Cluster progression
Weekly snapshots
Monday-week signatures across the mint wallet and the four holding addresses you named. Read top to bottom as a production history: Holaplex ignition, GEN 0 flood, sIgnALs launch, FaarT burns, Formfunction trickle, 2024 compressed-NFT collecting, Exchange Art shutdown.
Phases
2020-01-01 → 2021-08-29
2020 · pre-chain
No wallets. Data/woodworking practice dated Jun 2020 on LinkedIn.
2021-08-30 → 2021-10-24
Sep–Oct 2021 · Holaplex ignition
Mint funded, store opened, ELbew spun up, GEN 0 minting starts.
2021-10-25 → 2022-01-30
Oct 2021–Jan 2022 · production flood
Peak chain activity. B/C/D wallets appear. sIgnALs launches on FRAKT Sandbox.
2022-01-31 → 2022-12-31
Feb–Dec 2022 · cool-down + burns
Formfunction years. FaarT burns inventory. Holding wallets collect more than the mint mints.
2023-01-01 → 2023-12-31
2023 · trickle
Low double-digit weeks. Formfunction dies in March. Exchange Art remains.
2024-01-01 → 2024-12-31
2024 · cNFT collector year
Bubblegum claims, one hosted Space, August consolidation. No new GEN series.
2025-01-01 → 2026-12-31
2025–2026 · tails
Monitor rewards, then Exchange Art shutdown cleanup across the cluster.
Stacked weekly signatures · heat mint · ice ELbew · violet E5KmB
Weekly snapshots
Each row is a Monday-dated UTC week. Counts are signatures on that wallet, not unique mints. Cumulative is running total across the five-address cluster. Quiet weeks with zero cluster activity are omitted.
| Week | mint | ELbew | E5KmB | FaarT | 9gNgC | Σ | cum | Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-30 | 1 | · | · | · | · | 1 | 1 | Mint wallet funded. Only on-chain event in 2020–early 2021: none. Practice still off-chain (LinkedIn woodworking/data, Jun 2020). |
| 2021-09-13 | 28 | 4 | · | · | · | 32 | 33 | Holaplex store + first 1/1 (Ballet Twirl, 13 Sep). ELbew appears 17 Sep — first holding wallet, four days later. |
| 2021-09-20 | 2 | · | · | · | · | 2 | 35 | |
| 2021-09-27 | 4 | · | · | · | · | 4 | 39 | |
| 2021-10-04 | 4 | 1 | · | · | · | 5 | 44 | |
| 2021-10-11 | 73 | · | · | · | · | 73 | 117 | Minting ramp begins (73 mint txs). GEN 0 series start writing to chain. |
| 2021-10-18 | 8 | 10 | · | · | · | 18 | 135 | ELbew active alongside mint — ops/collector wallet in use. |
| 2021-10-25 | 562 | 13 | · | · | · | 575 | 710 | Largest mint week: 562 mint signatures. cryptoCANDLE / HiPPAblock / lightCURVE production. |
| 2021-11-01 | 112 | 13 | · | · | · | 125 | 835 | Follow-through mint week (112) + ELbew collecting. |
| 2021-11-08 | 781 | 55 | 1 | 96 | 2 | 935 | 1770 | Cluster peak: 935 signatures. E5KmB, FaarT, 9gNgC all born this week via DigitalEyes NFT buys (13–14 Nov). Full five-wallet graph is live. |
| 2021-11-15 | 31 | 19 | · | 5 | 11 | 66 | 1836 | New holding wallets keep moving; mint cools from the spike. |
| 2021-11-22 | 20 | 10 | · | · | · | 30 | 1866 | |
| 2021-11-29 | 26 | 2 | · | · | · | 28 | 1894 | |
| 2021-12-06 | 217 | 13 | · | 58 | 9 | 297 | 2191 | Second December pulse (297). SHILL Issue 24 (25 Dec) indexes dat_a_bstract. |
| 2021-12-13 | 28 | 3 | · | · | · | 31 | 2222 | |
| 2021-12-20 | 98 | 10 | · | 38 | 6 | 152 | 2374 | FaarT re-enters (38 txs) as mint keeps producing. |
| 2021-12-27 | 168 | 24 | · | · | 2 | 194 | 2568 | Year-end mint burst (168) + ELbew (24). |
| 2022-01-03 | 117 | 2 | · | · | 13 | 132 | 2700 | sIgnALs staging. 9gNgC starts running (13) beside mint. |
