Ether first crossed $4,000 in October 2021, at the time it was near the end of a wild bull run. Today we passed $4k for the second time, nearly 30 months later, with a totally new perspective: this feels more like the beginning of a new bull cycle than the end of one. Congratulations to developers, operators, and community members who worked hard to bring value to Ether. Art by /u/Few-Bake-6463, POAP developed by superphiz.

Any recipient of this POAP met superphiz in real live flesh! This POAP was developed by Dr Doofus. (Yes, I know it's weird!) Here is Doofus's description: On the left is the Brain (repository of all knowledge) controlled by the Puppet Master (arbiter of all knowledge). Cthulu Phiz is using his might to "decentralize" the Brain. On the right, the diversified flock of stakers, like baby birds cheeping for food, hunger for the knowledge that has been kept from them and the growth that comes with it, but need a conduit to make it accessible to them. Cthulu Phiz is that conduit. Like the hand of Michelangelo's David, Cthulu Phiz's tentacles are larger on one side, symbolizing his "manis fortis" or strength of hand to carry out his task. Whereas David's strength is backed by God, Phiz's is backed by the staking community (David's right hand is larger, whereas Phiz's left tentacles are larger, but the image looked weird if I flipped sides). Finally, Cthulu Phiz himself represents charity. Not just in his selfless actions of giving to the community, but also in a meta-physical sense. Cthulu's creator, HP Lovecraft, was very talented, but for much of his life was a notorious bigot. By using his iconography in a subversion of his ideals (promoting diversity), we show that Phiz is charitable in his view of people, believing that we can aspire to bring them to our side with kindness and by example rather than with aggression and dismissal. He also has a tentacle penis.