Globe Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) appear on Mon that it would exist dropping nonfungible tokens (NFT) depicting WWE Hall of Famer John Cena.

Final calendar week, the beloved wrestling organization dropped its start NFT collection featuring The Undertaker, with the highest-selling NFT going for $100,000 through auction.

The latest NFT release will see the start tier consisting of a one-of-1 "John Cena Platinum NFT" that volition be opened up for a 24-hour auction starting on Friday, Aug. twenty, in the pb up to this year'south SummerSlam event.

The highest bidder of the NFT will also receive 2 front-row tickets to WrestleMania 38 in Dallas, or WrestleMania 39 in Los Angeles, along with VIP access and hotel accommodation.

The 2nd tier will be launched on Saturday, Aug. 21, and includes 500 NFTs that are accompanied past a limited-edition merch box curated by Cena himself.

Tokenized Bacardi

Pop spirits company Bacardi is dropping a one-of-one NFT to celebrate the release of the new express-edition "BACARDĺ Reserva Ocho Sherry Cask Stop" rum line.

According to a Monday announcement, the new rum line volition become on shelves in September, with the NFT set to be unveiled and put up for auction on Sept. 1.

The auction will last for two weeks, and the NFT depicts photography of the new rum product from photographer Cam Kirk, who is known for working on projects with Nike, Beats by Dre and Atlantic Records.

BACARDĺ Reserva Ocho Sherry Cask Stop: Bacardi x Cam Kirk. Source: Bacardi

Rum fanatics will exist able to participate in the auction online, however, the house hasn't specified what blockchain will be used to mint the NFT, or how they tin transfer the NFT for auction on secondary markets.

Proceeds from the sale will go to the "Backing the B.A.R." initiative, which provides concern grants, instruction and support for Black-owned alcohol-related businesses, such as bars, restaurants and nightclubs.

SuperRare 2.0

NFT marketplace SuperRare appear an upgrade dubbed "SuperRare 2.0" that introduces contained storefronts, a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO), "sovereign smart contracts" and the RARE curation token.

According to a Tuesday annunciation, the storefronts, or "SuperRare Spaces," and the DAO will be governed by the RARE token, with the upgrade being a part of the house's "decentralized vision for the future" of the platform.

Holders of RARE along with the SuperRare Governance Council (voted on past token holders) will exist tasked with overseeing "SuperRare Spaces, the community treasury, and the platform's hereafter."

"In the near hereafter, nosotros expect that the next neat artistic talent volition not be discovered past a gallerist or gatekeeper, but by the community of $RARE curators," the announcement reads.

The cocky-titled "sovereign smart contracts" will enable artists to deploy custom NFT minting contracts and import NFTs minted on other platforms.

Every bit office of the announcement, SuperRare is now air-dropping 150,000,000 RARE (xv% of the total one billion supply) to eligible participants who accept bought or sold NFTs on the platform prior to July 2, 2022. The amount awarded will be based on user appointment on the platform, with the biggest sellers and collectors gear up for the largest amounts of tokens.

Related: Alibaba launches NFT marketplace for copyright trading

Ice-hockey great Wayne Gretzky plays the NFT field

NHL ice-hockey legend Wayne Gretzky launched an NFT collection on NFL star Tom Brady's NFT marketplace, Autograph, on Tuesday.

Gretzky is the NHL'southward all-time leader in points, goals and assists and his drop includes 10 open editions or varying rarities that are priced from $12 to $i,500 per NFT. Four of the more expensive editions accept been digitally signed by the former pro.

Wayne Gretzky Ruby NFT. Source: Autograph.io

The NHL legend serves on the advisory lath for Shorthand alongside one-time MLB player Derek Jeter, skateboarding icon Tony Hawk and tennis star Naomi Osaka, who all have NFT drops listed on the platform as "coming soon."

"I was lucky enough to play during such a great era, and I run into Autograph NFTs equally a new way for superfans and collectors to own and feel these heady sports moments," Gretzky said, adding, "I want my NFTs to entreatment to both new and longtime collectors, and the price range makes it much more than approachable for a wide demographic."

Roundup

Earlier this week, gorilla-themed NFT collectible projection CyberKongz was responsible for the called-for of 1,430 Ether (ETH), or $iv.seven million, over 24 hours on Monday as need for the NFTs chock-full the Ethereum network.

Cointelegraph also reported that the creator of the beloved Pepe the Frog meme, Matt Furie, filed a DMCA takedown request against the $4-1000000 Sorry Frogs District NFT project, with the NFTs at present delisted from OpenSea.