In March of 2017, a Pepe-inspired project named Peperium was announced. Peperium was a decentralized meme marketplace and trading card game that allowed users to create memes by utilizing Ethereum and IPFS. The Peperium project also had its own token, RARE, which was to be used for meme creation and listing fees. Sadly, the project faded during Series 2, with only 31 different collectibles left behind.

Peperium can be found being talked about on old Bitcointalk, Reddit, and Ethereum forums from early 2017. In January of 2023, it was brought back to life by blockchain archaeologists who assisted in rediscovering the project, the IPFS artwork, and original artists and founders. Pieces that have been rediscovered can be wrapped to meet current NFT standards and can now be easily traded.

Peperium consists of the earliest 1/1 artworks and art editions on Ethereum. Peperium was revolutionary to the crypto art space as it innovated a new way to connect decentralized artwork to a token.

Peperium (2017)

FAKE rejected Pepe on Ethereum Blockchain. Created in the likeness and image of anonymous spamster TAOWA. Sitting in a garden of spicy peppers, using blood, sweat, and scissors; RARESCRILLA cut out the perfect design. Such rare! Such uniqueness! Commissioned for the Alpha GOAT Rare Pepe trader ICQPEPE.