Search
Kraken Becomes Official Crypto Partner of Spain’s Iconic Football Club Atlético de Madrid
12.7.2024
Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken announced its partnership with Atlético de Madrid, one of Spain’s most iconic football clubs, on Wednesday. Starting with the 2024 season, Kraken will be the Official Crypto and Web3 Partner and the Official Sleeve Partner for all Atlético de Madrid men’s and women’s...
Atletico Madrid Sues Singapore’s Crypto Exchange Over Unpaid $44 Million Sponsorship
24.11.2023
Source: AFP Atletico Madrid, the renowned Spanish football club, is suing Singapore-based crypto exchange WhaleFin, following the unexpected termination of its $44 million shirt sponsorship deal. The football club is seeking $24 million in damages, citing crypto exchange WhaleFin’s alleged...
EU Lawmakers Vote to Impose €1,000 Limit on Unidentified Crypto Transactions
30.3.2023
EU lawmakers have voted in favor of imposing a €1,000 limit on crypto transactions where the customer cannot be identified. “Entities, such as banks, assets and crypto assets managers, real and virtual estate agents, and high-level professional football clubs, will be required to verify their...
Spanish Football Clubs Sue Crypto Sponsors – Which Teams Are Affected?
15.3.2023
Spanish football (soccer) is suffering a “crypto hangover,” a new report has claimed – with many La Liga clubs left with “defaults, complaints, and an experience to forget” after partnerships with crypto sponsors soured....
Read More: Spanish Football Clubs Sue Crypto Sponsors – Which Teams...
Cryptocurrency Derivatives Exchange Bitget to Sponsor Juventus as Its First-Ever Sleeve Partner
28.9.2021
Singapore-based cryptocurrency derivatives exchange Bitget announced a partnership with Juventus to become its sponsor. According to the agreement, Bitget will act as Juventus official partner and official cryptocurrency exchange partner, and also its first-ever sleeve partner. Established in 1897...
Investors Bet On NFTs by Valuing Sorare At USD 4.3B
21.9.2021
>per the announcement."We saw the immense potential that blockchain and NFTs brought to unlock a new way for football clubs, footballers, and their fans to experience a deeper connection with each other," Nicolas Julia, CEO and co-founder of Sorare, was quoted as saying.Sorare oper
Fan Tokens Booming at Japanese Pro Football Clubs
22.7.2021
Source: Adobe/Nomad_Soul
Football preliminaries are underway at the Tokyo Olympics, but sports-minded crypto enthusiasts are looking past the on-field action and toward the way clubs are financed – and what kind of role club tokens could play.
Japanese clubs at all levels – from pro clubs in...
New Funding Paradigm: Japanese Grassroots Football Clubs Launch Fan Tokens
25.5.2021
An increasing number of Japanese amateur and semi-professional football teams are seeking to launch so-called “fan tokens” – prompting some to ask if a new model is developing for fundraising in grassroots sport in the country.
Per Keizai, Coedo Kawagoe FC, a Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture-based...
Regulator May Ban La Liga Football Clubs’ Crypto Sponsorship Deals
25.2.2020
Jan Oblak, the goalkeeper for Spanish club Atlético Madrid. Source: a screenshot, Instagram/atleticomadrid
One of Spain’s top financial regulators has warned top-tier professional football clubs in the country that their sponsorship deals – including many made with cryptocurrency-related companies...
Paris Saint-Germain Teams up With Cryptocurrency Exchange Platform CoinCasso
29.1.2020
Paris Saint-Germain and cryptocurrency exchange platform CoinCasso have joined forces in a multi-year international partnership, with the virtual currency giant becoming an Official Partner of the Parisian club in all markets outside of France. CoinCasso is a blockchain specialist and will now...
Cryptocurrency Making its Way into Football Clubs and their Business
13.11.2019
Blockchain and cryptocurrency hold great potential in sports like football that has the potential to create huge business opportunities and also to change the lives of many. The latest to join the bandwagon of football clubs that are doing online business through cryptocurrency is the Famous German...