Fox Entertainment is putting $100 million behind its non-fungible token (NFT) project, the company said Tuesday.
Revealing details of the project for the first time, the funds will go toward making âthe first-ever animated series curated entirely on the blockchainâ a reality. Foxâs initial plans were made public last month during the companyâs âupfrontâ presentation to advertisers.
The studioâs NFT play will initially be driven by a show called âKrapopolisâ from âRick and Mortyâ creator Dan Harmon. With $100 million behind the project, itâs now one of the more ambitious mainstream forays by a mainstream brand into NFT experimentation.
Fox said Tuesday that âKrapopolisâ will feature blockchain-related content âfrom character development right up through premiere night in 2022.â A spokesperson told CoinDesk the project will be based on Ethereum.
Fox is launching Blockchain Creative Labs with animation studio Bento Box Entertainment. Blockchain Creative Labs will operate under Foxâs banner with Bento CEO Scott Greenberg helming the new unit.Â
âThe funds will be used to finance the creative community, as well as existing brand and IP owners, to accelerate the adoption of blockchain technology within their content and brand ecosystems, and accelerate benefits to the mainstream audience,â Fox spokeswoman Jean Guerin said in an email.Â
NFTs are blockchain-based tokens that prove ownership of a piece of digital content. Theyâve blasted into the mainstream consciousness in recent months. In March 2021 a collection by digital artist Beeple sold for $69 million in a Christieâs auction.Â
More announcements related to the future of Foxâs NFT business unit are coming in the next few weeks, the company said Tuesday.
Said Bento Box CEO Scott Greenberg:
âOur longstanding relationships within the creative community allow us to harness this technology to bridge together brands and producers with fans in new and interesting ways, and weâre looking forward to seizing this opportunity."