Bitcoin for Ken, NFTs for Barbie

Barbie is the subject of each dialog proper now – together with NFTs. Now, Barbie herself is talking about cryptocurrency, as she playfully touched on the subject throughout a latest interview. So, what did Margot Robbie, aka Barbie, need to say?

 

Bitcoin is for Kens

When talking about ‘Ken’, Actress Margot Robbie dismissed Bitcoin as an ideal Ken matter. To make clear, each Robbie and director Greta Gerwig joked about how male producers like David Heyman, and Robbie’s husband Tom Ackerly, appeared to all the time be speaking concerning the cryptocurrency.

“When David and Tom would begin speaking about Bitcoin or one thing, Greta and I’d be like, ‘They’re being such Kens. Simply cease being Kens!” 

Robbie merely alluded to the ‘Barbie’ film’s portal of stereotypical male behaviours, and didn’t develop additional than that. Nonetheless, whereas speaking about Bitcoin could also be a ‘Ken’ trait, NFTs are absolutely a Barbie trait.

Barbie and NFTs

Mattel, the mum or dad firm of ‘Barbie’, has been embracing blockchain expertise since 2021. First, Mattel explored NFTs with Hot Wheels on the WAX blockchain. Then, in January of 2022, Mattel auctioned off three one-of-one NFTs in collaboration with Balmain. In 2022, Mattel signed a multi-year partnership with NFT market Cryptoys, providing exclusivity to the platform. There are plans for a Cryptoys ‘metaverse’ and play-to-earn video games with Mattel’s IP – together with Barbie.

Additional, in October of 2022, Barbie partnered with Boss Beauties. Collectively, they created 15,000 NFTs based mostly on 250 professions that Barbie has proven all through the many years. The collections included cooks, astronauts, soccer gamers, and extra. Mattel also launched their own peer-to-peer marketplace in April. At current, you will discover Sizzling Wheels NFT Storage, Sizzling Wheels Collection 4, Boss Beauties x Barbie, and Boss Beauties x Barbie Redemption Tokens.

So, whereas Robbie jokes about Bitcoin, Mattel (and subsequently Barbie) continues to push ahead within the NFT area.

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