Last year, when the non-fungible token (NFT) industry was frothing over, the 137-year-old playing card manufacturer Bicycle issued NFTs called the Genesis Collection and in June, Bicycle purchased Bored Ape Yacht Club #1,227. Bicycle and parent company Cartamundi Group announced on Tuesday that the playing card firm plans to launch a classic Bicycle card deck featuring the company’s Bored Ape.
Cycle plans to build a boring ape-themed playing card deck and a physical deck for the Genesis Collection
The company that started playing cards in 1885, Cycles, plans to issue a new playing card deck with Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) being one of the NFTs. Bitcoin.com News reported the arrival of Cycles to the NFT in conjunction with the Genesis Collection, a compilation of futuristic playing cards created by artist Adrian Valenzuela. While the Genesis collection sold out, Cycles revealed on Tuesday that people can still get the main Genesis collection.
Bicycle also plans to release a Genesis Collection-centric physical collectible deck that will be distributed to NFT holders. In June, Bicycle purchased BAYC #1,227, an NFT that was sold to the company for 103 ETH. Ethereum (ETH) at the time, was trading hands for $1,858 per coin on June 6, 2022, the day it was purchased. 103 ETH today is valued at $135K and the current highest bid for BAYC #1,227 today, according to Opensea, is 73.85 ether or $96,550.
“Bore app #1227 will also be featured on the Classic Bicycle card deck launching next year,” the company explained during the announcement. “The deck will feature the brand new NFTs in a fun, playful royal ape-themed deck. The inaugural card deck will continue the journey within the Bored Ape Yacht Club community. More details will be revealed in the coming weeks.”
Bicycle further detailed that this week the company is celebrating its BAYC purchase at Artcade, an NFT gallery located on Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, California. Genesis Collection-themed and Bicycle ape-branded merchandise will be available at the event. “We see communities like the Bored Ape Yacht Club as the heart and soul of Web3. Bicycle is all about playfully connecting, and Web3 opens up new ways for us to interact and co-create with communities,” Cartamundi Group executive Tricia Bouras said on Tuesday.
