Do you fondly remember certain moments in the hectic past of the blockchain industry and cryptocurrencies? People will soon be able to own history through Cointelegraph digital item collectibles, immortalizing those moments while also allowing for a kind of ownership.but buyers may have to wait a bit longer.
Originally scheduled for release in early November 2022, Cointelegraph’s Historical NFT Collection will slightly delay its release in an effort to provide a fairer rollout, due to overwhelming demand. Currently, the product’s waiting list includes more than 460,000 users.
Digital collectibles took the world by storm in 2021, providing a method of unique digital ownership through NFTs (non-fungible tokens). Cointelegraph announced its NFT collection on October 14, 2022. Officially called “Historical”, Cointelegraph’s NFT collection will make it possible for readers to mint, own and trade specific Cointelegraph items. This provides a way to collect memorabilia from the lush history of the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry, memorabilia that later may (or perhaps already do) provide a nostalgia akin to old trading cards or newspaper articles.
Initially, Cointelegraph opened a waiting list granting early access to 500 participants in November. The list filled up quickly, in a matter of hours, and has grown to over 460,000 participants in recent weeks. Therefore, given the high demand, Mintmade (the platform Cointelegraph is working with for the collection) has updated the launch process to benefit more people, while still prioritizing the first 500 on the waiting list.
The first 500 who signed up on the waiting list will continue to receive access to early minting on day one. Additionally, Mintmade has decided to give randomly selected waitlist members access to early minting for the second day.
Each Cointelegraph item minted as NFT is only available in limited quantities, starting at $20 each at minting, so users may want to prioritize their top options early. Mintmade will also issue a utility token known as “Minting Points.” Anyone interested can complete certain tasks to earn Minting Points, which then allow free minting of NFT items. These tasks will be announced in certain associated places. Minting Points cannot be purchased, they can only be earned, so make sure you participate in the process.
Those who sign up for the waitlist will receive an email notification when it’s time to start, which is expected to be in mid-November.. Until then, though, readers can search NFTs for the items they’d like to mint and save those links so they can jump into minting when the gates open.
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