Enter the metaverse high life. In January ‘22, we dropped Burrows, our virtual metaspaces sporting premium amenities and a top-of-the-range production studio, in collaboration with hip-hop OG, Snoop Dogg.

Bryne’s efforts shone a spotlight on the Auckland City Mission and we wanted to rally the community to contribute further. Through a 24h auction of some Flufs and Snoop Dogg Burrows, we were able to raise over $1M for the charity.

Up next on our FLUF Haus party hop, we ventured to LA for a Fluf X Party Bear clash like no other during Superbowl. Special guest artists like T-Pain & Chromeo kept the vibes high, before Angelbaby dropped in for another performance broadcasted live from the metaverse.

With the world reeling from the Ukraine invasion and the hardship their citizens were enduring, we launched a charity mint of a limited edition ‘Fuck the War’ scene, raising over $400,000 for humanitarian support groups and NGOs.

A proud moment in FLUF World history. On this day, with a donation of NZ $234,711 we officially offset all of our carbon emissions to date by 200% via CarbonClick.

Alongside ASM, Seekers, PartyBear, CENNZnet and other ecosystem partners we travelled to Austin, Texas to host the metaverse portion of the world’s leading tech festival South by Southwest (SXSW).

Panels by day, parties by night. After long deep dives into the open metaverse at SXSW, we turned up the volume at 2 special-edition FLUF Haus events, featuring guest artists like Young & Sick, Mija and Dillon Francis.

Seekers flew into FLUF World bringing decentralised communication to our open metaverse. As Sylo’s genesis NFT collection, they’re a major key to unlocking new opportunities and bridging the gap between other meta worlds and communities. 

Airdrop April kicked off a number of rewards for holders over an exciting month for the Fluffle. 

As a special reward for early holders, we dropped our YAT gem, a first collaboration with YAT and their Magic Mirror in the Yativerse, commemorating the FLUF journey so far.

To kick off the first phase of breeding, we dropped EGGs to Fluf holders, 10,000 Electromycelial Genome Generators, capable of incubating Fluf parent DNA to produce future Fluflets. 

In an exclusive partnership with leading SFX and film industry titan, Wētā Workshop, we released 3,003 Rayguns from their Dr. Grordbort’s franchise, with support from FLUF World.

In April, we rolled out some brand-spanking new renovations to the FLUF World Underground, for seamless customisations, asset downloads and filtering across our growing collections.

ATEM Car Club drifted onto the scene with their genesis membership card mint, and an airdrop for holders of various FLUF collections including Golds, Silvers, 1/1s and Lambo scenes.

With Party Bear’s companion collection Buzzies’ on the way, we dropped HNI Pots to Party Bear holders: Hydrothermal Nectar Infusers, capable of attracting Buzzies back to the Underground to join the party. 

In June we soft-launched parent entity Futureverse - our open metaverse infrastructure consists of FLUF World ecosystem, Sylo’s decentralised comms protocols, ASM’s AI protocols, and our native blockchain the Root Network, in partnership with leading blockchain provider Ripple.

The Futureverse Foundation is a not-for-profit charity launched in collaboration with leading artists and philanthropists Alexandra Grant and Keanu Reeves. As the charitable arm of Futureverse, the foundation will see that underrepresented artists and creatives are given space to thrive in this developing digital economy.

Gods & Goblins was officially announced, along with the introduction of our lore and a sneak peek into the game world via Varlin the Shrewd’s journal entry. 

We provided all Fluf holders with FBX and GLTF files of their Flufs, enabling them to animate and create in a new medium and answering the age-old question: Wen Legz? 

The creative potential of Thingies came to life when the first stage of Thingies Utility launched in the Underground. Thingies gained the ability to create AI Artwork, becoming the world’s first digitally created art capable of producing digital art. 

Sparky’s famous Moon Rocks launched alongside Thingies, a consumable and currency that allows them to generate their creative masterpieces. 

On DATE, the Futureverse ecosystem launched The Next Legends, our upcoming metaverse boxing game, created in partnership with the Muhammad Ali estate, and Authentic Brands Group

The first stage of the Root Network launched, the core blockchain infrastructure for Futureverse specifically designed to provide a seamless onboarding experience for new Web3 users. 

We launched the inaugural edition of Probably Nothing, our monthly update where we share progress updates, behind-the-scenes sneak peeks, and other exclusive content with our community.

Thingies artwork got spooky to celebrate Halloween. This was the first of our limited-edition themes to take over the Thingies creations and show the versatility of AI Art.

Party Bears 3D models released in the Underground, game-ready assets that had the Bears hitting the dancefloor to show off what they could do with their new legs.

Our friends at Altered State Machine launched the FIFA: AI League, a game made in collaboration with FIFA just in time for the Qatar 2022 World Cup. This is the most significant partnership in Web3 to date and a momentous milestone for our ecosystem.

The quest for the Buzzies has begun. Our narrative journey followed Dr Mati Atlas to each of the Buzzie environments, revealing clues about the Buzzie families along the way. 

We launched Futureverse, our ecosystem of over 300+ passionate people, building out the open metaverse alongside the Fluffle. Our trailer gave everyone a glimpse at where we’re going. 

‘Tis the season. Our latest update brought Christmas-themed creations to your Thingies creative repertoire. 

Ain’t no party like a Party Bear birthday! We celebrated one year of bears with a day full of music, conversations with the team, our Road Trippin Part 2 competition and a surprise gift drop of HNI Pots & EGGs to lucky bear holders. 

Buzzies have officially returned! The first family has already begun to reveal, with the rollout set to continue over the coming weeks. What will make its way back to your HNI Pots?