In Brief:
- Autograph appoints The Weeknd and Sam Bankman-Fried to its board of directors.
- Music NFTs will be added to the platform’s collectibles.
- The Advisory Board includes Tiger Woods, Usain Bolt, Naomi Osaka, etc.
The leading NFT platform Autograph appointed The Weeknd and Sam Bankman-Fried to its board of directors. Both are accompanied on the board by SCS Financial Services co-founder Peter Mattoon and Discovery Land Company founder Michael Meldman.
Sam Bankman-Fried is the founder and CEO of FTX, a cryptocurrency exchange. “Autograph is at the forefront of the digital collectable space, and I look forward to helping them expand their capabilities,” Sam stated.
Diamond/Multi-Platinum certified musician The Weeknd joins the board, and the platform aims to launch music collectibles in association with his appointment. The Weeknd says, “I was eager to join [Autograph] in launching a new vertical in the music space that explores what the metaverse could be.”
Over the last few months, Autograph has released the Preseason Access Collection, allowing fans and new NFT collectors to purchase collectibles at a variety of affordable prices.
The new addition to the board is for the NFT platform’s plans to progress into multiple fields like entertainment space in addition to their sports-related collectibles. The Board already has an impressive list of iconic sports stars like Tiger Woods, Usain Bolt, Simone Biles, Naomi Osaka, etc.
Tom Brady launched Autograph, the booming NFT platform to bring together some of the biggest names in sports, pop culture, etc to collaborate and create one-of-a-kind digital collectibles.
