Early Retired Cats Club (ERCC) NFT is a collection comprising 1,930 cats from the Starry Cat Village. It is owned by the South Korean game developer, Neowiz. ^[1][2]

Overview

Early Retired Cats Club (ERCCs) launched on January 24, 2024, originated from the popular mobile game "Cats & Soup", boasting over 50 million downloads. With a collection of 1,930 cats from the Starry Cat Village spread across 192 countries, this ERCC PFP (profile picture) project brings these unique NFTs to the blockchain. Each cat possesses distinct characteristics, making them stand out even with a separation of over six degrees. ^[1][2][6]

"A collection of 1,930 travel-ready cats from the Starry Cat Village in the outer reaches of our universe, ERCC has supported their journey to Earth and stationed them in 192 countries plus one special feline kingdom" - the website states^[1]

History

Neowiz, the South Korean video game developer and publisher, collaborated with the web3 blockchain gaming platform Intella X for this release. The ERCC NFTs are powered by Intella X^[4], an advanced Web3 gaming platform on the Polygon network. This platform not only supports NFT transactions but also includes features like a decentralized exchange (DEX). ^[3]

The Early Retired Cultured Cats (E.R.C.C) are in collaboration with the likes of;

• Intella X^[4]
• Polygon Labs
• Neowiz
• Hidea

The ERCC NFT gives access to the community whereby holders will automatically join the "comeownity of the meows, by the meows, and for the meows". Holders will be given exclusive chances of rewards (WLs, airdrops, etc) from all the collaborations, access to worldwide events, hidden missions, and actual usable coupons for the original Web2 Game: Cats & Soup periodically. ^[5]

The revenue generated from products sold in the web3 will be stacked up in the Treasury pool. Governance polls will be conducted by the hodlers to decide when distribution will take place. Holders are also informed to expect various presents from ERCC partners. ^[5]