El Niño meme competition · 6529

How to enter the El Memeño competition

Fastest way: elmemeno.tito.co/submit. Pick your file, a username and your email, and it posts your meme for you. No wallet app, no money, about 2 minutes.

Already use a wallet, or want to post on 6529 yourself? The steps below take about 10 minutes. You won't buy anything, pay a fee, or send any money.

El Memeño rules card: a pink spiky sun in black shades with X eyes, over the three rules and the timeline

What you need

A free walletMetaMask, on your phone or as a browser extension
Your memeAn image, GIF, or video about El Niño
$0Signing in and posting cost nothing. No ETH needed.

The one rule to remember: 6529 will only ask you to sign a message. If your wallet ever asks you to send, approve, or pay anything, press Reject. That isn't part of entering.

Step by step (the wallet way)

  1. Install MetaMask and create a wallet

    Get it from metamask.io/download (the App Store or Google Play on a phone, or the Chrome/Brave/Firefox extension on a computer). Choose Create a new wallet and set a password.

    • It shows you a 12-word Secret Recovery Phrase. Write it on paper and keep it somewhere safe. It's the only way back in if you lose the device your wallet is on.
    • Never type those 12 words into a website, and never share them. Nobody from 6529 will ever ask for them.
    • Skip any offer to buy crypto or add funds. You don't need to.

  2. Open the competition

    Go to 6529.io/waves/c39f704b… (on 6529, a competition like this is called a "wave").

    On a phone: open MetaMask, tap the Browser tab, and paste the link there. Connecting from inside the wallet's own browser is much smoother than bouncing between apps.

  3. Connect and sign in

    Tap Sign in to 6529 to post (or Connect Wallet at the top), choose MetaMask, and approve the connection.

    Next your wallet shows a "Sign in to 6529" message. The page says "No transaction or gas fees." Press Sign.

    If MetaMask asks to switch to the Ethereum network, say yes. Switching is free.

  4. Create your 6529 profile

    New wallets don't have a profile yet, so the site asks you to Create a profile. Pick a handle (your username) and a classification: Pseudonym if you go by an online name (like punk6529, XCOPY, or Pak), Government Name if you use your real name. Add a profile picture if you like. This is free too.

  5. Post your meme as a drop

    Go back to the El Memeño wave. In the message box at the bottom, switch from chat to making a drop (your competition entry), attach your file, add a title or caption, and press Drop.

    • You get 3 entries. Anything typed as a normal chat message isn't an entry.
    • Your drop should appear in the wave's leaderboard. If it doesn't, refresh the page.

The rules

Make a meme about El Niño: the heat, the floods, the drought, long-term climate change, getting ready. Remixes are welcome, but no copyrighted IP (movie stills, brand logos, song lyrics), so a winner can become a Meme Card.

NowSubmissions and voting openPost and vote any time until the close
Oct 22 · 5 PM CTVoting openedLive at Art Blocks Marfa Weekend in Marfa, Texas
Nov 7 · 9 PM CTEverything closesWinners decided, right before COP31

No self-voting. Votes on your own entry don't count. They are taken off your total when the winners are decided, so put your TDH behind other artists' memes instead.

See every entry so far in the El Memeño gallery.

Voting weight on 6529 comes from collecting The Memes cards (called TDH), so a brand-new wallet can enter but won't carry votes. Your job is to make something people with votes want to back. Late entries can still win.

If something goes wrong

The wallet never pops up, or the phone keeps jumping between apps
Use MetaMask's built-in Browser tab (step 2) instead of Safari or Chrome.
"Couldn't authenticate. Reconnect your wallet and try again."
Disconnect, reload the page, and sign in again. The sign-in message expires if you wait too long.
It says "Create a profile" when you try to post
Finish step 4, then come back to the wave.
Something asks you for a payment, token approval, or your 12 words
Stop and reject it. It isn't 6529 and it isn't part of entering. Ask in the wave's chat if you're unsure.