In 2021, celebrities crowded into the cryptocurrency space in large numbers, and the craze for non-fungible token (NFT) assets also increased with luminaries. During the past few weeks, musicians, artists, professional sports players and many others have immersed themselves in the NFT ecosystem.
Celebrities have noticed the NFT hype and want to join
Nonfungible.com’s market history data shows that there have been 27,850 sales of non-fungible token (NFT) assets in the past seven days. Sales of 27,850 stood at $ 42 million and the average price per NFT sale was $ 1,520 using statistics from March 14, 2021. Now, almost every day, there is a new sale of NFT marks, a new celebrity creating an NFT and a myriad of new NFT markets. The NFT hype also brings significant controversy due to the way these images, music files and other types of collectibles are stored. In March, the uproar of the NFT spurred a fair number of celebrities to abandon their own symbolic, non-fungible assets.
For example, the NFT Makersplace market announced that the number one player in the NFL, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, plans to launch a collection of NFTs.
Mahomes is very popular and in the 2019-2020 playoffs, Mahomes took the Chiefs to the Super Bowl LIV and the Chiefs won the San Francisco 49ers. On March 17th at 3:30 pm (PST) at Makersplace, Mahomes will launch a collection of NFTs that are “centered on significant moments in Mahomes’ life”.
“Mahomes’ colossal impact on our culture, especially in the United States, is undeniable,” said the Makersplace team. “One of the greatest defenders of all time, Mahomes’ reach goes beyond sport, serving as a source of inspiration for everyone. With this fall, he will reveal another dimension of himself that the world has not yet seen. We are excited to introduce this new side of Mahomes to the world and allow fans to have a part of his legacy. “
The Mahomes NFT collection follows the NFL’s tight end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the entry of Rob “Gronk” Gronkowski. The popular collection of the NFL player is displayed on the Opensea.io market and collectible items celebrate Gronk’s four historic championships with five NFT limited edition collectible cards.
“The crown jewel of the fall will be a rare career highlight refractor Rob Gronkowski 1 of 1, which includes a meet and greet with ‘Gronk’ and tickets to one of his games next season,” notes the description by Opensea. The Rob Gronkowski NFT collection was sold for more than $ 1.75 million at ETH in the market. The “Gronkowski career highlight refractor” sale closed at 7 pm (Brasília time) on Sunday night.
The aggregate total sales of Gronk NFT cards averaged $ 5k per card, and Gronkowski NFT’s debut was the biggest sale of an individual NFT by an athlete in history ($ 433k).
Recently, the band Kings of Leon released their latest album “When You See Yourself”, which includes NFTs that reveal the exclusive album cover and also the vinyl LP “Golden Eye”. The band worked with blockchain technology company Yellow Heart and statistics show that the Kings of Leon NFTs have already raised $ 2 million with NFTs since the album released on March 5. helps support music teams during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Multi-platinum recording artists, well-known political activists, street artists and Latin superstars
Last Wednesday, multi-platinum recording artist Lil Pump launched a collection of NFTs also via the Sweet platform. In addition, with the new collection of NFTs, Lil Pump launched a rare NFT asset “Esskeetit Diamond VVS” that aims to replicate the look of one of the pieces of the American rapper’s multi-million dollar jewelry collection.
“This is the future. Now you can live like me and own a rare NFT collectible from one of my favorite chains, ”commented Lil Pump.
In addition to Lil Pump, Russian conceptual artist, political activist and founder of Pussy Riot, Nadya Tolokonnikova, also entered the world of non-fungible token (NFT) assets. The artist released a new video for her latest single “PANIC ATTACK”, directed by award-winning AR creator Asad J. Malik and produced by her hologram company, Jadu.
Tolokonnikova’s single was also released in a series of four NFTs and collectors can purchase them at the Foundation. The proceeds of NFTs will be donated to a shelter for victims of domestic violence in Russia that Pussy Riot has supported since April 2020.
A collaboration of celebrities making an NFT sale together also includes the renowned Street Artist Alec Monopoly and the Latin superstar Ozuna. Together with celebrity art dealer Avery Andon, the group will launch independent “Artgrails”. The listed assets of Artgrails are limited edition NFTs, and the artgrails.com website explains that “all launches implement Queue-It technology”. This means that the protocol fights against bots and protects the market from server overloads. The market, like Makersplace and Opensea, connects with the Metamask portfolio based on Web3 ethereum (ETH).
More celebrities, musicians and professional athletes are likely to embark on the NFT movement. Although it is difficult to say whether the NFT ecosystem, or even parts of it, can disappear and disappear. Proponents of the NFT are betting that non-fungible token assets will continue to transform a myriad of industries and reshape the landscape. Celebrities are also seeing large amounts of money flowing into the NFT space, and this can essentially tell a socialite how much her symbolized name really is worth.
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