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4x4 cat
the genesis collection
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Fig. 1. The same cat, twice. Sixteen cells became sixty four.
99 genesis cats, claimed by burning $cat, sold out by fire in nine hours. Then they evolved: 199 8x8 cats, each of the first 99 derived from its ancestor's own mint address. 149 eligible wallets received their 8x8 cats automatically. The last 50 can only be claimed by fire, below.
$cat: qnpt7cUHugitC3wosUuDh4iRFWX97CqAtHEMb2mpump
1. The Evolution
4x4 cat is the genesis collection of 8x8 cat. Every 8x8 cat numbered 1 to 99 derives its art from the mint address of the 4x4 cat with the same number, through the same trait tables, at double resolution: same fur, same background, same eyes, same facing, same anomaly. Not an homage. The same cat, provably, sharper.
| editions | lane | distribution | status |
|---|---|---|---|
| #001 to #099 | evolution | airdropped to the 99 genesis cat holders, edition for edition | delivered |
| #100 to #149 | leaderboard | airdropped to the top 50 $cat wallets, rank 1 received #100 | delivered |
| #150 to #199 | fire | burn 1,000,000 $cat per cat, the hash of your burn picks it | live |
149 eligible wallets were paid in full before the fire lane opened: 99 evolutions to the genesis holders and 50 gifts to the leaderboard. Nobody chose who got which cat. A snapshot and a hash did.
claim by fire
0 of 50 fire cats claimed | two of the nine anomalies wait in this pool
2. The Coin
$cat trades on PumpSwap. It is the only key that ever opened either collection: 99 genesis claims and every fire claim, 1,000,000 burned at a time. The chart is live.
3. The Market
Genesis, largest sales
Genesis, recent sales
Recent activity, both collections
4. The Genesis Population
The original 99, forever. All claimed. Bordered specimens are listed; the price is the ask. Every one of these cats has a living 8x8 descendant. Click any cat for its Magic Eden page.
5. The Papers
Part I, On the Sufficiency of Sixteen Pixels: the genesis. How 16 pixels constitute a cat, how the bytes live on Solana, and how all 99 were claimed by fire in nine hours.
Part II, On the Necessity of Sixty Four Pixels: the evolution. The lineage function, the nine anomalies, and the three lane distribution that paid 149 wallets before the fire opened.