The American firm that manufactures chewing gum, candy, and collectibles, The Topps Company Inc., has announced the launch of the 2021 Topps MLB Inception NFT collection. Topps will now use the Avalanche blockchain to facilitate NFTs. This is after Topps had been using the Wax blockchain to fund projects such as the Garbage Pail Kids or Godzilla series.

Topps launches the MLB Inception NFT Series via Avalanche Network

On Tuesday, Topps revealed the firm’s 2021 Topps MLB Inception NFT Collection, a non-fungible token collection of cards released in conjunction with Major League Baseball and MLB Players, Inc.

Topps web portal, called Toppsnfts.com, will host the new series of NFT baseball cards this September and the NFTs will be minted on the Avalanche (AVAX) blockchain. The avalanche token has seen massive gains in recent times, capturing 126.6% in two weeks and 223% during the last month.

The latest Topps MLB Inception NFT series is inspired by the previous physical cards the company has published. Topps claims the cards will include “iconic Topps cards designs, motion animations and facsimile signatures that showcase MLB rookies, emerging stars and more .”

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This isn’t Topps’ first time releasing MLB NFTs, as the company launched MLB cards on the Wax Blockchain, alongside numerous other brands like Godzilla, and Garbage Pail Kids (GPK) cards. Furthermore, the first MLB series Topps released with Wax was published in April and called the “2021 Series 1 Baseball Card Collection.”

The press release announcing the new Inception series indicates that the choice to use Avalanche is due to the blockchain’s claimed benefits like being “fast, low cost, and eco-friendly.”

” The site eliminates the need to use token apps or special wallets and offers a single place to purchase, sell, and explore licensed Topps NFT collection collections,” Topps explained. Evan Kaplan, managing Director of MLB Players, Inc., stated that the Inception NFT release was a historic milestone. Kaplan noted that Topps NFT’s release comes at a moment when many young baseball players are emerging and gives collectors a new way of connecting with them as they develop their careers. The MLB Players, Inc. director also added

This is an opportunity for fans to own a piece of collectible baseball history.

While Wax.io won’t be producing Topps MLB cards, the company still has well-known partners like Robotech, Atari, Funko, Capcom, Street Fighter, and Bratz. Moreover, MLB is ending its relationship with Topps after 74 years of working with the firm. MLB has disclosed that it will partner with sports apparel maker Fanatics in 2026 and the company will produce MLB trading cards going forward. Topps will also be releasing NFTs from the Bazooka bubble-brand and collectibles of non-fungible tokens for Bundesliga.

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