In September 2016, the very first rare Pepes were mined in block 428919 on Bitcoin, pre-dating popular Ethereum based NFTs. A Telegram chat group dedicated to discussing the Counterparty NFT was created shortly after. By 2017, a community had grown around the digital collectables, spurring developers to build platforms for the purpose of cataloging and exchanging these unique images, thereby creating the first crypto art market in 2016. Dank Pepe is Series #1, Card #5 - fifth Rare Pepe ever created. Designed by artist Shawn Leary, Dank Pepe is one of only 420 editions.