Our project was deployed on 3rd August 2025. Follow us on social media for news. Click to see more.
We are starting slowly (see our long-term Roadmap) and still setting many things up. If you want fresh news, best is to follow
us on X/Twitter (x.com/0xbadface1). If you have any questions, you can ask on our Discord, message us on X/Twitter or Contact us
via email. We also have Instagram (instagram.com/0xbadface1), but there is not much to see (yet).
Recent major news:
23rd Sep 2025: You can now contact us also via Discord. Invite link: discord.gg/FczYQvP2.
31st Aug 2025: Minted tokens #0006 to #0009. See current tokens at OpenSea.
24th Aug 2025: Minted tokens #0002 to #0005 with a live stream on X (17:00 CEST). See current tokens at OpenSea.
19th Aug 2025: Created github account and repository (github.com/0xbadface1/0xbadface-contracts) for our smart contracts.
17th Aug 2025: Tested token URI update workflows on mainnet for our first (and so far only) token! See X/Twitter post
Overview
0xBadFace is a ground-breaking Non-Fungible Token (NFT) collection, living on the Ethereum blockchain. It introduces a new kind of digital assets - memetic blockchain artifacts with inherent value mined using Proof-of-Work (PoW). This inherent value, which is only symbolic for our artifact (around one dollar) comes not from marketing or rarity, but from the cryptographic address itself and the average cost of computing resources required to discover it. It's the first NFT collection ever launched with its name embedded directly in the smart contract and creator addresses.
You can find the 0xBadFace NFT collection at the Ethereum contract address
We have also created the first ("worthless") Proof-of-Work meme coin: 0xBadFace Coin for our community. Read more about our Tokens
Stupid? Primitive? Wasteful? Maybe. But did you ever ask yourself what gives normal money its value? And what gives value to Bitcoin? And by the way, isn't money just a tokenized name (meme) issued and backed by central banks and governments?
We belive that this idea of inherent value through meme discovery via Proof-of-Work could be the seed of a new kind of value, where artifacts exceeding millions of dollars of inherent value will be collaboratively mined by people around the world and then distributed to them as Proof-of-Work meme coins, once discovered. 0xBadFace is only the first, imperfect, symbolic, and still only a centralized demonstration. The rest towards decentralized artifacts is up to the people, who will continue on this path, if they like the ideas from our paper.
Inherent Value & Proof-of-Work →
Learn how 0xBadFace address was mined and what is the inherent value and Proof-of-Work in this context.
Design & Art →
While the address is the main point of this NFT collection, we opted also for a very specific unified functional design for profile pictures, which is the natural use-case for the 0xBadFace theme. But as it does not suggest any specific character, and we did not want to use generative art - and instead make each token unique in origin - the art style will be intentionally diverse. We invite many artists to contribute sets and ideas for the tokens to be minted.
Mutable Metadata and True Ownership
What kind of ownership is it, if all you can do is transfer or burn your token? 0xBadFace NFTs are different. Each token includes an owner-editable on-chain field.
This field allows you to propose a new, better, cooler image (and metadata) for your token — ideally staying true to the original “bad face” theme, but potentially diverging over time if the community agrees. With enough support, proposed updates can be approved and made visible to everyone. You don’t just hold a picture. You hold a living slot in a shared, evolving gallery. The art may change. But the meme — the 0xBadFace embedded in the address — remains forever.
But this field isn’t just for proposals — it’s also a space for self-expression. This is true ownership. Owners can write anything they want, directly to the blockchain. It's not immediately visible in marketplaces, but it's permanent, verifiable, and publicly accessible.
Project Roadmap →
We’re launching slowly, minting only a few NFTs at first. As the community grows, we’ll roll out voting tools, support more artists, and eventually transfer governance to a DAO or other on-chain system.
Community Building →
This isn’t a commercial drop. That is why you will find no PR language here. This is an open invitation for people to explore and get involved. We’re giving away meme coins, accepting artistic proposals, and slowly building a fair, creative community around a novel concept, which has the potential to revolutionize meme coins and one day, maybe, what money itself means: If future currencies could be discovered through sheer luck using the Proof-of-Work, then the issuer could be the laws of physics and mathematics, not a central bank or a marketing team. And if these currencies could be automatically and fairly distributed to millions who contributed to the search at least a bit...
Money is a system of belief. We have always been told to believe in something controlled by others—from the authority of kings, governments, central banks, early Bitcoin adopters and maximalists, ... to XRP maximalists or various public figures and influencers. Each time, a small group of insiders, early adopters or speculators gets crazy rich.
But there may be a way to invert the game. If we put belief first and everyone participates, we could eventually discover and distribute new currencies in a way that no insiders can exploit. We could discover truly decentralized money of the people, issued by the laws of physics and mathematics and beyond anyone’s control.
For this to happen, almost everyone on this planet would have to participate at least a little. That cannot happen overnight; it could take many years or even a couple of decades. But it will never happen if enough people do not give it a chance...