Anybodies
About Anybodies
Anybodies is a Metaverse fashion and clothing brand fusing digital fashion with unique real life collectable garments.
These garments can either be equipped virtually or physically. Users create content while equipping merch can earn $STYLE which can either be spent in-game or cashed out.
Anybodies plans to revolutionise they way people buy, sell wear and experience clothing buy using blockchain technology, augmented reality and game engine technology.
In the year of 2022 Anybodies had notable collabs with Degods, Nike and Tay Keith. These NFT Drops under the Anybodies umbrella were all redeemable for physical merch as well as virtual use. Toys’R’Us was a late December drop from Anybodies with roadmap yet to be outlined.
For 2023 the project plans on building out their Anybodies Mobile App incorporating Tay Keith Hoodies and their first retail customer Toys’R’Us. Further expanding to onboard others that will incorporate their tech into their product ranges and stores. Mentions have been made of activewear brands, luxury brands and even liquor brands.
Anybodies V2
Anybodies have been quiet and dropped off the radar for quite a while but for good reason. They realised the market has been evolving and moving away from traditional ways. What has been built is an entirely new rewards experience and have included in this NFT redeemable technology. The idea was to make this more user friendly by removing crypto terms. Gone are the terms staking, NFT and tokens. They now call this subscriptions. The unique design is to keep you connected to creators, communities and brands.
It changes how users interact with smart contracts in a clean interface. Creators can now build fully customisable on-chain rewards systems with different tiers and experiences that drive users to take actions that the brand cares about. This is where things get interesting, NFT users are accustomed to receiving one type of token as a reward. This platform allows for holders to be eligible for multiple types of rewards at the same time. These rewards do not have to be digital rewards either. A reward example could be a coffee at a partnered business.
Redeemables
This is where things get interesting. Instead of boring stake and forget users now get rewarded for their experiences. Products can be embedded with NFC tags which can interact with smart phones in any environment. Simply scan, follow the interactive notification and claim rewards.
Another interesting way this technology works is people can claim, transfer and prove ownership of any redeemable enabled product.
Put simply NFC enabled collectables can be stored safely and the digital (NFC) product may be traded to change ownership. Should a person choose to redeem they may do so and receive the physical product. Metadata on the digital copy (NFT) will be changed to reflect “Redeemed”.
Game Centre
Creators will be able to give their holders fun and creative ways to claim or win rewards. Creators will be able to integrate the Games Centre into the rewards program. This will include leaderboards, achievements, multi player mode and real-time play.
You can watch a short clip from Elli here describing the new platform and the future of Anybodies.
Collections
- Anybodies (OG collection)
- Anybodies x Degods Hoodies
- Tay Keith
- Anybodies x AF1
*Note the below utilities were V1 of Anybodies. I have left this here as to show the original plan and how it has changed. Social media platform rewards have not yet been enabled.
The OG Collection
This is a collection of pfp’s that can be staked using Diamond Vaults. This staking is unique and works on a time based scale, the longer you stake for the more emissions your NFT receives. The local token $style has been used previously for holders to exchange for mints of the merch collections launched by Anybodies.
Redeemables Collections
Anybodies has has three collaborations to date where the NFT’s minted could be redeemed for a physical item. The NFT is then held to be of use in future digital worlds. In the case of the AF1 collection these offer a staking multiplier.
These have been very notable drops with popular irl brands.
An interesting utility for Anybodies is the Wear to Earn. With physical items this means wearing the garment and uploading content on popular social media platforms such as Instagram or TikTok. Anybodies already has some notable collabs where holders were able to redeem NFT’s for irl merch such as Nike shoes, Degods hoodies or Tay Keith Hoodies.
Metaverse garments are game ready with augmented and virtual reality compatibility. Users can equip garments and earn $STYLE rewards while streaming or creating content
***Note*** At time of writing the app has not been released. Expectations are for April 2023 release
Ways to earn wearing Physical Merch
- Instagram: Earn by posting a story, reel, live or post while wearing our merch.
