what's Taxes?
Taxes is a memecoin launched by artist and developer @songadaymann, inspired by his real-life "Crypto Tax Nightmare" – a story of making and losing $3 million in crypto within an hour, resulting in a $1.1 million IRS tax bill he couldn't pay. The token ties into a fully vibe-coded video game of the same name, where players navigate the chaos of crypto trading and tax implications. The presale involved direct ETH contributions, with a total supply of around 1.1 million tokens, and incentives like a 2% boost for completing the game. The project embodies the intersection of art, music, and crypto culture, as @songadaymann is known for his 17+ years of daily song creation and onchain experiments. Taxes serves as a satirical nod to the complexities of cryptocurrency taxation, encouraging community engagement through gameplay and token participation. All elements, from the game to the token mechanics, are designed to be accessible and onchain where possible. Technically, the token operates on Ethereum, with the contract address facilitating presale and distribution. It highlights themes of financial volatility and regulatory hurdles in crypto, using memecoin dynamics to build a narrative-driven community around tax awareness in decentralized finance.
Taxes crypto project launched on Solana's play.fun, enabling $TAXES token earning via gameplay.
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x.com/songadaymannLaunched on the play.fun platform on Solana, allowing users to earn $TAXES tokens while playing a game.
Major project launch set for December 8th, described as the most ambitious vibe code initiative in the project's history.
Original NFT holder @dividendmaster1 seeks buyer for 6th song from initial 10-piece 2021 collection due to tax situation. Buyer can burn the NFT to redeem official canonical contract version.
New NFT launch of viral game announced, expanding beyond traditional song minting.
Active arbitrager (0x3b1e) identified as key player maintaining low floor prices.
Contract cleared of honeypot flag, confirming trading safety and legitimacy.
Platform BlockAid incorrectly flags legitimate token as honeypot while actual scam copy exists, causing potential user losses.
6000th song auction reaches 7.47 ETH bid from cxy, with active competition expected from ASvanevik, k06a, and phonograph.eth before tomorrow's deadline.
Contract is renounced and liquidity locked; presale tokens distributed to participant wallets.
New token contract deploys on Base blockchain with address 0xd16b138f3febbf9e327b6b3d776909b001ea37be.
Presale funding surges to 68 ETH with 300 participants and 186 users qualifying for allocation boosts.
Presale raises 55.5 ETH from 266 participants with 41% game completion rate and 15% holding NFTs.
Presale reaches 23 ETH with 144 contributors; 65 players eligible for game boost and 38 holders qualify for song boost.
Presale reaches 17.6 ETH with three separate 2% boost mechanisms revealed: game completion, daily song ownership, and holding 10+ songs.
Active auction reaches new price milestone with competitive bidding from 1inch and Nansen executives, while known whale phonograph.eth anticipated to participate.
New token $TAXES launches on Base with dual 2% boost system for game completion and NFT holders.
Token presale ending Monday PM with 5.2 ETH raised; game completion grants 2% bonus.
Token presale is live with ETH contributions accepted at sad6000.eth address
New leaderboard tracks presale ETH contributions, game completion status, and holder statistics with gamification elements.
Daily auctions now operate on Base L2 instead of Zora, resolving previous issues with unwanted token refunds and improving overall auction functionality.