NYC restaurant claims it will open for NFT holders only

NYC restaurant claims it will open for NFT holders only

Although the restaurant won’t officially open its doors until 2023, two types of membership are already on sale in Ether. VCR Group, the hospitality company founded by entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk, announced the live token sale of its latest members-only private dining club in New York City, called Flyfish Club. Prospective seafood-restaurant-goers must purchase their membership on the blockchain, sold as a nonfungible token (NFT).Flyfish Club (FFC) is the world's first member's only private dining club where membership is purchased on the blockchain as a Non-Fungible-Token (NFT) and owned....


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