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Word of the Day: “Rekt” 💀 Meaning: “Rekt” is internet slang for wrecked, meaning totally destroyed, ruined, or defeated, especially in trading, gaming, or crypto. Origin: The term comes from the gaming community in the early 2010s, where players who lost badly were said to be “wrecked.” It later spread to crypto Twitter, where traders who lost money during price crashes would say they got rekt. Examples: 1. I should’ve sold before the dip… got rekt again. 2. That trader went all in on the wrong coin and got absolutely rekt. Related Terms: a. Bagholder – Someone holding a coin that lost most of its value. b. Paper hands – Selling too early due to fear. c. HODL – Holding on despite the pain. Fun Fact: In 2017, “Rekt” became so popular that entire meme coins and NFT collections were named after it. It’s one of the few slang words that perfectly captures both pain and humor in one syllable. Stay safe out there, don’t get rekt, get educated.

From JPEGs to RWAs, NFTs have evolved from culture to infrastructure. The next decade will see every asset digital or physical, represented on-chain. The future is tokenized.

Now we’re entering the RWA era (Real-World Assets). NFTs represent houses, cars, land, luxury goods, bridging blockchain with reality. This is mass adoption territory.

Enter Ticketing NFTs. No more fake tickets or scalping. NFTs now verify event access, reward attendance (POAPs), and link fans directly with creators.

Next wave: Gaming NFTs. In-game items, skins, and assets that players truly own and trade. Play-to-Earn may have cooled, but Play & Own is here to stay, real player economies are forming.

Then came utility. NFTs evolved beyond art, granting holders access to communities, events, and even exclusive experiences. From PFPs to passes, ownership started to mean something.

NFTs started as JPEG flexes, art, memes, and collectibles that defined early Web3 culture. People laughed, but those JPEGs proved one thing: digital ownership matters.

The Evolution of NFTS -from JPEGs to gaming, tickets, and real-world assets. A mini thread 🧵

Word of the Day: DAO 🏛️ Meaning: A DAO (Decentralized Autonomous Organization) is a blockchain-based community or group that operates through smart contracts, no central authority, just code and consensus. Origin: Coined around 2016 in the Ethereum ecosystem, the term blends “decentralized”, “autonomous”, and “organization”. Related Terms: a. Governance Token – lets members vote on proposals. b. Smart Contract – automates DAO decisions. c. Treasury – the collective fund managed by members. Examples: a. Instead of a CEO making decisions, the DAO members vote on everything. b. I joined a gaming DAO that invests in play-to-earn projects. Fun Fact: The first major DAO, launched in 2016, raised over $150 million in ETH, and also led to one of Ethereum’s biggest forks.

Word of the Day: dApp Meaning: A dApp (short for decentralized application) is a digital application or program that runs on a blockchain or peer-to-peer network instead of being controlled by a single entity. Origin: The term comes from combining “decentralized” and “application.” It gained popularity in the early days of Ethereum (around 2015) when developers began building open, trustless apps using smart contracts. Related Terms: a. Smart contract: the code that powers most dApps. b. DAO: decentralized autonomous organization, often managed via a dApp. c. DeFi: decentralized finance, a popular category of dApps. Examples: 1. @Uniswap – a dApp that lets users swap crypto tokens without intermediaries. 2. @LensProtocol – a social media dApp built on blockchain. 3. @opensea – an NFT marketplace dApp for buying and selling digital collectibles. Fun Fact: The first recognized dApp was Bitcoin itself, a decentralized application for sending and storing digital money without banks.

Example: “I use a dApp to lend crypto and earn interest without going through a bank.” Fun Fact: The first widely used dApp was CryptoKitties (2017), a blockchain game where players bred and traded digital cats, so popular it once congested the entire Ethereum network.

Origin: The term dApp emerged around 2014, following the rise of Ethereum, which introduced smart contracts, self-executing code on the blockchain that enabled developers to build decentralized applications.

We sincerely apologize for the unannounced break we took recently. It wasn’t our intention to go silent without notice, and we deeply appreciate your patience and continued support during the pause. We’re thrilled to announce that we are officially resuming all activities today.

WEEKLY RECAP September 15, 2025 (Monday) Word of the Day (WOTD): "Oracles," explaining their role in feeding real-world data to smart contracts, with examples, details on how they work, and an image. URL: x.com/WordsOnApeChain/status… September 16, 2025 (Tuesday) - **19:23 GMT**: Word of the Day (WOTD): "Composable," describing interoperability in Web3 like Lego bricks, with explanations on why it matters, analogies to ApeChain, and an image. URL: x.com/WordsOnApeChain/status… September 17, 2025 (Wednesday) - **22:10 GMT**: Mini-thread on @ape_express_ (no-code token-launch platform on ApeChain): Starter post introducing it, with an image. URL: x.com/WordsOnApeChain/status… - Follow-up: Steps to launch a token. URL: x.com/WordsOnApeChain/status… - Follow-up: Why it matters (speed, security, accessibility). URL: x.com/WordsOnApeChain/status… - Follow-up: Examples of use cases. URL: x.com/WordsOnApeChain/status… - Follow-up: Encouragement to launch projects on ApeChain. URL: x.com/WordsOnApeChain/status… September 18, 2025 (Thursday): Word of the Day (WOTD): "YUGA LABS," describing the company behind BAYC, its expansions, and cultural impact in NFTs, with an image. URL: x.com/WordsOnApeChain/status… September 19, 2025 (Friday): Fun Friday Riddle: "I know the price before you trade, I tell the chain what markets say. Without me, smart contracts are blind. What am I? (Hint: without me, DeFi can’t run)" – First correct answer wins a @SoldierOnApe NFT. Encouraged likes and retweets. URL: x.com/WordsOnApeChain/status… September 20, 2025 (Saturday): Announced riddle winner: "Congratulations to you @jedidiah_j75183 you got the answer correctly. Drop your ApeChain address" (reply to the correct answer "An oracle"). URL: x.com/WordsOnApeChain/status… Confirmed riddle winner rewarded: "Our winner has been selected and rewarded accordingly" (quoting their own congratulations post). URL: x.com/WordsOnApeChain/status…

Our winner has been selected and rewarded accordingly

🧩 Fun Friday Riddle 🧩 I know the price before you trade, I tell the chain what markets say. Without me, smart contracts are blind. What am I? (Hint: without me, DeFi can’t run) First person to answer correctly wins a @SoldierOnApe NFT Like and Retweet

WOTD: YUGA LABS @yugalabs is a leading Web3 company best known for creating the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) NFT collection. It has since expanded into metaverse projects like Otherside and acquired IPs like CryptoPunks and Meebits, making it a major cultural player in the NFT and digital asset space. Just like Yuga Labs turned profile pictures into cultural icons, new builders are looking for ways to transform digital assets into full ecosystems.

@ape_express_ makes tokenization as easy as minting an NFT. If you’ve got an idea, you’ve got a token. Dive in and launch your next project on ApeChain.

Imagine: An NFT project issuing a community token overnight or a game studio rewarding players with in-game currency or Local groups creating loyalty tokens, all without coding.

Why it matters: Speed – deploy in minutes Security – audited templates reduce exploits Accessibility – opens token creation to artists, brands, DAOs & communities.