LILY
About LILY
LILY aims to become the landing page of the new web pushing the boundaries through innovative technology, art and informed community.
The Lotus Brand released their OG collection ‘Lotus Gang NFT’ in October 2021 to provide a web3 identity to a broader audience. They addressed the underrepresented female & Asian population, left out by the typical animal PFP collections and released the 4000 piece collection consisting of 50% male and 50% female artworks.
A year after their OG collection came to market, they released a second collection called LILY which was entirely hand drawn by Bunji – their founder. Unlike Lotus Gangs niche audience, Lily aimed to be globally adopted. The launch also allowed them to raise enough funds to establish a complete team for community management and flagship product development.
Roadmap
There is no Whitepaper associated with LILY but they do have a unique approach at unveiling a Roadmap for users!
Users can visit the website – https://www.thelotus.io/blueprint – and be greeted by a unique style of Roadmap with an interactive ‘Record’ on the front page. Each song title gives a sneak peak at the next milestone the project aims to complete, creating an exciting and mysterious experience for users. At time of writing they have currently completed Track 1 and have moved onto Track 2.
Royalties
LILY uses a royalty system they have dubbed ‘Retroyalties’ which reserves benefits and rewards to those who paid royalties upon joining Lotus Gang or LILY. This allows traders who simply want to speculate on price to do so without friction.
Partnerships
The team have a bunch of different partnerships in the works from names such as Backpack, DripHaus, CardinalLabs, Bonk!, Builderz.dev and more.
Alpha Hunters
Lead by thinbeef, this is your usual alpha caller type chat providing holders with the next up and coming projects to keep on their radar.
While LILY does have a utility aspect to it, the team is heavily focused on art, brand and community. Some of the perks to LILY include:
The Lotus Validator – https://www.thelotus.io/validator
Holders have access to their own Validator allowing them to stake SOL and earn interest.
Gizmo’s Gazette
This is a feature available in their Discord which provides a daily update on Solana NFT News in a fun easy to digest format.
Lotus Library – https://lotusgang.notion.site/Lotus-Library-e7df20a3dc4f45869e8adb24aa75fda2
A library of useful curated information on different topics such as Crypto, Privacy & Security, NFTs, Coding, DAOs and Miscellaneous.
LILY Pad
This aims to be a peer to peer onboarding solution with a goal to become cashflow positive through different initiatives while promoting their community and IP.
Silk Road
A simple, yet fun Web3 game providing an educational gamified experience about basic trading concepts.
Airdrops
Holders are rewarded with different airdrops and time-based rewards for being members of the community.
| Team Members | Role |
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Founder – Bunjil
https://twitter.com/notbunjil
Bunjil is an artist. He left the banking and finance industry to research Web3 and create The Lotus. He wants to share his passion for illustration, entertainment and optimalism.
Community Manager – CY
https://twitter.com/not_CY_
CY is an award-winning photographer and filmmaker who spent the last 10 years working for NBCUniversal’s USA Network & Blumhouse Productions. After scaling and selling an online fitness brand during the pandemic, CY transitioned to web3 full time. He aims to bring his experience in chaos management to effeciently create and scale teams to tackle complex issues.
Moderator – Kylie
https://twitter.com/0xkyliegender
Kylie is Community and Moderation Manager for several established NFT projects on Solana. With over 5 years of experience leading software development teams, Kylie seeks to bring her Web2 knowledge and expertise to Web3, and ultimately disrupt conventional processes through unconventional means.
Developer – Chamberz
https://twitter.com/chambaz
Chambaz is a Senior Software Engineer with 15 years experience in full stack web development. Chambaz has been building web3 apps and experiences across multiple chains since 2020 and went full time crypto and NFTs in 2022.
Research – Kenny
https://twitter.com/ItsKennyatta
Kennyatta is a career photographer and strategist. Over the years, his experience in brand development, market strategy and field market research has lead him be called upon as a frequent writer for publications such as Adweek. Kennyatta seeks to bring the collection of his experiences to Web3 in the hopes of creating a thriving ecosystem for the advancement of knowledge, understanding, and the arts.
What can i say about LILY? This is an unbiased summary on the project and i really can’t find any huge negatives about it.
Obviously, if your looking to get into LILY there is not a huge amount of utility or use-case attached to the NFT but in saying that, its not their goal. They are a project focused around good art, inclusivity, community, networking and building a solid brand.
Upon first visiting the website i was glad to see it was presented in a very professional and attractive format. While some parts have little information available, i do enjoy the element of mystery or surprise to it. I found the content to be relevant and useful with a good user experience.
There are around 4000 unique holders, low listing count of around 5% of total supply and some impressive secondary sales totaling 850k SOL.
The Discord community was helpful in answering any questions and mods were readily available. There was great engagement within the Discord as well which is always good to see.
They have a decent following on twitter with high activity and its always a plus when you see members proudly repping their collections NFT as it shows the strength of the community.
They have a great team with an impressive resume and while i was doing my due diligence on the project it was really good to see the commitment of the team and their ability to be able to recognize, take ownership and learn from previous mistakes and pivot to keep the project and holders best interests at heart. I liked their ability to have a laugh and poke fun at things while still remaining professional.
As i went through different articles, social medias and discord it is clear they have a strong community and team that doesn’t just jump on the latest trends for the sake of it. They are in their own lane and will only adopt things if it will provide value to the project and its holders.
I like that they have a plan albeit quite mysterious, but there is no clear whitepaper or roadmap so from an investor standpoint i can understand it could be frustrating having much left to the imagination.
Either way, LILY proves to be a quality community with a great team working to provide value and grow the project. I am excited to see what the future holds for them and look forward to the nice surprises along the way as they work through their roadmap!
If you are interested in getting exposure to LILY then head over to secondary, purchase one that stands out and see what they are all about!