Baseball

NFT-Focused Topps Abandons Plan to Go Public in SPAC Merger

The longtime trading card company pulled out of its deal following the loss of its exclusive contract to make cards for Major League Baseball.

Business  ·  20 August 2021
FTX

$100K in Bitcoin Up for Grabs as FTX/Major League Baseball Team Up Advances

Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX sports sponsorship with MLB is now giving away free bitcoin.

News  ·  31 July 2021
NFTs

Orioles Slugger and Cancer Survivor Trey Mancini to Release NFTs During MLB Home Run Derby

The NFTs were designed in collaboration with TikTok influencer BitBoy Crypto. Proceeds go to Mancini’s cancer foundation.

Business  ·  10 July 2021
FTX

FTX Strikes Sponsorship Deal With MLB, Umpires to Wear Crypto Exchange’s Logo

Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX is doubling down on sports sponsorships.

Business  ·  23 June 2021
NFTs

Galaxy Digital-Backed Candy Digital Launches, Inks Debut Deal With MLB

Candy will build an MLB ecosystem to buy, trade and share officially licensed baseball content NFTs.

Business  ·  1 June 2021
Dogecoin

Oakland A’s Make MLB’s First Dogecoin Ticket Sale

The pro baseball team had announced it was selling two-seat pods for 100 DOGE for its series with the Toronto Blue Jays.

News  ·  4 May 2021
NFTs

Topps to Launch Official MLB NFTs in Bid to Best NBA Top Shot

The baseball card company, fresh on the heels of announcing plans to go public, is launching official MLB collectibles on the Wax blockchain later this month.

Business  ·  12 April 2021
Bitcoin Payments

In MLB First, Oakland A’s Sell a Private Suite for 1 Bitcoin

A’s President Dave Kaval previously said the baseball team would “hodl” the bitcoin received from sales and not convert it into fiat.

Business  ·  1 April 2021
Cryptocurrency

Oakland Athletics Baseball Team Accepting Bitcoin for Private Suites

"The price of a season suite may fluctuate depending on when it’s purchased, which adds to the excitement," said the A’s president.

Business  ·  15 March 2021
Ethereum

‘MLB Champions’ Downplays ETH, Aims for Mass Market in New Game Reboot

Blockchain game MLB Champions is rolling out a slew of new gameplay features while reducing its reliance on Ethereum.

Business  ·  31 March 2020
Dapps

Major League Baseball Collectibles Are Coming to Ethereum

Major League Baseball (MLB) is partnering with a blockchain startup to launch a decentralized app trading game.

Markets  ·  13 July 2018
Sports

Baseball on the Blockchain? One Fan’s Quest to Merge Two Passions

Could blockchain solve problems for America's pastime? Tech enthusiast Josh Metnick gives the idea an epic at bat.

Business  ·  29 May 2017