Cassava’s AfriMyth NFT: The Hottest Drop You Have to Cop 🔥

Introducing our first composable NFT, and how you can get your hands on the free whitelist 🚀

Sam van den Nieuwenhof
Cassava Network
5 min readMay 7, 2022

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We’re getting ready to begin launching our products and $CSV token, but first we thought we’d take some time to give something back to our incredible community!

From May 7, you’ll have the chance to earn a spot to mint AfriMyth NFTs for free — all you need to do is earn a spot on the whitelist! AfriMyth is our first NFT drop, and we’ve been working hard to make it something special. Earning a whitelist spot means that you’ll be able to get the NFT for free, just paying gas (which on Solana is a fraction of a cent).

🔥 Check out the competition Gleam 👇

https://gleam.io/CGrt4/free-mint-event-of-cassava-network-afrimyth-nft-props-element

If you’re interested in getting your hands on this amazing giveaway, read on!

A story as old as time itself…

Long ago, men and gods lived side by side on the Earth. Maintaining balance between them was Mawu-Lisa, the chief of all gods, who dictated how all were to live. The edicts put forth by Mawu-Lisa were laws that governed how deity was to interact with man, and the rituals man was to perform to merit consideration from the immortals.

Yet there were always those who dared to defy Mawu-Lisa, in ignorance or defiance, even knowing the great punishment that awaited them — banishment to Asamando, the underworld. For the gods, this meant the rest of eternity in darkness, surrounded by the wailing souls of the dead. For mortals, this meant death, as only the soul was permitted to cross the threshold into Asamando…

To be continued…

From Africa, for the world 🌍

We’ve been working hard behind the scenes on AfriMyth, our first composable NFT drop. The drop itself takes inspiration from African masquerade traditions, calling back to our roots in Africa. This is a special chance for us to share an important part of our culture with the world, and we hope that everyone will get something out of participating regardless of where they actually are.

AfriMyth avatars are composable, which means they’re not your average NFT! Rather than getting a single NFT asset, you’ll instead collect the different parts that make it up. These parts include facial features, props, clothes, pets and other rare items.

Once you have enough parts, you’ll be able to combine them to create your unique AfriMyth NFT avatar!

Getting an AfriMyth NFT avatar doesn’t just mean you’ll look cool online — holders will also earn $CSV rewards once the token goes live! This is our way of saying thanks for supporting us from the beginning, so if you like what we’re doing, make sure you do your best to get one of these awesome avatars ⚡️

Remember, you’ll need one of each of the parts to compose an avatar: make sure you continue to follow our announcements for details of the subsequent drops.

AfriMyth NFT details

Element: Prop
Whitelisting period: May 7, 11.00 UTC — May 14, 11.00 UTC
Winners announced: May 17
Claim period: May 17 to 20
Total whitelist spots: 10,000
Participation: Complete certain tasks to get the opportunity to be whitelisted

How to participate

Complete the tasks

Complete certain tasks on Gleam to get points. The more points you have, the higher your chance of making it to the whitelist.

  • Follow Cassava on Twitter
  • Join Cassava’s Discord and complete verification
  • Join Cassava’s Telegram community and announcements and complete verification
  • Retweet and comment on our event announcement
  • Fill out your Solana address
  • Refer your friends

You can keep track of your points and record your progress with these tasks via Gleam.

Community engagement challenge

Over the whitelisting period, we’ll be giving some lucky community members spots on the whitelist for their engagement!

These spots are given at our discretion— our mods will keep an eye on our most active community members across all our social channels (Twitter, Facebook, Telegram and Discord).

All you need to do is contribute to Cassava in any way you can. Join the conversations, welcome new members, tell your networks about us — anything you do can make you eligible!

FAQ

  1. How do I complete Cassava Discord verification?
    React to the bot in #get-your-role
  2. How do I raise my level in Discord?
    Discord levels are awarded automatically for engaging with the community. Chat, reply, like and contribute to get to higher levels. Be warned though: our mods are keeping an eye out for cheaters and spamming for levels won’t be tolerated.
  3. How many NFT elements of the same type can be minted by an address?
    One only.
  4. How much does this NFT cost?
    This is a free mint with the whitelist! If you’re successful in being whitelisted you’ll only need to pay the gas to mint your element. A Solana transaction usually costs a fraction of a cent.
  5. Are there any specific combinations needed to compose an AfriMyth NFT?
    Nope! You just need to collect all the elements.
  6. How do I get a Solana address?
    You need to get a Solana wallet like Phantom or Solflare. Check out the guide here for details: https://docs.solana.com/wallet-guide.
  7. Do I need anything else to participate?
    The AfriMyth mint is free, but you will need to pay the transaction fee using Solana ($SOL). The transaction fee should be less than a cent, but you will need $SOL to pay it.
  8. How do I mint?
    We’re developing a page where you can mint and view the NFT elements you own.

Ready, set, mint!

This is just the first of several AfriMyth drops we have planned. Remember, you need to collect one of each part to compose your NFT, so make sure you’re following our channels to keep up with updates on the next drops after this one closes!

Good luck with the whitelisting, and we can’t wait to see what props you mint!

The Cassava Team 🎁

🎟 Website | 🎟 Twitter | 🎟 TG Community | 🎟 TG Announcements | 🎟 Discord

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