The new NFT collection will mark the character\u2019s debut into the digital art world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fleischer Studios, owners of the\u00a0Betty Boop character, brand licensing agency\u00a0Global Icons and XLABEL the Web3 brand consultancy have teamed up to launch \u2018Boop & Frens,\u2019 an NFT collection focused on bringing together Betty Boop\u2019s community of fans. The collection is also a tribute to the character.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The NFT collection marks the first time Betty Boop will enter the Web3 digital art world. Dropping will be 8,888 NFTs, featuring Betty Boop styled in digital fashion clothes and accessories as seen in her cartoons, and designed by MYAMI Studio, known for creating digital high fashion that can be worn and traded in virtual realities. The official NFT collection mints Aug. 9, known as the official Betty Boop Day and the anniversary of Betty\u2019s 1930 big screen debut.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The \u2018Boop & Frens\u2019 NFTs will offer holders multi-layered utility. From access to virtual wearables to fan experiences in the metaverse.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe are delighted to see Betty Boop step into the metaverse, where community belonging is the cornerstone of the next phase of the Internet,\u201d says Mark Fleischer, president and grandson of Betty Boop creator Max Fleischer, Fleischer Studios.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Betty Boop NFT collection has been created with the support of several metaverse communities, with more creator partnerships to be announced via the community\u2019s official Discord Boop & Frens. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Each collaboration aligns to Betty Boop\u2019s core values and hopes for an open metaverse, not just technologically but culturally, developing plans to create an ongoing venue and live stage virtually celebrating entertainers, artists and musicians from all corners of the metaverse hosted by Betty.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n