The electronic ticket sales platform "ZAIKO" (https://zaiko.io/) provided by ZAIKO Corporation (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Malek Nasser) is a platform that allows artists and fans to connect directly, centered around electronic tickets (Direct to Fan = D2F model), and is expanding its artist and event organizer-first services in various ways. We are pleased to announce that ZAIKO's NFT marketplace "DigitamaTM" (https://digitama.io/) will begin issuing and selling NFTs for Byron Beaty Jr., a player belonging to the Obic Seagulls of the American Football X League, starting October 5 (Tue) for a limited time of two weeks on a special page (https://digitama.io/digitama-details/1/).

"DigitamaTM" is ZAIKO's unique NFT service. By using this service, fans can prove that digital content from artists, athletes, and events is their own through blockchain ledgers, allowing them to collect digital content and resell rights for profit, thus enabling ownership of their digital assets in an entirely new value system that has never been seen before.

We will begin issuing four types of NFTs for Byron Beaty Jr., who belongs to the Obic Seagulls. The sales formats are a "Single NFT" where you can choose your favorite from four types of NFTs along with colors, an "NFT Pack," where you can purchase three NFTs of the same type in different colors, and one with a signed T-shirt from the player included in the "Single NFT." Additionally, as a unique purchase method for "DigitamaTM," users can also utilize the "Blind Bid" feature (supportive donations). "Blind Bid" allows users to place bids by adding amounts on the NFTs sold at fixed prices. The higher the bid amount, the higher the ID number assigned to the issued NFT. In this way, "DigitamaTM" applies ZAIKO's ticketing system, allowing for flexible settings such as merchandise and donation features, thus enabling a stronger connection between teams and players and their fans. To purchase NFTs, a ZAIKO account is required, and the purchased NFTs can be viewed within "DigitamaTM" linked to the account. Furthermore, from December 2021, trading within "DigitamaTM" will also be possible.

ZAIKO will continue to develop artist and organizer-first services centered on digital platforms and will continue to lead the new normal in the live entertainment industry.

■ What is NFT?
NFT (Non-Fungible Tokens) is a non-substitutable token that utilizes blockchain technology similar to Bitcoin to issue ownership rights to intangible digitalized content and merchandise, which was previously difficult to prove. This allows owners to prove that their "digital assets" belong to them, and overseas, there have been well-known artists selling video works using NFTs, generating over 600 million in sales and attracting attention. Just as many people collected art and rare memorabilia, owning digital assets has become popular, with phenomena like collecting them in accordance with demand and reselling at a significant value. In recent years, NFTs in sports content have also gained attention, with American professional sports leagues leveraging them, resulting in transactions worth hundreds of millions of dollars, making it a notable area in the sports business industry.

■ What is "Digitama™"?
"Digitama™" (https://digitama.io/) is short for Digital Tamashii. Fans can use blockchain ledgers to prove that digital content from artists and athletes is their own, allowing them to collect digital content and resell rights for profit, thus providing a completely new value perspective that has never before existed. Furthermore, because it utilizes ZAIKO's ticketing system, it has the capability for flexible NFT settings with merchandise and donation features, enabling stronger connections between teams and players and their fans.

[About Byron Beaty Jr. Player NFT]
Four types of NFTs will be issued. Purchasing users can select the color of the issued NFTs (from four colors).

[Byron Beaty Jr. Player NFT Sales Plan]
・Single NFT (Choose any one from four types of NFTs along with colors) 5 units each of 4 types at 5,000 yen = 20 units (100,000 yen)
・NFT Pack (Purchase three NFTs of the same type in different colors) 12,000 yen for 2 units = 6 units (24,000 yen)
・Single NFT + T-shirt (Choose any one from four types of NFTs along with colors) 20,000 yen for 3 units = 3 units (60,000 yen)

■ About Obic Seagulls
The Obic Seagulls is an American football team belonging to the Japan Society American Football X League, established in 1983. In 2003, OBIC Corporation became the main sponsor, and the team is currently active in the X1 SUPER (the top league of the X League). The team’s DNA aims to create the Seagulls through the "seriousness" of each individual, changing both the team and the society. In the 2020 season, they achieved the championship for the first time in seven seasons. The total of eight championships and four consecutive wins, as well as the nine championships in the social category and four consecutive wins, all set the most records in history.

■ Comment from Byron Beaty Jr.
Nice to meet you!
I am BJ Beatty, belonging to the Obic Seagulls.
I am happy to have been able to create NFTs with ZAIKO this time. I hope that my start will serve as a catalyst for mutual interest and expansion between the world of Japanese American football and NFTs. I believe that the combination of the power of sports and the power of technology will create better outcomes.
I am pleased if what we create with ZAIKO will be enjoyed by both long-time fans and new fans who have recently become interested.