The year is 2048.

The oceans are irradiated.

Sea life was extinguished a decade ago.

But now we’ve found the HASHTANK.

What bizarre creatures lie beneath its depths?

HOW DID WE GET HERE?

The oceans are nothing but a mass aquatic graveyard. Capitalism was always going to win.

Sea life was extinguished a decade ago. Abruptly ending 170 million years of marine species’ evolution and the production of delicious fish sauce. At least, that’s what we thought. In a last attempt to conserve ocean life, a “doomsday” tank containing the world’s final marine biodiversity was built. Able to provide the DNA needed to revamp the species, stored away carefully in a hidden industrial vault.

The project failed just like the attempts to save the ice caps from melting by unleashing an army of refrigerator drones; that definitely did not end well. Intense radiation turned the DNA of the cloned species radioactive, causing severe and infectious mutations. The project was silently abandoned.

Enter Mrs. Ching.

IN CRISIS THERE IS OPPORTUNITY

She always had a knack for finding somewhat, ahem, creative ways to make a buck. Whether it was circulating fake (90% FDA approved!) medicines, biowaste transport and disposal (burying it by the side of the freeway), or ‘redistribution’ of organs from deceased prisoners on the black market, Mrs. Ching could always spot an opportunity. Free market and all that, right?

Well, once the lab closed, it was obvious to Mrs. Ching that there was an opportunity: setting up a global fish sauce monopoly. And suppose there’s anyone to sell unregulated, irradiated, genetically modified NFTs through a back-alley tank to set up a DAO fostering a fish sauce emporium. It’s going to be Mrs. Ching.

Like any visionary entrepreneur, her husband will do the dirty work; she can handle the finances.

WHAT IS THE HASHTANK?

The HASHTANK is a collection of underwater creatures released in themed batches, each with its unique flavor. Each creature is a 100% unique non-fungible token (NFT) on the Ethereum blockchain

These creatures consist of various mutation traits from the contaminated oceans. However, Mrs. Ching doesn't aim to dominate only web3; she desires to conquer the physical world as well.

The bank and other money sharks rejected her financial proposal to revamp the fish sauce business, but not you.

Your NFT comes with an inclusion in Mrs. Ching's FISH SAUCE DAO. A real-world online merchandise store will forever disrupt the fish sauce industry.

Nurture your fish or turn them into the world's last fish sauces and redeem them as physical products.

The choice is yours, but be cautious; some fishes are definitely less edible than others...

HOW IT WORKS**

CAPTURE

Mr. Ching scoops a new creature on a weekly basis and offers it up to auction.

NURTURE

Keep your fish and nurture them into having offsprings under Mr. Ching’s breeding program.

LIQUIDATE

If you feel like it, you can mint your fishes into fish sauce which can be redeemed for a physical product - the last of its kind!

JOIN THE FISH SAUCE EMPIRE

You now have the chance to add your fish to the fish sauce program or save it from becoming the last delicacy of its kind.

Hashtank is a layered narrative that goes deeper than just artwork and merchandise, with a universe slowly unfolding through the participation of the community using the special mechanisms afforded to us with NFTs.

Sounds fishy? Don’t worry, Mrs. Ching got this.

*No responsibility is taken by Mrs. Ching (or her long-suffering
husband) for what comes out of the tank.

**Please don’t eat your creatures. They may look delicious but
consumption will lead to instant and painful death.

HASHTANK