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Roehl Niño Bautista · · 1 min read

Line launches NFT marketplace in Japan

Japan-based messaging app Line has launched its NFT marketplace with around 40,000 tokens up for grabs.

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Called Line NFT, available tokens on the platform include comedy works and character videos. It will also feature commemorative NFTs on Olympic gold medalist Kohei Uchimura as well as works from manga artist Yashiro Azuki for a limited time.

Users can then keep their digital assets using Line Bitmax Wallet and trade them with contacts through the messenger app itself.

Line is planning for more collaborations with its family services and companies for NFT content. It currently has 90 million users in Japan.

See also: Chinese EV major Xpeng to sell NFTs on Alibaba platform

Editing by Deepti Sri and Lorenzo Kyle Subido

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