Nate Alex (Chainfaces) dove into CryptoKitties in 2017 alongside j1mmy and Pranksy & snapped up 70 CryptoPunks when no one cared: NFT Creator
If you were to take Nate Alexs shitposting on X and his DIY hexagon rainbow cat Doodle on the surface, you might get him wrong. But underneath that flippant exterior lies a burning curiosity for NFTs as both a creator and collector and a passion for programmable art.
After originally minting his first NFT in 2017, Nate was captivated by CryptoKitties and the ability to breed crypto-cats. While still working as an engineer, Nates early NFT home was the CryptoKitties Discord as he went down the rabbit hole, before he went full-time in Web3 in 2020.
The Nashville, Tennessee, resident is one of the most prolific NFT collectors in the space but admits his portfolio could have been astronomically larger had he not let go of the 70+ CryptoPunks he sold and 30 Autoglyphs he minted and kissed goodbye to.
