Introduction

Welcome to MonkeyZoo. MonkeyZoo is an original digital collection, each MonkeyZoo character contains 300 unique versions of the image minted on the Chia Blockchain using NFT technology.

Our goal is to go on a journey to:

  • Create digital assets of MonkeyZoo characters and attributes.
  • Create the ability for our digital assets to gift the holder MonkeyZoo Token.
  • Allow the community to design and upgrade new or existing digital assets to become truly unique.
  • Convert and merge these digital assets into 3D Characters and attributes.
  • Step into various metaverses and games using the MonkeyZoo characters and attributes, and use MonkeyZoo token to interact within those metaverses and games.

MonkeyZoo characters come with a full commercial license to use the MonkeyZoo brand and image as a franchise of MonkeyZoo Ltd. Display and sell your personal MonkeyZoo image to the world through the MonkeyZoo character that depicts you the most.

We also hope that MonkeyZoo brings joy to everyone and resonates with their owners and people who see them.

Not Just Another JPEG NFT Project

On purchase of the MonkeyZoo characters, you will also own the rights to the MonkeyZoo character and its associated traits. You can then use the MonkeyZoo brand and character for personal and commercial uses.* (see terms and conditions for more detail). You can set up your own store or business and sell MonkeyZoo branded products—literally anything you can dream up.

You will also earn MonkeyZoo tokens while you are the owner of a MonkeyZoo character NFT. Just by holding the MonkeyZoo NFT, you will be gifted $MZ every day. (see MonkeyZoo token page for more detail)

We want the MonkeyZoo universe to be affordable to all, which is why all MonkeyZoo characters come with a full-use license regardless of rarity.

MonkeyZoo will have tokens to trade on the Chia DEXes, purchase other digital assets, and eventually, holders will earn and use MonkeyZoo tokens while interacting in virtual worlds or metaverses.

We have enabled the ability to upgrade and transform your MonkeyZoo characters with additional attributes and to create your very own MonkeyZoo character. This enables an ever-evolving ecosystem for MonkeyZoo to thrive and grow within the digital space and eventually metaverses.

Honesty from the Project Founder

My name is Tim Youngman, and I am the creator of MonkeyZoo.

My plans for the MonkeyZoo project have been in the making for many years. To me, this is not a way to make a “quick buck.”

I originally created the MonkeyZoo world for a social media project back in 2008, where I trademarked MonkeyZoo and its copyright. Unfortunately, the project never saw the light of day. Ever since then, I have waited patiently for the right platform to launch these Monkeys into the wild.

I believe that blockchain and NFT technology will combine our gaming and metaverse characters and digital items into assets that you can keep, buy, and sell throughout your lifetimes.

When I first heard about the Chia network, I knew this was the right time and platform for the MonkeyZoo project. The Chia network is not only eco-friendly but also one of the most decentralized blockchains on the planet. To me, this means longevity, and it is clear the team behind this network knows what they are doing.

I shall finish by saying that this whitepaper and its contents are my honest opinions and goals. I will do my very best to achieve all of this and much more.

Thanks for joining me on this journey into our futures.

Tim

Roadmap

Phase 1: Build the Community – Q4 2022

  • Copyright and Trademark the MonkeyZoo Brand.
  • Register MonkeyZoo as a Limited company in the United Kingdom.
  • Build the website.
  • Establish community through social media (ongoing).
  • Recruit Moderators.
  • Mint MonkeyZoo Token.
  • Create the MonkeyZoo licensing terms and conditions.
  • NFT Whitelisting and giveaway.
  • Initial Mint of NFT1 special edition MonkeyZoo NFTs (Without gifting feature).
  • List on Chia NFT marketplaces. Auto populates.
  • NFT Public-sale for NFT1 special edition NFTs.
  • Build MonkeyZoo Token system for gifting $MZ.
  • Establish $MZ gifting ratio and minting process.
  • Test all smart coin functionality.
  • MonkeyZoo digital asset holders to automatically receive gifted MonkeyZoo Token to their wallets.
  • NFT public-sale for self-gifting $MZ NFTs.
  • List MonkeyZoo Token on Chia DEXes.

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Build the Community

This is the most important phase and can determine the success or failure of this project from the get-go. For any project to succeed, it needs a strong and supportive community which shares the same vision.

Free Mint

We plan on minting the first special edition MonkeyZoo NFTs for free. The sale prices will vary depending on the overarching price of Chia $XCH.

Pre and Public Sale

The Pre and Public sale of the MonkeyZoo NFTs will take place on Dexie.spaces, NFTr.pro, or similar Chia NFT Marketplaces in Q4 2022.

