Resources · Journey
The story so far.
A linear chronicle of the DC NFT platform's first chapter — from FanDome 2021 to Solana's rebirth. Dense calendar data lives on the Timeline; this page is for the bigger sweep.
2021 — 2026 →
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Chapter index
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OCT 5, 2021 ↗ DC BLOG
DC FanDome NFT collection launches
DC's first NFT drop offered free collectibles to DC FanDome registrants — 15 different items spanning 50 years of comic book cover art. The launch partnership was Palm NFT Studio, the same studio that would later carry the Bat Cowls.
DIFFERENT COLLECTIBLE TYPES
15
OF COVER ART REPRESENTED
50yrs
LAUNCH PARTNER
Palm
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APR 26, 2022 ↗ DC PRESS RELEASE ↗ CANDY BLOG
Bat Cowls launch
11,544 unique 3D-rendered Batman cowl NFTs sold at $300 each. The flagship release that anchored the platform's first two years.
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APR 30, 2022 ↗ CANDY BLOG
Two-year roadmap established
Eight pillars announced: exclusive opportunities, features, access keys, member communities, custom Snapchat lens, comic book voting, DC3 early access, and in-world games. Every 52 days, a new piece would land.
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MAY 30, 2022 ↗ MEDIUM
Gotham City District Knightwatch Sigils airdrop
Sigils airdropped to early Bat Cowl holders — the first of the planned 52-day cadence drops, establishing the rhythm that would define the next two years.
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SEPTEMBER 17, 2022 ↗ MEDIUM
Batman: The Legacy Cowl Chapter 1
The first DC comic created on the blockchain. Three chapters were planned, each with community voting that would shape the narrative — 57 votes total across all three.
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MARCH 21, 2023 ↗ MEDIUM
Batman: The Legacy Cowl Chapter 2
Second chapter of the on-chain comic. Community voting continued to shape the narrative.
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SEPTEMBER 15, 2023 ↗ CANDY BLOG
Batman: The Legacy Cowl Chapter 3
Final chapter revealed The Legacy Cowl villain and its self-replicating assembly line creating 11,544 copies — mirroring the exact size of the Bat Cowls Collection itself.
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APR 30, 2024 ↗ CANDY BLOG
Two-year roadmap concludes
The original Bat Cowls roadmap reached its end on schedule. Year 3 was announced with a cadence shift: from 52-day updates to ongoing Journey Page updates — a quieter, more flexible storytelling rhythm.
UNIQUE COWLS
11,544
LAUNCH PRICE
$300
UPDATE CADENCE
52 days
ROADMAP LENGTH
2 years
Original roadmap · 5 pillars
An original planned 2-year roadmap designed to evolve over time with new features every 52 days.
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SEP 2022 ↗ CANDY BLOG
Harley Quinn Freakin' Awesome Boxes of Mayhem
An interactive crew-challenge collection launched, expanding the platform's roster beyond Batman and offering a free entry point for new users. The first drop featured Harley Quinn-themed collectibles and a crew challenge that encouraged community collaboration.
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OCT 27, 2022 ↗ DC BLOG ↗ NFT CULTURE
DC Collectible Comics (DC3) launches
First DC3 sale was Superman #1 from 1939. Weekly NFT comic drops began at $9.99 per comic — a much lower price point that opened the platform up to a broader collector base than the $300 Bat Cowls.
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MAR 8, 2024 ↗ CANDY BLOG
The Legacy Cowls Collection announced
Launched near the end of the original Bat Cowls 2-year roadmap to celebrate Batman's 85th anniversary, featuring 11,544 collectibles — the same exact number as the original Bat Cowls.
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MAR 29, 2024 ↗ CANDY BLOG
First Legacy Cowls sale
Sale 1 of 4 planned for 2024. Featured AR lens, voting opportunities, 3D viewer puzzles, and monthly Overdrive crafting events — the most mechanically ambitious drop the platform had attempted.
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APR 5, 2024 ↗ CANDY BLOG
Legacy Cowls Calendar published
Monthly voting and crafting experiences announced through at least September 2024 — April, May, June, July, August, September calendars all published in advance.
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JUL 23, 2024 ↗ CANDY BLOG
Legacy Cowls Sale 2 of 4
Second planned sale executed on schedule.
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SEP 25, 2024 ↗ CANDY BLOG
Legacy Cowls Sale 3 of 4
Third planned sale executed on schedule.
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DEC 30, 2024 ↗ CANDY BLOG
Legacy Cowls Sale 4 of 4
After the 3rd wave, interest in the Legacy Cowls Collection waned and support for the storyline/interactive elements diminished following staff turnover at Candy, leading to a subdued final sale.
