It seems like luxury automobile company Lamborghini has taken the phrase ¡®out of the world¡¯ quite literally. The company is set to jump onto the NFT bandwagon and launch its space-themed NFT collection.
Below are some of the tweets which clearly show how Lamborghini had been dropping hints towards this announcement.?
?And then finally announced it a couple of days back!
As per Lamborghini¡¯s President and CEO Stephan Winkelmann, ¡°Innovation is a deeply rooted part of the Lamborghini DNA. As a leading company for carbon fiber composite materials within the automotive sector we pushed boundaries two and a half years ago with the joint research project in space. Now entering the metaverse is again proof of Lamborghini always setting sail for new horizons. The NFT world has been calling to us, and we are excited about engaging with this very passionate and innovative community.¡±
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Earlier in the year 2019, Lamborghini had sent a piece of carbon fibre composite for research purposes to the International Space Station (ISS), as a part of a joint research project.?
According to a press release by Lamborghini, the company will soon be releasing this NFT collection, which has a special story.?
So the special thing about the ¡®physical space keys¡¯ is that they are made from material that has been to actual space. They are shaped and made from samples of carbon fibre that Lamborghini had sent to the ISS.?
Each space key will have a digital twin piece of art as an NFT that will be accessible through scanning a QR code on the back of the physical asset.
This collection is made up of 5 exclusive space-themed digital artworks created by a yet undisclosed artist. The collection can be accessed by owning one of five special ¡®Space?
But more details about the artist¡¯s identity and an auction date for the collection is expected to be announced soon.?
The space themes NFT collection had been made in partnership with NFT PRO, an enterprise NFT solution that has also worked with famous brands like Adidas, Sotheby¡¯s, and Juventus football club in bringing their NFT integration to the market.
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This space-themed NFT initiative is the first but the only one has been taken up by Lamborghini.
After kick-starting this mission and sending a piece of carbon fibre composite to ISS in 2019, the luxury automobile company issued a series of digital postage stamps in collaboration with BITSTAMPS in 2020. And that¡¯s not all.
It also started using blockchain to track the authenticity of vintage cars, in November 2019.
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