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Working through some ideas…

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You know how it goes—>design a logo…then spend hours designing all the things that aren’t the logo that the website and flyers need…

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Arts funding is disappearing, but the need for it has never been greater. In recent months, we’ve seen cuts to cultural programs, shrinking public budgets and fewer resources for local artists. Yet, art remains where communities turn to make sense of their world, to connect, to heal. /citynouns is building a different model: a regenerative funding engine where creative culture and public goods are supported directly by the communities who value them. No grant applications. No gatekeepers. Just onchain mechanisms that fund local art, civic projects, and cultural expression—sustainably. Because creativity isn’t a luxury. It’s infrastructure.

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In /metalabel's latest email, "Culture is the frontier," they wrote: "Creative work isn’t insignificant. Creative work is at the heart of what's most significant." In a world spinning sideways, where the headlines hit faster than we can process, culture is where we turn to make sense of it all. At /citynouns, we believe creative culture is the frontier. The stories we tell, the art we share, the spaces we build—this is where communities connect, wrestle with the hard questions and imagine what comes next. We’re building a framework where cities become canvases and public goods get funded by collective creativity. It’s not just art. It's the heart of what matters.

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There’s a lot going on behind the scenes at /citynouns right now—maybe more than it seems on the surface. + DAO filings + compliance (talk about a process that needs an update from mid-1990s web2) + Smart contract setup (working thru the relationship layers, wallets & treasury partitioning) + Operations foundations (comms processes, community, shared document storage, transparency, accountability) + Funding pipelines (grants, grants, more grants) + And more! Trying to build infrastructure + culture at the same time with just 2-3 people, it's a challenge. Flying the plane while bolting on the wings. So if it feels a little quieter here than normal—it won’t be for long. The foundations we’re laying now are what will make City Nouns scalable and regenerative for 100+ cities.

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Woot! Proposal 4 to update our description to reflect our entity as a Wyoming DAO has passed. Thanks! https://nouns.build/dao/base/0xdf4f168ba41c88ab4d0f1e2117110600c7e44b6d/vote/4

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Trait reveal! Reaching higher. Standing taller. The spire signals ambition—the city’s skyline signature that says, we’re here. This trait’s for the architects of progress and the dreamers who always aim upward. Also, the first token with the YELLOW NOGGLES on public auction! https://nouns.build/dao/base/0xdf4f168ba41c88ab4d0f1e2117110600c7e44b6d/23

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Here it is! The FIRST /citynouns token with the Yellow Noggles to come up on the live auction -- and with the Spire Head trait reveal! https://nouns.build/dao/base/0xdf4f168ba41c88ab4d0f1e2117110600c7e44b6d/23

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Happy to announce that Proposal 3: Fix Metadata Renderer Base has passed. Thank you. https://nouns.build/dao/base/0xdf4f168ba41c88ab4d0f1e2117110600c7e44b6d/vote/3

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Web3: a masterclass on how to run yourself. #check

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2/2 By combining participatory governance, open-source tooling and generative art, City Nouns extends the Nounish ethos and supports Builder DAO’s mission. Our vision is to build an interconnected ecosystem of City DAOs that uses decentralized governance and art to inspire cultural innovation, civic participation and regenerative funding models—transforming urban creativity into a collaborative force for social and economic good.

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1/2 City Nouns is a Wyoming-registered DAO that empowers communities worldwide by launching city-based generative art DAOs that celebrate local culture, fund public goods and accelerate Web3 adoption. Each City DAO runs its own daily auctions, using proceeds to support local creative and civic initiatives while contributing back to a shared global treasury. The global framework is maintained by a small group of founders who design, coordinate and grow the City Nouns ecosystem. To sustain this work, 10% of all global-level inflows are allocated to a transparent founder wallet—ensuring core contributors are compensated.

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Proposal #4 is now open for voting. Realizing now that Nouns Builder doesn't automatically show the changes we made to the DAO description -- would have been nice to know that in the UI (another sigh) -- so I will post below. FTR, we're now a Wyoming DAO! https://nouns.build/dao/base/0xdf4f168ba41c88ab4d0f1e2117110600c7e44b6d/vote/4

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Does this have a Sponge Bob Squarepants vibe, or what?

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Is there a link to Break Even Group? I served 1.5 years on the Builder DAO / Nouns Builder ops group and goal-setting, transparency and accountability were not prioritized.

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Yes, fun times, especially if you're web3-curious... we'll be launching a hyper-local social entity called NOUNS KC DAO! Zoooooooom.

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Yeah, imagine a DAO with stagnated growth, long-term leadership blaming external influences instead of owning the outcomes, one that peddles conspiracy theories, with a treasury likely to be depleted by year’s end just from residency renewals, a code base that hasn't been updated for two years, with no one willing to speak up about values degradation, and toxic positivity masking real structural issues. And with no clear strategy to reverse course—no revenue plan, no measurable milestones. Just gatekeeping and a culture where longevity is mistaken for leadership. Anyone want to join that DAO?

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The Mona Head is definitely getting the vibes from the ecosystem!

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