Establish Community

We plan to have a presence on all social media platforms by Q4 2022:

Phase 2: Build the Utilities – Q2 2023 – 2025

  • MonkeyZoo Token.
  • Enable the bespoke white label digital asset marketplace on the MonkeyZoo website.
  • Create a “My MonkeyZoo” page that enables users to connect via their wallet to view, share, and sell their MonkeyZoo assets.
  • Create the ability for designers to create and sell their own MonkeyZoo characters and attributes.
  • Launch the assets upgrading stage of the project (FusionZoo).
  • Drop merch like Hoodie, T-shirt, Pillows, Mugs, etc.
  • Enable MonkeyZoo holders to sell their own Merch via our store.
  • Involve and launch MonkeyZoo characters into basic proof-of-concept platform games.
  • Start the creation of 3D MonkeyZoo next Generation assets.

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Build the Utilities

Digital arts are just the abstraction UI layer on top of the intangible value of the project/community, such as early mover advantage like Crypto Punks. MonkeyZoo focuses on providing added value for our holders through additional utilities.

MonkeyZoo Token

MonkeyZoo token $MZ will be the first utility introduced as the currency associated with the MonkeyZoo project. It can be used to transact within the MonkeyZoo community, tip a moderator or members for their good work, swap for other Chia CAT tokens on decentralized exchanges, and purchase other digital assets. Sellers of MonkeyZoo merchandise may offer the ability to pay for products using $MZ. In the future, we aim to enable MonkeyZoo token holders to use their $MZ in virtual worlds and metaverses to purchase goods and services.

Digital Assets that Gift $MZ

During 2022/2023, we will work on a solution so that each MonkeyZoo asset gifts the holder MonkeyZoo token. The rarer your MonkeyZoo asset, the more gifted $MZ it will receive.* There will be 500 million $MZ minted and used to fund the gifting contract for owning MonkeyZoo assets for an estimated 20+ years from the assets’ first minting date. (See Token distribution page at www.monkeyzoo.net for estimations). MonkeyZoo token will never be sold by MonkeyZoo and is to only be gifted out via these special digital assets. We give the token no value outside of the MonkeyZoo ecosystem.

License and Merch

When you purchase one of the MonkeyZoo assets, you also purchase the license to use the specific character’s image and associated attributes for personal and commercial uses.* This will be limited to the MonkeyZoo character that you own and will not give you the rights to all MonkeyZoo characters. Included in your purchase is the license to use the MonkeyZoo brand and associated artwork. (See terms and conditions page at www.monkeyzoo.net for more information). We aim to enable holders of MonkeyZoo assets easy access to tools enabling them to buy and sell their MonkeyZoo merch using fiat money, Chia coin, or the MonkeyZoo token.

Attributes

To interact with the MonkeyZoo community and enable unlimited MonkeyZoo modification, we have the ability for users to design and sell MonkeyZoo attributes from our chosen marketplace. This will give the user flexibility in their bespoke MonkeyZoo design and will also offer a way for users to sell their designs to other MonkeyZoo users. See the Get designing page at www.monkeyzoo.net for more detail.

New Characters

We will offer a way to create and mint your very own MonkeyZoo base layer characters through our minting service. This will allow unlimited progression of the MonkeyZoo universe. You will be able to combine characters and attributes to create a unique personal character for

you. It will also combine all of the original character and attributes rarity score and $MZ to form a new, more valuable digital asset. See our Get designing pages for more information on upgrading and new design.

Composable NFT technology

We want to create a true decentralised way for digital assets to be composable, initial thoughts are that call this technology “Fusion”, we want this technology to be free to access for everyone in the Chia ecosystem and therefore will be submitting a formal process through the Chia Improvement Proposals (CHIPs)

My MonkeyZoo

We will create a “My MonkeyZoo” or account page where users can easily display, buy, and sell their MonkeyZoo assets. We plan to enable a link to the owned MonkeyZoo assets via a wallet connection like wallet connect and to make your MonkeyZoo page a hub for everything MonkeyZoo

Next Generation MonkeyZoo

We aim to have started the creation of next generation MonkeyZoo characters for use in virtual worlds and metaverses. These will be the upgrades to your original MonkeyZoo digital assets.

Phase 3: Enter the Metaverse – 2025 Onwards

  • Launch 3D MonkeyZoo.
  • Work alongside Metaverse virtual worlds and gaming projects.
  • Build Mobile App wallet for MonkeyZoo Tokens and digital assets.
  • Build Mobile App social gaming features for MonkeyZoo.
  • Establish connections into the metaverse.
  • List MonkeyZoo Token on 1 CEX (Market dependent).

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Enter the Metaverse

Ultimately, we want to interact with virtual worlds, the metaverse, and games where MonkeyZoo owners can come to interact with each other and feel as real as possible instead of chatting on Discord. Members can enter an existing virtual world or metaverse together and transact using MonkeyZoo tokens to buy goods and services in the metaverse of the future. We believe that the characters and attributes you build and earn today should truly belong to the owners, and the addition of a data layer on the Chia blockchain will be a big step to allowing this to happen.

Our aim is to implement your MonkeyZoo NFT image into an avatar of the metaverse or games you are joining. Phase three is very much dependent on the tech and interoperability of various metaverse creators, but as a project, we believe that in years to come, the NFT of today will become your image in the new world.