what's midnight breeze?
Midnight Breeze is a generative NFT art collection launched in 2021, consisting of 6,969 unique editions that sold out rapidly. The project creates an evolving digital world where each piece is more than a static image—it's a window into a narrative universe called the Lonely Road, featuring animated traits, sound design, and interconnected lore. Over the years, the collection has been iteratively upgraded, transforming from initial JPEGs into fully animated, cinematic experiences with thousands of unique frames per artwork. The project's mechanics emphasize community involvement and deflationary elements. Holders can participate in burns, where two original Breezes are sacrificed to mint a rarer V2 Fragment, merging past and future iterations while reducing supply. This evolution extends to physical realms with one-of-one prints verified by blockchain QR codes, and interactive events like contests for custom media creations. Midnight Breeze stands as a testament to sustained artistry in Web3, blending code, culture, and storytelling to foster a living ecosystem for collectors. At its core, the project uses blockchain for provenance and interactivity, allowing traits to unlock deeper layers of animation and narrative. It's designed for long-term engagement, with timelines, echoes, and user-generated stories that continue to unfold, proving that digital ownership can preserve and expand artistic depth over time.
Holders gain early access to an external mint, vote on decisions, and received physical prints.
Participated in a Discord AMA/conversation hosted by Ledger discussing art, culture, and crypto on February 26, 2026.
Holders gain whitelist eligibility for an external project's mint with 1.5 hours of early access before public sale starts.
The project celebrates its 4-year anniversary, and holders can now vote on project decisions through the website. The founder confirms 250 physical 1/1 prints were distributed to collectors.
MidnightBreeze will be displayed on the big screen at Art Basel in partnership with Nolcha, providing exhibition exposure at the major international art fair.
Founder clarifies no v3 was promised and expresses uncertainty about future direction, actively soliciting community input for what to build next with the project.
The mint did not sell out, floor price dropped on secondary market, and the broader crypto market experienced a downturn. Founder publicly acknowledges the project is a "technical failure" by standard success metrics despite positive community reception of the art.
V2 NFT reveals are now live, allowing minters to see their animated pieces following the recent mint phases.
The founder joins SuperRare, a curated NFT art platform, following conversations with SuperRare team members, bringing the project to the traditional fine art NFT marketplace.
Founder travels until January 31st starting with 10 days offline in Nepal, then continues with reduced availability while remaining in Discord. Ecosystem expansion and new partnerships are in development.
Allowlist mint is active with limit of 1 Breeze NFT per wallet, multiple mint phases planned with next phase for 'The Dedicated.'
Multi-phase mint launches with Travellers phase starting today at 22:00 CET, followed by a discounted Dedicated phase for 100 holders, and ongoing mint at fixed price 0.096 ETH beginning Oct 19th at 12:00 CET when trading and burned token claims also open.
The V2 reverse auction mint has achieved almost 200 mints and is settling at the final price of 0.096 ETH. The V2 collection features over 800,000 unique fully animated frames with hand-painted artwork and live-recorded music.
The V2 mint operates as a reverse auction with prices decreasing from 0.5 ETH to 0.096 ETH until all mints are claimed, with everyone paying the lowest final price.
V2 public mint date confirmed as October 16th.
2623 tokens burned in one week during community migration to new animated generative art collection, with whales burning 200+ tokens per transaction at gas fees under 20 cents.
The burn window closes tomorrow as the last day for 1:1 conversion; after the deadline, the conversion rate becomes 2:1 (requiring 2 breezes for only 1 in the new collection).
Physical gallery event scheduled for October 10th at Mina Gallery in collaboration with Dutchtide, offering first look at Fragments and exclusive art pieces for sale at the event.
"Fragments of the Lonely Road" V2 officially launches, marking the completion of the multi-year development commitment to original holders with creator calling for community mobilization and awareness campaign.
Price increases 49% today.
The burn window for V2 Fragments opens, allowing 1:1 burns for Mid-October mint; floor price surges 42% with 18 NFTs swept in immediate market response.
New exclusive release "The Tatami Room" completes successfully with strong community approval, available only to Breezes and The List holders.
The project completes Distant Summer Rain campaign with 3,486 letters minted, surpassing expectations by over 170x with strong cross-community engagement of 900+ participants.
Interactive mint experience "Distant Summer Rain" launches with free soulbound token minting, now open to public after initial gated access to 100 individuals.
Project enters implementation phase with upcoming interactive feature launch and potential team doxx announcement.
Major V2 upgrade (Fragments) introduces animated traits and soundtracks across all artwork.