Hundreds of Bored Ape owners sign up to hire out their NFTs to brands

cointelegraph.com:

Hundreds of Bored Ape owners have signed up to a new NFT licensing marketplace that enables hodlers to rent out their Ape’s IP to brands.

Blockchain accelerator Mouse Belt Labs launched the marketplace called “Boredjobs” claiming that it will list all 10,000 BAYC NFTs on its website for brands to browse through and “indicate interest in hiring for campaigns.”

Of course 10,000 Apes won't be available to hire unless the respective BAYC owners sign up and confirm ownership to view offers.

“The Bored Ape Yacht Club gave its owners a fantastic opportunity to utilize the IP rights of the NFTs they purchased. Unfortunately, they did not provide them with an instruction manual on how to put them to work. Bored Jobs is creating that instruction manual,” the announcement reads.

Mouse Belt co-founder Patrick McLain told Cointelegraph that within 24 hours of launching on June 29, the platform had already received more than 200 applications from BAYC owners wanting to verify their ownership. Commenting on how the platform works, McLain stated that:

“A brand can hit HIRE on an ape, and we will bring the deal to the ape's owner if both parties agree (and only if) the deal moves forward,” he added.

Interesting concept below https://t.co/cdnSXmrajm

Unlike many NFT projects, Bored Ape Yacht Club provides the owners with the commercial rights, and hodlers are using them in creative ways. Hollywood actor Seth Green (Robot Chicken) is using his ape as the main character in an upcoming TV show. In April, food entrepreneur and BAYC NFT owner Andy Nguyen also decided to launch a BAYC-themed restaurant named Bored & Hungry in Long Beach, California.

There's even a virtual metaverse band called KINGSHIP that launched late last year and is utilizing