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我們總是從這裡開始說 FAB DAO 的故事。

2021 年7月31日，電視轉播著東京奧運男子雙打金牌戰，以收視率與愛爾達的數據來看，當時台灣有近百萬人在一起觀看這場比賽。台灣組合麟洋配以壓倒性的分數差取得勝利，最後一顆致勝球壓線，中國選手提出挑戰失敗，比賽的最後一幕落在鷹眼系統的判定畫面，那時是晚間8點55分。

金牌戰正是豆泥從醫院離職的當晚，和全台灣人一起看完比賽的豆泥福至心靈，「就是這個了！」，於是衝到電腦前面、打開繪圖軟體，在升旗典禮開始之前畫了這一幅《新時代國旗》、上傳臉書，時間是晚間9點09分。

沒過多久，這面旗幟就在網路上爆炸性地擴散，數萬分享與各種創作，從升旗模擬圖到色號198964，再延伸出各種口罩、徽章、蛋糕、主題套房等各樣創作，一時間社群平台被羽球場地的綠色給淹沒。

台灣人在虛擬社群中開慶功宴，或許台灣已經很久很久，沒有這樣不帶有歷史包袱的共同符號了。

誰能擁有這面旗幟的著作權？

這樣的現象級事件也開始引起了各路人士的討論，這個圖樣的著作權是屬於誰的？是麟洋配？奧委會？甚至有人說是鷹眼機器人的。

雖然最早製作壓線旗圖檔，並在貼文上以「國旗」概念連結的發動者是豆泥，但豆泥並不想加入這個爭論的大混戰。數位問題需要數位手段，手握這樣的迷因紅利，豆泥決定運用NFT作為數位處方，發展數個實驗為這個時代性圖像的去處定錨。

元祖版《新時代國旗》被Tezos地址MemeforTaiwan鑄造成NFT，限定單一版次，永遠不會再版。

在實驗中，發掘NFT與公益行動的連動

NFT交易平台的創作者版稅（royalty），可以在無限次交易中課版稅，轉換成加密貨幣。這個設定讓妄想開始萌發 ——「如果每一次的版稅都捐出去，是不是就發明了某種永動捐款機器？」

第一次，是實驗性的小行動，將《新國旗》上架NFT交易平台 AkaSwap 後，找了五位支持這幅作品的朋友一起來進行NFT買賣，在六手交易後，《新國旗》的價格來到200XTZ （約新台幣22,000元），中間創造出新台幣7,556元的版稅全部捐贈給〈數位人道協會〉 —— 一個利用遠距醫療技術做偏鄉健康促進的非營利組織。最後《新國旗》再被豆泥自己回購。

收藏一枚溫暖且充滿謝意的代幣

第二個行動，是9月3日開始，發動正式的《新國旗》拍賣行動，這次不只是10%的永續公益版稅，更將這次拍賣全部的所得，「100%」全部捐給〈數位人道協會〉。《新國旗》NFT公益行動最後的拍賣價格為300xtz，最後共捐出新台幣50,895元。

在這個行動中，夾帶著《新國旗》的高關注度，不論是傳統媒體採訪報導，或社群平台上對創新行動的讚賞，甚至對虛擬符號販售且捐款的不解嘲諷，都讓我們更確切的感受到NFT將抽象概念中「價值捕獲」的驚人潛力。後續拜訪各組織時，這張《新國旗》NFT的慈善拍賣故事，也幫助我們說服慈善、藝術、文化單位們：「Web3 並不只有泡沫與騙局。」

FAB DAO此時仍未誕生，但這樣先期的操作經驗與Web3社群回饋，都成了公益NFT專案的源頭養分，Web3非營利行動各樣衍伸的想像，於焉展開。

基本資訊

  • 合作夥伴：豆泥
  • 作品連結：AkaSwap
  • 日期：2021-09-03
  • 獲得方式：公開競標拍賣
  • 發行量：1 版
  • 價格：競標，第二次的拍賣結標價格為300xtz
  • 特殊機制：最後募到的款項，捐給〈數位人道協會〉

Introduction

This is where we always begin telling the story of FAB DAO.

