Apocalypse Now...or Later? NFT Bunker Edition 🏢
There was a time – not so long ago – when owning an end-of-the-world bunker was the exclusive domain of eccentric billionaires and conspiracy theorists with too much disposable income.
Those days are gone.
Dead Bruv, the creators behind the Solana-based narrative NFT project Meatbags, have announced their most ambitious plan yet: selling 100,000 NFTs to fund the purchase of a decommissioned nuclear bunker in Rutland, England.
In a space where "community" and "utility" have become meaningless buzzwords, this crew is taking the physical ownership game to subterranean levels.
When the mushroom clouds appear, will your blockchain access pass even work?
And more importantly, can a decentralised autonomous organisation (DAO) actually run a doomsday resort without imploding first?
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🚨 The Crazy Plan
100,000 NFTs. Why?
The goal is to raise enough money to win an auction for the bunker, which is listed at a guide price of 650,000 British pounds ($862,257).
The auction is scheduled for April 24, which gives the project precious little time to mobilise capital from NFT enthusiasts worldwide.
Holders of these NFTs will gain entry into a decentralised autonomous organisation (DAO) called the "Billionaire Bunker Club." This DAO will vote on what happens with the bunker if the purchase is successful.
The NFT mint is structured in tiers.
Existing Meatbags holders will be airdropped 10,000 of the new NFTs, with the remaining 90,000 available for public purchase starting April 21 at $14 each. If all sell at the minimum price, that would raise $1.26 million – comfortably above the guide price for the bunker.
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🧠 The Path to the Bunker
The bunker in question isn't exactly Mar-a-Lago.
Built in 1960 as a monitoring post during the Cold War and decommissioned in 1968, it was one of 1,500 facilities tasked with reporting nuclear bursts and monitoring radioactive fallout. The property sits on 1.4 acres near a former reservoir and already has permissions for conversion into a house.
What makes this story particularly intriguing is the casual way it came about. Robert, the pseudonymous co-founder of Dead Bruv, described the initiative as an attempt to "make NFTs fun again," sparked by a joke that turned into a "lightbulb moment."
"When something comes from a place of, this is completely insane, we gotta do it, that's when I know we're onto something," Robert explained on X.
This raises the question: Is buying a nuclear bunker with NFT proceeds insane in the way that all great ideas initially seem insane, or is it just... well, insane?
🏗️ The Hopium Facilities
The proposed uses for the bunker, should the purchase succeed, are as creative as they are improbable. Ideas being floated include:
A "members-only survival resort with Doomsday DJ"
A venue for end-of-the-world festivals
"An Airbnb with caviar tastings and canned bean room service"
There's a delightful absurdity to planning luxury amenities in a Cold War relic designed to monitor nuclear annihilation. A bit tone-deaf, but you can't fault the ambition.
🥽 The Physical Asset Rush
Dead Bruv's bunker acquisition plan isn't occurring in isolation. It's part of a broader trend of DAOs pursuing real-world assets (RWAs).
LinksDAO bought an actual golf course in Scotland
CityDAO purchased land in Wyoming
ConstitutionDAO almost bought a copy of the U.S. Constitution for $47 million
After years of being dismissed as purely speculative digital collectibles, NFT communities are desperately trying to prove they can own real stuff too.
These initiatives face significant challenges. Legal structures for DAO property ownership remain murky in most jurisdictions. Operating costs for physical properties can quickly drain treasury funds. And community governance over physical assets introduces complexities that digital-only projects don't face.
If the Billionaire Bunker Club succeeds in purchasing their nuclear shelter, they'll confront these challenges head-on. Who will maintain the property? Who handles legal liability if someone is injured during one of those apocalyptic DJ sets? How will they fund ongoing costs if NFT interest wanes?
These practical questions often get overlooked in the initial excitement of community ownership. The difference between owning a JPEG and owning real estate is that real estate doesn't live rent-free on the blockchain – it requires constant attention and resources.
The irony is that in the event of an actual nuclear catastrophe – the scenario the bunker was originally built for – digital assets and the blockchain would likely be among the first casualties of technological infrastructure collapse. Your nuclear bunker access pass exists on a network that probably wouldn't survive an actual nuclear event.
In true crypto fashion, they're solving a problem nobody had with a solution nobody asked for?
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The Week That Was 🗓️
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CZ (Changpeng Zhao) received 90 million fake Grok tokens amid a resurgence of Elon Musk impersonation scams.
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