The NFL’s 2021/2022 playoffs kick off this week, and with it, the release of NFL Wild Card game commemorative tickets. 

Tickets featuring the Wild Card teams, New England Patriots, Kansas City Chiefs, Las Vegas Raiders, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Francisco 49ers, Los Angeles Rams, Arizona Cardinals, and Dallas Cowboys make up the first ever NFL playoff NFTs and are limited to just 125 editions.  

The flex-worthy NFL Commemorative Ticket NFTs are for sale at nfl.live-nfts.com now.

Cutting edge fashion and futuristic tech have a date on the blockchain as Gap is getting dressed up for their first NFT drop.

While the world transitioned to going out less, (and honestly, maybe changing out of clothes less), Gap has done what they do best, remain relevant in fashion through innovation. Their debut NFT drop combines the best of culture, art, and style as their NFTs show off dressed-to-impress art that will live on the clean Tezos blockchain. 3 tiers of tokens spanning Common, Rare an Epic will be available on 1/13, 1/15 and 1/19 and be priced at 2XTZ, 6XTZ, and 100XTZ respectively (1 XTZ is roughly $4).

Gap Threads will be available at www.gap.com/nft starting today.

High fashion brands continue to jump into NFTs at full speed. This week Balmain has launched their latest NFT collection, this time partnering with blockchain newcomer but worldwide icon, Barbie. 

In what is sure to be the future of fashion and collectibles, Balmain is blazing a trail for others to follow by combining physicals and collectibles. The Balmain x Barbie collection will see a physical line of clothes and accessories released featuring Barbie styled clothing, and Barbie NFTs featuring dolls dressed in the outfits. In total, 3 individual auctions comprise the hot new collection, making this an exclusive drop worthy of the most elite collectors attention.

Bidding for the Balmain x Barbie collection is live at nft.mattelcreations.com now.

Pro sports have been a highlight and driver of NFT adoption. The Australian Open appears to have scored an ace with its debut NFT project, the AO Art Ball collection. 

The AO Art Ball collection features 6,776 unique generative tennis balls, each providing collectors with real life and metaverse utility. With each ball being tied to 1 plot on the court, these collectible NFTs will dynamically update with game data, and will automatically update with info if a point is scored on your assigned plot. Additional blockchain tech is packed inside each collectible as the AO Art Balls also give access to metaverse wearables and other exclusive benefits in Decentraland. It’s worth mentioning that 11 lucky owners will win one of the physical in-game balls used in the finals. 

The AO Art Ball collection, packed with access, rarity, and more is on sale at ao.artball.io now.

4-time Grand Slam champ and the first Asian player with the #1 ranking in the world, Naomi Osaka, is back on DraftKings with her manga inspired Resolve: The Naomi Osaka Manga NFT Collection.

Mystery Container “blind bags” await collectors who look to collect Osaka’s new 10-piece NFT collection. 11,000 NFTs in total make up the new set featuring artwork from Naomi’s sister Mari Osaka. Experienced DraftKings collectors should be aware that there is no Immortal Statue included with this drop… yet. Stay tuned to DraftKings for more details.

Naomi Osaka’s Resolve: The Naomi Osaka Manga Collection is available at DraftKings on 1/18.

On the field they’re a heck of a one-two punch. And on the blockchain? They’ll be lights out.

Dallas Cowboys teammates Dak Prescott and Zeke Elliot join forces to release a joint NFT collection with metaverse utility prior to the 2021/22 NFT playoffs. Few details are available, but eager fans can sign up now to be notified about this drop first at Ethernity.

Overwhelming demand for Nas’ and Royal’s debut music NFT forced site outages and a delay in the drop. Ultra Black and Rare will both now drop on 1/20.

NFTs and the blockchain will revolutionize the music industry, and visionaries like the great Nas are here to lead the way. 

Thanks to the power of blockchain tech and NFTs, artists are now able to sell licenses to their music on the blockchain which allow fans to verifiably own a share of the streaming royalty rights. What does that mean for you? Buy the NFT, and earn royalties when the song is streamed by listeners.

Nas is the debut artist on the new Royal music platform, where fans can listen to music, and purchase and trade their NFT licenses. The legendary Hip Hop artist will release 2 new songs, Ultra Black and Rare, each with 3 tiers of rarity and assigned royalty percentages. The future of music is officially here and it’s available for you to own.

Nas’ Ultra Black and Rare will be available at royal.io on 1/20.

A new debut on the always exciting VeVe platform takes off, with the release of the latest Marvel NFT comic, Alpha Flight #1. 

The Canadian super-powered team is ready to fight their way into your collection with blind box NFT comics ready for collectors to purchase. 5 variant covers ranging from Common to Secret Rare make up the special collection, and with only 10,000 available you can consider this notice some real alpha. 

Alpha Flight #1 is available at Veve now.