MotoGP™ rider Brad Binder joins REVV Motorsport play-to-earn metaverse as brand ambassador
23 December 2021 -- HONG KONG -- Animoca Brands is pleased to announce that Brad Binder, current MotoGP™ rider and 2016 Moto3™ World Champion, has joined the REVV Motorsport play-to-earn metaverse, which currently includes the blockchain games MotoGP™ Ignition, REVV Racing, Formula E: High Voltage, and F1® Delta Time.
As a REVV brand ambassador, Brad Binder will promote the REVV Token, REVV Motorsports games, and associated non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Brad will also wear a REVV-branded helmet during his races, including during the MotoGP World Championship.
Born 11 August 1995 in South Africa, Brad Binder began his motorsport career in karts and was national champion aged just eight. In 2009, Brad switched from four wheels to two when he was accepted into the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, and his star moment came in Estoril in 2011 when he won the Red Bull Rookies race from pole to flag by a margin of 15 seconds.
Brad began racing full-time in the Moto3™ championship in 2012 and won the 2016 Moto3™ World Championship, becoming the third motorcycle grand prix world champion from South Africa. Brad made his MotoGP™ debut in 2020 and achieved the status of “Rookie of the Year”. Brad is now competing in his second MotoGP World Championship, riding the KTM RC16 for the Red Bull KTM MotoGP™ team.
Brad Binder commented: “I am super excited to join REVV Motorsport and I can’t wait for all of the new opportunities that we will work on. Being with leading-edge projects like Animoca Brands’ REVV Token and the REVV Motorsport games and NFTs is super cool and I can’t wait to share it with my friends.”
To learn more about Brad Binder, watch the documentary Brad Binder: Becoming 33 at https://www.redbull.com/my-en/films/brad-binder-becoming-33.
Animoca Brands will create NFTs based on Brad Binder that will have utility in the REVV Motorsport metaverse.
About REVV: the token ecosystem for motorsport gaming
REVV is the utility token that serves as the primary currency of purchase, utility, and action across all REVV Motorsport blockchain games by Animoca Brands. REVV is designed to enable true digital ownership of game assets, giving players freedom and control over their NFT in-game items across a growing metaverse of racing games. The games in the REVV Motorsport ecosystem include REVV Racing, F1® Delta Time, MotoGP™ Ignition, and Formula E: High Voltage.
About Animoca Brands
Animoca Brands, a Deloitte Tech Fast winner that is ranked in the Financial Times list of High Growth Companies Asia-Pacific 2021, is a leader in digital entertainment, blockchain, and gamification. It develops and publishes a broad portfolio of products including the REVV token and SAND token; original games including The Sandbox, Crazy Kings, and Crazy Defense Heroes; and products utilizing popular intellectual properties including Formula 1®, Disney, WWE, Power Rangers, MotoGP™, and Doraemon. The company has multiple subsidiaries, including The Sandbox, Blowfish Studios, Quidd, GAMEE, nWay, Pixowl, and Lympo. Animoca Brands has a growing portfolio of more than 150 investments in NFT-related companies and decentralized projects that are contributing to building the open metaverse, including Axie Infinity, OpenSea, Dapper Labs (NBA Top Shot), Bitski, Harmony, Alien Worlds, Star Atlas, and others. For more information visit www.animocabrands.com or follow on Twitter or Facebook.
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