NBA Star Stephen Curry Celebrates His 3-Point Record by Launching NFT Collection

Golden State Warriors level guard – Stephen Curry – is extensively considered among the finest shooters within the historical past of the National Basketball Association. On Monday (December 20), he proved his legacy by scoring the two,974 3-pointer in his profession and thus surpassing Ray Allen’s report.

To have a good time this achievement, Curry launched an NFT assortment consisting of each 3-pointer he has netted in his NBA appearances. Each collectible is priced at $499 because the athlete will donate all of the earnings to a charity basis.

Shoot… And The NFTs Are In

The NFT assortment was launched at 2974SC.com and comes by the title of “2974 Collection.” It contains a collection of non-fungible tokens that depict each 3s, which Stephen Curry has scored in his profession.

“I’m truly grateful to be able to share this moment with all of the fans, the entire Bay Area community, and everyone who has supported me throughout the years,” the participant mentioned.

Andrea McDonald – an artist and a latest faculty graduate – is the art work’s creator. Each collectible consists of the sport’s location and date together with Curry’s digital signature. 2973 of the non-fungible tokens price $499, whereas the record-breaking 2974 3-pointer will likely be auctioned for 72 hours and offered to the best bidder.

Curry revealed that he’ll donate 100% of the earnings to the “Eat.Learn.Play” – a basis established by the sportsman and his spouse that goals to enhance the lives of youngsters. However, the 33-year-old added he’ll present 200 of the 2974 NFTs to individuals who have helped him on his journey. These embrace Golden State Warriors followers, college lecturers, coaches, neighborhood pals, mentors, Stephen’s SC30 crew, teammates, rivals, and household.

The NBA star shouldn’t be a beginner within the cryptocurrency house. Three months in the past, he grew to become a world ambassador and shareholder for the digital asset trade FTX. The latter will function the host platform for customers to personal NFTs from the “2974 Collection” and promote them afterward.

Curry Is an NFT Owner

The athlete joined the NFT craze by buying Bored Ape digital artwork on the finish of August. To purchase the collectible, he spent 55 ETH price about $180,000 (in the mean time of the transaction).

Interestingly, the ape was first offered for 0.68 ETH and 1.5 ETH earlier than Curry purchased it for greater than 80x its preliminary worth.

His ape has a number of the rarest traits within the assortment. It has zombie eyes with blue fur and is sporting a tweed swimsuit.

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