A collection of dog-themed NFTs has been launched by the Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND), the German intelligence unit, in hopes of attracting promising cyber talent from among the masses. BND’s NFT collection will be a gate pass for entry into blockchain-based treasure hunting. Those who succeed in performing well in this tough virtual exam can get an entry ticket in Cyber Services. A total of 999 NFTs have been decided to be a part of this initiative.
The collection is named ‘Dogs of BND’ and all the NFTs in this collection will be inspired by the guard and security dogs of BND. Each NFT will also bring different intelligence roles, making these digital collectibles unique, official BND Website Said.
Unlike normal NFT collectibles, the ‘Dogs of BND’ collectibles will not be available for sale in any NFT marketplace. Instead, these NFTs will simply serve as collectibles, acquired by finding a character string posted on Instagram.
These strings will eventually connect to an Ethereum address through which participants will be able to create NFTs.
“Any person who has a cryptocurrency digital wallet (crypto-wallet / digital wallet / e-wallet) that supports Ethereum-based tokens has the opportunity to secure an NFT image. Since the external platform used does not allow NFTs to be offered completely free of charge, the symbolic price of the NFT images is 0.000001 ETH or $0.0019 (roughly Rs. 0.16),” the website noted.
Those who are proficient in their cyber knowledge will be able to build NFTs and prove their worth at the end of the so-called “treasure hunt”.
The website states, “The Federal Intelligence Service reserves the right to disqualify participants who manipulate or attempt to manipulate the Contest or otherwise violate these Terms of Participation.”
BND will reserve 12 NFTs from this collection to add to more difficult challenges and gift them as prizes.