Fanpage LLC, the proprietor of the polygon-based Fanpage non-fungible token (NFT) platform, has successfully partnered with Athlete Licensing Company (ALC) to offer an exclusive non-fungible token exposure to top tier college athletes.
In a March 9 announcement, Fanpage confirmed a successful partnership with Athlete Licensing Company (ALC) to offer non-fungible opportunities to top-tier college athletes as a way for them to monetize their Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL).
While commenting about the new partnership, Billy Rodgers, founder and CEO of Fanpage NFT platform said:
“Partnering with ALC is a fantastic opportunity for us. Not only does it gives us the ability to work with some of the most promising college athletes in the US, but also to work with amazing people. The team at ALC is brilliant, committed, and has an amazing vision for their company. But more than that, as former college athletes, they have a true heart for the kids they represent that comes through in everything they do. We’re expecting a ton of success together.”
The joint team now intends to provide an end-to-end opportunity for college athlete players to monetize their Name, Image, and Likeness within the hottest and fastest evolving industry of non-fungible tokens (NFTs).
This partnership merges creation, pricing, inventory, and roll-out capabilities on Fanpage with royalty collection, compliance, intellectual property protection, and administrative support on Athletes Licensing Company to develop best-in-class NIL NFT opportunity.
The Fanpage Initiative Applauded
Similarly, Bobby Bramhall, the ALC President, has also applauded the recent partnership with Fanpage, explaining:
“Fanpage and our sports agency partners have recognized and been catalysts to bring this best-in-class NIL opportunity to these elite athletes and the fans that support them. Now, school supporters can rally around their favorite players to gain access to exclusive limited memorabilia that can skyrocket in value and support the careers of these student-athletes.”
About Athlete Licensing Company (ALC)
Launched in October 2021, Athletes Licensing Company (ALC) is a technology-based brand management, rights protection, royalty collection, and ‘Monetization Company’ formulated for all sports athletes. Remarkably, ALC currently boasts over 40,000 users.
ALC is popularly known for offering an ancillary platform for NIL monetization. This platform collectively brings together student-athletes, agencies, sponsors, and donors. Furthermore, ALC holds more experience in the intellectual property world and expertise in NCAA-compliance requirements.
About Fanpage NFT Platform
Fanpage is a non-fungible token marketplace for various Music Artists, Athletes, Brands, and Influencers envisioned to develop NFTs for the masses. The NFT marketplace enables the creators to sell their tokens directly to their fans using simplified credit card transactions.
Fanpage also allow NFT enthusiast to transfer or resell tokens on third-party marketplaces. Notable investors looking into this project include iHeartMedia, Townsquare Media, and Mike Whelan, Principal of Verity Instruments.
Meanwhile, the joint team has already unleashed 7 NFT collections of the top-rated NCAA Baseball players from Ballengee Group, The Bledsoe Agency, and MSM Sports agencies.
These NFTs collectibles include Tre Morgan from LSU, Tanner Witt from the University of Texas, Logan Tanner from Mississippi State, Roman Kimball from Notre Dame, Micah Dallas from Texas A&M, Cam Brown from TCU, and Trey Gibson from Liberty University.
In the meantime, the recent partnership has already begun to pay dividends in the form of NFT projects to some of the top-rated athletes in college sports, with the platform displaying different athletes each week for seven weeks.
