{"id":74763,"date":"2023-02-28T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-28T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=74763"},"modified":"2025-09-09T22:08:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T19:08:07","slug":"dookey-dash-winner-nets-1-63m-from-sale-of-top-prize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/dookey-dash-winner-nets-1-63m-from-sale-of-top-prize\/","title":{"rendered":"Dookey Dash winner nets $1.63m from sale of top prize"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dookey Dash winner from Yuga Labs Kyle &#8216;Mongraal&#8217; Jackson sold the NFT prize for 1000 ETH (~$1.63m). The buyer was billionaire Adam Weitsman.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I have agreed to sell the key for 1000 ETH to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamWeitsman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AdamWeitsman<\/a>. Super nice guy and thrilled the sale went through with him.<\/p>\n<p>A special thank you to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yugalabs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@yugalabs<\/a> for hosting an incredible competition. I look forward to competing in future events. Royalties will be paid in full.<br \/>1\/2<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mongraal (@Mongraal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mongraal\/status\/1630306715768877058?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 27, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Weitsman<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Adam_Weitsman\">is the owner<\/a> of Upstate Shredding \u2014 Weitsman Recycling, a scrap-metal recycling company based in Owego, New York, and a cryptocurrency advocate.<\/p>\n<p>Jackson <a href=\"https:\/\/ru.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mongraal\">is known<\/a> as a professional in the esports world, primarily in Fortnite and a Twitch streamer.<\/p>\n<p>Mongraal listed the NFT for sale at 2222 ETH (~$3.6m).<\/p>\n<p>The sole bid came from United Planets DAO at 690 ETH (~$1.1m). The token holder offered to double this bid to obtain consent.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Double it and I\u2019ll accept ? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hN2K4FuQe5\">https:\/\/t.co\/hN2K4FuQe5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mongraal (@Mongraal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mongraal\/status\/1629494698166329344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 25, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Jackson thanked Yuga Labs &#8216;for an incredible competition&#8217; and said he looks forward to competing in future events.<\/p>\n<p>The company will receive 5% of the deal as a royalty \u2014 50 ETH (~$81,500).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/yuga-labs-to-launch-online-game-with-nft-prizes\">Announcing the game in January<\/a>, Yuga Labs promised to reward the most active participants with &#8220;mysterious energy sources&#8221;, the nature of which was not disclosed. Players were to accumulate points over three weeks, ending February 8.<\/p>\n<p>In Dookey Dash, players fly through a sewer tunnel, dodging obstacles and collecting bonuses.<\/p>\n<p>Co-founderWylie Aronoff hinted that Dookey Dash is part of Yuga Labs&#8217; broader plans to refine the experience<a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/bored-ape-yacht-club-creators-publish-lite-paper-for-the-otherside-project\"> the Otherside metaverse<\/a>. The platform will allow players to own land and turn NFTs into playable characters.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/opinion-yuga-labs-appoints-a-new-ceo-signaling-an-important-development-for-gamefi\">In December, Yuga Labs appointed<\/a> Activision Blizzard&#8217;s chief executive, Daniel Alegre.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dookey Dash winner from Yuga Labs Kyle &#8216;Mongraal&#8217; Jackson sold the NFT prize for 1000 ETH (~$1.63m). 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