eSports

FTX

FTX Strikes 7-Year Deal With ‘League of Legends’ Riot Games

Riot Games said it was the largest sponsorship agreement the League of Legends creator has signed for an esports tournament to date.

News  ·  4 August 2021

Polygon Puts Up Prize Money for Esports Tournaments on Community Gaming

The layer 2 solution is putting $10,000 behind a crypto gaming platform that uses its tech.

Business  ·  12 July 2021
Crypto

Esports Organization FaZe Clan Drops 1 Member, Suspends 3 Following Alleged Crypto Scam

Frazier "Kay" Khattri has gotten the boot, while Jarvis Khattri, Nikan Nadim and Jakob Teeqo have been suspended until further notice.

News  ·  2 July 2021
Venture Capital

CoinFund Leads $2.3M Investment in Esports Startup Trying to Bring Crypto to Gamers

Community Gaming's seed round also drew NFT collector WhaleShark, Multicoin Capital and Kevin Durant's Thirty Five Ventures.

Business  ·  1 July 2021
FTX

FTX Acquires Naming Rights to Esports Organization TSM in $210M Deal

The deal is the largest in eports history.

News  ·  4 June 2021
Coinbase

Coinbase Signs Sponsorship Deal With CS: GO Esports Tournament Organizer

Coinbase branding will feature across the BLAST Premier Spring Showdown in April and June.

News  ·  1 April 2021
Lightning Network

These Gaming Studios Are Bringing Bitcoin Payouts to Everyday Esport Gamers

Imagine if every shot, goal or win paid real money to everyday players. Welcome to the world of bitcoin esports.

Tech  ·  11 February 2021
Video Streaming

Native NFTs Look to Boost Engagement (and Monetization) for THETA.tv Streamers

The addition of NFTs to the gaming-focused network means streamers can create their own unique items to share with their fans.

Business  ·  22 December 2020
Tron

Justin Sun’s BitTorrent to Acquire Esports Platform for New Streaming Ecosystem

BitTorrent is evolving into an ecosystem of decentralized storage, data protocols and content distribution, the firm says.

Business  ·  22 October 2020
ICOs

Crypto Esports Startup Unikrn to Pay $6.1M in SEC Settlement Over 2017 ICO

Unikrn has agreed to settle the charges, without admitting or denying them, by paying a $6.1 million penalty to be distributed among investors.

News  ·  15 September 2020
Algorand

Online Chess Chooses Algorand Blockchain to Host Player Rankings

Algorand was selected to host the digital ratings and titles of World Chess players in a way that's free from fraud or manipulation.

Tech  ·  18 June 2020
eSports

Fake Horses, Real Bets: Unikrn Is Putting Racetrack NFTs on Ethereum

The Unikrn esports platform is partnering with ZED RUN to bring horse betting to the ethereum blockchain.

Tech  ·  27 February 2020
Gaming

Fans Can Now Bet Crypto on Twitch’s Top ‘Fortnite’ Streams

Esports platform Unikrn is debuting a new product that lets fans bet cryptocurrency on Twitch and other gaming sites.

Markets  ·  13 May 2019
Investments

Mark Cuban-Backed Unikrn Raises $31 Million in E-Sports Token Sale

Unikrn, an e-sports betting site, has raised roughly $31 million in an initial coin offering, or ICO.

Markets  ·  23 October 2017
Europe

Regulated Cryptocurrency Betting Just Got a Big Boost in Europe

Cryptocurrency gambling is opening up across a large swathe of Europe, as Malta licenses eSports platform Unikrn.

Policy & regulation  ·  9 October 2017