And as major supporters of the Web3 music movement, it’s also gratifying to have people like Steve Aoki, Black coffee, Advice, Don diabloand Tonight among our ranks.

We are also happy to have community leaders like 9GAG ray chan, GMoney, opening phrase, joker, Keith Grossmann, megan kasper, Cooper Turley, Meltem Demirors, illustrator, avery akkineni, cousin harriman, swan sit, mondoir, Yes Yesand many more on board as Now Pass holders.

Additionally, our impressive community includes founders and executives of moon payment, Ledger, Sotheby’s, Prada, 9GAG, far search, Manifold, Super rare, nifty gateway, sound, xyz, scrawl, chubby penguins, radio carpet, Crypto Art Museum, One of, vayner3, serotonin, queer, metaversal, monster cat, Party in the streetand many other leading brands.

Whats Next?

The Now Pass is your access pass to the Now Network. It’s important to remember that the Now Network will be built over time, not overnight. That said, while there’s a lot in the works yet to be revealed, some of their announced offerings include:

Exclusive access to nft now’s acclaimed IRL and virtual events.
A first look at information and insights exclusive to holders, including private chats with industry leaders.
Priority registration to allow lists of the best projects in the Web3 space.
Access to exclusive drops from select artists and NFTs.
Participation reward mechanisms, including XP points for sharing, participating, and contributing to nft now content, which can be redeemed for exclusive rewards.
Access to community curated content initiatives like network nomination and voting for leading series like Next Up.
A specialized set of products designed to help incumbents succeed on web3.

Sharing a little alpha around @thenowpass now that it’s minted 🙌

Here are just a few of the exciting things we have in the works for the Now Network:

🪂 Headline-exclusive airdrops in collaboration with featured artists and projects

📲 Now Network alpha, exclusive…

—nftnow (@nftnow) March 26, 2023

As we embark on our journey to build the future of tokenized media, we have a number of exciting announcements and immediate next steps.

For starters, the Now Pass art reveal will happen this Friday, March 31. We will be announcing the exact moment in the next few days. Created by nft now CTO and Creative Director Aaron Baker, Now Pass’s artwork is fully generative with rare traits and unique attributes that will matter in the journey ahead. Inspired by the concept of being “the signal in the noise,” each Now Pass also features interactive elements that will evolve over time.

Over the next week, we’ll begin accepting nominations for the NFT100, our second annual celebration of the 100 Influential Creators and 100 Community Leaders Powering the Web3 Space. Selected by our editorial department along with nominations from the community, the NFT100 is a category-specific, unrated showcase informed by a holistic combination of data points and editorial judgment to provide a comprehensive snapshot of the space’s diverse talent. This year, the nomination submission will be available exclusively to Now Pass holders.

Drift, Matt Medved, Beeple and Diana Sinclair attend the NFT100 Opening Gala. Credit: BFA

We will present the 2023 list and recognize the honorees at the NFT100 Gala on April 11 in New York at the Rainbow Room at Rockefeller Center. Because the event is a sit-down dinner with limited capacity, we will reserve an allotment of tickets for the Now Pass community and select holders who will be in town through a raffle.

We will also be announcing our Now Pass community event during NFT NYC to make sure we can bring everyone who will be in town together. We can’t wait to meet our incumbents who will be in town and get to know everyone better.

And this is only the beginning.

One of our favorite sayings in nft right now is: “We never make it to the top of the mountain. We have just reached the base of the next mountain. We are excited to climb this one together.