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As NFTs boomed and grew, the concept of "incentives" took root. This refers to the benefits that users can enjoy by holding them, similar to traditional shareholder benefits.
They have truly made "benefits = incentives" a reality. So, what specific incentives can you get by holding NFTs?
In this feature, we will introduce eight types of NFTs that offer unique incentives.
Recently, something that could be called a "new form of privilege" has been emerging. It's "NFTs." When the boom hit, art-related NFTs and the like attracted attention, but as the craze began to die down, many projects and issuers began to design "benefits" for holding NFTs and push them to the forefront.
The benefits, or incentives, that can be obtained by holding NFTs are also diverse.
There are various forms, such as granting NFT holders the right to participate in limited events, the right to obtain new NFTs, the right to receive some kind of service in the real world, and the right to acquire, exchange, or purchase food, clothing, jewelry, etc.
Focusing on these "privileges" and "incentives," we will explain what kinds of initiatives are available that provide benefits to holding stocks and NFTs.
Carefully selected by our editorial team from a unique perspective! Introducing attractive "NFT incentives"
House accommodation rights converted into NFTs, cheap accommodation system becomes popular
The right to stay for a long period of time has been turned into a membership NFT. This first attempt at using NFTs proved popular, and as soon as it went on sale it sold out immediately, becoming a popular NFT.
With NOT A HOTEL MEMBERSIP NFT, you can use NOT A HOTEL properties on a daily basis by purchasing a "membership NFT" at a cheaper price and becoming a membership member without purchasing the property.
NFTs are available in three types: S (1.85 million yen per night), Y (3.55 million yen for two nights), and X (5.8 million yen for three nights). All are valid for a long period of 47 years.
The benefit is that you can stay in a luxury house that would cost hundreds of thousands of yen per night for the low price of 30,000 to 40,000 yen. In addition, they can be sold on the NFT marketplace and are traded on OpenSea and other platforms. Membership NFT holders can also participate in events exclusive to them. NFTs have been selling out immediately since their release.
▶Usage of rights and future developments
As the number of ultra-luxury accommodations increases in the future, their popularity will increase even more. If real estate prices rise in the future, the value of NFTs will also increase.
The world's first paperback book with an NFT e-book set has been released.
With the release of a new book with an e-book, the author will also receive profits from secondary distribution. In addition, secondary sales will be possible on the company's own marketplace "FanTop".
Media Do has collaborated with Hayakawa Publishing Co., Ltd. to publish a new book with an NFT e-book set that includes "NFT e-books" containing the same content as the new book for all six titles in the inaugural lineup of Hayakawa Publishing's new label "Hayakawa Shinsho," which will be launched in June 2023. This is the first such case in the world.
It uses e-book files (EPUB) and can be read on smartphones and PC viewers. In addition, in order to improve the environment for secondary sales, Media Do has begun offering the service of its own NFT marketplace "FanTop."
▶Usage of rights and future developments
Buyers can sell the books on Funtop and other NFT marketplaces. Unlike traditional secondhand books, a portion of the rights will be distributed to the authors. This will become mainstream in the future.
Buy a bonsai and get an NFT too. Taking bonsai to a new level
A new BONSAI community project will be developed by establishing and running a real bonsai garden, and the bonsai design and rules will be decided by voting.
BONSAI NFT CLUB is an NFT project that aims to "turn bonsai into content that art lovers around the world are passionate about."
Using the profits from NFT sales, the project will establish and run a real bonsai garden and create BONSAI, an original BONSAI brand of BONSAI NFT CLUB. NFT purchasers will vote to decide the design of the original bonsai, and the garden will also develop a new bonsai community business, such as looking after bonsai owners' bonsai when they are away from home on a business trip or other such.
NFT purchasers will also vote to decide the rules and additional functions of the bonsai garden.
▶Usage of rights and future developments
If it becomes a popular bonsai, it will be a premium bonsai with a value higher than the NFT. Currently, there are 8,031 NFTs, and in the future there will be collaborations with famous NFT artists such as Onigiriman and Bitconushi.
Utilizing NFTs to build a community for environmental conservation and sustainability
Launched the first environmental NFT, a honeybee NFT. Funds returned to the community will be invested in environmental conservation projects.
Beeslow is an organization that promotes greening and biodiversity to prevent global warming, using ideas from the perspective of bees.
The group has released an NFT collection to promote urban greening with bees. The NFT collection is made up of over 10,000 pieces that resemble swarms of bees, with prices and rarities varying according to the type of bee (worker bee, male bee, queen bee, etc.). The collection was directed by contemporary artist Yuji Danjo, and has attracted attention as an art piece.
