AMC, Sony providing NFTs to individuals who buy advance Spider-Man tickets

AMC is the newest legacy firm to get into the NFT sport.

The theater large and Sony Footage will provide 86,000 non-fungible tokens to members of its AMC Stubs Premiere, AMC Stubs A-Record and AMC Investor Join who order tickets for the Dec. 16 opening of “Spider-Man: No Method Dwelling” upfront.

Manufacturers massive and small are on the lookout for new methods to attach with shoppers and, doubtlessly, enhance some gross sales. With crypto-collectibles hovering in recognition, entrepreneurs have latched on to the following digital wave.

Possession of those belongings is recorded on a blockchain — a digital ledger much like the networks that underpin bitcoin and different cryptocurrencies. Not like most conventional currencies, nevertheless, an individual cannot trade one NFT for one more as they’d with {dollars} or different belongings. Every NFT is exclusive and acts as a collector’s merchandise that may’t be duplicated, making them uncommon by design.

AMC mentioned Sunday that greater than 100 NFT designs will likely be obtainable, in partnership with Cub Studios.

Tickets for the movie go on sale Nov. 29. Prospects who qualify for the NFT will obtain an e mail with redemption directions on Dec. 22, and the token should be redeemed by March 1.

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