TamaleStrategy® ($tamales2) Whitepaper: Collective Art Acquisition on Solana

Abstract: A Sequel to History

TamaleStrategy® ($tamales2) is the strategic relaunch of one of the earliest memecoins on the @pumpdotfun ecosystem. Our mission is to collectively purchase the notorious 2011 artwork Untitled (Drawings off the Wall), widely known as "Tamales," by artist Oscar Murillo. The initial $tamales token demonstrated the power of community by eclipsing the value of the artwork by over 10x, but lacked the mechanism to capture that value.

This time, the strategy is locked on-chain. Leveraging @pumpdotfun's new creator fee sharing mechanism, $tamales2 is engineered to directly channel trading fees into a dedicated acquisition fund. This project is a cultural statement. It is a fun, professional, and entirely on-chain effort to recapitulate the failures of the traditional art market to adapt to a new digital avant-garde, symbolized by a collective, community-driven purchase of a key "Zombie Formalist" work.

1. Art, Arbitrage, and the Avant-Garde

1.1. The Painting: Oscar Murillo's "Tamales"

The artwork, Untitled (Drawings off the Wall) (2011), attained viral notoriety in 2024 following a high-profile Twitter exchange. It became a cultural flashpoint, representing the perceived peak and subsequent underperformance of "millennial artstars" at auction, particularly in contrast to the emergent value of on-chain art like Milady.

To the project's creator, this painting holds special significance: it represents a moment of personal rivalry and historical shift. Murillo's style, often grouped under "Zombie Formalism" or "flip paintings," established new market norms that, in retrospect, foreshadowed the financialization and rapid emergence of NFTs. By acquiring "Tamales," $tamales2 provides a conclusive, on-chain commentary on this art historical moment.

1.2. The Cultural Statement

TamaleStrategy® is more than an asset purchase; it is a meta-critique on value creation. The project aims to:

• Decentralize Acquisition: Move the act of collecting a high-value physical artwork from an exclusive, centralized market (auction houses, private sales) to an inclusive, decentralized, and collectively-funded memecoin community.
• Validate On-Chain Value: Demonstrate that a cultural phenomenon born from a memecoin on a new chain (Solana) has the collective financial power to acquire an object that defined the previous cultural epoch's art market.
• Sequel Superiority: Echoing contemporary trends where sequels often surpass the originals (e.g., Drifella, Terminator 2), $tamales2 is built on the proven community strength of the original $tamales coin but with a superior, actionable economic model. The current context of the gay NFT scene and strategy coins provides the perfect cultural moment for this relaunch.

2. Tamales 2.0 Tokenomics

2.1. The Token: $tamales2

$tamales2 is deployed on the Solana blockchain via the @pumpdotfun platform. The token is designed as a community asset whose core utility is the collective accrual of capital for a fixed, tangible goal.

• Total Supply: There are 1B circulating supply.
• Current Status: Token address: 9d7BPiiFi5s3s618DkZ2YvqQU7xk7Bbx9N5vAzcFpump.
• Initial Security: A significant portion of initial creator tokens, 78,380,000 $tamales2, have been locked with @Streamflow_Fi to demonstrate a commitment to the long-term project goal.
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2.2. The Mechanism: Pump Fees for Physical Art

The key innovation of TamaleStrategy® 2.0 is the integration with @pumpdotfun's Creator Revenue Sharing mechanism.

• Fee Generation: A portion of the transaction fees generated on PumpSwap from all $tamales2 trades are automatically directed to the coin's creator.
• The Acquisition Fund: All fees accumulated by the creator are earmarked exclusively for the purchase of the "Tamales" painting. This fund provides a real, transparent, and inevitable path toward the collective acquisition goal, unlike the previous version of $tamales.
• Initial Velocity: The project accumulated over $2,000 in fees in the first 12 hours, confirming the model's viability and demonstrating rapid progress toward the acquisition target.

3. Acquisition Roadmap

3.1. Target & Negotiation

• Acquisition Target: Untitled (Drawings off the Wall) AKA "Tamales" by Oscar Murillo (2011).
• Estimated Price: The negotiation target is approximately $100,000 to $120,000 USD, based on direct contact with the current owner via the auction house representative. This is a conservative yet informed estimate for sealing the deal.
• Stakeholder Relations: The team maintains an active contact with the representative from the original Phillips auction house, who is open to offers from the collective.

3.2. Phase I: Fee Accumulation (Current Phase)

• Goal: Reach the estimated acquisition cost ($100k-$120k) via accumulated creator fees from $tamales2 trading on PumpSwap.
• Metrics: Public updates on the total accumulated value in the acquisition fund will be provided.

3.3. Phase II: Purchase Execution

• Action: Once the target fund is accumulated, the team will formally execute the purchase through the existing channel with the artwork's owner.
• Transparency: The transfer of funds and documentation of the artwork's purchase will be shared with the community.

3.4. Phase III: Artwork Custody & Future

• Custody: A plan for the digital and physical custody of the artwork will be developed and presented to the community. Potential outcomes include tokenizing the fractional ownership, displaying the work in a physical location (as a permanent monument to the Solana avant-garde), or digitizing it for a virtual gallery experience.
• The Statement: The final act of acquisition will serve as the capstone event for the project, solidifying the cultural legacy of $tamales2.

Disclaimer

This whitepaper is an informational document and is not a legally binding agreement. $tamales2 is a memecoin project with an artistic and cultural mission. The token carries inherent risks associated with the volatility of the cryptocurrency and memecoin markets. No guarantees are made regarding the final acquisition price, the timeline for the purchase, or the future value of the $tamales2 token. Participation in TamaleStrategy® should be viewed as a contribution to a collective cultural and financial experiment. Do your own research.