Hello Essential Turtle Tribe!

After over a year in the space with major market shifts, we ar still killing it. Why? BECAUSE WE CAN! We are off to an absolute banger of a start this year! January blew by but not without events! We  had a hectic boat party and bbq with some help from NFT SYD and Degen Aussie Apes. We will continue to keep you up to date as we set the pieces in place all along the way the rest of this year. We are amazed and thankful for the last year and a half of experiences with you all. 

 

 

NFT NZL

 

In case that wasn’t enough, we followed it up with a banggn’ time at NFT NZL. All to give a little sneak preview of the art update and still get to hang out with all of you legends.  With the combination of the events, collective cleanups, and an amazing community full of diamond hand holders, we have exceeded any of our expectations from the start. Personally this gives us all the rocket fuel we need to keep on pushing together.

 

The Face Lift

 

We have continued to grow through the bear market and maintained a very positive direction forward. With all of the changes and all of the work we figured it was time for a face lift. ChocRice is pouring the hours into the lab to make this art update special. We believe as a team that this overhaul adds life and character to the turtles while still maintaining the original vibe and lovability. We can not wait to roll them all out and see what insane combos everyone has. Keep your eyes peeled throughout April for sneak peeks and other surprises.

 

CHARM

 

Other big news in our Cycloverse, is the launch of the C.H.A.R.M AI coral farming system our friend Stephen Rodan developed. This puts us one step closer to placing one in Indonesia. Overall, it has been a quick journey and as a team we have been working behind the scenes to add value, create connection, and foster collaboration across the space. Eventually this will even include your own personal CycloTurtle Coral starter as we go down the line. Moving ahead in the coming months stay close because there will be some unbelievable opportunities coming to you holders. Make sure you hop in the NotEssential Discord and verify your turtles. 

NotEssential Deliveries

 

Finally, the best part of all! We have started mailing out care packages to our minting holders. We love you all, and hope you love your gifts. Make sure to share some photos and tag us on Instagram and/or Twitter. This is simply our second step in creating global collective identity as a powerful force for good in the world. Thank you for minting a Cycloturtle and being part of our NotEssential family.  Individually we are all NotEssential, Together we are all ESSENTIAL.

 

Word for the wise 

 

Anima (a-ne-ma)

 

Anima is the Latin word for soul. “Anima” is the raw spiritual energy, the pneuma, or breath of life, the innermost self, and an energy within all things. It is where the word animate comes from, meaning “bring to life”. This is also where the word Animism, the knowledge that all things are sustained and connected, derived from, this singular energy. Here at NotEssential we recognize and celebrate this “anima” within all of us. We have dug deep within ourselves at every new challenge, we have felt the connection between the team from the start, but now we see it moving swiftly IRL and extending globally. It truly is this internal energy that drives us and allows us to make it happen. This central energy, and the connection to it, is being pumped through everything we do. It is our absolute core. From the new art update and care packages, tedious hours of development, or just having a yarn with you all on a boat, we love it.  We do it all BECAUSE WE CAN, and because you matter.

As always, thank you for choosing to be NotEssential.

Big Love,

 

Your NotEssential team