Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Gets In on NFT Craze With Collectible Balloons

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Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Gets In on NFT Craze With Collectible Balloons
The iconic Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is marching its way to the blockchain.The department store is releasing a series of parade-themed non-fungible tokens (NFT) on Nov. 25, Thanksgiving Day, with plans to donate the proceeds to charity, the company announced Friday.The collection of 9,500 NFTs will be sold through Sweet’s NFT marketplace, built atop the Polygon blockchain. While the NFTs will be free to mint, 10% of their resale profits will be donated to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.The NFTs will feature some of the parade’s iconic, giant balloons dating to the 1920s. Macy’s is also individually auctioning off 10 “Ultra Rare”…