Following the American professional skateboarder Tony Hawk’s first non-fungible token (NFT) sale on the NFT marketplace Autograph, Hawk is commemorating his career with a new series of NFTs called the “Last Trick” collection. The popular skateboarder’s latest digital collectibles showcase his most memorable tricks like the “Frontside Cab,” “Gymnast Plant,” and “Finger Flip” in animated NFT form.
Birdman launches 16,600 NFT “Last round”
Professional skateboarder Tony Hawk is considered one of the best in the world and invented many different tricks in his youth, continuing to amaze audiences in his older years. Hawk, also known as Birdman, was one of the first professional skaters to complete the 900 (a 2½-lap or 900-degree spin) at the X Games V in 1999. It took Hawk ten attempts to complete the skateboard lap and since then a few others have also successfully completed the 900 degree spin.
Hawk is also a fan of bitcoin (BTC) and claims he purchased the crypto asset in 2012 after reading about the Silk Road marketplace. The skateboarder and entrepreneur is also into NFTs and recently offered up his first NFT collection via the Tom Brady-created Autograph NFT marketplace. The Preseason Access collection featuring Hawk sold out in minutes and to commemorate his career he selected five signature skateboard tricks and turned them into animated NFTs.
Hawk’s NFTs will feature their signature Varial 5, Gymnast Plant, Magic Dance, Front Side Cab and Finger Flip
Hawk’s latest NFT tips will include the “Varial 5”, “Gymnast Plant”, “Magic Dance”, “Front Side Cab” and “Finger Flip”. The collection had an early access deadline of December 14-16. Today at 5:00 p.m. EST, Autograph’s Tony Hawk “Last Trick” Collection will begin its public release. The official reveal date for the NFT will be December 21, 2021, and the early access period has been reserved for owners of the Tony Hawk “Preseason Access Pass”.
According to the website, the tricks have been minted into 16,600 digital collectibles and each NFT has a specific tier of rarity. The rarity tiers in the “Last Trick” NFT collection are called carbon, platinum, emerald, sapphire, and ruby. Some are dubbed “Immortal Statue,” and some of the NFT collectibles have a “mystery container” tethered to the NFT as well.
“It’s humbling to see how these tricks take on new life in the digital age even after performing my last ones,” Hawk concluded. “It allows fans to relive them in a new way.”
