First Baseball NFT Theme Day! Two thousand NFT enthusiasts head to the Rakuten Monkeys Universe, connecting brands like ACE, FOMO Dog, MePunk, and more.

The Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) has introduced a first-of-its-kind initiative! Taiwan's Rakuten Monkeys, in collaboration with the Rakuten Monkeys and ACE, a premier cryptocurrency exchange, are launching limited edition Rakuten Monkeys NFTs. Attendees of the Monkey Universe NFT Theme Party on April 9th and 10th can scan a QR code at the event, fill out a form, and participate in an exclusive USDT (Tether) giveaway event provided by ACE Exchange. Participants have the chance to win USDT (Tether) equivalent to tens of thousands of New Taiwan Dollars!

The Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) is pioneering! Taiwan's Rakuten Monkeys, in collaboration with Rakuten Market and ACE, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, is launching a limited edition Rakuten Monkeys NFT. On April 9th and 10th, at the Monkey Universe NFT theme party, attendees can scan a QR code on-site to participate in an exclusive USDT stablecoin giveaway event provided by ACE Exchange. Participants have the chance to win USDT stablecoins equivalent to tens of thousands of New Taiwan Dollars!

Prior to the game, there will be an airdrop of commemorative jersey NFTs and mascot NFTs. As this is the first NFT theme day in the history of the CPBL, nearly two thousand NFT enthusiasts from well-known NFT communities in Taiwan, including FOMO Dog Club, Alpha Shark, GalaXY Kats, ALPACADABRAZ, Demi-Human, Mepunk, RichMan Heroes, Yolocat, PhantaBear, ATL SER, Whispering Cat Academy, 8immortals, and Onion, among others, gathered at the Rakuten Monkeys' home stadium to join the event.

NFTs have begun to make their mark in sports marketing worldwide, and for the first time in the CPBL, the Rakuten Monkeys held an ETH auction. The auction included the starting pitcher, batter, and home plate umpire for the Monkey Universe party at Rakuten Market on April 9th. After intense bidding, the starting pitcher/catcher category was won by Raymond Wu and Ryan Wu, founders of the FOMO Dog Club, the strongest Chinese NFT community. The home plate umpire category was won by MePunk, a friendly community and a prominent promoter of various well-known NFT projects in Taiwan, led by Fan Zhenxin. This historic event of bidding for the opening pitch with virtual currency concluded with a bid of 8.5 ETH, which is approximately over 830,000 New Taiwan Dollars at the current exchange rate!

Xiao Wei Lai, the marketing director of ACE Exchange, stated that ACE is actively involved in NFTs, the metaverse, DeFi, Bitcoin, and other digital assets. They have invested millions of New Taiwan Dollars to support domestic and foreign NFT projects in creation and issuance. This collaboration with Rakuten marks the first NFT in Taiwan's e-commerce industry, allowing Rakuten Monkeys fans to easily purchase ETH with New Taiwan Dollars on the legal and fiat-trusted ACE Exchange and then buy NFTs. As the first baseball NFT theme day in Asia, Rakuten invites fans of the Rakuten Monkeys and consumers of Rakuten Market to enter the hottest field of the metaverse. For a limited time, registering with the exclusive "Rakuten Invitation Code" on ACE Exchange to buy ETH will earn participants 3 USDT worth nearly a hundred New Taiwan Dollars, along with rich prizes for the baseball game.

To celebrate the inaugural NFT theme day in professional baseball, the classic mascot NFTs of the Rakuten Monkeys are also entering the metaverse! The beloved mascots, Monkey Qi and Da Sheng, who have been companions of the team for many years, will once again transform into unique symbols for fans to enter the Monkey Universe world!