The company behind the Spartan Race has launched a collection of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) that will immortalize initial holders’ names in stone, and plans to build a 10.5-meter statue in ancient Sparta surrounded by 15,000 name-engraved stones..
The founder and CEO of Spartan, Joe De Sena plans to bury his ashes under his stone at the Spartan 300 Memorial, which will pay tribute to the ancient battle of Thermopylae in which 300 Spartans are said to have fought and died..
Of the 15,000 NFTs, 300 will be “Super Rare”, and holders of that type of NFT will have the option to scatter their ashes on the memorial upon their death, potentially making it one of the first collections of NFTs awarded to someone. a final resting place.
Holders can sell their NFTs on marketplaces like OpenSeabut it is not clear if this burial benefit is transferred to the new owner.
Passes retail for $3,000 and also allow holders up to nine years of unlimited access to all Spartan-branded eventsincluding its 70-hour Death Race and Tough Mudder obstacle course, as well as exclusive merchandise releases.
NFT holders will also have access to an exclusive annual event where they can train with professional athletes and try out the fitness brand’s products and obstacles..
Star Atlas launches a demo on the Epic Games Store
The NFT game based on Solana Star Atlas released its first playable pre-alpha on September 29 via the Epic Games Store for NFT holders, allowing them to view the in-game vehicles they’ve purchased within the in-game environment..
Star Atlas is an open world space exploration strategy game set in the year 2620 in which players can buy and sell representative NFTs of vehicles such as spaceshipsand also mine resources to sell on the in-game market and join political factions.
The pre-alpha demo of The Showroom is powered by Unreal Engine 5, a 3D creation tool released in April by Epic Games, and used in its flagship game Fortnite..
The developers of Star Atlas have also released an open source tool, The Foundation Software Development Kit (F-KIT)which allows Unreal Engine 5 developers to more easily integrate their titles into the Solana blockchain.
Build-A-Bear enters Web3
The stuffed animal retailer Build-A-Bear Workshop Goes Web3, Partnering with the NFT Sweet Marketplace to Launch Its First NFT Collection in Celebration of its 25th Year in Business.
NFTs will be minted on the Polygon blockchain and will kick off with the auction in October of a physical and digital bundle that includes an exclusive Swarovski crystal-studded physical teddy bear along with its NFT counterpart.
A second auction in November will offer five silver teddy bear NFTs also accompanied by their matching physical counterparts before a 5,000 NFT release is made available to the public in December..
A CryptoPunk sells for 3,300 ETH
A rare CryptoPunk has been sold on the OpenSea NFT market for 3,300 Ether (ETH), worth over $4.4 million, to an anonymous buyer on September 28, marking the fourth-highest sale in terms of ETH spent.according to data from DappRadar.
CryptoPunk #2924 boasts rare attributes like being an “ape” type, of which there are only 24 in the collection of 10,000 copies. Also features an “accessory”, a hoodie, which is a rarity in the collection, and even more so as he is the only “ape” to wear it.
The most expensive CryptoPunk ever sold was purchased for 124,457 ETH, worth over $530 million at the time of purchase in October 2021.
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