ITIA Opens Whitelist for Free 1,111-Piece Genesis Collection on Ethereum as Applications Surpass 25,000

ITIA, short for “I Think It’s Art,” has opened whitelist applications for its upcoming Genesis collection. The drop is set for 1,111 unique pieces, free to mint, on Ethereum through OpenSea. Applications run through the project’s ITIAverse portal and close on November 18, 2026. There is no public mint; access is whitelist-only.

Demand has been strong from the start. Within the first days after the ITIAverse portal opened, applications crossed 5,000 and then 6,000. By early November, community updates reported the total had moved into the tens of thousands, with multiple posts citing more than 18,000, more than 25,000, and one specific figure of 27,382 applicants. The team has said every application is reviewed by hand. Founder Pe publicly acknowledged a post claiming over 25,000 applications. With only 1,111 spots available and the window still open until November 18, the ratio of applicants to available places is high.

The project was co-founded by Pe (@Pe_ITIA) and Iv (@Iv_ITIA), who have described themselves as longtime friends. They registered ITIA as a German GmbH in May 2026. The site and socials repeatedly use the lines “I Think It’s Art. I Think It’s Time. I Think It’s Yours.” and position the work as a place where art feels like home.

Before Genesis, the team put a small founding collection on-chain. ITIA Family consists of 23 unique, custom PFPs minted on Ethereum. Those pieces were created for the founders, ambassadors, and early supporters. The collection is live on OpenSea and is presented as an identity chapter rather than a large commercial drop.

I Think It’s OPEN

Step into the ITIAverse
and share your story with us.

Every story matters to us. We read them all.

1111 Pieces · Free Mint · WL only
The ITIAverse is the only way to apply · until Nov 18

I Think It’s Art • I Think It’s Yours
https://t.co/xpcRnpQ3TG https://t.co/V0U6xWCB3d

— ITIA (@IThinkItsArt) October 28, 2026

Genesis is framed as the next step. Supply is capped at 1,111 pieces with an additional 111 reserved for the treasury. The mint itself is free. Applicants log in with an X account or wallet and submit a short story or connection to the project. Mint timing is still listed as TBA. The project has stated it has no token.

Holders of ITIA NFTs receive a limited license under the project’s Codex. They can use the art as a profile picture, sell the NFT, and create merchandise or content up to $50,000 in gross revenue per calendar year. They cannot modify the core art, use it for AI training, mint new tokens from it, or register trademarks on the artwork. Rights end when the NFT is transferred.

The project is still early. Most public activity so far has been community building, the small Family collection, and the ongoing whitelist process for Genesis. The high number of applications relative to the 1,111 spots shows clear interest, but the manual review process means not every applicant will be selected. Partnership mentions have included game-related collaborations, but no large product launches beyond the NFT collections have been detailed yet.

For readers focused on real-world asset tokenization and institutional on-chain products, ITIA sits in a different category. It is an artist-driven, community-oriented NFT project on Ethereum with a free-mint structure and a stated emphasis on long-term belonging over short-term trading volume. Whether the Genesis drop and subsequent activity stay consistent with that framing will depend on how the team executes after the whitelist closes and the mint occurs.

Official links:

• Website: ithinkitsart.com
• X: @IThinkItsArt
• Whitelist portal: itiaverse.ithinkitsart.com
• Family collection: opensea.io/collection/itiafamily