ASICS SHOWS FUTURE OF WEB3 COMMERCE WITH LAUNCH OF NEW ASICS X SOLANA UI COLLECTION

The first ever globally distributed physical product available to order using USDC on Solana Pay, ASICS has brought the best of physical and digital commerce together to provide a seamless end-to-end customer experience:

Commenting on ASICS latest announcement, Joe Pace, Director of Web3 and Digital Goods at ASICS says, "The launch of the ASICS x Solana UI Collection is a major step forward for ASICS Web3 commerce. We're proud to leverage Solana Pay and partner with STEPN to help us scale our mission to inspire the global Web3 community to create healthy habits with our products. Building on learnings and successes from our Sunrise Red and Genesis STEPN collections, we're excited to continue delivering world-class Web3 experiences."

"As a first mover in this space, ASICS is leading the industry by showing how customers and brands can come together around tokengated experiences that provide ongoing e-benefits to both sides," said Josh Fried, Head of Payments Business Development at Solana Labs. "Furthermore, by using USDC payments on Solana Pay, ASICS is breaking down geographic barriers to facilitate transactions around the world and showing just how much more can be done with Web3 commerce." 

The shoes can be purchased for $200 USDC and are available for pre-order globally now HERE until Nov. 9 at 6:59 AM UTC.

For more information visit ui.asics.com

Notes to Editors:

ABOUT ASICS WEB3
ASICS began their Web3 journey with the minting of the ASICS SUNRISE RED™ NFT Collection in July 2021. Building on successes and learnings, ASICS developed a first-of-its-kind partnership with Move-and Earn app, STEPN, to launch the ASICS X STEPN Origins Collection in April 2022. With the release of the ASICS x Solana UI collection including genesis ASICS Badge NFTs on the Solana blockchain, ASICS is establishing technology to deliver world-class Web3 experiences that inspire physical activity in the Web3 community to promote physical and mental wellbeing.

ABOUT SOLANA
Solana is a blockchain built for mass adoption. It's a high-performance network that is utilized for a range of use cases, including finance, NFTs, payments, and gaming. Solana operates as a single global state machine, and is open, interoperable and decentralized. For more information, please visit https://solana.com.

ABOUT STEPN
Launched in 2021 by Find Satoshi Lab, STEPN is a Web3 lifestyle app that merges game elements with exercise. With little barrier to entry, STEPN provides players with a gamified fitness experience regardless of their familiarity with Web3.

STEPN promotes a healthy lifestyle by rewarding players for their daily exercise. Users equipped with NFT sneakers are rewarded for walking, jogging, or running with in-game tokens that can be used to level up Sneakers, mint new sneakers, and more. STEPN aims to nudge millions toward a healthier lifestyle, combat climate change, and connect the public to Web3.

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