Topps Drops MLB World Series NFT Collection – Championship Game Attendees Can Receive NFTs Specific to Each Game – Blockchain

Popular confectionery and collectibles company Topps has announced the launch of its 2021 Topps NOW MLB World Series Non-fungible Token (NFT) collection, following the second series of the company's 2021 Topps Baseball NFT collection. Similar to the company's past NFT drops, Topps is leveraging the Avalanche blockchain network for the new World Series NFT collection.

Topps releases MLB World Series NFT Collection

Over the past year, American company that makes Bazooka gum, candy, and collectibles, Topps Company, Inc., has focused heavily on non-fungible tokens (NFT) and blockchain technology. The company has released a number of collections featuring fan favorites such as Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Garbage Pail Kids. Two weeks ago, the company released a collection called Godzilla Rage that included packs of NFTs showcasing 17 pages of comic book animations.

Following the recent 2021 Topps Baseball NFT collection, Topps has launched the 2021 Topps NOW MLB World Series NFT collection. Powered by the Avalanche blockchain, the new series dedicated to the World Series features “officially licensed player images and NFT-exclusive digital animations.” The series launched on October 27th, and if fans pick up the entire series by Tuesday, November 9th at 11:59 p.m. ET, they will receive a special Topps NOW NFT variant as a reward.

According to Topps, the 2021 World Series NFT collectible packs will be priced at $25 per pack, which will include one digital NFT collectible per pack. Only 1,000 packs are available per day and each pack has an equal chance of winning rarities as all individual items are in short supply. The announcement notes that NFT buyers will receive packages within three business days after the end of the MLB World Series.

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Tobin Lent, vice president and global general manager of Topps Digital Sports and Entertainment, explains that the NFTs will bring the same great moments as the physical cards in the Topps NOW series. “Topps NOW has been celebrating the greatest moments of the iconic World Series for years, and we’re excited to bring that same excitement to our passionate NFT collector community,” said Lent. The executive added:

Topps NOW is an extremely popular card series, so the ability to develop this product line as NFTs is another way Topps continues to innovate in the digital collectibles space.

In addition to the World Series NFT collection drop, fans attending the World Series in person this year will have the opportunity to redeem exclusive Topps NOW NFTs specific to this game. Fans simply scan World Series tickets from each game day or use the Ballpark app. The redemption period for the exclusive Topps NOW NFTs ends on November 15th at 11:59 p.m. (ET), according to the company's announcement.

Sports NFTs have been popular and Topps has taken advantage of the physical card collections it has released in the past. Another popular sports-related NFT project is NBA Top Shot, which has generated $717.93 million in sales to date. NBA Top Shot sales have surged since the company added popular former NBA player Shaquille O'Neal.

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