Popular American business magazine Forbes has officially hopped on the NFT and metaverse bandwagon by launching its first-ever NFT collection called 'Forbes Virtual NFT Billionaires.'
The new collection consists of 100 virtual "billionaire investors," each of whom comes with their own financial portfolios and fictional net worths based on real-life New York Stock Exchange pricing. In addition, these digital investors feature their own personal Forbes.com profile page and come with distinct personalities and interests. Each investor has been created by Spanish illustrators ItsACat and Goodog and, much like traditional NFTs, double as collectible virtual art pieces.
"The launch of this collection is an important step as Forbes embraces Web3 and digital assets, and it provides an opportunity for our audience to better engage in this space too," says Vadim Supitskiy, Forbes’ Chief Technology Officer.
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Forbes Announces the Launch of Its 'Virtual NFT Billionaires' Collection
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