Barcelona FC is kicking off new strategies in hopes of scoring big in the field of Web3. In view of the imminent financial crisis at the opening of the summer transfer season, the Barcelona board took some extreme measures, authorizing the sale of some of the club's significant assets. Club president Joan Laporta said on Monday that the LaLiga superpower, Barcelona, has sold...
While there wasn't a large amount of volume in the sports and crypto landscape over the past week, there were still some very notable headlines. Coinbase found themselves a new non-traditional sports partner, just a couple short weeks after securing the NBA as a partner, and fan tokens could be on the rise. There's just a few stories that made the newswire this...
Socios.com is continuing it's rapid pace of partnerships this year. In recent months, the fan token platform has taken a particular focus towards the U.S. market, and this week has finally cracked into the NFL. According to a formal press release from the New England Patriots, the storied NFL franchise is the latest Socios.com...
It was an action-packed week full of slam dunks, touchdowns, and the like. Sports engagement with crypto is absolutely booming. Voyager makes it's way to the Sports Slice mentions, FTX is taking a big step in sports advertising, and esports NFTs are en route. Each week, we break out the 'Sports Slice,' a quick-hitting recap of the past week's action of sport and...
Sports are a way for fans to step away from life's daily grind and escape for a bit. Meanwhile, for more and more users, crypto is something people can't live without. It makes for a fitting crossover of engagement, with new partnerships and projects coming to life each week. That's what we here at Bitcoinist look to cover every Sunday with 'The Sports...
For the first time in a while, it was a slower week with crypto engagement in sports. Still, Socios.com and Chiliz continue to build on their partnerships roster as the rapid growth continues, Luka Doncic is seemingly teasing us with a new NFT endeavor, and Deontay Wilder - now fresh off of a dynamic battle with Tyson Fury - teamed up with Everlast...
After making a daily low of $49,869, Bitcoin took a massive move and is now trading at $54,755. Meanwhile, the second-largest cryptocurrency, Ethereum, is trading close to $3,536. Let’s find out some interesting crypto news stories for the day. 1 - Cronos Chain | Duelist King Partnership to Scale DeFi System...
The crypto crossover into sports continues to evolve each week. Dominating the headlines this week was the NFL's move to finally dip their toes in the sand that is NFTs. The historic sports league will be working with Flow blockchain creators Dapper Labs for a 'Top Shot'-esque marketplace for football fans. Let's dive in on these stories and more in the latest sports...
Cryptocurrency's rising interplay with sports is having a new and interesting episode. This time, Lionel Messi’s new contract with French club Paris Saint- Germain (PSG) includes cryptocurrency fan tokens. The Lionel Messi PSG contract stipulates the athlete will receive a cryptocurrency fan token package as part of the deal. The famous footballer agreed to the deal following his...
This week in the blockchain and crypto space, we are looking forward to a number of strategic updates, events, and partnerships. To keep our readers informed we have pooled together some of the top upcoming crypto events expected to take place in this new week. These upcoming crypto events include the upcoming ReImagine 2021 event, IoTeX partnership with Unifi protocol, amongst others. 1....
The majority of the cryptocurrencies surged strongly in the last 24 hours. Bitcoin is trading over $32,420 while Ethereum is also up and is trading at $2,031. Moreover, Elon Musk’s BTC favorable speech at "The B Word" event is being touted as one reason for the recent price uptick. Let’s find out some interesting top crypto news for today. 1 - Elon Musk...
Arsenal FC, one of the top English Premier League (EPL) football clubs, is the latest sporting organization to join the fast-growing Socios.com network. Leading sports fan and rewards platform Socios.com announced the addition of Arsenal FC in a press release shared with Altcoin Buzz. According to the announcement, the 13-time EPL champions and multiple cup winners have tapped Socios.com to launch...
After having Pirelli as front kit sponsor for 26 years, Socios.com is set to become the new front kit sponsor for Italian football club, Inter Milan. The news about the change in front kit sponsors from Pirelli (an Italian tire manufacturing company) to Socios.com was revealed by Fabrizio Romano. Fabrizio is an Italian journalist who specialized in football transfers. According...
After making a daily high of $34,878, Bitcoin underwent a correction and is trading at $32,900. Meanwhile, the second-largest cryptocurrency, Ethereum, is trading close to $2,152. Let’s find out some interesting crypto news in detail for today....
S.C. Corinthians, the Brazilian football club, is the latest addition to Socios.com, a platform featuring many sports organizations that have created and launched fan tokens. With the partnership, S.C. Corinthians will launch the $SCCP Fan Token on the Socios.com platform. Thus, improving engagement between the club and its fans....
United States-based professional basketball team, Philadelphia 76ers, has become the first National Basketball Association (NBA) team on the sports fan and rewards platform, Socios. Socios announced the partnership with Philadelphia 76ers via a tweet from its official Twitter handle. According to the announcement, the integration will bring the team closer to their fans....
The Thailand Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the nation’s capital markets watchdog, banned the trading of memecoins like Dogecoin and Shiba Inu, non-fungible...
English Premier League football club Manchester City has revealed plans to launch a blockchain-based fan token. This will make the English football club the latest sports club to launch its own digital fan token, powering new tools for digital fan engagement. According to reports, Manchester City partnered with blockchain platform Socios.com to launch the CITY fan token on the Chiliz blockchain. Besides, they...
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