Zero to Hero Academy

Zero to Hero Academy is an upcoming Ethereum project from EJR (ejrweb3), founder of Zero to Hero — the dynamic NFT collection formerly known as Web3 Playboys. Announced ahead of launch, it carries the Zero to Hero brand onto Ethereum.

What is Zero to Hero Academy

Zero to Hero Academy is a new project being built under the Zero to Hero brand, with its own identity on the Ethereum chain. As of its announcement it has not yet launched; further details — including its collection and mechanics — are expected at reveal. The project is tracked here via its account, @ZTHAcademy.

Ecosystem & Backing

The project comes from EJR (ejrweb3), the founder behind Zero to Hero (formerly Web3 Playboys), an Abstract-based dynamic NFT collection known for evolving avatars and a collaboration-driven, GIF-forward style. Zero to Hero Academy carries that lineage onto Ethereum as a branded extension of the same IP.

Coverage

• 2026-06-23 — ZeroToHero extends its dynamic-NFT brand to Ethereum with Zero to Hero Academy

Recent developments

• 2026-07-28 — Zero to Hero Academy Partners with Racerz, Announces Exclusive Airdrop for Holders — Zero to Hero Academy announces a partnership with @Racerz_eth, offering exclusive collaboration traits via airdrop to Racerz holders who mint their NFT. (@ZTHAcademy)
• 2026-08-02 — ZTH Academy Founder Details Strategic Goals Behind Public Application Process — EJRWEB3, founder of Zero to Hero Academy, detailed the five strategic goals behind the project's public application process for mint access. (@EJRWEB3)
• 2026-08-17 — Zero to Hero Academy Announces Robinhood Chain Launch — Zero to Hero Academy, an upcoming NFT project, will launch on Robinhood Chain after 10 months of testing on Ethereum Mainnet, citing lower gas fees and sustainability. (@ZTHAcademy)
• 2026-09-03 — Zero to Hero Academy Announces AlphaGems Collaboration — Zero to Hero Academy announced an official collaboration with AlphaGems, including custom traits. The founder shared personal notes about the partnership. (@ZTHAcademy)
• 2026-09-01 — On Sept. 1, Zero to Hero Academy Revealed Its Final 1/1 Preview Before Mint — Zero to Hero Academy posted what it called its final 1/1 preview before mint on Sept. 1, 2026, showing a robot character with a rat pilot. No mint date had been … (@ZTHAcademy)
• 2026-10-13 — Zero to Hero Academy Says Roughly 4,530 NFTs Remain to Mint — Zero to Hero Academy says about 4,530 NFTs remain available to mint after presales, team and marketing allocations, and a few hundred mints reserved for long-term supporters. (@ZTHAcademy)
• 2026-10-15 — Zero to Hero Academy Cuts Collection Supply to 4,000 Ahead of Trait Rollout — Zero to Hero Academy has reduced its collection supply to 4,000 items, with presale and collaboration traits set to roll out gradually starting October 16. (@ZTHAcademy)
• 2026-11-02 — Bearish, ZTH Academy Open 'Trick or Trait' Giveaway of 10 ZTH NFTs — Bearish and Zero to Hero Academy are giving away 10 ZTH NFTs to Bearish holders for the Trick or Trait Halloween event. Entries close Nov 5 at 12pm EST. (@bearish_af)

Mint on Robinhood Chain

Zero to Hero Academy launched on Robinhood Chain, not Ethereum. On August 17, 2026, the project announced that it had "officially decided to launch on Robinhood Chain." The team said its dynamic trait system works on Ethereum mainnet, but that after testing its original system for 10 months it judged Robinhood's layer 2 a better fit, citing lower gas fees for binding traits and faster updates when holders customize their NFTs. Descriptions of the project as an upcoming Ethereum launch predate that decision and are out of date.

On October 13, 2026, the project posted that "the Zero To Hero Academy mint is officially LIVE on opensea." It said the first 30 minutes went to distributing presale NFTs, the team's marketing supply and NFTs for long-term supporters, and that "only around 4,530 NFTs" were left for the public mint after those allocations. The collection's OpenSea page listed 8,000 items at the time.

Two days later the project cut the collection's size: "The Zero To Hero Academy collection supply has officially been reduced to 4,000 items." It said presale and collaboration traits would roll out gradually while the team adjusted the collection. The project also runs a separate Zero to Hero Academy Traits collection on OpenSea, which it says will hold traits after launch.