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European shot franchise FC Barcelona is teaming up with non-fungible token (NFT) postulation World of Women to merchandise the 2nd integer collectible successful its ten-piece “Masterpiece” collection.
According to a press release, the NFT, titled “Empowerment” is simply a one-of-one token created by World of Women creator Rhi Madeline. It volition beryllium disposable to acquisition via auction connected marketplace OpenSea from June 26 to June 28.
The artwork is inspired by Spanish shot subordinate Alexia Putellas, who helped Barcelona triumph the semi-final lucifer of the Women’s Champion League crippled against German squad Wolfsburg successful April 2022. With astir 92,000 viewers watching the game, the NFT pays tribute to the historical triumph for the Spanish shot team.
"I’m arrogant to beryllium portion of a nine similar FC Barcelona, our shot squad and to proceed to making history, with this caller Masterpiece I person the privilege of being portion of and that represents everyone, portion besides explaining what Barça represents truthful well,” said Putellas successful a property release.
Diana-Luk Ye, Web3 Partnerships and Marketing Manager astatine World of Women, told CoinDesk that its information successful the Masterpiece postulation emphasizes its ngo to empower women and non-binary radical crossed the Web3 abstraction and beyond.
“Representation is inactive an contented that we're trying to fix, and knowing that there's Masterpiece fig two, honoring Alexia, there’s each the strength, the resilience, the ambition, each that mindset enactment that goes into being successful,” said Ye. “It was conscionable a bully hold for america to further enactment this mission.”
The proprietor of the Empowerment NFT volition besides person a database of FC Barcelona benefits, including an accidental to conscionable Putellas and a brace of signed shot cleats. They’ll besides person a carnal seat from Barcelona Stadium Spotify Camp Nou, with a signed representation of Putellas by creator Oscar Tusquets.
In 2022, FC Barcelona announced its archetypal NFT successful the Masterpiece collection, “In a Way, Immortal,” inspired by the precocious shot subordinate Johann Cruyff to grant the club’s past and wage tribute to its galore players and fans. Auction location Sotheby’s purchased the NFT for astir $700,000 pursuing its release.
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