Following the American professional skateboarder Tony Hawk’s first non-fungible token (NFT) sale on the NFT marketplace Autograph, Hawk is commemorating his career with a new series of NFTs called the “Last Trick” collection. These digital collectibles from the skateboarder are animated NFT forms of his most famous tricks, including “Frontside Cab”, “Gymnast Plan” and “Finger Flip”.
Birdman Launches 16,600 ‘Last Trick’ NFTs
Tony Hawk, a professional skateboarder, is widely regarded as one of the greatest in the world. He invented many tricks during his youth and continues to amaze people into his later years. Hawk, also nicknamed Birdman, was one of the first professional skaters to complete the 900 (a 2 1/2 -revolution or 900-degree spin) at X Games V in 1999. It took ten attempts for Hawk to complete the skateboard trick and since then a few others have landed the 900-degree spin as well.
Tony Hawk’s public drop for his “Last Trick” NFT collection begins today at 5 p.m. EST. The collection features 16,600 digital collectibles showcasing Hawk’s signature moves like the “Varial 5,” “Gymnast Plant,” “Magic Dance,” “Front Side Cab,” and “Finger Flip.”
Hawk is also a fan of bitcoin (BTC) and claims he purchased the crypto asset in 2012 after reading about the Silk Road marketplace. He is also a skateboarder and entrepreneur and has recently made available his first NFT collection through the Tom Brady-created Autograph NFT Marketplace. The Preseason Access collection featuring Hawk sold out in minutes and to commemorate his career he selected five signature skateboard tricks and turned them into animated NFTs.
“After seeing how quickly my Preseason Access collection sold out, I was inspired to do something bigger and more personal with my latest assortment of NFTs,” Hawk said in a statement. “For the Tony Hawk ‘Last trick’ collection with Autograph I chose five of my signature tricks to retire, and reinterpreted them into animated NFTs that last forever
Hawk’s NFTs to Highlight His Signature Varial 5, Gymnast, Front Side Cab and Finger Flip
Hawk’s latest NFT tricks will include the “Varial 5,” “Gymnast Plant,” “Magic Dance,” “Front Side Cab,” and “Finger Flip.” The collection had an early access deadline lasting from December 14 until December 16. Today at 5 PM EST, Autograph’s Tony Hawk collection “Last Trick”, will go public. The official NFT reveal date will be on December 21, 2021, and the early access period was set aside for owners of the Tony Hawk “Preseason Access Pass.”
According to the website, the tricks have been minted into 16,600 digital collectibles and each NFT has a specific tier of rarity. The “Last Trick NFT Collection’s rarity tiers are carbon, platinum and emerald. Some of these are called “Immortal Statue”, and some NFT collectibles also have a “mystery box” attached to the NFT.
” It’s amazing to see how these tricks take on new life in digital age even after I’ve done my last one,” Hawk said. It allows fans to experience them again .”
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