Is the NHL launching an NFT program?

By David Pierce, editor-at-large and Vergecast co-host with over a decade of experience covering consumer tech. Previously, at Protocol, The Wall Street Journal, and Wired. Pretty soon, you’ll be able to own digital collectibles of your favorite hockey moments. Hockey-loving HODLers, rejoice: the NHL is launching an NFT program.

What is a football NFT?

Sorare is a Football (Soccer) NFT platform blending licensed Digital Collectibles with the gamification and reward potential of Fantasy Sports, all built on Ethereum blockchain.

How much do NHL NFT drops make?

Though some marquee athlete NFT drops have generated millions, such as Rob Gronkowski ($1.8 million) and Patrick Mahomes ($3.4 million), hockey-related NFT drops have typically seen five- to six-figure returns. Back in March, Calgary Flames winger Matthew Tkachuk was the first NHL player to release an NFT, which sold for $27,954.

What is the NFT game niche?

The NFT game niche allows many different approaches, making this one of the most versatile niches for NFT. While several blockchain games are just coming aboard the NFT train by tokenizing their weapons as game NFTs, there are many other options like focusing on tradable collectibles.