SINGAPORE, Nov. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The9 Limited
(Nasdaq: NCTY) ("The9"), an established internet company, today
announced that its new NFT community and trading platform NFTSTAR
has signed an exclusive license agreement with the American
Football star, CHRISTIAN McCAFFREY. NFTSTAR will exclusively
develop, sell and trade NFT collections created and developed with
Christian.
McCaffrey is one of the top players in the National Football
League (NFL) and has spent his entire career with the Carolina
Panthers. In the 2019 season, McCaffrey was selected for the NFL
All-Star Pro Bowl by virtue of his all-round performance that
season – where he collected over 2,000 combined yards in one
season. In April 2020, McCaffrey
renewed a four-year, multi-million dollar contract with Panthers,
making him the highest paid running back in NFL history. The NFL is
the largest professional football league in the world and ranks
first among the four major professional sports leagues in
North America.
NFTSTAR is a NFT community and trading platform for users to
purchase, trade, and interact. The major transaction contents of
the platform are NFT collections developed with global superstar
licensed IPs. Each NFT collectible has a unique record on the
blockchain, and the users will obtain the ownership of the unique
NFT collectible through purchase on the platform, or through
trading on NFTSTAR's marketplace. NFTSTAR will accept general
payment methods such as credit cards to make it easy for global
users to participate.
McCaffrey will work with NFTSTAR's world class creative team and
artists to develop digital collections including video, animation
and other digital artworks, which will creatively capture the
highlights of McCaffrey's professional career and personal
growth.
The NFTSTAR community platform will cover superstars in various
fields, including but not limited to sports, entertainment, art and
celebrities in different industries. NFTSTAR community platform
aims to create a significant portal to the future metaverse through
superstars' NFT collections, trading, and community
interaction.
About The9 Limited
The9 Limited (The9) is an Internet company listed on Nasdaq in
2004. The9 aims to become a global diversified high-tech Internet
company, and is engaged in blockchain business including the
operation of cryptocurrency mining and a Non-Fungible Token
platform NFTSTAR.
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