History

Scapes were first announced in July 2021. The project and its token were originally called PunkScapes, intended to serve as "10,000 homes for the CryptoPunks."

The community that formed around the project extended well beyond CryptoPunks holders, and the mission expanded accordingly — to become a home for all and to make Scapes the most composable NFTs around. This shift motivated the rebranding from PunkScapes to Scapes.

Timeline

September 4, 2021 — OneDayPunks mint out.

September 25, 2021 — First PunkScape minted.

October 3, 2021 — PunkScapes mint out (10,000 minted).

December 9, 2021 — New website goes live.

December 15, 2021 — Scape Builder launches.

February 2, 2022 — Gallery Twenty Seven begins (Day 1 of 10,000).

June 21, 2022 — Scape Radio launches — 10,000 generative music NFTs by Ben Cronin.

September 12, 2022 — Scapes featured at New York Fashion Week, in collaboration with designer Vivienne Tam.

December 20, 2022 — Scapes move fully onchain, with a new state of the art diamond contract.

February 2026 — New and simplified open source indexer and frontend for the Scapes contracts.