Not quite to the moon: Aussies offered NFT that could send them to space
The NFT offering is part of a promotion celebrating the launch of Web3 marketplace Crypto Competitions. Australians may not ever see their nonfungible tokens (NFTs) take them “to the moon,” but they might be able to get to the next best place — the edge of space. Crypto Competitions, an Australia-based Web3 sweepstakes startup, has recently signed a partnership with stratospheric exploration company World View, offering its NFT holders a 1-in-7,000 chance to win a priority seat in a World View space flight in 2024. Speaking to Cointelegraph, Harls Cannard, managing director of Crypto Competitions, said the sweepstakes was a way to celebrate the launch of his Web3-powered marketplace, which uses NFTs and prizes as an incentive to join its discount rewards program. “Everyone in crypto talks about like, when are we going to get a Lambo, and when are we going to the moon?” Canard said he thought the space flight was a “great way to launch,” even if it wasn’t necessarily sending someone “...