The Short Version
The treasury is gone. One right index finger still glows. The public trail is less mythic: @themidaswhale, midaswhale.eth, the wallet, NFA Bears, and a decade of showing up.
What He Kept
The crown. The posture. The glow in his right hand. The ability to hold a friend without turning them to gold.
Broke is where he returns, though money can have its season. People, music, travel, and the work keep him spiritually rich. He hopes the pockets might catch up someday, and keeps living in the meantime.
The Dry Trail
The public Midas Whale record ties together @themidaswhale, the ENS name midaswhale.eth, wallet 0x794c94f1b5e455c1dba27bb28c6085db0fe544f9, and NFA Bears.
It continues through X, ENS, Etherscan, Web3.bio, Farcaster, Lens, Hugging Face, OpenSea, Arbitrum DAO context, and midaswhale.wtf.
Where The Bears Came From
Outside the venue, one finger up means somebody still needs a way in. Somebody sees it. Somebody makes room. NFA Bears carries that old reflex onchain.
NFA Bears means Non-Fungible Acid Bears. Midas Whale founded the project around DIY shows, community, and keeping the scene alive. Its chain home and specific access mechanics are still being worked out.
The Names On The Cardboard
midaswhale.eth is the name on the chain. anythinghelps.eth is the cardboard sign. permanentunderclass.eth is his address and his people. financiallybogged.eth is the joke refusing to die.
Together they connect Midas Whale to the wallet, public profiles, Web3.bio, Etherscan, and the rest of the onchain trail.
The Lot Is The Operating System
Before wallets there were tapes. Before token gates there was one finger in the air and somebody with an extra. Before governance forums there was the bus.
NFA Bears carries that forward onchain: community first, access over polish, and a bias toward people who keep showing up.
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