The NBA is trying to take sports NFTs to the next level, but this past week’s attempt certainly fell short. Meanwhile, a Dutch football club faces insider trading allegations, a UFC fighter is not pleased with the league’s latest NFTs, and one WNBA team is becoming the first in the league to release their own […]
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Crypto Corner: The Sports Slice
Another week of sports action in crypto that includes a new deal for the Australian Football League, the NFL’s first-ever team crypto sponsorship, and more new partnerships for the ever-growing Autograph. Sports news was buzzing this week in crypto and blockchain technology, and every Sunday we recap all of the action from the past week […]
Crypto Corner: The Sports Slice
Without any earth-shattering sports and crypto headlines this past week, it was still a very active week nonetheless. The UFC is pulling out a new fan engagement tool that rewards fighters with a crypto bonus, a new blockchain is entering the NFT arena, and pairing with a football legend to do so, and ESPN is […]
Crypto Corner: The Sports Slice
Sports monsters in European football were particularly aggressive this past week in crypto engagement, while analytics firms like Deloitte and Nielsen predict growth for the years ahead in crypto and blockchain sports sponsorship spend. FC Barcelona and Manchester City led the charge in sports headlines around crypto this week, but for two entirely different reasons. […]
Crypto Corner: The Sports Slice
Another research firm envisions big changes to come in how fans engage with their favorite sports. Another MLS club is joining the mix, signing a new deal with a digital asset investment firm. And collegiate athletes name, image and likeness (NIL) continues to see disruption and innovation courtesy of crypto and blockchain firms. It’s just […]
Crypto Corner: The Sports Slice
It was a stacked week of sports action in the crypto landscape: from new partnership deals, to controversial NFT endeavors, and new crypto exchange ambassadors – the sports space was active this past week. Every Sunday, we explore the past week of sports engagement in crypto and blockchain technology with a quick recap in The […]
Crypto Corner: The Sports Slice
It was a busy, but mild week in sports and crypto engagement – with Socios and it’s subsidiary Chiliz dominating the headlines with major news. Meanwhile, NFTs continued to carry the dialogue as a new marketplace, RareMint, swiftly sold out of Lou Gehrig and Michael Jordan collections, and Fanatics signing a new deal with NFTs […]
Barstool Sports Founder Holds to 2017 Stance on Bitcoin
Barstool Sports’ millionaire founder, Dave Portnoy, recently re-tweeted his 2017 video on Bitcoin, saying his view on the asset has not changed. “For everybody trying to get me in the Bitcoin game, I made this video in 2017,” Portnoy said in a June 19, 2020 tweet. “I still feel this way.” Portnoy’s 2017 sentiment Active […]