SINGAPORE, Nov. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The9 Limited
(Nasdaq: NCTY) ("The9"), an established internet company, today
announces that its NFT community and trading platform, NFTSTAR
(www.nftstar.com), has signed an exclusive license agreement with
South Korean football icon and Premier League star, Son Heung-min. NFTSTAR will develop, sell, and
trade NFT collectibles authorized by Son.
Before joining Tottenham Hotspur in 2015, which made him the
most expensive Asian player in history, Son
Heung-min had previously played for Hamburger SV and Bayer
Leverkusen. He has gone on to become the first Asian player to
score more than 50 goals in the Premier League and is the highest
Asian goal-scorer in both Premier League and Champions League
history. Son was a key member of the South Korea national team for the 2014 and
2018 FIFA World Cup, included in the teams for the 2011, 2015 and
2019 AFC Asian Cup and 2018 Asian Games. Son was voted the Best
Footballer in Asia in 2014, 2015,
2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 and was nominated for
the Ballon d'Or in 2019, achieving the highest rank ever
for an Asian player. Son was also awarded Premier League Goal of
the Season in the 2019-20 campaign for his strike against
Burnley.
Son Heung-min will work with
NFTSTAR's world class creative team and artists to develop digital
collections, including video, animation and other digital artwork,
which will record the highlights of Son's illustrious career and
personal growth.
NFTSTAR is a NFT community and trading platform where users can
purchase, trade and interact. The major transactions of content on
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.
NFTSTAR Community will feature celebrities from various fields,
including but not limited to, sports, entertainment, art and
culture. The NFTSTAR 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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