Gnarly News

Gnarly News
Jul 13
GNAR CONNECT RIO
The event brought together skateboarding, art, music, film, and community at Lado B. It celebrated Vlad's birthday alongside the launch of his Soma Skateshop signature deck, the GNARS × NOGENTA collaboration, and NOGENTA ZINE 01. The night also premiered the new NOGENTA skate film and opened the Skatehive miniramp.
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Jun 15
Gnars Bounties D.I.Y
Gnars Bounties is a new lane for small onchain grants built to keep the wheels turning. This is a place where you can create a bounty if you have an idea that deserves backing, or jump into a bounty that is already live if you have the skills to make it real.
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Gnarly News
May 29
Skate Across Africa
Skate Across Africa expands skateboarding beyond isolated local scenes into a continent-scale mission. What began as a Gnars proposal evolved into a long-distance journey connecting communities, documentation, and raw skate culture from Uganda toward South Africa. The project follows Gnars shredders pushing across the continent through media, endurance, and onchain coordination.
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May 22
Gnars x 7Ctv
From Devcon Bangkok to a printed magazine and a live exhibition during Devconnect Argentina. Gnars x 7Ctv is a clean example of how Gnars turns movement into media infrastructure.
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May 15
Shredder at the Pan American Games
From Brazil’s domestic grind to the PASA Games podium circuit, Monik Santos has built her run the hard way: heat by heat, trip by trip, result by result.
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Mar 30
Gnars in India: Underground Heat, Global Signal
Somewhere between dust, concrete, and pure willpower, skateboarding in India has been quietly stacking clips for over two decades. Now, it’s not just alive, it’s exploding. From the chaos of Mumbai to the hidden corners of cities most outsiders couldn’t place on a map, a new generation is pushing through, building something raw, independent, and undeniably real. This isn’t a trend. It’s a movement that’s been overlooked for too long. And now, it’s getting documented properly.
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Gnarly News
Feb 25
Nogglesrails DIY Onchain Obstacles

Origins Everything started years ago with a simple but radical proposal by Pharra and Vlad (sktbrd) from the XV Collective. The idea was clear: build skate obstacles rooted in DIY culture, open-source thinking, and real street energy, later becoming one of the earliest onchain-born physical experiments within Gnars DAO. Take a look at this documentary, where the creator explains the origins of the project and the launch of the NogglesDELTA. Full Doc Here
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Gnarly News
Jan 29
Gnars × Boards.WTF Art Contest
From onchain to concrete. Back to the raw \m/ Gnars is calling artists back to the dirt.
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Dec 30
Extremely Gnarly 25-26
This is the final Gnarly News of the year and what a ride it’s been. We’re closing out another cycle with heavy momentum: countless proposals, onchain experiments, IRL events, cultural collisions, and a crypto market that stayed absolutely unhinged the entire time. Through the noise, the drops, and the chaos, the Gnarly spirit kept rolling, adapting, carving new lines, and refusing to bail.
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Nov 21
Gnarly Skater of The Year
The Gnars Skater of the Year is live on Snapshot, bringing back raw DAO energy and community-driven skate culture. This is about impact, consistency, and who truly kept it gnarly IRL and onchain. Voting stays open until Christmas. token holders decide. No fluff, no judges. Just gnarly \m/
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