{"id":403366,"date":"2022-02-04T23:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-04T20:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nifty-news-olympic-games-beijing-2022-edition\/"},"modified":"2022-02-04T23:30:00","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T20:30:00","slug":"nifty-news-olympic-games-beijing-2022-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nifty-news-olympic-games-beijing-2022-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"# Nifty News: Olympic Games Beijing 2022 edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a348b85f3636\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a348b85f3636\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nifty-news-olympic-games-beijing-2022-edition\/#IOC_celebrates_Olympic_history\" >IOC celebrates Olympic history\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nifty-news-olympic-games-beijing-2022-edition\/#Team_GB_enters_the_Metaverse\" >Team GB enters the Metaverse<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nifty-news-olympic-games-beijing-2022-edition\/#Protest_NFT_collection_criticizes_Chinese_government\" >Protest NFT collection criticizes Chinese government<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong># Nifty <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a>: Olympic <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Game<\/a>s Beijing 2022 edition <\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjItMDIvMjRiMDc3ODAtMTQyMC00ZjIyLWExYWYtNjExYmY1NWJhODlkLmpwZw==.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-128018ef>Today&#8217;s Nifty News rounds up nonfungible token (NFT) projects centered around the Winter Olympics, which began Friday in Beijing, China. The following are initiatives taken by the International Olympic Committee, or IOC,\u00a0The British Olympic Association,<strong> <\/strong>and an independent artist leading up the 2022 games.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"IOC_celebrates_Olympic_history\"><\/span>IOC celebrates Olympic history\u00a0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Since June 2021, the IOC has <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/olympics.com\/ioc\/news\/officially-licensed-olympic-nft-pins-announced\">collaborated<\/a> with nWayPlay, an NFT marketplace and blockchain game studio that is a subsidiary of Animoca Brands, to launch the Olympic Heritage Collection of Olympic NFT Pins. Essentially digital versions of the physical collectible and tradeable Olympic pins, these NFTs celebrate the past Olympic Games by depicting posters, emblems, pictograms and mascots from the last 125 years. Monthly drops of assorted boxes were available for fans to purchase, leading up to February 2022.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yOfRLiU099c\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yOfRLiU099c<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Timo Lumme, managing director of IOC television and marketing ervices, said in a statement that the committee&#8217;s hope is for fans to &#8220;connect with the excitement of the Games in a whole new way and own a piece of Olympic history.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The week of the Opening Ceremony, the IOC officially <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/olympic-games-jam-beijing-2022-unveiled-a-play-to-earn-party-game-coming-february-3-301474378.html\">released<\/a> a play-to-earn multiplayer mobile video game developed by nWay, that they had been teasing since last year. Available on Android and iOS, the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a> called\u00a0Olympic Games Jam: Beijing 2022,<em> <\/em>will let players compete in a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of winter sports to earn Olympic NFT digital pins that can be traded on the nWayPlay marketplace. The in-game utility of the Olympic NFT digital pins will extend to character power-ups, special avatar skins and sporting equipment exclusive to specific NFTs.<\/p>\n<p>It is important to note that the app is not available in China where the government is strictly regulating the games and has moved to ban all crypto-related activities, despite being the host city.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Related:\u00a0COVID restrictions stymie digital yuan rollout at Beijing Winter Olympics: Report<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Team_GB_enters_the_Metaverse\"><\/span>Team GB enters the Metaverse<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Team GB, the brand name used by the British Olympic Association that represents Great Britain and Northern Ireland, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/team-gb-launches-gold-lion-club-for-fans-in-the-metaverse---offers-new-nfts-and-gold-lion-tokns-that-unlock-exclusive-experiences-301475181.html\">created<\/a> the Gold Lion Club NFT community. The collaboration with commerce provider Tokns to developed a fan engagement program first started in the run-up to the Tokyo Games last summer. Now, Team GB fans can purchase Gold Lion Tokns to gain access to signed merchandise, athlete experiences and eventually an immersive clubhouse in the Metaverse.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Own a piece of history, support <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TeamGB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TeamGB<\/a>, show your pride. <\/p>\n<p>Purchase a unique digital NFT Collectable from our shop or bid on an Original Olympic-Inspired artwork.<\/p>\n<p>A portion of all proceeds go directly to the British Olympic Association. <\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Team GB (@TeamGB) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeamGB\/status\/1422958007659286530?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 4, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>There is one collection of animated NFTs celebrating the athletes&#8217; successes and another featuring a limited number of digital collectible pins. The third collection is an NFT drop by Team GB uniform supplier, Ben Sherman, showcasing the Opening Ceremony uniforms as wearables for the Metaverse. Ben Sherman partnered with the Humanz NFT project to create exclusive Humanz character NFTs for Team GB fans.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Protest_NFT_collection_criticizes_Chinese_government\"><\/span>Protest NFT collection criticizes Chinese government<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Badiucao is an exiled Chinese dissident artist, now based in Australia, who developed an\u00a0NFT poster campaign that brings attention to China&#8217;s human rights violations.\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/beijing2022.art\">According<\/a> to the NFT site, the five artworks &#8220;depict the Chinese government\u2019s oppression of the Tibetan people, the Uyghur genocide, the dismantling of democracy in Hong Kong, the regime\u2019s omnipresent surveillance systems and lack of transparency surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Beijing 2022<em> <\/em>Collection <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theartnewspaper.com\/2021\/11\/29\/chinese-banksy-hits-miami-streets\">was<\/a>\u00a0first on physical display at the December 2021 Oslo Freedom Forum in Miami and is currently on exhibition at the Museo di Santa Giulia in Italy. Now released as a digital collection this week, Badiucao states on the NFT site:\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;NFTs and blockchain technologies not only provide a safe way to offer critical financial support to dissident artists, but serve as an important immutable public record outside of authoritarian tampering and control.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"zh\" dir=\"ltr\">1\/ I am launching my first  <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NFT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NFT<\/a> collection \u300aBeijing2022\u300b on Feb 1 to call for a boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics in opposition to the Chinese government\u2019s human rights abuses\uff01<\/p>\n<p>2\u67081\u65e5\u6625\u8282\uff0c\u5965\u8fd0\u5f00\u5e55\u524d\uff0c\u6211\u5c06\u53d1\u5e03\u9996\u7ec4NFT\u4eba\u6743\u6297\u4e89\u4f5c\u54c1 \u300a\u5317\u4eac2022\u300b\uff01<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hIu2sBHAGQ\">https:\/\/t.co\/hIu2sBHAGQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u5df4\u4e22\u8349 Badiucao (@badiucao) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/badiucao\/status\/1475229218250231811?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 26, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Collectors can write their own messages onto the blockchain as part of the minting process. Ten percent of the proceeds will go towards the Art in Residency Program, in which Badiucao takes part in collaboration with the San Francisco-based Gray Area Foundation for the Arts and the Human Rights Foundation in New York.<\/p>\n<p><template data-name=\"subscription_form\" data-type=\"nifty_newsletter\"><\/template><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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The following are initiatives taken by the International Olympic Committee, or IOC,\u00a0The British Olympic Association, and an independent artist leading up the 2022 games. 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