Angel City Launches “We Are LA” NFT Collection with Crypto.com
Angel City FC today announced the launch of its second series of NFTs in collaboration with the club’s founding partner, the official cryptocurrency and NFT partner of Angel City FC. Last season, ACFC and Crypto.com’s first NFT series engaged thousands of fans, with more than 20,000 redemptions.
Following this success, the “We Are LA NFT Collection” reflects Angel City FC’s 2023 season theme – a celebration of the sum of LA’s infinite parts. In addition, the program will launch with the “Represent LA” NFT, which visually encapsulates the message that the unique identities found across LA, bound together by city and county boundaries, are what make Los Angeles great.
The entire collection features three NFTs designed by local photographers from Las Fotos Project, who participated in the ACFC x Crypto.com Artist in Residence program. During the 2022 season, these three exceptional artists gained paid professional experience photographing ACFC’s home matches. The artists, all BIPOC teenagers, curated their images into a commemorative photo book given to members of La Fortaleza, the combination of ACFC’s six supporter groups. Leadership from all six groups had the opportunity to hear directly from the Artists in Residence when the three young women participated in a panel discussion on April 14.
At the program’s culmination, each artist selected one shot to transform into their very first NFT. These NFTs will drop in July, August and November and include common, rare and ultra rare versions. The initiative is a product of ACFC’s 10% giveback model, where 10% of each partnership goes directly to community impact.
Along with money-can’t-buy opportunities, including on-field experiences, signed jerseys, merchandise packs and more, members of the Angel City FC NFT community will also have the chance to learn about each artist and their artistic vision across ACFC’s social channels and website.
“We Are LA NFT Collection is the ultimate digital representation of what Angel City has set out to achieve as a club – to use sports as a driver for community engagement and development and to elevate the game on and off the field,” said Julie Uhrman, ACFC founder and president. “Over the past year, our fans have enjoyed incredible live and virtual events hosted by Crypto.com through our partnership, and based on their receptivity to our latest collection, we know our fans value these NFTs as part of the Angel City story .”
To celebrate the team’s second season, ACFC is giving fans the opportunity to get the first NFT in this collection for free when they register for an account on the Crypto.com NFT Marketplace during the week-long registration window, starting April 24 at 12 noon PT. Fans who are already users of the Crypto.com NFT Marketplace will receive a link to claim Represent LA NFT. NFT will be sent via airdrop between 2 and 5 May.
Once redeemed, the team will communicate directly with eligible NFT holders to share access to exclusive digital items and invitations to virtual and physical events throughout the season.
You can claim NFT by filling in this form.
