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ZK International Through Its Ownership in MaximNFT, Partners With Aces, a Forbes List Of The World's Most Powerful Sports Agents, Launches NFTs for Its Athletes
WENZHOU, China, Sept. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- ZK International Group Co., Ltd's (Nasdaq: ZKIN) ("ZKIN", "ZK International" or the "Company"), is pleased to
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[{"type":"text","content":"WENZHOU, China, Sept. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- ZK International Group Co., Ltd's (Nasdaq: ZKIN) (\"ZKIN\", \"ZK International\" or the \"Company\"), is pleased to announce that, xSigma Collectibles Limited (the \"xSigma\"), a subsidiary of the Company, has entered into a general partnership with ACES, Inc., a leading US baseball agency, to launch NFTs for their athletes on the MaximNFT platform. MaximNFT is a Non-Fungible Token (NFT) Marketplace and Platform that is being launched by xSigma in an exclusive partnership with the Maxim magazine. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nThe platform's website is now available at maximnft.com. \nBased in Brooklyn, across the street from the Brooklyn Dodgers' offices where Branch Rickey signed Jackie Robinson in 1947, ACES is a sports agency that represents professional baseball players. For the past 7 years, Forbes has ranked ACES among the top 3 most powerful agencies in baseball. For more than 30 years, it has represented players in all phases of their careers and has negotiated over $4 billion in deals. Its founders and owners Sam and Seth Levinson were named by Forbes to Forbes list of \"The World's Most Powerful Sports Agents\". \nUnder the partnership agreement, ACES will work closely with MaximNFT and xSigma's team to launch NFTs for their athletes. MaximNFT will provide creative marketing and technical resources to assist ACES's clients in the rapidly growing NFT space.\nPeter Pedalino, a principal at ACES, stated, \"The NFT Industry is clearly going to be a major component in the future of the Sports Collectible Space. We want to lead in this evolution, and we are happy to have support from the MaximNFT's team on this path.\"\nJon Orlando, the CEO at MaximNFT, stated, \"This is a serious step and a great partnership for MaximNFT to take on. ACES is one of the most powerful baseball agencies and we look forward to revolutionizing the industry of sports collectibles together with them.\"\nThe MaximNFT Marketplace will go live this fall with a series of NFTs for celebrities, athletes, and brands, which will be announced soon. Previously, xSigma has entered into an agreement with Maxim.com to rebrand xSigma's Marketplace to MaximNFT. Maxim.com is a monthly men's lifestyle magazine with over 25-years of history and a multi-million reader base that spans 75 countries. Under the terms of the agr...