Meet people where they are.
In May 2022, Gary described SocialConnector as a bridge between Discord, Clubhouse, Rally, Ethereum and Solana. The aim was to help creators carry relationships across platforms.
Gary introduces SocialConnectorGIRAFFE / A LIVING COLLECTION / EST. 2021
Five years.
Three chains.
One Tower.
The OG draft. The free-mint comeback.
The 100 $GARY crossing. The Giraffish feeling.
A character you see yourself in. People you find your way to. A way of living that feels like your own. Giraffe has crossed chains, lit up Times Square and grown a language of its own. Five years in, the story keeps going.
GIRAFFE / $GARY / $GIRAFFISH
ART. PEOPLE. INDIVIDUALITY. STILL STANDING TALL.
THE LORE, IN ITS OWN WORDS2021 → TODAY40 ORIGINAL POSTS TO EXPLORE
01THE PEOPLE. THEN THE COIN. THEN THE GIRAFFES.
MARCH 4, 2021 / RALLY.IO
Before the Tower,
there was $GARY.
Clubhouse conversations became a community. A creator coin gave that community something of its own.
Gary launched $GARY on Rally on March 4, 2021. The next day, he was gathering creators on Clubhouse and giving coins to people who replied with their Rally IDs. Participation, introductions and creator support were there from the start.
Rally’s own March 15 digest featured Gary and $GARY in its creator-economy coverage. Months before a Giraffe minted, the community and its coin already existed.
100
ORIGINAL GIRAFFES.
A LIVE DRAFT.
AUGUST–OCTOBER 2021 / THE OGs
Pick your place.
Then pick your Giraffe.
The first collection was 100 hand-curated OG Giraffes. The community bought draft positions with $GARY on Rally. Gary posted the receipt for the first pick on August 10. On October 7, Giraffe Tower announced that all 100 would be selected in the next day’s live draft.
A draft position came before the choice of character. People gathered, made their selections and put a face to their place in the Tower. By October 14, the account was confirming that the OGs had been minted on Ethereum and delivered to their owners.
A CHARACTER OF YOUR OWN
Which one feels like you?
The hat. The expression. The little detail you keep coming back to. Every Giraffe has its own personality. Explore a few of them.
GIRAFFE #13
The artist.
A pink mane. An artist’s hat. A gold hoop. One of the OGs, still unmistakably itself.
- OG
- Artist hat
- Pink mane
- Gold hoop
A few personalities from the Tower. These are art selections, with no claim that they are listed for sale.
OCTOBER 22, 2021 / TIMES SQUARE
We love
the Giraffes.
The Giraffes made it to New York.
On October 20, Gary was looking for a photographer. On October 21, he announced the Times Square campaign. The next morning, he posted the photo and told people in NYC to look up.
Five years later, he shared the memory again. The original October 22, 2021 post is still there: the characters, the billboard, and a community seeing its creation take over a corner of the city.
PRESS PLAY / OCTOBER 9, 2021
Before launch day,
there was this.
The original 11-second Giraffe Tower launch animation. The faces, the attitude, the beginning.
The original launch filmSilent archive edit. The October 2021 adoption date in the film is historical.
OCTOBER 2021 → MARCH 2022 / ETHEREUM
The free-mint
comeback.
After the OGs came a wider collection of 9,900 Giraffes on Ethereum. The mint slowed after just over 1,200. The team paused it and spent November and December building.
In January, Giraffe Tower reopened for a free mint. The original announcement set January 20 as the date. Free and paid mint windows followed until the collection minted out on March 13, 2022.
The story includes the stall, the reset and the people who stayed.
An archive image. This mint window has closed.
INSIDE THIS CHAPTERThe GLEAF Tree, Offspring and the early experiments
The GLEAF Tree let holders name and stake Giraffes, place them in a rental pool and use $GLEAF to create digital collectibles. The first Giraffe Tower Offspring arrived in December 2021, with 181 minted in that first chapter.
