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MLB’s Official Digital Collectibles Partner unveils the Postseason digital offerings, continuing the excitement for MLB fans beyond the regular season with new ways to enjoy fandom

This is the 3rd consecutive year the official digital collectible partner Candy Digital joins MLB to celebrate All-Star Week. Fans who collect the MLB All-Star digital collectible baseball will have the chance to win tickets to the 2023 World Series.

The platforms behind MLB, Netflix, and DC web3 experiences are joining forces to usher in the next generation of fan experience and revolutionize the future of community engagement

NEW YORK, May 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Candy Digital, a next-generation digital collectibles company, announced the exclusive partnership with the Museum of the City of New York (MCNY), becoming the official digital collectible partner of the 100-year-old museum located in Manhattan.

NEW YORK, March 29, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Candy Digital, the next-generation digital collectible company, announces its campaign for the 2023 baseball season, in partnership with Major League Baseball (MLB), MLB Players, Inc., the business arm of the Major League Baseball Players Association, and the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Candy’s lineup for the season includes its flagship player ICONs, video highlights, commemorative game tickets, and interactive challenges for fans to earn points and win prizes.

Collectors will have the opportunity to view and purchase digital collectibles from the '70s Music & Culture Collection, which highlights the iconic artists and moments that defined the world of music and culture and celebrates the photographers whose lenses captured history

Candy Digital, a next-generation digital collectible company, announced today that it has raised a Series A1 financing round led by Galaxy and ConsenSys Mesh, with participation from 10T Holdings and ConsenSys, among others. Terms of the fundraise weren’t disclosed.

Candy Digital, the next generation digital collectible company, today announced an expansive multi-year partnership with baseball Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. that will bring fans on a journey through his legendary career.

Candy Digital, a next generation digital collectibles company, and the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum today announced a new partnership that establishes Candy Digital as the Museum’s official licensee of digital collectibles. This new partnership will celebrate baseball and its history through the introduction of the Baseball Legends Series, which will consist of a range of official digital collectibles that showcase the sport’s greatest players and recreate rare historical artifacts from the Hall of Fame’s incredible and unparalleled collection.

Candy Digital, the next generation digital collectible company, in partnership with Hall of Fame Digital, today announced the upcoming launch of the first-ever digital collectibles featuring Richard Petty. Coinciding with the celebration of Petty’s upcoming 85th birthday, the Track Titans: Richard Petty Collection will showcase iconic imagery of the seven-time NASCAR racing champion across a range of limited-edition digital collectibles, some of which grant owners access to physical Richard Petty memorabilia items and in-person experiences, including a tour of the Richard Petty Museum by none other than The King himself.

Getty Images, a preeminent global visual content creator and marketplace, and Candy Digital, the next generation digital collectible company, today announced a new multi-year partnership agreement that makes Candy Digital the exclusive developer and marketplace for Getty Images NFTs. This is Candy Digital’s inaugural arts and culture partnership, marking an exciting expansion into digital collectibles and experiences beyond sports.

Candy Digital, the next generation sports and entertainment digital collectible company, announced today that Kevin Chou, Founder and Managing Partner of SuperLayer, has been appointed to its Board of Directors. Chou’s appointment comes on the heels of rapid growth for Candy which saw the expansion into multiple new categories including motorsports, basketball, football, and sports entertainment since its inaugural partnership with Major League Baseball (MLB) was announced in June 2021.

Candy Digital, a next-generation digital collectible company, and the Jackie Robinson Foundation today announced the release of the Jackie Robinson Collection to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Robinson breaking Major League Baseball’s color barrier.

Candy Digital, a next generation digital collectibles company and the NFT collectibles partner of Major League Baseball and MLB Players, Inc., announced today the upcoming release of its 2022 MLB ICON Leadoff Series NFT digital collectibles that will bring fans even closer to their favorite players. For the first time ever, baseball fans can collect NFTs of MLB players that will have their stats updated daily throughout the season, ushering in a new era of utility for digital sports collectibles.

Candy Digital, the next generation digital collectible company, announced today the launch of its new “Candy Racing” product line in partnership with Race Team Alliance. Race fans will be able to purchase unique “digi-cast” NFT editions of 23 NASCAR Cup Series race cars on www.candy.com/racing beginning Tuesday, Feb. 15 until the drop of the green flag at the Race in Daytona on Feb. 20. Link to a visual asset HERE.

Candy Digital, the next generation digital collectible company, announced today the lineup of star athletes headlining its inaugural “Candy Sweet Futures” college basketball collection: Gonzaga University’s Chet Holmgren, University of Memphis’s Jalen Duren, University of Notre Dame’s Blake Wesley, University of Alabama’s JD Davison and University of Nebraska’s Bryce McGowens.

Candy Digital, the next generation digital collectible company, launched its Secondary Marketplace on January 15th which gives customers the opportunity to buy and sell previously released Officially Licensed Major League Baseball NFTs. New users can register on www.candy.com to purchase products that have dropped since October, including Play of the Day, MLB 2021 ICONs, the 2021 World Series Collection and the Team Candy Digital Jersey. Over the weekend, the Secondary Marketplace saw tens of thousands of transactions, eclipsing $2.7 million in gross merchandise volume (GMV), including $1 million in the first eight hours of going live, while the single largest acquisition was an Epic ICON of Fernando Tatis Jr. which sold for $20,000. Launch recap assets available for download here.

Candy Digital, the next generation digital collectible company, announced today that former Instagram executive, Andre Llewellyn, has joined the company as its Chief Marketing Officer. In his new role, Llewellyn, will oversee all marketing and communications strategy for Candy to grow its customer base and drive multi-channel engagement.

Candy Digital, the next generation digital collectible company, has unveiled its World Series trophy and medallion NFTs to commemorate the 2021 Fall Classic won by the Atlanta Braves. The collection includes three open edition products as well as a Fanatics-powered bundle available for fans exclusively after they spend $250 and purchase at least one product associated with the Braves. Fans can register on www.candy.com for an opportunity to buy the open edition trophy products and medallions.

Candy Digital, the next generation digital collectible company, announced it has entered into an agreement with the Race Team Alliance (RTA), the organization which represents 13 NASCAR Cup teams fielding 29 cars. The agreement enables Candy and participating teams to create a new series of unique digital collectibles (or ‘NFT’s’, non-fungible tokens) to engage fans and collectors and celebrate their love of racing and the teams and drivers they follow.

Candy Digital, the next generation digital collectible (NFT) company, announced today that it completed a $100 million Series A financing round, which values the company at $1.5bn. The newly raised capital will be used to fund Candy’s continued expansion of its NFT offerings across the global sports landscape for both current and emerging partners. The funding round was co-led by leading global private equity and venture capital firms Insight Partners and Softbank Vision Fund 2. Additional participants in the round include Connect Ventures, an investment partnership between leading entertainment and sports agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA) and global venture capital firm New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Will Ventures, Gaingels, Com2Us, Athletes Syndicate in partnership with Chaos Ventures, which includes participation from current and retired MLB, NFL, NBA, and NHL players, and NFL Hall of Famer Peyton Manning. Candy Digital announced its launch earlier this year with Founding Board members: Michael Rubin, CEO, Fanatics; Mike Novogratz, founder and CEO, Galaxy Digital; and Gary Vaynerchuk, Serial Entrepreneur and Investor.

Candy Digital (www.candy.com), a next generation digital collectible company is entering the NFT (non-fungible token) space with three of the world's most innovative companies across sports, e-commerce, technology, collectibles and cryptocurrency along with an exclusive long-term agreement with its first content partner Major League Baseball (MLB).