| 2022-01-10 | 79 | 1 | · | · | 24 | 104 | 2804 | 9gNgC 24 txs — likely allowlist / Sandbox prep. |
| 2022-01-17 | 5 | 7 | · | · | 7 | 19 | 2823 | |
| 2022-01-24 | 265 | 34 | 1 | · | 81 | 381 | 3204 | sIgnALs launch week (FRAKT Sandbox, 28 Jan). 381 combined: mint 265, 9gNgC 81, ELbew 34. |
| 2022-01-31 | 39 | 5 | · | · | 29 | 73 | 3277 | Aftershock. Formfunction opens 3 Feb. |
| 2022-02-07 | 20 | 3 | · | · | 39 | 62 | 3339 | 9gNgC still busiest (39) while mint drops to 20. |
| 2022-02-14 | 37 | · | · | · | 11 | 48 | 3387 | |
| 2022-02-21 | 3 | · | · | · | 3 | 6 | 3393 | |
| 2022-02-28 | 4 | 1 | · | · | 2 | 7 | 3400 | |
| 2022-03-07 | 1 | 2 | · | · | 1 | 4 | 3404 | |
| 2022-03-14 | 5 | 2 | · | · | 1 | 8 | 3412 | |
| 2022-03-21 | · | 3 | · | · | 1 | 4 | 3416 | |
| 2022-03-28 | 2 | 1 | · | · | 1 | 4 | 3420 | |
| 2022-04-04 | · | · | · | · | 1 | 1 | 3421 | |
| 2022-04-11 | 2 | 3 | · | · | 1 | 6 | 3427 | |
| 2022-04-25 | 3 | 5 | · | · | · | 8 | 3435 | |
| 2022-05-02 | 4 | 2 | · | · | 1 | 7 | 3442 | |
| 2022-05-09 | 3 | 2 | · | · | 1 | 6 | 3448 | |
| 2022-05-16 | 5 | 26 | 28 | · | 1 | 60 | 3508 | ELbew 26 + E5KmB 28 — first time holding wallets outrun the mint. Formfunction-era collecting. |
| 2022-05-23 | · | 2 | 1 | · | 3 | 6 | 3514 | |
| 2022-05-30 | 5 | 2 | · | 194 | 3 | 204 | 3718 | FaarT burns ~194 NFTs (Burn + CloseAccount on 5 Jun). Staging wallet emptied. Not a new drop. |
| 2022-06-06 | 2 | 3 | · | · | 7 | 12 | 3730 | |
| 2022-06-13 | 4 | 8 | 4 | · | 2 | 18 | 3748 | |
| 2022-06-20 | 16 | 3 | 8 | · | 5 | 32 | 3780 | Mint ticks up (16) amid summer collecting. |
| 2022-06-27 | 6 | 2 | 1 | · | 34 | 43 | 3823 | 9gNgC 34 — largest holding-wallet week after sIgnALs. |
| 2022-07-04 | 2 | 1 | · | · | 4 | 7 | 3830 | |
| 2022-07-11 | · | 3 | · | · | 1 | 4 | 3834 | |
| 2022-07-18 | 7 | · | · | · | 1 | 8 | 3842 | |
| 2022-07-25 | · | · | 1 | · | 1 | 2 | 3844 | |
| 2022-08-01 | · | · | · | · | 1 | 1 | 3845 | |
| 2022-08-08 | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | 2 | 3847 | |
| 2022-08-15 | · | 1 | · | · | · | 1 | 3848 | |
| 2022-08-22 | 4 | 2 | · | · | 1 | 7 | 3855 | |
| 2022-08-29 | 1 | · | · | · | 2 | 3 | 3858 | |
| 2022-09-05 | · | · | · | · | 1 | 1 | 3859 | |
| 2022-09-12 | 2 | 1 | · | · | 2 | 5 | 3864 | |
| 2022-09-19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | · | 1 | 4 | 3868 | |
| 2022-09-26 | 2 | · | 1 | · | · | 3 | 3871 | |
| 2022-10-03 | · | · | · | · | 1 | 1 | 3872 | |
| 2022-10-10 | 1 | · | · | · | · | 1 | 3873 | |
| 2022-11-07 | · | 1 | · | · | 3 | 4 | 3877 | |
| 2022-11-14 | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | 2 | 3879 | |
| 2022-11-21 | · | 2 | · | · | · | 2 | 3881 | |
| 2022-11-28 | 2 | · | 1 | · | · | 3 | 3884 | |
| 2022-12-05 | 1 | · | 3 | · | · | 4 | 3888 | |
| 2022-12-12 | 2 | · | · | · | · | 2 | 3890 | |
| 2022-12-19 | 3 | 2 | · | · | · | 5 | 3895 | |
| 2022-12-26 | · | 1 | 1 | · | 1 | 3 | 3898 | |
| 2023-01-02 | 9 | 20 | · | · | · | 29 | 3927 | ELbew 20 vs mint 9. New year collecting while mint stays quiet. Formfunction still alive. |
| 2023-01-16 | · | 1 | · | · | · | 1 | 3928 | |
| 2023-01-23 | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | 2 | 3930 | |
| 2023-01-30 | · | 1 | · | · | · | 1 | 3931 | |
| 2023-02-06 | · | 1 | · | · | · | 1 | 3932 | |
| 2023-03-13 | 2 | · | · | · | · | 2 | 3934 | Formfunction shutdown week (announced ~29 Mar). Mint 2, almost nothing elsewhere. |