These were some of the Tower’s first experiments in making a collectible world people could take part in. The original interfaces survive in the project’s own history thread. Their former programs are closed.
02ONE CHARACTER. A JOURNEY YOU CAN FOLLOW.
Different chain.
Same Giraffe.
Meet Giraffe #13. An artist’s hat, a pink mane, and a record connecting its Ethereum identity to Solana. Choose a chapter and follow along.
GIRAFFE PASSPORTNO. 0013
GIRAFFE #13ARTIST HAT / PINK MANE / OG
2021 / THE OG CHAPTER
First, people picked a place.
The original 100 Giraffes began with draft positions purchased in $GARY on Rally. A live draft let people choose a character. Giraffe #13’s metadata identifies it as an OG, part of that first collection.
The original OG draft announcementCHAPTER 1 OF 4
Open the provenance notes
The Rally chapter documents the OG collection’s draft. The item-level link for #13 is recorded in its public Ethereum-to-Solana metadata, including its original contract, token number, traits and birthday. This is a character history, with no claim about a particular owner or draft position.
Inspect the public metadata
$GARY MOVED FIRSTRally / March 2021Solana / April 2022Why the coin and the Giraffes moved on different timelines
Why move?
In April 2022, Gary announced the next phase of $GARY on Solana. The Tower’s later history thread recorded that more than 80% migrated from Rally.
For the Giraffes, the March 2023 decision followed the changing Ethereum marketplace royalty landscape. The team wanted a smoother collector experience integrated with what it was building on Solana.
What came across?
Giraffe Tower told holders they could keep their image and traits in the move. The migration reissued their Giraffe on Solana. The final public migration window closed at the end of May 2023.
These are past migrations. The historic announcements are part of the archive, not instructions to migrate a token today.
THE MAY 2023 CROSSING
100$GARY
The number the Tower remembers.
A Giraffe.
Its community coin.
A new home.
One eligible Ethereum Giraffe and 100 $GARY. Gary and Giraffe Tower published the checklist for the May 2023 crossing.
Gary offered to send holders the 100 $GARY they needed. People could earn it by showing up and engaging. In other replies, he simply sent the tokens. The crossing was something he helped people make.
1 ETH GIRAFFE+100 $GARY→A SOLANA GIRAFFE
The historical May 2023 requirement. This migration is closed.
The August 2021 Rally receipt is a small piece of a bigger idea: the coin and the collectible grew up together.
Open the original receipt post$GARY / THE YEARS BETWEEN THE MILESTONES
One creator coin.
A lot of other creators.
The move to Solana opened a bigger question: could the tools built for one community help other people build theirs?
Help the next creator start.
The Tower’s March 2023 history recorded 41 builders launching social tokens. By February 2024, Gary Club reported helping 650 creators launch their own coins on Solana. Those are milestones from the posts, each from its own moment.
Make it a daily habit.
The story was also morning calls, creators supporting each other’s work, introductions and conversations. $GARY became a thread connecting the original Rally days, the creator tools and the Giraffe migrations.
Gary’s morning community ritualWhere $GARY stands today
$GARY is the Solana token that began as Gary’s Rally creator coin. The creator tools, incentives and utility described in these chapters belong to that history. Gary Club has ended its on-chain utility. Giraffes are collectibles only and do not confer Gary Club membership. Gary Club currently has no members; future IRL membership packages have not launched. The token remains a collectible part of the story, with its verified address and optional collecting links below.
Find the verified tokenPUERTO RICO / AUGUST 2022
The profile pictures
became people.
A dinner table. A boat. The people on the other side of the screen.
Gary hosted the first Gary Club IRL gathering in Puerto Rico in August 2022. The Vibin chapter took people out on a catamaran. These are his actual photographs from that week.