PER DC3 COMIC
$9.99
DROP CADENCE
Weekly
LEGACY COWLS
11,544
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JUN 29, 2023 ↗ DECRYPT ↗ YAHOO FINANCE
Palm NFT Studio merges with Candy Digital
The two companies merged under the Candy Digital name. Layoffs followed at both — approximately 30 at Candy, unspecified at Palm. The DC products carried on under the new brand.
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APR 16, 2025 ↗ DECRYPT ↗ YAHOO FINANCE
Futureverse acquires Candy Digital
Eight months after Legacy Cowls launched, Futureverse acquired Candy Digital. Over 4 million digital collectibles and 1.5 million user accounts moved into the Futureverse ecosystem — joining MLB, Netflix, Getty Images, Warner Bros. Discovery, and DC Comics IP.
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SEP 20, 2025
The last primary sale goes live
Detective Comics (1937-2011) #40 went live — the last primary sale the platform would run. None of the drops scheduled for the following week made it out.
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SEP 23, 2025
Batman #1 Overdrive Reward airdrops
The final airdrop. Distributed to accounts that crafted all variants during the preceding Overdrive event — the platform's last completed reward cycle.
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SEP 24, 2025
Primary sales paused indefinitely
Scheduled sales for September 24 did not go live. In the Discord channels, Candy cited "unexpected technical difficulties during [the] migration and integration process with Futureverse" and paused all previously scheduled primary sales for DC & MLB brands "until further notice."
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SEP 30, 2025 ↗ CRYPTOPOLITAN
Futureverse enters voluntary administration
Only 5.5 months after acquiring Candy Digital, Futureverse entered voluntary administration and receivership after failing to secure essential funding. A message is posted in the Candy Discord stating that "Candy Digital, The Root Network, FuturePass, and, importantly, our partnerships with DC and MLB remain unaffected". However, the reality would be a longer and more complex wind-down process that ultimately left the platform's future in limbo.
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OCT 28, 2025
Login failures reported in Discord
A community member posted in the DC3 Collectibles Discord #bug-report channel about login issues stemming from Futurepass affecting users. The first public signal that the underlying auth infrastructure was failing and that the issues were deeper than initially publicized.
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DEC 16, 2025 ↗ NZ GAZETTE
Futureverse Corporation enters liquidation and purchases become unavailable.
Liquidation made official with $137.4 million in retained losses. The same day, a community member reported in the DC3 Collectibles Discord that purchases could no longer be completed on the marketplace.
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JAN 1, 2026
Unlimited Core Edition sales expire
The last form of primary sales — the open-edition Core tier on outstanding drops — reached their expiration. From this date forward there were zero primary sales on the platform. At this time, there has been no official communication about the status of the platform since the September 2025 announcement, and the website and app remain live but non-functional for purchases.
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JAN 26, 2026
Candy.io enters maintenance mode via Announcement in Discord
The Candy.io site went into a locked maintenance state. An accompanying announcement said issues had been identified and withdrawals would be processed in the coming weeks, with a new site planned to view collectibles. No specifics were given about the nature of the issues or the timeline for resolution. A brief follow-up message on February 4th reiterated that work continues.
IN 3 YEARS
3 owners
FUTUREVERSE ERA
8 months
TIME WITHOUT OFFICIAL COMMUNICATION
4 Months
Due to unexpected technical difficulties during the migration and integration process with Futureverse, we're pausing all previously scheduled primary sales for our DC & MLB brands until further notice.
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APRIL - MAY 2026 ↗ CANDY BLOG ↗ ACCOUNT REACTIVATION ↗ BURN WINDOW
Candy collectibles announced moving to Solana
Candy announced the platform's rebirth on Solana — a full chain migration rather than a continuation on the existing infrastructure. Articles followed quickly covering the migration start, the pre-migration burn window, account reactivation, and the burn window opening.
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JUNE 1ST, 2026 ↗ CANDY BLOG
Site Relaunch is planned
Relaunch date has been set, with all non-burned assets in active accounts planned to be minted by now. The new platform's go-live is the moment Chapter 6 begins.
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NOW
DC3.Wiki V2
While the platform sits between worlds, DC3.Wiki has been rebuilt as a Solana-aware archive and live catalog. Every legacy collection from the first chapter is preserved here for reference; new Solana drops will surface as they go live.
NEW CHAIN
Solana
IN PROGRESS
Migration
LEGACY COLLECTIONS PRESERVED
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End of the journey · for now
Keep the record. Read the wiki.
Platforms change hands. URLs move. Brands relaunch. DC3.Wiki exists so the record of what was, what is, and what comes next stays in one place. Browse the catalog or follow the upcoming drops below.