| 2023-03-20 | · | · | · | · | 1 | 1 | 3935 | |
| 2023-04-10 | · | 2 | · | · | · | 2 | 3937 | |
| 2023-04-24 | · | 1 | 1 | · | · | 2 | 3939 | |
| 2023-05-01 | 2 | · | · | · | · | 2 | 3941 | |
| 2023-05-08 | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | 2 | 3943 | |
| 2023-05-15 | 2 | 1 | 2 | · | 1 | 6 | 3949 | |
| 2023-05-29 | 5 | 1 | · | · | · | 6 | 3955 | |
| 2023-07-17 | · | 1 | · | · | · | 1 | 3956 | |
| 2023-07-31 | · | 2 | · | · | · | 2 | 3958 | |
| 2023-08-07 | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | 2 | 3960 | |
| 2023-08-14 | · | 1 | · | · | · | 1 | 3961 | |
| 2023-08-21 | · | 1 | · | · | · | 1 | 3962 | |
| 2023-08-28 | · | 1 | · | · | · | 1 | 3963 | |
| 2023-09-04 | · | 1 | · | · | · | 1 | 3964 | |
| 2023-09-11 | · | 2 | · | · | · | 2 | 3966 | |
| 2023-09-18 | 2 | 1 | · | · | · | 3 | 3969 | |
| 2023-09-25 | · | 1 | · | · | · | 1 | 3970 | |
| 2023-10-02 | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | 2 | 3972 | |
| 2023-10-16 | 3 | 1 | · | · | 2 | 6 | 3978 | |
| 2023-10-23 | 3 | · | · | · | · | 3 | 3981 | |
| 2023-11-06 | 1 | · | · | · | · | 1 | 3982 | |
| 2023-11-13 | 1 | · | · | · | · | 1 | 3983 | |
| 2023-11-20 | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | 2 | 3985 | |
| 2023-11-27 | 1 | · | · | · | · | 1 | 3986 | |
| 2023-12-04 | 1 | · | · | · | · | 1 | 3987 | |
| 2023-12-11 | 5 | 1 | · | · | · | 6 | 3993 | |
| 2023-12-18 | 5 | 2 | · | · | · | 7 | 4000 | |
| 2023-12-25 | 2 | 3 | · | · | 1 | 6 | 4006 | |
| 2024-01-01 | 2 | 1 | · | · | 3 | 6 | 4012 | Compressed-NFT year starts. Mint on Bubblegum; 9gNgC also pings. |
| 2024-01-08 | 3 | 3 | · | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4021 | |
| 2024-01-15 | 3 | 1 | · | · | 1 | 5 | 4026 | |
| 2024-01-22 | 2 | 2 | 4 | · | 1 | 9 | 4035 | |
| 2024-01-29 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 4047 | All four holding wallets plus mint in the same week — rare after 2022. |
| 2024-02-05 | 1 | · | · | · | · | 1 | 4048 | |
| 2024-02-12 | · | 2 | · | · | 1 | 3 | 4051 | |
| 2024-02-26 | 2 | 1 | · | · | 1 | 4 | 4055 | |
| 2024-03-18 | 2 | · | · | · | · | 2 | 4057 | |
| 2024-03-25 | 1 | 1 | · | · | 1 | 3 | 4060 | |
| 2024-04-01 | · | 3 | · | · | · | 3 | 4063 | ELbew 3. Hosted X Space “WHY not” on 4 Apr with PinkVelvetPony. |
| 2024-05-27 | 1 | · | · | · | · | 1 | 4064 | |
| 2024-06-03 | 1 | 5 | 1 | · | 2 | 9 | 4073 | ELbew leads (5). Exchange Art whitelist still wired. |
| 2024-06-17 | 2 | · | · | · | · | 2 | 4075 | |
| 2024-06-24 | 5 | 1 | 1 | · | 1 | 8 | 4083 | |
| 2024-07-01 | 6 | · | · | · | · | 6 | 4089 | Mint-only Bubblegum claims (6). |
| 2024-07-29 | 1 | · | · | · | · | 1 | 4090 | |
| 2024-08-05 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 4123 | Cluster consolidation: 33 txs, mint 20 SOL transfers on 7 Aug. FaarT’s last-ever activity. All five wallets move together. |
| 2024-08-19 | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | 2 | 4125 | |
| 2025-06-09 | 1 | · | · | · | · | 1 | 4126 | |
| 2025-06-23 | 1 | · | · | · | · | 1 | 4127 | |
| 2025-07-28 | 2 | · | · | · | · | 2 | 4129 | |
| 2026-06-29 | 2 | · | 4 | · | · | 6 | 4135 | Exchange Art AdminCancelBuynowSale (mint + E5KmB). |
| 2026-07-06 | · | · | · | · | 1 | 1 | 4136 | |
| 2026-08-17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | · | 1 | 4 | 4140 | EA whitelist removal the same minute across mint, ELbew, E5KmB, 9gNgC — confirms they were one artist cluster on Exchange Art. |