NFL fable Tom Brady's non-fungible token (NFT) start-up task is shifting its strategy pursuing carnivore market-related struggles implicit the past year, the New York Times reported connected Thursday.
The firm's gross sank successful 2022 amid the wider downturn successful the integer plus market, according to the report, citing a idiosyncratic acquainted with its finances. Autograph has laid disconnected much than 50 employees, Insider reported successful May and the Times confirmed successful its report.
Brady co-founded Autograph successful 2021 with the purpose of helping celebrities merchantability NFTs to their fans. The steadfast raised $170 cardinal successful Series B funding astatine the commencement of past year. The institution is now, however, shifting to a broader absorption connected helping celebs foster loyalty with their fans and has removed immoderate crypto connection from its marketing, according to the Times.
Tom Brady's crypto estimation has taken a deed from his endorsement of FTX, from whom helium had accepted astir $30 cardinal worthy of shares arsenic portion of his relation arsenic a marque ambassador for the now-bankrupt exchange. Brady and different personage endorsers of FTX specified arsenic his ex-wife Gisele Bundchen and hoops prima Stephen Curry are besides present being sued by FTX investors for allegedly misleading them.
Autograph did not instantly respond to a petition for remark for this story.