“Just a reminder to creators - invite your community to your local town and show them a great time!”GARY HENDERSON / AUGUST 28, 2022
MORE CHARACTERS. MORE CHAPTERS.
A bigger family
grew around the Tower.
2021 / VIBIN GIRAFFE
Fifty. Vibin.
An October 2021 collaboration with Gutter Cat community artist @gutterboi2 produced 50 Vibin Giraffes. The collection began on Rally and made its own move to Solana in July 2022. Gary’s later account includes an August 2022 community catamaran day in Puerto Rico.
Gary tells the Vibin story
2024 / MAGA GIRAFFE
Another free-mint chapter.
In October 2024, Gary released MAGA Giraffes as a free open edition on Magic Eden’s launchpad. The campaign paired the collectible with community giveaways. It is one more example of the free-mint experiments in the Tower’s history.
The original free-mint post
2026 / GIRAFFISH MOMENTS
Memories become art.
The First Breach. The Heart That Grew Tall. Giraffish Moments turned community milestones into collectible artwork, with drops tied to the Giraffish chapter. The art remains; the in-club mint and reward programs have ended.
The July 2026 release archive03THE FEELING BECOMES A TOKEN.
SEPTEMBER 18, 2025 / PUMP.FUN / SOLANA
Feeling
Giraffish?
The community had the word.
Then it gave that feeling a coin.
$GIRAFFISH arrived as a streamer token: loud, playful and built in front of the people who were already there. A shared first buy. A wheel on screen. Tokens burned live. A community deciding what to do next.
The September 18 launch
01
JANUARY 2024
The feeling comes before the coin.
Giraffe Tower was asking what being Giraffish meant long before the token existed. The conversations gave the identity its language. The token would eventually carry that name into a new chapter.
The question, before the coin02
SEPTEMBER 16–18, 2025
A community puts its feeling on-chain.
Gary opened a community first-buy fund, then launched $GIRAFFISH live on September 18. The launch recap recorded 19.6 SOL contributed and 420 million tokens acquired at the initial mint. People who already knew one another were there for the beginning.
Gary tells the launch story03
SEPTEMBER 2025 ONWARD
The Tower gets a new vocabulary.
Burn or Boost. Giraffish Millionaires. Tower Talk on stream. The Wall, the crown and the characters celebrating each other’s climbs. A token became one more way the culture expressed itself. The language and art remain part of Giraffe today.
Tower Talk joins the streamThe first-day burn, locks and original launch address
The September 18 launch post published the official token address. On September 19, Gary reported 250 million tokens burned and 176.06 million locked across Giraffe, $GARY and Giraffish Millionaire reward allocations. These are historical launch figures, rather than current balances. Those reward programs have ended.
FROM THE STREAMThe original Burn or Boost wheel
A wheel, a stream, and a room full of people watching what happened next.
Gary posted this wheel on launch morning. It belongs to the early live-stream chapter of $GIRAFFISH. This archive preserves the early stream culture. The former game and reward programs have ended.
The wheel on launch morningGIRAFFE IS THE CHARACTER. GIRAFFISH IS HOW YOU LIVE.
Stand tall. See further.
Live free.
A little more yourself. A little more willing to look up.
A life you actually want to participate in.
Be unmistakably you.
Think independently. Speak in your own voice. Build something you care about. There is room for your particular version of great.
Look beyond the obvious.
Stay curious. See possibilities beyond the familiar playbook. Share the view with someone who could use a different perspective.
Choose what gets your time.
Own your energy and direction. Make room for the people, work and experiences that make your life feel like yours.
“Giraffish isn’t something you buy.Read Gary’s original words
It’s something you become.”GARY HENDERSON / JUNE 16, 2026
A FEW WORDS YOU’LL HEAR AROUND HERE
- The Tower
- A group of giraffes. The collection’s name, and a shared place in the story.
- Giraffish
- Individuality, perspective and freedom, with enough generosity to help someone else stand taller.
