MLB Partners With Topps to Release<br />NFT Baseball Card Series.<br />Major League Baseball<br />has announced its latest<br />venture into the world of<br />cryptocurrency; NFTs. .<br />The league is partnering with MLB Players, Inc. and Topps<br />to sell NFT baseball cards through the WAX blockchain. .<br />As collectibles enjoy a breakout moment<br />with NFTs and blockchain technology, we<br />can’t think of a better way to honor the<br />legendary players from years past ...<br />These Topps cards offer a new innovative<br />way for today’s collectors and fans to<br />connect with their favorite stars, Evan Kaplan, Managing Director<br />of MLB Players, Inc., via Statement.<br />Topps's NFT cards will feature animated<br />backgrounds and sport holographic effects. .<br />Card rarity will range from common to legendary,<br />with some cards achieving legendary limited-edition<br />1-of-1 platinum anniversary status. .<br />Topps’s first set of cards, dubbed “Series 1”<br />will be available for purchase on April 20. .<br />50,000 standards packs of six cards will be<br />available for $5 each and 24,000 premium packs<br />of 45 cards for $100 each.<br />An exclusive “Opening Day NFT Pack”<br />will also be given for free to the first 10,000 users<br />that sign up for Topps’s email alerts
