The Future PROOF Reveal and Road Ahead  What a way to underpromise and overdeliver. I think a lot of FUD and doubt was squashed with the Future PROOF presentation. It really set the tone for the year of building ahead and what this means in real tangible product development (not just more fanny packs… sorry Justin :-P). There was a ton of stuff presented so much I won’t go into it but you should especially to better understand the new NFT called Mythics and how the drop mechanics for this NFT will work and a demo of what Highrise will look like.  Proof of Conference  One of the biggest topics discussed was PROOF of Conference, a Multi-day celebration of web3; it will include Art exhibitions, IRL mint experiences (if you have been following what the folks at brightmoments.io have been doing, you know what this means), and talks from leading stakeholders in the space and Interest-based social events between community members. The event is going to be at Skylight Row DTLA on May 11-13 2023. There are some hotels rates locked for holders, these go live on November 18 2022 at the ProofOfConference.xyz website.   Who gets in? PROOF Collective members will be receiving a VIP pass for free. Moonbirds and Oddities have discounted passes and first access when tickets go live in January.   Data and Research  Hiring NFTstatistics.eth (also known as @punk9059) as Director of Research was an incredible decision as we have seen proven by the first 4 Deep Dives published on Music NFTs, royalties and other topics and contributions to the podcast too.   European Tour  Berlin, London, Paris, the team enjoyed some facetime with the community in various cities in Europe. Kevin got to finally meet XCOPY and the images and videos just gave a ton of FOMO to those who couldn’t come.   IRL events is now core to the PROOF mission as Kevin mentioned in one of the townhalls that being able to scale and incentivize via the Proof token or other way for the community to meet was something they were looking for.   Gold nests baby!!!  I was incredibly excited for the Gold Nest rewards, this was an incredibly thoughtful reward, each Moonbird holder got a custom Infinite Objects digital frame with an animated version of their birds.  Check the unboxing video on Twitter, for more info.   The DAO and Proof of Documentation  If you haven’t checked the Proof of Documentation at docs.proof.xyz please do, it has a ton of info in a single place and it is the best place to understand the official mission of the Moonbirds DAO.   What is the DAO you ask? The DAO was created to: “empower creatives to further the Moonbirds ecosystem, reputation, and lore. We believe this will lead to new products, NFT collections, companies, cultural moments and content — with the intention of elevating the Moonbirds brand and eventually making it a household name.”  The DAO will be funded by an initial capital infusion in ETH, NFTs and a rolling royalty piece from second market sales of Moonbirds in marketplaces.   I’m really excited for this as there is a large amount of community members who have incredible ideas that with a little bit of capital can go a long way for the brand.   Art Basel in Miami - Proof meetup and Subparliaments Event  As part of the LosLatinBirds community I’m super excited for this meetup and will be in Miami for it. There’s a Dec 1 meetup at Dante’s HiFi for many Subparliaments including Los LatinBirds, NudeBirds and others. There’s also a Proof Day Lounge on Dec 2 at Doya. More info at events.proof.xyz   That’s it for now, see you in Miami or Los Angeles birbs!