The proceeds from the sale of NFTs will be used to purchase herb seedlings and soil for the "Beeslow Garden" project, which aims to green the rooftops of city buildings with plants that are a source of nectar for bees, promote biodiversity and increase real estate values, and will also be donated to the Discord community "Eusocial DAO."
▶Usage of rights and future developments
Environmental conservation is an issue that humanity must address immediately, and expanding the community will help protect the environment. It also has the added benefit of increasing land prices.
This is the world's first publication with NFT digital benefits
NFT digital bonuses will be added to publications. NFT digital bonuses will be included with publications developed by Tohan Co., Ltd. in collaboration with various publishers.
Tohan has partnered with Media Do to develop "publications with NFT digital benefits" with various publishers.
Digital content with asset value that utilizes NFTs and can be obtained as a benefit for purchased publications is collectively called "NFT digital benefits".
In October 2021, the first wave of digital benefits was released for magazines and photo books from Fusosha and Shufunotomosha. To obtain digital benefits, read the 16-digit gift code on the card attached to the publication on your device. This will issue an NFT directly on the website, allowing you to obtain digital content that you can prove you own.
In 2023, the company partnered with director Hirokazu Koreeda to sell a "special edition monster NFT digital benefit included," which caused a stir.
▶Usage of rights and future developments
NFT digital content benefits will eventually be available for secondary distribution on the NFT marketplace, which will allow creators to receive a share of the profits.
An NFT of the garbage man from the work "Poupelle of Chimney Town" by the talent Akihiro Nishino
This is the first NFT collection overseen by celebrity Akihiro Nishino. Thanks to Nishino's community, the result was a great success.
CHIMNEY TOWN DAO, a DAO community operated in cooperation with CHIMNEY TOWN, sold the NFT collection "Halloween Poupelle" on the night of Halloween, October 31, 2022.
All 10,000 items were sold out in 47 seconds after the start of the private sale before the general sale, ranking first in the world in terms of trading volume on OpenSea and first in the trend ranking. The collection is an NFT collection designed with the image of the patchwork of the garbage man Poupelle, who appears in Akihiro Nishino's work "Poupelle of Chimney Town".
All 10,000 items sold have different combinations of patchwork colors and patterns, and feature "eyes" similar to those of the garbage NFT collection "Poupelle". Nishino supervised the collection, and Kankan was in charge of the illustrations and design.
▶Usage of rights and future developments
The auction period for each NFT image was 24 hours, and the price started at 0.01 ETH (2,300 yen at the time).The total winning bid over the two-month auction was 220 ETH (approximately 50.6 million yen at the time), making it a huge success.
Gal culture was turned into NFTs and sold to the world, selling out instantly.
A new NFT collection based on the concept of gal x metaverse x universe, incorporating the sensibility of 1980s girls' anime.
A Japanese collectible NFT collection by Emi Kusano and Sayaka Ohira. Based on the concept of "gal x metaverse x universe," the randomly generated generative NFTs are inspired by the sensibilities of 1980s girls' anime.
Kusano has performed live as a musician and exhibited installations, but lost the opportunity to exhibit due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and in 2021, she turned her own music into NFTs. After that, she met Ohira and started a business with the hope of developing IP from NFTs.
They launched the Nova Galverse Project, which aims to create a sci-fi anime starring strong gals. In 2022, 8,888 units were sold and immediately sold out.
▶Usage of rights and future developments
It is currently possible to trade on the NFT marketplace. Future plans include expanding into the metaverse and globally.
Sports blockchain game turns player cards into NFTs
J.League players are converted into NFT cards. They can be bought and sold not only through blockchain games but also through the NFT marketplace.
In February 2023, OneSports Co., Ltd. added an NFT conversion function to J.League Trading Soccer (abbreviated as Toresaka), the first blockchain game in Japan to be officially licensed by the J.League.
Until then, the game offered "Free to Play and Earn," but as the game's in-game economic sphere was successful, the company implemented its biggest feature, the NFT conversion function. The aim was to expand the economic sphere outside the game.
With the NFT conversion function, LIMITED players that have been trained can be converted into NFT player cards and bought and sold on external markets.
▶Usage of rights and future developments
With the implementation of the NFT function, it has already become a popular NFT, with trading volume reaching No. 1 in the LINE NFT gaming category. In the future, it will expand into other sports.
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