Cristiano Ronaldo has announced his first NFT collection is dropping this Friday, 18 November 2022.
The CR7 NFT Collection will be exclusive on Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency ecosystem and blockchain platform, both Ronaldo and the crypto giant revealed on Tuesday.
The NFT launch will offer the five-time Ballon D’or winner’s fans a chance to explore the world of Web3 via Binance NFT. The Portuguese star tweeted following a press release announcing the NFT drop:
“My NFT collection is coming on November 18, exclusively on Binance. This is your chance to join my Web3 community and own iconic moments from my career. Sign up now with code RONALDO to prepare, and receive a surprise when the collection drops.”
Fans have a chance to buy one of 6645 NFTs on offer
The inaugural CR7 NFT collection will feature 7 animated statues offering four rarity levels of Super Super Rare (SSR), Super Rare (SR), Rare (R), and Normal (N). The various NFT statues will represent different iconic moments of Ronaldo – from childhood in his native Portugal to his most glorious football achievements.
CR7 and Binance announced a groundbreaking multi-year partnership in June 2022. He said in a statement on Tuesday:
“With Binance, I was able to make something that not only captures the passion of the game but rewards fans for all the years of support.”
There will be 6,645 NFTs on offer, with 45 of the highest value CR7 NFTs auctioned on Binance NFT and 6,600 available on Binance. Bidding will be open for 24 hours and fans can look to snap deals from NFTs of rarity as – 5 SSR, 40 SR, 600 R and 6000 N – starting 10,000 BUSD for an SSR piece and 1,700 BUSD for the SR collection.
According to Binance, new users completing registration with KYC have will earn a Cristiano Ronaldo Mystery Box. The offer is open to the first 1.5 million new users signing up using the referral ID RONALDO.