Systems and methods for customizing articles of footwear and providing digital or metaverse capabilities

A method of making an article of footwear customization kit, comprising:

• obtaining an outsole platform, configured to overlap, at least in part, an outsole of the article of footwear, and configured to be adjustable to a size of the article of footwear;
• obtaining a lighting unit, the lighting unit configured to be attached to the article of footwear and to be operatively coupled to the outsole platform and configured to receive and display a cryptographically secured digital collectable, the lighting unit comprising a light emitting device configured to be visible exterior to the article of footwear;
• and
• obtaining an adjustable heel unit, configured to be operatively coupled to the outsole platform and the lighting unit, the adjustable heel unit configured to be attached adjacent a heel portion of the article of footwear;
• wherein the adjustable heel unit comprises a power source configured to provide power to the light emitting device when the adjustable heel unit is operatively coupled to the lighting unit.