Animoca Brands will become a validator for the Chiliz Chain as the venture capital firm looks to capitalize on the SportFi ecosystem.
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Bulgaria’s oldest football club adopts Bitcoin and Lightning, joins Nostr
Football meets finance: Bitcoin payments integration arrives at top-flight Bulgarian club, Botev Plovdiv FC.
Fantasy football game on Telegram: Fanton joins Cointelegraph Accelerator
Fanton brings blockchain-based fantasy football to Telegram thanks to the IM service’s recent integration with the TON blockchain.
Bitcoin adoption in Mexico boosted by Lightning partnership with retail giant
“Imagine if Best Buy, Bank of America, Fox News and an NFL team were all owned by the same individual. All of them will have lightning capabilities in the future,” Jose Lemus, CEO of Ibex Mercado, told Cointelegraph.
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How Peter McCormack is turning an unknown town into a Bitcoin hub
Bitcoin pitch invasion! A new Cointelegraph video examines a local soccer club’s impact on the town and national Bitcoin adoption
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Shaquille O’Neal claims process servers ‘tossed’ FTX legal papers at his moving car
The NBA star appeared in a June 2022 commercial saying he was “all in” on FTX, one of many endorsements that led to a class-action lawsuit following the exchange’s collapse.
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Chiliz announces $50M incubator and accelerator program for early-stage blockchain projects
The company said the funds will be invested into early-stage blockchain projects that leverage the Chiliz blockchain for sports and entertainment and the Socios.com partner network.
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Crypto ads and sponsors banned from women’s cricket league in India
Following men’s cricket, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) prohibits the women’s teams from having commercial associations and other sponsorships with crypto businesses.
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Ferrari cuts ties with crypto sponsor ahead of 2023 Formula One season
The Ferrari-Velas partnership from 2021 — set at $30 million a year — was aimed at increasing fan engagement through nonfungible tokens (NFTs) and other shared initiatives.
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Web3 projects aim to create engagement between fans and sports leagues
Sports leagues are showing interest in DAOs, NFTs and the metaverse, but challenges may hamper adoption.
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