Cristiano Ronaldo Unveils 4th NFT Pool With Binance Despite $1B Lawsuit

Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo has announced the launch of the fourth non-reversible token (NFT) collection in partnership with Binance.

Launching on the Binance NFT marketplace on May 29, the new collection celebrates the football player's history and highlights highlights from his career.

Cristiano Ronaldo from Binance commented in a blog post:

“My football journey has seen me travel the world and I have had the honor of playing for some of the most famous clubs there. Now it's your turn to join me on this journey.”

The number of NFTs in the new batch will not be revealed until the launch of the series, and no price has been mentioned yet. However, the article states that the price for each “regular NFT” will be the same, while the price for the “last Super Rare NFT” in the collection will be different.

Previous NFT events featuring Cristiano Ronaldo have come with perks beyond the digital world, including the ultimate experience where holders are invited to play football with the legend himself as part of a Binance promotion.

In the year As reported by Cointelegraph in November 2023, the soccer star was sued in a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court in Florida for his previous involvement in the sale of NFT stocks with Binance.

The plaintiffs in the suit allege that Ronaldo “promoted, assisted and/or actively participated in the offering and sale of unregistered securities in coordination with Binance” and that Binance should have known that it was involved in such activities.

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The case against Christian Renaldo stems from Binance's previous legal cases, where founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao was found guilty of enabling fraud in the US. In the year He was sentenced to four months in prison in 2024 for money laundering.

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