Kickflips for Crypto? This Project Offers $28K Guinness World Record Prize
Skateboarders meet blockchain—this crypto project just put a $28,000 bounty on gravity-defying talent.
The Guinness Gambit
Forget traditional sponsorship deals. This initiative bypasses corporate red tape by offering life-changing money directly to athletes who break world records. No agents, no middlemen—just pure performance meets decentralized funding.
Web3's Playbook
The model cuts through institutional gatekeeping that typically keeps extreme sports athletes underpaid. By leveraging crypto treasury funds, projects can create viral marketing campaigns that actually reward skill instead of just generating clicks.
Because nothing says 'sound financial strategy' like betting $28,000 on whether someone can land a trick that's literally never been done before.
"I'd be speechless"
A skateboarder who goes by JD on X said he is pushing 32, but told Decrypt that six hours of effort, so far, has yielded some results.
JD said they’ve done at least a few sessions, but rainy conditions are making it difficult to take additional stabs. Less than a week ago, JD shared a video of himself completing 26 kickflips on a skateboard in 39 seconds.
“After you get to 25, it’s really tough and tiresome, but you just fight to make the last stretch happen,” he said. “If I really won that amount of money, I’d be speechless.”
New personal best; Day 03 of attempts for the most kickflips in 60 seconds.
I did 26 kickflips in 39 seconds. The record is 36 in 60 seconds. You think I got it y'all? 👀🙏@GWR @kennyistyping #worldrecord #skateboarding pic.twitter.com/HejKUwuvQ6
— jd🛹🗯️💯 (@joshuatrees_) September 20, 2025
JD said that he would likely use a portion of the bounty to catch up on debt and pay some overdue bills, while keeping some Degen to “see what happens.” But he’s not the only one that’s taken aim at the Guinness title held by Glaser.
Professional skateboarder Alex Decunha recorded a video of himself beating Glaser’s record in 2021, but Glaser still appears to be the official record holder. In a conversation between the two, Glaser acknowledged that “submitting so much paperwork to Guinness” takes forever.
The bounty on POIDH is pretty specific in the regard: In addition to submitting a video that’s not doctored or sped up, while including a visible timer, whoever wants to successfully claim the bounty must also be “verified by Guinness as the new world record holder,” per its description.
“You must say, ‘This is for DEGEN,’” it adds.
Some pseudonymous skaters may hesitate to reveal their names, but professional skateboarder Dave Bachinsky has signaled on POIDH that he’s in the running with JD. On X, Glaser has called the bounty “sick,” raising the possibility of entering the contest himself.
Decrypt has reached out to Glaser and Bachinsky for comment.
