the crocodile hunter
Australia Zoo, the famous animal sanctuary owned by Terri Irwin, the widow of Steve Irwin or the crocodile hunter, has launched a non-fungible token (NFT) project called “Wildlife Warriors”.
Wildlife Warriors is also the name of a non-profit organization founded by the Irwins in 2002 that focuses on andn the protection of injured, threatened or endangered wildlife. All proceeds from NFT sales will be donated to Australia Zoo and Wild Warriors conservation efforts.
NFT collection is part of Australia Zoo’s 20th anniversary celebration, and users can now sign up for the allow list to get early access to upcoming releases. Nevertheless, details on the specific number of NFTs, rarity levels, utility and price are scarce at the moment.
“The Rare NFT project will consist of a series of releases, each focusing on a different animal from Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors. NFTs will be randomly generated, non-deterministic, utility and 100% unique to the buyer,” the announcement reads..
NFTs are being minted on Algorand, which is billed as the world’s first carbon-negative blockchain, and have been developed in collaboration with Meadow Labs.an Australian-based NFT startup.
Australia Zoo is excited to launch the Wildlife Warriors NFT project with Meadow Labs and Algorand, the world’s first carbon-negative blockchain. We’re committed to building a sustainable future for our fauna and flora. For an exclusive VIP access, visit https://t.co/Vag0Zw9I9f. pic.twitter.com/KmxfOfIJb2
— Australia Zoo (@AustraliaZoo) May 4, 2022
Australia Zoo is delighted to launch the Wildlife Warriors NFT project with Meadow Labs and Algorand, the world’s first carbon negative blockchain. We are committed to building a sustainable future for our fauna and flora. For exclusive VIP access, visit https://t.co/Vag0Zw9I9f. pic.twitter.com/KmxfOfIJb2
SportemonGo closes
Despite signing a three-year sponsorship deal with Scottish soccer team Hibernian FC, also known as Hibs, in September last year, Hobbyist and NFT token platform SportemonGo (SGOX) has gone out of business this week.
Apparently, the company had made a strong entry into the professional football spaceas she was also a patron of Rangers FC, and had sponsorship deals with Andy Robertson of Liverpool FC, Luke Shaw of Manchester United and Callum Hudson-Odoi of Chelsea FC
According to Edinburgh News, the company had signed a multi-year deal with Hibs for a six-figure sum, but failed to launch a fan token for the team and also suffered from funding problemsbeing its main route the sale of its SGOX token.
Sports Pro Media also reported on Wednesday that SportemonGo stated that it was working on “amicable” termination agreements with all of its partners, and the project was also public a tweet on Tuesday suggesting that investors could recoup their losses through a token swap.
1) So Sportemon Go.. if it has indeed gone bust…
Crypto is highly speculative (as in losing your shirt risky) but legitimate in that context. Rangers have every right to accept sponsorship from that market, & it is not their job to do something the regulators can’t even do…
— Andy McGowan (@Bobmcphail1872) May 2, 2022
1) So Sportemon Go… if it has indeed gone bankrupt… Cryptocurrencies are highly speculative (as in the risk of losing your shirt) but legitimate in that context. Rangers have every right to accept sponsorship from that market, and it’s not their job to do something the regulators can’t even do…
Leeds United launch NFT to support Ukraine
Speaking of professional football, the English Premier League team, Leeds United have launched 11 NFTs one at a time to support the Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal.
The collection is called “Shirts for Ukraine” and the NFTs represent 11 Leeds shirts digitally signed by the players.. Winners will also receive two hospitality tickets to a match on May 15, a visit to the pitch with former Leeds greats and attendance at an open training session.
At the time of writing this article, the highest bid of $1,470.96 is for the signed jersey of number 23, Kalvin Phillips, a Leeds fan favourite..
Hyundai will launch 9,500 NFT
The South Korean car giant Hyundai to release a collection of 9,500 NFTs as part of an upcoming metaverse project.
The “Shooting Star” NFTs will be sold, first 3,000 tokens in pre-sale on May 9, and the next day in general sale with 6,500 tokens. They will all be sold at 0.15 Ether (ETH) each, which is equivalent to USD 440 at the time of writing this article.
NFTs will act as an access pass to the Hyundai Metamobility universe, and once the platform has launched, the hodler’s NFTs will automatically convert to “Metamobility” NFTs.. It has not been specified what other utility the NFTs will have, but each of them will have a new and unique design after the conversion.
We are gladly announcing that an official website of Hyundai Metamobility universe is now open!https://t.co/FjAryI1FMi
Ready for the adventure? pic.twitter.com/gOURKLSD4X
— Hyundai_NFT (@Hyundai_NFT) May 2, 2022
We are pleased to announce that the official website of the Hyundai Metamobility universe is now open! https://t.co/FjAryI1FMi
Are you ready for the adventure? pic.twitter.com/gOURKLSD4X
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