Panini Launches Collection of Trading Cards Featuring Blockchain

"We were very thorough and a number of factors were considered in selecting the players that will be released in our Panini trading cards that utilize blockchain technology. There is not a more iconic trading card than the rare 1909-11 Honus Wagner T206 baseball card. To be able to produce the first ever Honus Wagner blockchain card, along with all of these other players utilizing blockchain technology and ensuring that these cards will now live forever in the digital realm is truly an honor," said Mark Warsop, CEO of Panini America.

Panini's blockchain trading cards will launch in early January 2020 on www.paniniamerica.net and will be sold in an auction format in U.S. dollars as opposed to a digital currency with 10 cards being released each week.  The blockchain asset will live on a closed Panini platform where sports fans and collectors can buy, sell and store their blockchain trading card assets. Each card is a unique one-of-one card that not only includes a blockchain digital asset – but will be accompanied by a physical version of the card that includes an autograph of the respective player and in some cases will incorporate a piece of memorabilia.  The blockchain asset will be an exact representation of the physical version of the card.