- Diamond Neck
- A little Giraffe language for someone who stayed tall through the changes.
- Giraffish Millionaire
- The historical name for holding one million $GIRAFFISH tokens. A token count, with no statement about wealth.
The art gives the feeling a face.
The people give it a life.
04OPEN THE TIME CAPSULE.
The posts.
The people. The receipts.
Explore the original words from Gary, Giraffe Tower and Gary Club. Choose a chapter, pick a year, go down the rabbit hole.
40 original posts. Historical posts describe their own time.
@GaryLHenderson
$GARYThe first $GARY post
So cool to have my own $GARY coin!Read the original
@GaryLHenderson
$GARYCreator coins meet Clubhouse
The $GARY coin - “Celebrating and Supporting Creators and Community” with @jowyang, @mvellank, @F2K_Nicholena, @mitchjoel, @rahafharfoush, @digitald0ctor, @JoePulizzi, @StevenVBe Today, Mar 5…Read the original
@GaryLHenderson
GiraffeThe first OG draft pick
Have a series of 100 Giraffe's dropping soon! Sold the first pick for 750 $GARY today! 🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀 #GaryClub #NFT @rally_ioRead the original
@GaryLHenderson
GiraffeRally was the pre-launch
@bremmorris @giraffetowernft @rally_io It's been a fun launch that will ultimately mint into the mainnet but using Rally for the pre-launch has…Read the original
@giraffetowernft
GiraffeThe live draft of all 100 OGs
Tomorrow is our LIVE draft for our OG's. If you own an OG you get to draft live or complete the absentee…Read the original
@giraffetowernft
GiraffeThe original 2021 launch animation
Giraffe Tower Adoptions Start 10/22Read the original
05STILL GIRAFFE. STILL OURS TO MAKE MEANINGFUL.
THE COLLECTIBLE CHAPTER / TODAY
The Giraffes
aren’t going anywhere.
The characters are here. The history is ours. Being Giraffish keeps going.
Giraffe is alive as a collectible: art you connect with, a character that feels like you, and a story shared with people who were there. Gary continues Giraffe separately from Gary Club. The community is helping shape its next chapter with Dunk, including plans for Giraffe.club and community management of the Giraffe Tower X account.
Collect because you love the character. Keep one because you remember the moment. Follow along because the way of living speaks to you. There is room to enjoy Giraffe in your own way.
WHAT HAS CHANGED
Giraffe continues. Gary Club utility has ended.
Gary Club ended all on-chain utility on October 20, 2026. Giraffes, $GARY and $GIRAFFISH no longer unlock membership, access, perks, rewards or discounts. Gary Club membership is separate. Holding an asset creates no entitlement to future benefits.
Read the current token noticeTHE COINS THAT GREW UP WITH THE GIRAFFES
A piece of the story, if you want one.
$GARY carries the creator-coin beginning. $GIRAFFISH carries the culture’s name. Both remain on Solana. Here are the exact addresses and independent places to explore them.
$GARY
The creator coin that came first.
EXACT SOLANA TOKEN ADDRESS
8c71AvjQeKKeWRe8jtTGG1bJ2WiYXQdbjqFbUfhHgSVk
$GIRAFFISH
The Giraffish culture, given a token.
EXACT SOLANA TOKEN ADDRESS
Gq7eEnTR1YDzNgs7qVRMThY8xt9CDZknxixKJSxQpumpUse a Solana wallet you control, confirm the collection or token address, and review the transaction before approving it. Keep a little SOL for network fees. The services linked here are independent; listings and swap routes may change. You can enjoy the art, story and Giraffish philosophy without buying anything.
Verify the Giraffe Tower collection address
H5P4frZiXzTKucCPHyFwQoSSY5bVPG5BPdeeKAnX7CnAOpen the collection on Solscan Already have assets in a Gary Club wallet?
