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MLB Team Washington Nationals Partners With Terra Blockchain Community, Ballpark Plans to Accept UST

On February 9, the American professional baseball team based in Washington, D.C., the Washington Nationals, announced the team has partnered with Terra, the open-source blockchain platform and decentralized autonomous organization (DAO). The Washington Nationals detail that the team is a “leading innovator” and is “consistently introducing new technologies to enhance the fan experience.” Washington Nationals Ink Long-Term Deal With Terra Major League Baseball (MLB) team the Washington Nationals has partnered with the blockchain platform and DAO Terra, according to an announcement published by the team on Wednesday. The deal with Terra follows a slew of sports-related deals with crypto firms, but the MLB team will be the first to partner with an open-source blockchain project. In addition to the partnership, the algorithmic stablecoin UST that’s issued on the Terra blockchain will be “accepted as a payment method at Nationals Park as early as next season.” “The Nationals continue t...
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Snoop Dogg Partners With Virtual Blockchain World Sandbox — Rapper Plans to Recreate His Mansion and Drop NFTs

Snoop Dogg Partners With Virtual Blockchain World Sandbox — Rapper Plans to Recreate His Mansion and Drop NFTs

Following the American rapper Snoop Dogg doxing himself as a crypto whale with millions of dollars worth of non-fungible token (NFT) assets, Snoop has revealed he has partnered with the virtual gaming world Sandbox. According to the announcement, Snoop is recreating his mansion in Sandbox and will be launching his new NFT collection.

Virtual ‘Trees’: Snoop Plans to Recreate His Mansion in the Ethereum-Based Metaverse Sandbox

The rapper, media personality, actor, songwriter, and businessman Snoop Dogg has announced he has partnered with the non-fungible token (NFT) metaverse project called The Sandbox. Essentially, Sandbox is a gaming ecosystem where people can create, share and monetize NFTs and gaming experiences on Ethereum (ETH). On September 22, Bitcoin.com News reported on how Snoop revealed his secret online personality called Cozomo de’ Medici, a character who owns millions of dollars worth of NFTs.

Snoop is now taking the NFT game further and the partnership with Sandbox means that Snoop will be recreating his mansion in the Sandbox metaverse. It means that players will be able to experience Snoop parties and concerts and even play the role of Snoop Dogg himself. Furthermore, the announcement sent to Bitcoin.com News details that the Doggfather is launching an NFT collection and a limited ‘Snoop Dogg Private Party Pass.’

“[The] ‘Snoop Dogg Private Party Pass’ gives users VIP access to concerts, events, Q&As, and dedicated NFT drops,” the announcement details. “Snoop Dogg will also launch a 3D avatar collection inside The Sandbox and players will be able to create games using virtual ‘Doggfather’ items such as Snoop Dogg’s personal car collection, dogs, statues, memorabilia, and more.”

Snoop Dogg: ‘I’m Always on the Look-out for New Ways of Connecting With Fans’

“We are building the future of entertainment where everyone will enjoy creating and sharing their very own virtual experiences,” Arthur Madrid, the CEO and co-founder of the Sandbox virtual game said in a statement sent to Bitcoin.com News. “The Sandbox is bringing iconic culture with Snoop Dogg and enhancing it through innovation with NFTs and virtual experiences. Snoop’s LAND is decentralized; 100% owned by him to develop through his creative genius.”

The Sandbox aims to hold a land sale on September 30th, 2021 and participants will be able to get land adjacent to the Snoop mansion. Snoop detailed that he looks forward to his new virtual palace and is excited to tap a new audience.

“I’m always on the look-out for new ways of connecting with fans and what we’ve created in The Sandbox is the future of virtual hangouts, NFT drops and exclusive concerts,” said Snoop Dogg. “We’ll have a fresh set of Dogg style NFTs that players can integrate into the game experiences to take this online experience to the next level for sure.”

What do you think about Snoop Dogg linking up with the Sandbox and his Dogg style NFTs? Let us know what you think about this subject in the comments section below.

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