NBA Top Shot has migrated its video collection to IPFS, allowing fans to independently verify their digital collectibles.
Digital collectibles platform NBA Top Shot, built by Dapper Labs, has migrated its entire video highlight catalogue to the decentralised InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) network. This update allows collectors to publicly verify the authenticity of their video assets without needing a platform account.
This shift provides digital collectors with true asset permanence, ensuring that their media remains accessible even if the hosting company changes operations. It sets a new benchmark for digital ownership in the sports industry by eliminating reliance on centralised servers.
The integration directly solves the vulnerability of digital asset loss, a problem seen when historical platforms closed and left buyers with broken links. By using content-addressed storage, the file structure itself serves as immutable proof against tampering.
The architecture permanently secures the video highlight, thumbnail artwork, and play metadata at the set level. Dapper Labs is currently working to embed these IPFS content hashes directly into the on-network metadata on the Flow blockchain.
The decentralised framework is live for all previous asset series retroactively and will apply to all future digital collectible mints automatically. Engineering teams plan to eventually extend this permanent storage infrastructure across all Dapper Labs products.
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