After first releasing crypto collectibles based mostly on Disney’s common Star Wars characters, Andreessen Horowitz-backed web3 startup Cryptoys introduced it is launching a brand new assortment honoring the media firm’s most iconic character — Mickey Mouse.
Cryptoys, which raised $23 million final 12 months in a Collection A funding spherical supported by toymaker Mattel, will subsequent month launch a brand new assortment of digital toys referred to as “Mickey and Buddies” priced at $39.99.
The 15-piece collections options totally different “pores and skin designs” and ranges of rarity, the corporate stated in a press release.
Cryptoys can also be slated to construct upon its assortment of Star Wars collectibles, first launched in Might, by including fan favourite Yoda to the combination. The corporate plans to reward holders of the prevailing Star Wars collectibles by airdropping them a digital Yoda plaything.
To date, collectors of the Star Wars digital toys have been restricted to buying characters Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia.
Video of digital unboxing of a Cryptoy.
No market or knowledge
Whereas Cryptoys’ digital collectibles are based mostly on the Circulate blockchain, there’s presently no publicly accessible on-chain knowledge to assessment which permits for verifying how effectively the corporate’s digital toy collections have bought thus far. The corporate has launched one sequence of Star Wars collectibles and three iterations based mostly on Masters of the Universe characters.
The corporate didn’t instantly reply to a request for gross sales knowledge associated to the Star Wars and Masters of the Universe collections.
Buying and selling of the crypto toys appears inconceivable in the meanwhile, as the corporate presently doesn’t seem to have an energetic market or assist a third-party market.
This isn’t the primary time followers of Disney have been tempted with Mickey Mouse-inspired digital collectibles. An organization referred to as VeVe Digital Collectibles beforehand launched NFTs based mostly on the globally-recognized mouse.