Gary Club wallet keys were compromised. Move assets to a newly created wallet with a new private key, and never receive or store new assets in the old wallet. Buying, swapping and minting inside Gary Club have closed. The withdrawal service ends November 15, 2026.
Read the existing-holder instructionsResearched and reviewed October 22, 2026. Original posts and images retain their historical context. Giraffe continues as a collectible. Historical offers, mints, migrations and reward programs are shown in their original context.
Notice · October 2026
Gary Club tokens no longer carry utility.
Gary Club is moving into a physical home in Austin, opening November 1, 2026. As part of that change, we have ended all utility for every on-chain asset connected to Gary Club, including $GARY, $GIRAFFISH and Gary Club NFTs such as Giraffes. They no longer unlock membership, access, perks, rewards or discounts. Delegation, pool rental and assignment have ended.
Gary Club currently has no members. Membership will be introduced through future packages at the IRL club. A Giraffe is a collectible only. Owning one does not make you a Gary Club member.
Gary Club wallets are now for moving assets out only. Buying, swapping, minting, listing and paying with tokens inside Gary Club have closed.
Gary Club wallet keys were compromised in our breach.
Use a compromised key only to move assets out of your Gary Club wallet into a newly created wallet with a new private key. Do not send assets to, or store assets in, the compromised wallet again. Importing the old key into another wallet app does not make it safe.
Move your assets by November 15, 2026
The Gary Club wallet service ends at the end of the day on November 15, 2026, Austin time. After that, transfers, Giraffe unlocks and key exports will no longer be available.
- Sign in with your email.
- If a Giraffe is in the rental pool or assigned to someone, open Your Giraffes and return it to personal use.
- Open Wallet and transfer each asset to a wallet you control. The receiving wallet approves the transfer and can pay the Solana network fee. A locked Giraffe is released in the same step.
Exporting your key
You can also reveal your Gary Club wallet key in Settings with a one-time code sent to your email. This key was compromised in our security breach. Use it only to move assets out into a newly created wallet with a new private key, and never use your Gary Club wallet again to receive or store assets.
Assets already in a wallet you control stay yours. Nothing on the blockchain changes because of this notice.
What’s next for Giraffe
Giraffe will have a new website at Giraffe.club, in collaboration with Dunk and managed by the Giraffe community. The Giraffe Tower NFT X account will also be managed by the community.
Questions
Sign in and open a support request, or email [email protected].
This notice is not financial advice. We make no representation about the current or future value of any token.
Detailed transfer and key export guide
Your Gary Club wallet: transfers out
The Gary Club wallet service ends at the end of the day on November 15, 2026, Austin time. Gary Club tokens and NFTs, including Giraffes, no longer carry utility. Move everything you want to keep to a wallet you control before then. After November 15, transfers, Giraffe unlocks and key exports will no longer be available. Full notice: gary.club/transition.
Gary Club wallets are now for withdrawals only. New crypto purchases, swaps, mints, delegation and transfers into Gary Club wallets through the site are closed. You can still view balances and transfer assets you own to another Solana wallet.
Transfer tokens or NFTs out
- Open Wallet. The default view shows your Gary Club wallet.
- Select Transfer out for tokens, or open an NFT and select Send.
- Keep Pay network fees from my receiving wallet checked and connect the wallet you want to receive the assets. Its address becomes the destination.
- Choose the asset and amount. For tokens and SOL, Max transfers the full available balance when the receiving wallet pays.
- Review the receiving address and approve the transaction in that wallet. It pays the Solana network fee and any account-creation rent. Your Gary Club wallet does not need SOL for those costs.
- Wait for confirmation and check the transaction link. If it is still confirming, check that transaction and your balances before sending again.
If your Gary Club wallet already has enough SOL, you can uncheck the receiving-wallet fee option and enter a destination address. Always verify that address. Never share a recovery phrase or private key.
