November 5th, 2021, an underdog story was born. Just like the movies, a start filled with promises and hope for a new star leads to real struggle and an eventual fresh start. The story of Dogs of Elon is worthy of a motion picture film directed by Steven Spielberg.
We all know the story by now. We know the cast of characters and the plot. The project was launched with immediate success by an anonymous team who took advantage of a supportive and giving community. But just like in the movies, the community were the ones left to pick up the broken pieces once the dust settled.
The Journey
When the new team took over the project, a group of community members that were taken advantage of formed a new DOE 2.0 team. We faced real struggles throughout the power transition from the original team to the DOE 2.0 team that many in the community are yet to understand fully. There was no clean takeover. We fought for every key and for every account, from exchanges to CMC to our social media handles. The process took months, and it wasn’t easy; however, it was a challenge the new team wanted to undertake to save the community and the project.
The biggest challenge for us as the new DOE 2.0 team was building trust. At the end of the day, we were just random community members with no proven track record. Trust is challenging to develop, and retaining it requires transparent and consistent effort. Trust is easily lost, and it cannot be bought. That is why we set our original goals and followed through on all our promises since day one. Here are some of the milestones that our team has delivered thus far;
- $50,000 Tesla Giveaway
- $25,000 Ukraine donation
- OpenSea NFT Collection Verification
- Twitter and Telegram Channel Verifications
- DOE NFT Explorer
- DOE NFT Game (Currently in Alpha)
It was by no means an easy task to take this responsibility. Since the start, we have focused on building a team of honest and transparent leaders. We used the bear market to get closer to our community. Every week since taking the project over in January, we held Telegram Community Voice Calls, all recorded and archived on discord for full transparency.
In late June, we organized our first meet-up at NFT week in NYC and got to know a few members of our community that traveled from all over the world to meet our team. This project is changing. We are growing beyond the meme.
The Next Chapter
Over the past several months, it has been clear to the team and community that our project has outgrown a simple meme. We all recognize that the potential of this project, properly guided by the team’s vision, places us in a position to become a significant force in the blockchain community.
Collectively with the community, advisors, and consultant teams, we established that for the project to be sustainable and financially able to achieve our long-term vision, two things need to happen; a rebrand and a release of a new token contract.
In October, our team headed to the United Arab Emirates, Dubai, to finalize a major investment into the project’s future that would be the foundation of the new brand and the next phase of Dogs of Elon.
Our team also spent several months developing the new token, governance, and staking contracts. Together with a group of experienced developers, we have built a unique set of smart contracts that will maintain long-term sustainability and empower our community through governance. The contracts have been completed and audited by Certik, our security partner.
Dogs of Elon will live on forever. Our genesis NFT Collection will always be centric to our vision and mission. The 10,000 K-9 Collection will always encapsulate the project’s identity, heritage, and utility, and this will never change.
Countdown to Launch
The next phase of Dogs of Elon will focus on the growth and maturity of the project. Our goal is to grow our community and expand the possibilities of DOE’s destiny. With the project’s relaunch and rebranding, we aim to onboard hundreds of thousands of new token and NFT holders by partnering with more prominent and influential partners such as exchanges, blockchains, developers, and ambassadors.
With the new launch, we will unveil the new brand, whitepaper, website, and roadmap for the project’s next 12–24 Months of the project. We have developed valuable relationships with the right partners to help us achieve this vision, and we look forward to achieving our goals with our holders and community.
So what’s next?
On January 18th, 2023, we will launch a full-scale marketing campaign to massively grow our community and ecosystem. We will also launch a brand new Whitepaper and website that will narrow the project’s vision to achieve our short-term goals and set us up for long-term success.
Our team is currently working with our exchange partners regarding the launch date to ensure all necessary arrangements are properly handled. Our goal is to issue the new token contract and coordinate marketing efforts to make the transition as seamless as possible for our faithful DOE holders.
We will announce an official “Path to Launch” roadmap in the next few days.
Please note, there is currently no airdrop or swap for DOE Token, ONLY trust the official verified Dogs of Elon Channels below;
- Twitter: @dogsofelon
- Telegram: https://t.me/DOEOfficial
- Website: Dogsofelon.io
