Sports

Turkey

McLaren Partners With Turkish Crypto Firm to Launch Formula 1 Fan Token

The McLaren token will be issued in the coming months on Bitci.com's native blockchain.

News  ·  24 March 2021
FTX

Crypto Exchange FTX Secures Naming Rights for Miami Heat Arena for $135M

This is the first occurrence of a crypto business winning the naming rights to a major U.S. professional sports venue.

News  ·  24 March 2021
NFTs

Tony Hawk Skates His Last Ollie 540, Puts the NFT of It Up for Auction

The stunt, deemed scary by Hawk in recent years, will be immortalized as an NFT after a winner is declared in an auction.

News  ·  19 March 2021
Crypto.com

Crypto.com Signs Sponsorship Deal With NHL’s Montreal Canadiens

The crypto exchange's logo is coming to center ice at the Bell Centre.

Business  ·  17 March 2021
NFTs

Quarterback Patrick Mahomes Joins Gronk in NFL Blitz of NFT Mania

The former league MVP follows fellow NFL player Rob Gronkowski in minting digital sports collectibles on the blockchain.

News  ·  12 March 2021
Collectibles

Muhammad Ali NFT Minted 50 Years After ‘Fight of the Century’ With Joe Frazier

"The Ali Collection" is designed to commemorate the boxer's life and legacy as the sports world reflects on the anniversary of a historic fight.

Business  ·  9 March 2021
Gemini

Winklevoss-Owned Gemini Sponsors 2021 Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race

The Winklevoss twins, who founded Gemini in 2014, rowed for Oxford at the Boat Race in 2010.

News  ·  9 March 2021
BitPay

DOGE Adoption on the Rise. Dallas Mavericks to Accept Dogecoin for Tickets, Merchandise

The team will soon be accepting the crypto as part of a deal with payment services provider BitPay.

News  ·  4 March 2021
Bitcoin

Panthers’ Russell Okung Becomes First NFL Player to Be Paid in Bitcoin

Okung’s $13 million salary is being split 50-50 between bitcoin and fiat by way of Zap’s Strike product.

Business  ·  29 December 2020
NBA

Miami Heat’s Tyler Herro Lends Voiceover Chops to Dapper Labs’ NBA Top Shot

The Miami Heat's Tyler Herro is the first NBA player to provide a voiceover for a crypto game.

Business  ·  23 December 2020
Collectibles

FC Barcelona Footballer Invests $4.3M in Fan Token Platform Sorare

Sorare, the platform for digital soccer collectibles, said FC Barcelona's Gerard Piqué is investing $4.3 million in the NFT site.

Business  ·  18 December 2020
Gaming

Dapper’s NBA Top Shot Launches Out of Beta With Samsung Galaxy Store Deal

After selling more than $2 million in digital basketball cards during its private beta, NBA Top Shot is launching to the public.

Business  ·  1 October 2020
NBA

CryptoKitties Creator Debuts NBA Game on Its Own Blockchain

Blockchain meets basketball in the newest game from Dapper Labs, the developers of CryptoKitties.

Tech  ·  27 May 2020
Samsung

Blockchain E-Sports TV App to Ship on Samsung S20 Phones in US

THETA.tv will soon be available on Samsung's flagship Galaxy S20 smartphones shipped to the U.S.

News  ·  20 May 2020
Ethereum

NBA Player Spencer Dinwiddie Taps Broker-Dealer in Push to Tokenize Sports Contracts

The move follows a three-month tussle with the NBA, which initially claimed it represented a league violation.

Business  ·  3 March 2020