NFTs that need another step
A leftover Gary Club staking lock can be unlocked and revoked in the same transaction as the NFT transfer. A Giraffe still assigned to someone or deposited in the rental pool must first be returned to personal use on the Your Giraffes page. If pool availability prevents this, contact support so the existing rental can be reconciled.
Some assets are frozen or permanently nontransferable, including issued soulbound notices. Compressed NFTs and tokens with special extensions can have additional on-chain restrictions. A transfer preview will stop if it cannot complete; contact support with the asset address rather than repeatedly retrying.
Export your key
You can also reveal your Gary Club wallet private key in Settings. Select Email me a code, then enter the six-digit code sent to your verified email address. Codes expire after 10 minutes. Key export is not available for 72 hours after your account email changes.
This key may already be known to others. Use it only to move your assets into a new wallet you create, and never keep assets in your Gary Club wallet afterward. Never share the key with anyone.
Fees and confirmation
The receiving wallet needs enough SOL for the transaction and any new token accounts. The preview checks the selected transfer before asking for a signature. If the preview expires, prepare it again. If a submitted transaction is pending, retain its signature and check it before creating another transfer.
Connected wallets and claims
The All Wallets view can include connected external wallets. Gary Club transfers only assets held in its custodial wallet. Transfer assets already in an external wallet using that wallet directly. Existing locked or vested claims are separate from the available balance and may require their own release process. Contact support for help with a specific claim.
Privacy disclosures for legacy assets
AI Agency Unlocked legacy accounts: The former rewards program involved custodial wallet addresses, balances and transaction history; private keys were stored encrypted using AES-256-GCM. Helius was used for Solana network services. Agency wallet key export from Settings is disabled. For help with an agency account, contact support.
Wallet & Blockchain Data: If we provisioned a custodial Solana wallet for you, we store its public address and asset balances, and its private key encrypted using AES-256-GCM. When you transfer assets out or export your private key, we record the request, including your IP address and browser information, for security. Blockchain transactions on Solana are inherently public.
- Helius: Solana blockchain RPC and wallet monitoring
- DexScreener: public token price data (no personal data shared)
Blockchain & Digital Assets
As of October 20, 2026, Gary Club tokens and NFTs no longer carry utility, and the custodial wallet service ends on November 15, 2026. Blockchain transactions are public and irreversible by nature. Gary Club does not control the Solana network. Until the service ends, you may export your custodial wallet private key after completing the verification we require. We are not a licensed custodian or financial institution.
These provisions form part of the Gary Club Terms of Service.
Digital Assets & Wallet Service Wind-Down
As of October 20, 2026, Gary Club has ended all utility for $GARY, $GIRAFFISH, Gary Club NFTs (including Giraffes), and any other on-chain asset connected to Gary Club (“Digital Assets”). You acknowledge and agree:
- Digital Assets no longer provide membership, perks, rewards, discounts, or other benefits from Gary Club. Gary Club may continue to honor some existing access temporarily at its discretion and may end it at any time without notice.
- Gary Club does not offer Digital Assets as investments and makes no representation about their current or future value.
- Gary Club custodial wallets are for transferring Digital Assets out only. Buying, swapping, minting, listing, delegation, pool rental, and payments with Digital Assets inside Gary Club have ended.
- The custodial wallet service ends at the end of the day on November 15, 2026, Central Time. Until then, you may transfer Digital Assets to a wallet you control and may export your custodial wallet private key after completing the verification we require. After that date, transfers, Giraffe unlocks, and key exports will no longer be available, and Gary Club cannot guarantee any further access to Digital Assets that remain in a custodial wallet.
- An exported private key may already be known to others. Use it only to move your Digital Assets into a new wallet you control. You are solely responsible for any wallet you use and for securing any exported private key.
- Blockchain transactions are public and irreversible. We are not responsible for losses due to wallet compromises, blockchain issues, network congestion, incorrect receiving addresses, or user error.
- We are not a licensed custodian or financial institution.