Curious about what you get with each of your HUG? You’re in the right spot!
First up, here is the official rarities sheet that displays the target rarity for each hug (left and right) when all 15,000 HUGs are minted. At the moment, even though only 6,000 have been minted (with the rest to be set aside for future minting windows), current rarities should be pretty close to what is shared here.
As a brief reminder, the decision to mint in batches was a deliberate one in order to (1) grow our community in an organic and manageable way, (2) keep us accountable in delivering value to early stakeholders, while at the same time (3) avoid over-indexing on early adopters and reserving enough supply for those who only come across HUG later on.
Now… what exactly does one get with a HUG NFT?
HUG was created to build an inclusive space for creators, collectors, and curators to lift one another up in this exciting world of Web3. Each HUG Membership Pass NFT is designed to encourage a fun, safe, and welcoming community experience for everyone by providing…
— a piece of Lisa Chow’s collectible, huggable artwork representing the open-hearted ethos of HUG’s inclusiverse,
and a base utility of:
— access to the HUGhub community Discord, where creators and curators can meet to collaborate, gather information, and share research on artists and collections
— access to the HUGhub community research platform, which at the moment contains more than 300 projects meticulously categorized and vetted by the community with exhaustive details and information
— access to the most huggable experiences virtually and IRL
— the opportunity to participate in shaping new and exciting ways to engage and interact with HUG, all with the goal of building the inclusiverse together
But what happens if you have a matching hug?
Holding a matching HUG pair gives you additional utility by granting you access to dedicated committees within the HUGfam, each with its own unique role (and fun perks!) in the community.
Disclaimer: Fostering community is core to HUG’s mission. We will always be working to refine the experience of being a member of the HUGfam and, accordingly, reserve the right to modify our HUG Membership Pass NFT policies at anytime.
👩🚀 Space Hug
Owning a pair of Space Hugs puts HUG social media to work for YOU! As a member of the Moonbeam Media Team, you’re now part of a team of Huggers focused on building your voice and personal brand in Web3. Call it our unofficial HUG press corps. Whether you want to cohost Twitter spaces or get your voice out as a thought leader on a specific topic, we want to support you to the moon!
🐶 Pug Hug
Owning a pair of Pug Hugs makes you a member of the Super Pug Posse! A matching pair acts as a wild card that can be used to match with any other hug to complete the set and join that committee. The wild card can be used up to 3 times, along with one side of a different hug to join up to 3 different committees. The Pug Hug wild card may also continue to unlock future opportunities down the road…
Bonus! Owning a single Pug Hug allows you to apply for special one-off paid curation opportunities with partner projects and organizations to build your on-chain resume and experience.
✈️ Air Hug
Owning a pair of AiR Hugs puts you first in line for exciting benefits from our Artist in Residence (AiR, get it? 😉) with our AiR Boosters program. Think AiRdrops, presale spots, and more. We currently have three artists in residence, but imagine when we have 30! This team of Huggers will also play an active role in deciding how we can support artists in other meaningful ways moving forward. If you love supporting artists and being the first to discover great talent, this is the HUG crew for you!
Bonus! Owning a single Air Hug give you priority access to an interview for our groupHUG 1/1 Artist-in-Residence advisory program. Alternatively, owning 1 Air Hug will also allow you to nominate someone for an interview for the Artist-in-Residence program.
🐛 Bug Hug
Owning a pair of Bug Hugs is your ticket to the HUG merch kingdom. Free merch, your designs repped by the entire HUGfam, and more! As a part of the Snuggly Buggly Goodies Club, you’ll have the opportunity to unleash your creativity to help the HUG community develop our very own merchandise! These efforts will also open up other opportunities (which may or may not include royalties 👀) which we are excited to share more about soon!
🦔 Hedge Hug
Owning a pair of Hedge Hugs moves you to the top of the list for exciting benefits from our hedgeHUG advisees! As a member of the hedgeHUG Appreciation Society, you will play a special role in supporting our pre-Mint hedgeHUG advisees. Look forward to bonuses that might include surprise airdrops and giveaways from hedgeHUG projects, presale opportunities, exclusive Q&A’s with projects creators, and more!
Bonus! Owning a single Hedge Hug provides you with priority access to an interview for our hedgeHUG pre-mint advisory program. Alternatively, owning 1 Hedge Hug will allow you to nominate someone for an interview for the hedgeHUG program.
🐻 Bear Hug
Owning a pair of Bear Hugs allows you to support meaningful causes that you are passionate about! You will officially be a part of our Bear Hugging Brigade, whose mission is to spread support and comfort to people, communities, and causes that could really use a hug. Members will have a special say in how the HUG community donates its bandwidth and resources to support those in need — including but not limited to gifting HUG Passes, commissioning 1/1 artist to raise funds for a charity, and other creative ideas you and the Bear Hugging Brigade can dream up! After all, we could all use a Bear Hug now and then!
💻 Rug Hug
The Justice League of Web3. The Supreme Court of the HUG community. The Judge Judy of Rugging. Owning a pair of Rug Hugs allows for the opportunity to get rewarded for discovering rugs in other projects, and also to nominate and vote on community members to receive support (through NFTs, ETH, or emotional) after they’ve been scammed or rugged. Our Hugs-Only Hall of Justice will get to preside over certain one-off cases and issues in the community, as well as weigh in on the application process for future mint lists! Your mission is to protect our community from rugs, do you accept?
👤 Invisible Hug
Owning a pair of Invisible Hugs grants you priority access to potential perks from presale collaborations or dream partnerships we can cook up! As part of our Stealth Mode Squad partnerships committee, you will get the opportunity to influence which projects/companies we should approve or approach for presale spots/partnerships. Ssssshhh….don’t spill the alpha to others. They’ll never see it coming!
🥰 Self Hug
Want to level up yourSELF in Web3? We want that for you also! Owning a pair of Self Hugs will admit you to HUG’s Self-Compassion Commission. You will have the opportunity to propose speakers, experts, educational resources and experiences, allowing you to build the most stellar Web3 resume your big bad SELF could hope for. We will also find special opportunities to highlight your progress on our social channels. You deserve it!
🌲 Tree Hug
Owning a pair of Tree Hugs gives you priority access to IRL community events and the opportunity to apply for funding to host events and HUG meetups in your own city! As part of our Touching Grass Group, you will also be able to help the community brainstorm other IRL events and community reTREEts (😝). If you are the ultimate party planner and love to get outdoors, this is the HUG for you!
FAQs
Q. What about Parent Hug?
We have some special plans in the works and working on firming them up before we reveal the secrets behind Parent Hug! Stay tuned.
Q. Must I own a pair of matching hugs to have access to the committees listed above?
In general, yes. However, accessibility has always been a priority of ours and so we will also reserve a number of spots for each committee that will be available to owners of single HUG Membership Pass NFTs through nomination. 🎉
Q. When will committees be officially formed?
Committees will be formed within the next 2 weeks, once we have filled our open moderator positions (yes, we are hiring!). Make sure you check out our Discord for the latest announcements.
Q. How will committees be organized?
For now, committees will be organized in gated channels within our Discord. We are however open to additional ways that may make for better communication in the future!
Q. Must I participate in these committees if I hold a matching pair of hugs?
Every single effort you contribute to HUG both within and outside a committee is completely voluntary and comes with 0 expectation of any minimum time commitment! Any role that comes with a minimum time commitment will be fairly compensated with compensation stated upfront and paperwork signed before any work commences.
More questions? Tag us in #questions on Discord!