On July 31, 2021, television was broadcasting the Tokyo Olympics men’s doubles badminton gold medal match. Based on viewership ratings and ELTA data, nearly one million people across Taiwan were watching the game together. The Taiwanese duo Lee Yang and Wang Chi-Lin won by an overwhelming margin. The final winning shot landed on the line; the Chinese players challenged and failed. The last image of the match was the Hawk-Eye system’s ruling — the time was 8:55 PM.

The gold medal match happened to fall on the very evening that Dou-Ni (volume DAO’s founder) left his hospital job. Having watched the match alongside all of Taiwan, inspiration struck: “This is it!” He rushed to his computer, opened graphic design software, and before the flag-raising ceremony could begin, created the New Era Flag and uploaded it to Facebook. The time was 9:09 PM.

Before long, the flag spread explosively across the internet — tens of thousands of shares and all manner of creative derivatives, from flag-raising simulations to the color code #198964, extending to masks, pins, cakes, themed hotel rooms, and more. Social media platforms were flooded with the green of the badminton court.

Taiwanese people held a virtual celebration across social media. Perhaps it had been a very long time since Taiwan had a shared symbol free of historical baggage.

Who Owns the Copyright to This Flag?

This phenomenon-level event also sparked widespread debate: who owns the copyright to this design? Lee Yang and Wang Chi-Lin? The Olympic Committee? Some even said it belonged to the Hawk-Eye robot.

Although Dou-Ni was the first to create the line-call flag graphic and frame it as a “national flag” concept in his post, he had no desire to join the copyright melee. Digital problems require digital solutions. Holding this meme dividend, Dou-Ni decided to use NFTs as a digital prescription, developing several experiments to anchor the destiny of this era-defining image.

The original New Era Flag was minted as an NFT by the Tezos address MemeforTaiwan, limited to a single edition that would never be reprinted.

Discovering the Link Between NFTs and Charitable Action Through Experimentation

The creator royalty on NFT trading platforms can generate royalties across unlimited transactions, converted into cryptocurrency. This feature sparked a bold idea: “If every royalty payment is donated, wouldn’t that be a kind of perpetual donation machine?”

The first action was a small experiment. After listing the New Era Flag on the NFT trading platform AkaSwap, Dou-Ni gathered five friends who supported the work to trade the NFT among themselves. After six transactions, the price of the New Era Flag reached 200 XTZ (approximately NT$22,000), generating NT$7,556 in royalties — all of which was donated to the Digital Humanitarian Association, a nonprofit that uses telemedicine to promote health in rural and underserved communities. Afterward, Dou-Ni bought the New Era Flag back himself.

Collecting a Token of Warmth and Gratitude

The second action began on September 3 with an official auction of the New Era Flag. This time, it was not just the 10% perpetual charity royalty — 100% of the auction proceeds were donated to the Digital Humanitarian Association. The final auction price was 300 XTZ, and a total of NT$50,895 was donated.

Throughout this campaign, riding the high visibility of the New Era Flag — whether through traditional media coverage, social media praise for the innovative action, or even bewildered mockery at selling virtual symbols for donations — we gained a visceral sense of the astonishing potential of NFTs to capture abstract “value.” When visiting organizations afterward, the charitable auction story of the New Era Flag NFT also helped us convince charities, arts organizations, and cultural institutions that “Web3 is not just bubbles and scams.”

FAB DAO had not yet been born at this point, but these early operational experiences and Web3 community feedback became the foundational nourishment for public-good NFT projects. The expanding imagination of Web3 nonprofit action was set in motion.

Basic Information

  • Partner: Dou-Ni
  • Works: AkaSwap
  • Date: 2021-09-03
  • How to acquire: Public auction
  • Edition size: 1 edition
  • Price: Auction; the second auction closed at 300 XTZ
  • Special mechanism: All proceeds donated to the Digital Humanitarian Association