Topps is releasing official NFT baseball cards on April 20th
Major League Baseball has announced its latest move to cash in on the NFT craze: official blockchain-based versions of classic Topps baseball cards. Topps is selling the new NFT baseball cards through the WAX blockchain, which the company has used for its earliest blockchain-based collectibles.
The first Series 1" cards will be sold starting on April 20th, with 50,000 standard packs (containing six cards for $5) and around 24,000 premium packs (offering 45 cards for $100) set to be sold in the first wave. Topps is also offering a free exclusive Topps MLB Opening Day NFT Pack" to the first 10,000 users who sign up for email alerts for new releases.
It's a similar idea to the NBA's white-hot Top Shot NFTs, which offer fans purchasable...