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Honey Badger — Crypto Stamp 2.0
Honey Badger
Crypto Stamp 2.0 Honey Badger is part of the four-motif set of the second Mainstream edition by Österreichische Post. The motif references the viral "Honey Badger Don't Care" meme and symbolizes the resilience of the crypto community. Issued on 25 June 2020 with a mintage of 60,000, ERC-721 token on Ethereum, five color variants.
Variants
| Variant | Variant | Color | Mintage | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red | #C8281F | 600 | 1 | |
| Yellow | #F5C518 | 4,020 | 2 | |
| Blue | #1F4FA8 | 7,980 | 3 | |
| Green | #3F8B3F | 16,020 | 4 | |
| Black | #1F1E1C | 31,380 | 5 |
About the Motif
The honey badger (Mellivora capensis) is a predator native to Africa and parts of Asia, known for fearlessness. Its thick fur and loose skin protect it from bites and stings — it confronts snakes, bee swarms, and lions when threatened. In zoological terms, it sits within the Mustelidae family.
Designer David Gruber renders the honey badger on Crypto Stamp 2.0 in the same stylized reduction as the other three motifs, appropriate for the credit-card dimensions of the stamp block.
The Honey Badger Meme
In January 2011, YouTube user Christopher Gordon uploaded a video titled The Crazy Nastyass Honey Badger — National Geographic footage overlaid with voiceover by Randall. The refrain honey badger don't care, honey badger don't give a shit became a widespread phrase. The video has accumulated over 100 million views.
In the crypto community, the honey badger was adopted as a symbol of cryptocurrency resilience in the face of market swings, regulatory threats, and skepticism (FUD — Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt). The phrase HODL like a honey badger entered trader vocabulary.
Motif Selection
The honey badger for CS 2.0 fits within the four-motif set: each animal represents a different facet of crypto culture. Doge stands for humor and coin identification, Panda for mainstream symbolism, Lama for resilience, Honey Badger for defiance. Together they outline the crypto community's self-image as of 2020: humorous, economically contrarian, unfazed by skeptics.
Pre-Order and Availability
Honey Badger occupied the middle ground in sales among the four motifs. After Doge (sold out 25 May 2020) and Panda (5 June 2020), Honey Badger sold out on 8 June 2020 — three weeks after pre-order opening. Only Lama remained available through the close of the official pre-order phase.
Secondary Market
On secondary markets — Delcampe, eBay, stamp dealers — Honey Badger is regularly listed. Black variants (31,380 pieces) trade in the same range as other black CS 2.0 motifs, typically EUR 25 to EUR 80. Red Honey Badgers (600 pieces) command stronger premiums than red Pandas or Lamas given their symbolic weight as the crypto-resilience emblem, though they remain below red Doge levels, whose coin association drives higher pricing.
Place in the Set
Within the quartet, the honey badger embodies the meme-cultural heritage of the early crypto community. Where Doge represents the ironic, monetary-speculative side and Panda carries mainstream-acceptable symbolism, Honey Badger is the don't care motto in animal form — a statement of continuity against market turbulence.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does "Honey Badger Don't Care" mean in this context?
A viral 2011 YouTube video shows a honey badger in action, narrated by Randall with the refrain "honey badger don't care, honey badger don't give a shit." The video became a cultural symbol of unflappability. In the crypto community, the honey badger was subsequently adopted as an emblem of the resilience of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in the face of crashes and FUD.
Honigdachs or Honey Badger?
On the Austrian stamp, the German term Honigdachs is used. The English press release from Österreichische Post uses "honey badger." On cryptostamp.wiki, the edition slug is "cs-2-0-honey-badger-at" — locale-stable and internationally discoverable.
How quickly did the Honey Badger sell out?
On 8 June 2020 — about three weeks after pre-orders opened and over two weeks before the official issue date. Honey Badger was the third of the four CS 2.0 motifs to leave the online shop — after Doge and Panda but before Lama.
What is the Honey Badger's ANK catalog number?
In the Austria Netto Katalog, Crypto Stamp 2.0 Honey Badger is listed as "Crypto stamp 5" with sub-letters a (Black), b (Green), c (Blue), d (Yellow) and e (Red).
References
- officialCrypto Stamp 2.0 — Österreichische Posten
- communityCrypto Stamps der Österreichischen Post — Die Geldmariede
- communityCrypto stamp 2.0 — Austria-Forumde