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Gnars are a new way to fund extreme athletes

We prefer a world where kids aren’t sold energy drinks by their heroes. So as a community of action sports enthusiasts, we’ve formed a DAO to rethink how extreme athletes get sponsored.

Gnars are NFTs on the Ethereum blockchain

Based on Nouns open source and CC0 artwork, they’re stored fully on-chain with no external dependencies. Each one gets you a DAO vote and memberships are available at auction, forever.

Gnars are dedicated to supporting the artistry of extreme athletes

News and Updates

Skate Cuida x That’s Gnarly

The video embedded in the tweet below is skateboarding legend Bob Burnquist talking about the collaboration between his charity, Instituto Skate Cuida, and That’s Gnarly! We’re teaming up to raise funds to help Brazilian kids through the art of skateboarding by committing 40% of mint proceeds for the week to Skate Cuida. Head over to That’s Gnarly and show some support by minting a few editions!

Gnars @gnars_dao

LFG @bobburnquist 🤝 @thatsgnar_ly

That’s Gnarly Contests

The first round of contests on That’s Gnarly are ending! Athletes can submit clips in the category of their sport for a chance to win up to $250 in prizes. Submissions will be voted on by Gnars and That’s Gnarly editions holders. In addition, you can refer your friends and each referral gains you an extra entry to the contest. Read the twitter thread below for more details and get your submissions in while you still can!

That’s Gnarly @thatsgnar_ly

That’s Gnarly Contests are now live 🔥

The top clips in each category win cash 💸

The best part?

Coordinate with shredders in your community to get the biggest turnout, and earn yourselves the largest rewards.

🫵 thatsgnar.ly/contest

Gnarving Update

Will this week be the week it finally happens? Only 29 auctions left until the gnarving! For those that don’t know, the gnarving is when the duration of each auction doubles – think of it like a Bitcoin halving but for Gnars auctions – and this time the auction duration is going to increase from 40 to 80 minutes. Interested in learning more about how our auctions work? Head over to onboard.wtf.

Proposals

Upcoming

We have lots of exciting proposal ideas constantly in the works. Please take a look and give feedback in the discord forum!

Active

Giving is Gnarly – Support young skaters in Brazil and promote Skate Cuida
- This proposal is requesting 1 ETH, with half going directly to Bob Burnquist’s Instituto Skate Cuida and the other half going to fund a contest on That’s Gnarly where 5 creators will win 0.10 ETH each. The mission is to support the kids and a social good chosen by the Gnars community and drive more attention to Gnars and Instituto Skate Cuida via the contest.
- Discord Thread | Proposal

Passed

Sponsor Elisa (paragliding) to Become an Official Sponsored athlete
- This proposal is requesting 1 ETH for Elisa (@rio.from.above), a paraglider from Rio de Janeiro, to become a full sponsored Gnars athlete. This proposal includes the funding of a 400 km flight during the trade winds season, a distance-record-breaking expedition.
- Discord Thread | Proposal

Sponsor Pedro Nem (@dabel)
- This proposal requested 1 ETH for Pedro Henrique, also known as Nem, a 27 years old skateboarder and beatmaker musician, to become a full sponsored Gnars athlete. Nem has made quite a few submissions to That’s Gnarly and has even been featured in a few daily drops, check out his profile here.
- Discord Thread | Proposal

Additional Funding for ‘GNARS’ly’ Video Part
- This proposal requested 0.35 ETH to fund travel to 3 locations and filming for the final pieces of KnowHow’s GNAR’ly video. He will be traveling to Corfu, Agrinio, and Patra.
- Discord Thread | Proposal
Vlad’s Renew Proposal (1/4)
- This proposal is a renewal for a previously sponsored athlete Vlad (sktbrd.eth). He is requesting 1 ETH per month for 4 months, to cover a 6 month Gnars sponsorship extension. Please read through the proposal for more info about Vlad’s contributions to Gnars.
- Discord Thread | Proposal

GnarsDAO x ComicsDAO – Gnarly tricks Strip comic + page
- This proposal is requesting 0.69 ETH to commission artwork that will be featured as a droposal and integrated into a single-page ad in the Nouns Comic series by Comics DAO. This is a repeat of a past proposal that did not meet quorum.
- Discord Thread | Proposal
Onboarding Bernardo Nassar (Big wave bodyboarder)
- This proposal is seeking 1 Gnar NFT to begin the athlete onboarding process for Bernardo Nassar, a big wave bodyboarder located in Brazil. He is also part of the NXF team, who as mentioned in the previous proposal discovered and are pioneers of “Avalanche”, one of the largest waves in Brazil. You can find his latest submission to That’s Gnarly here. This is a repeat of a past proposal that did not meet quorum.
- Discord Thread | Proposal | Instagram

Community Highlights

Gnars Session in Brazil

Huge shoutout to the crew down in Brazil, they threw this gnarly event with just a couple days notice! Check out some highlights below.

3rd-Eye.eth @3rdeye_crypto

Brazilian Storm @gnars_dao team present on the first Gnars Session! Thanks for the love Frenz!
@lucasrocha94 @luizhadad @marinioac @vladhzc @willdiasgnars @Akva556 🫶🏻

🫡 Akva.btc | ◧-◧¬.eth @Akva556

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3rd-Eye.eth @3rdeye_crypto

1st @gnars_dao Session🛹🏴‍☠️✌️

Gnars Jam Sessions Podcast

Be sure to tune in every Thursday night at 10:00pm EST to catch the Jam Session live in action! Don’t stress if you can’t make it, all episodes will be published as a podcast for you to stream at your convenience.

Daily Drop at Gnar O’Clock!

Every day on That’s Gnarly a new open edition drops at Gnar O’ Clock (10:30pm EST / 2:30am UTC) during a live show on The Noun Square!

SkateHive and the Gnars Shredding Report

Check out the latest Gnars Shredding Report published on SkateHive! If you haven’t yet, be sure to check out SkateHive and SurfHive, where you can publish content and get paid for it!