The global asset manager VanEck announced the launch of Ethereum-based community NFTs marking, the company’s first NFT collection.
VanEck released 1000 VanEck community NFTs via airdrop on May 2nd to those who signed up on the VanEck Community NFT portal page. These NFTs are intended to demonstrate the NFT structure’s real-world applicability.
The firm joined hands with South Korea-based creative NFT agency Numomo to airdrop the community NFTs.
The NFTs are categorized into three rarities: Commons (750), Rare (approximately 230), and Legendary (approximately 20).
This initiative depicts the journey of a fictitious figure named Hammy, based on Alexander Hamilton, as he examines the past, present, and future of monetary policy and meets characters who assist him achieve his objectives.
Each NFT holder will be eligible for a lot of benefits, depending on the category of NFT they own. Perks as in early access to VanEck’s digital asset research, exclusive invites to in-person and virtual events, etc are included.
Each NFT will be transformed into its final version by the end of May. Unreal Engine 5 will be used to create these high-quality avatars.
Two more narrative videos will be published along the way to help flesh out the narrative of the community’s ethos and purpose.
JP Lee, VanEck Community NFT Co-Founder, stated “Our NFTs will all feature eye-popping 3D avatars and narrative-style videos that will help create a real sense of story and spur discussion, debate and community. Our character ‘Hammy’ is going to be an outstanding guide for anyone interested in seeing the past, present and future of finance unfold.”
Although this is VanEck’s first step into NFTs, it has long been a supporter of Crypto ETFs in the United States. The US SEC rejected VanEck‘s proposed Bitcoin spot ETF last year, but the firm’s Bitcoin futures ETF opened in November 2021 with a cool response.
