NFT Collective Eyes Historic Cold War-Era Nuclear Bunker for Decentralized Acquisition

A decentralized NFT collective has set its sights on purchasing a decommissioned Cold War nuclear bunker, marking a bold intersection of Web3 technology and historical preservation. The group aims to leverage blockchain-based ownership models to transform the strategic military asset into a community-governed space. This unconventional real estate play highlights the expanding role of NFT communities in physical asset acquisition and repurposing. The bunker’s potential uses range from a secure digital archive to an immersive historical metaverse experience, showcasing the innovative applications of decentralized ownership structures in tangible properties.

Project To Host Sales On April 21 At $14 Per Token

Dead Bruv, creators of the NFT collection called Meatbags, announced they will mint 100,000 tokens starting April 21. According to posts on the Meatbags social media account, prices will start at $14 each. Current Meatbags holders will receive 10,000 of these tokens through an airdrop, while the remaining 90,000 will be available for public purchase.

Historic Cold War Building Puts Up For £650,000

The nuclear bunker being considered for sale occupies 1.4 acres of ground adjacent to an old reservoir in Rutland, England. SDL Property Auctions placed the property up for auction with a guide price of £650,000 (around $862,257) and organized the sale to take place on April 24.

Meatbags, grab your masks and your bug out bags. April 21, we’re kicking off #buythebunker—the weirdest crowdfunded property purchase on the internet everpic.twitter.com/WV0WPyYbva

— MEATBAGS (@mfmeatbags) April 19, 2025

Constructed in 1960 as a Cold War monitoring post and deactivated in 1968, the bunker was among 1,500 buildings charged with reporting nuclear bursts and monitoring radioactive fallout. The building already has the necessary permissions for conversion into a house, the auction listing states.

Token holders will become members of the “Billionaire Bunker Club,” a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) that will make decisions on how to utilize the bunker if the NFT project buyout is successful. The group refers to itself as a “fully decentralized, community-governed real-world asset onchain.”

Robert, the pseudonymous founder of Dead Bruv, detailed in an April 18 announcement how the project started out as a joke that turned into a serious undertaking to bring “NFTs fun again.”

We’re making fucking history with this one. A Web3 and crypto first—for the culture.

There’s not much to compare this to, but these are the kinds of things that made me fall in love with NFTs in the first place. Taking risks. Getting creative. Pushing the boundaries of what this… https://t.co/qgr4KGapTa

— Robert (@rbrtmb) April 18, 2025

In the event that the bunker buy is successful, the Meatbags community has proposed a number of possible uses including a members-only “survival resort with Doomsday DJ,” or an Airbnb with “caviar tastings and canned bean room service.”

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