Controversial YouTube movie star Logan Paul has jumped on the nonfungible token, or NFT, bandwagon as a part of his newest self-promotion.Decentral
Controversial YouTube movie star Logan Paul has jumped on the nonfungible token, or NFT, bandwagon as a part of his newest self-promotion.
Decentralized e-commerce platform Bondly introduced Feb. four that it’ll create a restricted version of 44 NFTs that includes a “holographic” picture of Paul in his boxing gear mocked up as a Pokemon card.
The NFTs might be distributed to public sale winners in Paul’s upcoming Pokemon Field Break.
The YouTuber just lately acquired six unopened containers of first version Pokemon playing cards from over twenty years in the past, dropping a cool $2 million on the playing cards within the course of.
Every field incorporates 36 packs of playing cards, and Paul is auctioning the packs from one of many containers between Feb. four and Feb. 11 via the Goldin Auctions sports activities collectibles platform.
Paul will unbox and open the packs on behalf of the public sale winners in a reside stream on Pokemon Day, Feb. 27, to have fun the 25th anniversary of the sport’s launch.
As a particular bonus, every pack winner can even obtain one of many restricted version NFTs that includes Paul as a Pokemon. The cardboard describes Poke-Paul as a “legendary human”, who’s “tall and thick,” and one of many playing cards particular assaults is a dynamic punch leaving opponents “confused.”
The minimal bid worth on every pack of playing cards is $10,000, and of the 24 packs of playing cards remaining on the public sale web site, solely seven have been bid upon to this quantity on the time of writing.
Maybe appreciating that $10,000 represents a considerably excessive degree of entry, Bondly can even be issuing a complete line of Logan Paul NFTs “for individuals who are unable to make a bid within the public sale.”
These might be bought individually via a customized Logan Paul retailer on the platform.
Though initially gaining recognition via his video content material, Paul has additionally efficiently transitioned into the boxing world. He was scheduled to battle Floyd Mayweather in an exhibition match on Feb. 20, though the match was indefinitely postponed earlier this week.
Mayweather was famously paid to advertise an preliminary coin providing in 2017, which later turned out to be a rip-off.