How a Bunch of NFT Chaps Plan to Buy a Bunker and Throw the Bash of the Century

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Picture, if you will, a plucky troupe of Solana-based digital doodads—nay, non-fungible token chaps—intent on snapping up a nuclear bunker from England’s cheerful Cold War era, all by hawking 100,000 rather peculiar “land deeds.” Jolly good show!

Spawned by the merry mischief-makers behind the doomsday-themed NFT spectacle known as Meatbags, the newcomers, emblazoned as Dead Bruv, have kicked off a curious caper labeled “#buythebunker.” Their electronic parchment promises funding enough to claim a bunker that probably hasn’t seen a decent party since the 60s, as heralded in an April 20th X post (no fooling!). 🎉

For the modest sum of $14 per NFT—and blimey, they’re minting 100,000 of ‘em—one can secure a slice of the underground pie, with a generous 10,000 deeds airdropped to those already clutching Meatbags tokens, at a neat 1:1 ratio. The sale springs to life on April 21, bright and early at 8 AM EST, darting along until the auction bell tolls on April 24 at 4 AM EST, the very hour the bunker changes hands.

Purchasers will be knighted into the illustrious Billionaire Bunker Club, a decentralized assemblage empowered to debate the future fates of their newfound subterranean estate. 

Navigating the purchase is as breezy as a May morning: SolanaPay, debit, or credit cards all get a look-in, and every hopeful bunker baron is tossed into a raffle boasting prizes from the ever-elusive PS5 to enough Liquid Death water to keep a small army hydrated. 🍻

When the dust settles, NFTs will be airdropped to both the veterans of Meatbags and the fresh-faced buyers alike.

Come April 28, these NFTs will don new identities, morphing into one of 20 quirky parts spanning four tiers of rarity — Common, Uncommon, Rare, or Epic. While these rarities might unlock future fripperies like perks or nifty collectibles, fret not—your slice of ownership and voting clout within the DAO remains as fixed as a butler’s expression. 🧐

Now, about the actual bunker: nestled in the rustic charms of Rutland, this Cold War relic was fashioned in 1960 to keep watch for nuclear fusses and was gracefully retired in 1968. It sprawls over a neat 1.4 acres, complete with planning permission that whispers sweet nothings of turning it into a residence. The asking price? A cool £650,000 (roughly $862,000, for those keeping tally in dollars).

Dream specs for the fortress range from a members-only survival resort (with DJ sets, no less) to an end-of-the-world festival bonanza, or even a luxury Airbnb where one might sip caviar while being served canned beans by room service—class with a hint of “Oh, do prop the bunker door ajar, old sport.” 🍾

Robert, the mysterious figurehead of Dead Bruv, confesses the whole shindig began as a lark turned motto for NFTs to be “fun again,” which in this zealously absurd age, is practically revolutionary! ⚡

In his own inimitable fashion via X, he waxed lyrical about embracing creative gambles that first drew him to NFTs—doing something outright bonkers, marvellous, and, indeed, “completely insane.” When you hear that sort of folly and enthusiasm mingling, you just know something brilliant is afoot, what?

The scheme recalls famous DAO attempts past, such as ConstitutionDAO’s valiant 2021 dash to snatch an original US Constitution copy, raising a kingly $47 million in Ether but being unceremoniously outbid. Our brave NFT veterans, it seems, are cut from similarly ambitious cloth.

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2025-04-21 09:39