Implemented
TheVitaliks ERC-721
Compact DNA, base roll, Hoodie cap, Normies mint, Chop Shop and sequential trait evolution.
Protocol paper / public architecture
A body
with memory.
Started on June 15, 2025, before Ethereum's 10th anniversary. Each Vitalik stores a canonical identity, renders it from SVG layers and lets culture move without erasing where it began.
Supply8,888
Traits116
Exit target100% / 24H
Version ceilingV4
renderer object6 layers
V1
V2
Serum01 / implementation statusWhat exists.
What exists.
What comes next.
The protocol paper separates deployed code, launch operations and future contracts. “Planned” never means “already enforced on-chain.”
Implemented
VitalikRenderer
SSTORE2 V1 layers, replaceable renderer link, V2-V4 uploads, metadata and special layer order.
Implemented
Serum ERC-1155
One launch Serum per valid mint plus an owner-configurable public Serum round.
Implemented
Royalty strategy
Receives ETH, executes approved marketplace calls and routes acquired Vitaliks to a mutable recipient.
Launch operation
24-hour exit window
Funded OpenSea offers target a full mint-price return. This is treasury execution, not an ERC-721 refund function.
Implemented / pending deployment
ERC-6551 Shop + Art DAO
Token accounts, on-chain wearables, holder voting, renderer equipment and the exact 70/30 sale split are implemented as separate contracts.
02 / release sequenceThree phases.
Three phases.
One lineage.
Mint establishes the archive. Serum opens artist states. Token-bound inventory is a separate expansion after the core launch.
Launch -> sold out + 24H
Publish the V1 archive.
A collector selects five visible inputs. The contract rolls the base, maps linked heads, validates the final DNA, mints the ERC-721 and airdrops one Serum in the same transaction.
- 8,888 maximum supply
- Base roll: 2% Ape, 1% Alien and 3% Zombie per full 100-mint window
- V1 freeze is a deliberate owner transaction after the exit window
SVG source stack116 files->6 IDs
03 / renderer pathThe image is
The image is
a contract result.
The ERC-721 stores DNA and selected version states. `tokenURI` calls the current renderer, which reads SSTORE2 pointers, applies the contract layer order and returns inline SVG metadata.
- 01Store compact IDsNo final JPEG is uploaded per token.
- 02Read SVG pointersEach canonical layer is stored once.
- 03Apply visual rulesFish, glasses, Hoodie and special heads use explicit ordering.
- 04Return metadataMarketplaces receive image and version attributes from tokenURI.
Normies exception
Test the rendererThe Normies print currently resolves its host image through the Normies API URL inside the SVG. Core collection layers remain SSTORE2; this special passport has an external host-image dependency.
04 / honest rarityOne trait.
One trait.
Four readable states.
The canonical trait remains the rarity reference. Later art is recorded as a version of that trait, not introduced as a fake new genesis attribute.
Captain HatV1
The original trait ID and the rarity reference.
A cleaner or more authored state of the same trait.
A louder state that unlocks only after V2.
An optional future state that unlocks only after V3.
Normies Passport / #669
05 / special identityThe host
The host
stays named.
A Normies holder can bind one unused Normie to the special shirt. The host token ID enters metadata and follows the Vitalik after sale or transfer.
Owner-gated mintOne use per NormiePersistent passport
If DNA validation, ERC-721 mint or Serum mint fails, the whole transaction reverts.
Background and rolled base do not create a new canonical combination; clothing, glasses, Head and Mouth do.
Quirkies and Egg heads map to Normal, Alien, Zombie or Ape after the contract rolls the base.
Hoodie is holder-selected, progressively capped and suppresses Head art plus Head marketplace metadata.
Only clothing, glasses, Head and Mouth evolve. Every later state must exist in the renderer and unlock sequentially.
The minter must own an unused Normie. Its token ID stays attached to the Vitalik after transfer.
06 / protocol expansionThe NFT can
The NFT can
own inventory.
The ERC-6551 account is derived from the parent token without replacing the ERC-721. Account control follows the current Vitalik owner; the Wardrobe renders only ERC-1155 items actually held by that account.
ERC-721 parent
controls
ERC-6551 token-bound account0x...Vitalik
Shop + Art DAO contracts
Vote on admission, not the art itself.
Artists commit an exact SVG hash. Each Vitalik token can vote once on admission. Accepted work enters the on-chain Shop with a fixed 70% creator / 30% strategy accounting route.
- Commit exact artwork hash
- Vote with owned Vitaliks
- Publish matching ERC-1155 bytes
- Hold in wallet or Vitalik account
- Equip without rewriting canonical DNA
07 / launch economicsMint, hold
Mint, hold
or exit.
The exit window and royalty strategy are separate. One targets launch-side liquidity; the other uses secondary creator earnings for public acquisitions.
Mint price0.0003 ETHVitalik + launch Serum
Exit duration24HAfter sold out
Seller target100%Of mint price, net target
Royalty signal4.20%Separate strategy route
How the 100% target works
Offers must be funded and grossed up.
The launch operator plans to place OpenSea WETH offers for 24 hours after sold out. Offer sizing must account for configured marketplace and creator deductions so the seller net targets the original 0.0003 ETH mint price. Availability and execution remain external to the NFT contract.
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