Bernie Sanders mitten meme immortalised in collectible NFT cards

The collectibles maker Topps Digital has released 18 cards as non-fungible tokens (NFTs) featuring Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders in mittens. His photograph became a meme after Joe Biden’s inauguration.

2021’s MEGA-meme machine hits the blockchain! Travel the globe and beyond with our favorite mitten-touting Garbage Pail Kid! Collect hilarious original art & motion sketch collectibles featuring the lovable, stoic Bernie! @GeePeeKay @WAX_io

Collect: https://t.co/wHmgqPEeAD pic.twitter.com/LFvXJl4OBA

— Topps Digital (@ToppsDigital) January 27, 2021

The GPK Bernventures collection comprises two-NFT packs on the WAX blockchain. After purchase, they are randomly generated into cards across one of five rarity levels: base A or B, rare sketches, epic doodles, and artist-signed cards.

In the Bernie Sanders series, the cards place him in several humorous situations: underwater, flying through space, or at the center of a Martian invasion.

Earlier, the senator reacted positively to the meme’s spread and announced plans to monetize the image for charity.

Read about the new class of assets that NFTs have become in Dmitry Bondar’s ForkLog series. The first part — an introduction to the NFT market. The second discusses the deep kinship between cryptocurrencies and collectibles, in the third — the prospects for NFTs.

In January 2021, the decentralized autonomous organization FlamingoDAO bought a rare NFT for 605 ETH.

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