- Snapchat: Earn by posting a story while wearing our merch.
- TikTok: Earn by posting a TikTok video while wearing our merch in your video.
- YouTube: Earn by posting a YouTube video, Shorts or Live while wearing our merch.
- Twitch: Earn by live streaming while wearing our merch in your video.
- Twitter: Earn by posting a Tweet (video) while wearing our merch in your video.
Ways to earn wearing Digital Merch
- Metaverses: Earn by playing supported metaverses while having our metaversion merch equipped.
- Games: Earn by playing supported games while having our metaversion merch equipped.
- Snapchat: Earn by posting a snap using our lenses.
- Instagram: Earn by posting a video using our filters (coming soon).
- TikTok: Earn by posting a TikTok using our filters (coming soon).
***Note: Each platform has requirements that must be met to be eligible for rewards including age, minimum followers/subscribers***
Holders of the OG collection are WL for any drops from Anybodies, some mints are also available using the token $STYLE.
Diamond Vaults is developed and owned by Anybodies. This platform has been a popular staking platform on the Solana blockchain. Currently utilised by many projects bringing revenue back to the project. This platform is marketed separately as it does not fit into the fashion direction that Anybodies is targeting. Although functional Anybodies has realised staking is not the future and they have been spending resources on development of the app due for release soon. Not much leaked about this but it is said to be game changing.
| Team Members | Role |
|---|
Elli De Gouveia (CEO)
https://twitter.com/ellihandro
aka Ellihandro enjoys starting from a blank whiteboard or early-stage prototype and transforming it into something people truly value.
Joss Aviv (CTO): A master developer with 10 years of experience, a former senior-dev at Wix.com and a wizard with code.
Xi Ding (Creative Director): A well-known digital artist who specialises in stylised portraits, Xi Ding brings the team’s visions to life.
Ben Bouteille (Team Leader): After 12+ years in Digital Marketing and E-commerce, Ben now focuses on levelling up marketing teams CRM strategies using AI.
Kristel Solerti (Community Manager): Originally from Costa Rica, Kristel has served for 10+ years in the US Airforce in their HR department.
Lee Astete (Community Manager): 20+ years as a IT security Engineer. Currently a Principle Security Engineer at United Airlines.
My Thoughts
Anybodies is a unique project that is always looking for that edge that someone else doesn’t have.
Although Anybodies have created Diamond Vaults staking they have realised that the era of staking for shitcoins is nearing an end. This is where the new “Subscriptions” platform comes in and all the pieces come together. A big piece of this puzzle is TRU. This is a strategic partnership to allow for future partnerships.
Onboarding Toys ‘R’ Us was just one part of the bigger picture. Anybodies can now be the middleman for NFT projects looking to create toys and merch. They have a direct connection to TRU and can get products on shelves worldwide. This from a client (project) perspective is huge.
What I found MOST interesting was how they are blurring lines between the physical and digital world. Now we all know although Metaverses are cool their problem is low traffic. This can be resolved by embedding a NFC chip into a particular product that directs the consumer to this site. Imagine this, a TRU Geoffrey Giraffe embedded with a chip that directs the consumer to a particular Metaverse to claim their digital version of their physical item. Now this also works on a business level bringing in revenue. Metaverses may bid or offer funds for particular NFC tags to direct consumers to their site should the product be suitable in their world.
Anybodies have caught quite a lot of Fud, especially for their poor communication. A quick search would see people assuming they had disappeared altogether.
Honestly if you become a holder this is not the traditional NFT server. Do not expect things to happen in a hurry, the team here is out securing deals in the real world so holders mainly talk amongst themselves and server staff. There is some crazy good alpha shared in the VC’s in this server by the way.
Full disclosure I am a holder and am more than happy to wait. Elli has a fantastic presence about him and I’m a big believer in projects that introduce web3 tech into irl applications.