Today Dapper Labs
announced a new blockchain collectibles app with the National Basketball Association (NBA) and National Basketball Players Association (NBPA). Dapper is the creator of the infamous CryptoKitties app which, for a month or two, because of its success
overloaded the entire Ethereum network.
“Through NBA Top Shot basketball fans can engage with their favorite players, teams, and each other in entirely new ways” said Dapper Labs CEO Roham Gharegozlou. “We use the latest in blockchain technology to create assets and experiences that are guaranteed limited edition and authentic, not to mention portable and permanent in a way nothing digital has ever been before.”
The NBA Top Shot game sounds like a cross between collectibles and fantasy games. Users create an ideal squad, but “their rosters are built by acquiring live in-game moments from the NBA season.” In turn, these moments can be owned or used to compete in tournaments.
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