Candy Digital, which started selling Major League Baseball (MLB) NFTs in the fall, finally launched its trading venue on Jan. 15.And the appetite for sales was fairly robust.The Galaxy Digital-backed non-fungible token marketplace, which announced its partnership with the MLB in June, posted $2.7 million in weekend sales, passing $1 million in trade volume within the platform’s … [Read more...] about MLB NFTs on Candy Clock $2.7M in Marketplace Debut
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MLB Sensation Shohei Ohtani Becomes FTX’s Newest Brand Ambassador
Major League Baseball phenom Shohei Ohtani is joining FTX as its newest brand ambassador, the company announced Tuesday.Ohtani’s compensation for the deal will be paid entirely in cryptocurrency and FTX equity, according to a report from CNN.The deal with the Los Angeles Angels’ ace and MVP frontrunner is just the latest of the exchange’s many sports-related sponsorships inked … [Read more...] about MLB Sensation Shohei Ohtani Becomes FTX’s Newest Brand Ambassador
Topps baseball card maker and MLB will issue official NFTs
A set of nonfungible tokens will be issued by the United States’ leading trading card maker Topps in partnership with Major League Baseball and MLB Players Inc.Topps’ flagship annual baseball card collection, now to circulate in NFT form, reflects the company’s pivot toward a digital transition and awareness of the growing and significant appeal of blockchain-based … [Read more...] about Topps baseball card maker and MLB will issue official NFTs
Former MLB star sells $1M worth of NFTs in one minute
Micah Johnson, a former MLB player-turned artist, sold a whopping $1 million worth of tokenized art in just one minute on the Winklevoss-owned NFT marketplace Nifty Gateway.The auction, which launched on Feb. 21 and lasted for 28 hours, generated $2 million worth of sales in total. The auction sold NFTs representing a painted sculpture made from hand-casted resin dubbed AKU: … [Read more...] about Former MLB star sells $1M worth of NFTs in one minute