Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) is a collection of 10,000 profile picture non-fungible tokens ( NFTs ) minted on the Ethereum network. Launched by a crypto startup, Yuga Labs, in early 2021, this collection of 10,000 cartoon apes has become the face of NFTs. BAYC has changed the culture of the internet forever.

The idea of the project is to portray early investors in crypto (aka degens) who went all in or “aped” in crypto and bought up all the great projects that made them millionaires or billionaires.

The fictional story of Bored Ape Yacht Club is set in 2031. The crypto investors who “aped in” a decade ago have become insanely wealthy (“aped” billionaires), are saddled with the disillusionment of success, and are unsure of how to spend their abundant wealth and free time. They have nothing better to do except wallow with the rest of the Bored Apes at the yacht club.