bitso, a leading cryptocurrency platform operating in Latin Americaand the Mexican Football Federation (FMF), today announced the joint launch of the first NFT to collect Mexico national team jerseys that was acquired in cryptocurrencies.
This morning, via their social media platforms, the FMF and Bitso announced the possibility of acquiring the new official national team supporters’ jerseys before the team’s participation in the 2022 World Cup. In just 20 minutes , the entire collection sold out.
The collection consisted of 100 official physical jerseys, each with a corresponding NFT version of the jersey that fan avatars can wear in the Decentraland metaverse. Each set of physical and NFT jerseys sold for the equivalent of $1,800 MXN in ethers.
“Our mission is to make cryptocurrency useful in the daily lives of Mexicans; we are committed to spreading technology through innovative opportunities that help people across the country learn about this new world. We are very excited to provide the incredible historic opportunity for our national team fans to wear their national team colors on and “off” the pitch in the metaverse through their Bitso account.
– Bárbara González Briseño, general manager of Bitso México
Jersey NFTs
Created by Bitso, the virtual jersey features Mexico’s official colors and the national team’s new shield, features that will make it stand out when users wear it in the virtual world of Decentraland.