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BlockFi Raises $50M From Universities, NBA Star, Others as Crypto Lending Soars
20.8.2020
BlockFi, a major player in the crypto-lending sector, has now raised nearly $100 million in the past 12 months
Hot Crypto Exchange, NBA Plays Blockchain, Status Unknown + More News
6.8.2020
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
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Top-tier exchange volumes increased 42% compared to June, to USD 334bn, now representing 60% of total spot volume, said crypto...
NBA’s Spencer Dinwiddie, Andre Iguodala and More Join Dapper Labs $12M Funding Round
6.8.2020
Dapper Labs raised $12 million in its newest funding round led by NBA stars Spencer Dinwiddie, Andre Iguodala, JaVale McGee, Aaron Gordon and Garrett Temple
Dapper Labs Raises $12M From VC Firms and NBA Players, Nets $1.2M in NFT Sales
6.8.2020
CryptoKittes’ creator Dapper Labs has secured $12 million in investment from blockchain venture capital notables and pro-NBA players
NBA Top Shot Launches P2P Marketplace for Collectible Tokens
6.8.2020
The marketplace for Dapper Labs’ NBA Top Shop game has gone live, allowing beta users to trade collectible NFTs with their peers
NBA Point Guard Spencer Dinwiddie’s Tokenized Contract Raises $1.3 Million
24.7.2020
NBA player Spencer Dinwiddie has finished the token sale of his contract that is hosted on the Ethereum blockchain. The sale of Dinwiddie’s tokenized contract raised $1.3 million which was only a tenth of what the project hoped to sell ($13.5 million). Even though the Brooklyn Nets guard...
NBA Star Sells Just 10% of Tokenized Contract
23.7.2020
Brooklyn Nets star Spencer Dinwiddie’s offering of tokenized shares in his NBA contract concluded after only raising 10% of its target
NBA Player Spencer Dinwiddie’s Token Sale Hits 10% of $13.5M Goal
23.7.2020
Spencer Dinwiddie has sold just 9 of 90 shares of his contract, raising $1.4 million instead of the $13.5 million he'd intended
Dr Seuss Crypto Collectibles to Feature Cat in the Hat, Lorax, Horton, the Grinch
22.7.2020
Dr. Seuss’ characters will be crypto collectibles due to a partnership between Dr. Seuss Enterprises and Dapper Labs, the company behind Cryptokitties and the upcoming NBA Top Shot. Some of the characters that will be available include The Cat in the Hat, The Lorax, Horton, The Grinch,...
CryptoKitties Creator Debuts NBA Game on Its Own Blockchain
27.5.2020
Blockchain meets basketball in the newest game from Dapper Labs, the developers of CryptoKitties
CryptoKitties Creators Launch Token-Powered NBA TopShot in Beta
27.5.2020
Dapper Labs — the creator of CryptoKitties — has launched its token-powered basketball game NBA TopShot in beta
NBA Star Wants Fans to Buy His Contract for $24.6M… Because Bitcoin?
16.5.2020
Spencer Dinwiddie has launched a crowdfunding campaign in a bid to sell his NBA contract to his fans for the cash equivalent of 2,625.8 BTC
CryptoKitties Devs Secure Patent for NBA Digital Tokens
3.4.2020
Dapper Labs obtained a patent in Brazil on March 24 enabling them to produce NBA-branded digital collectibles
Cred Partners With NBA Star Spencer Dinwiddie to Promote Crypto Lending
20.3.2020
NBA player Spencer Dinwiddie has launched another crypto-related venture as he partners with the Cred crypto lending platform
NBA Player Spencer Dinwiddie Taps Broker-Dealer in Push to Tokenize Sports Contracts
3.3.2020
The move follows a three month tussle with the NBA who initially claimed it represented a league violation
NBA & NFL Believe in Non-Fungible Tokens, But Not Contract Tokenization
22.2.2020
NBA & NFL believe that non-fungible tokens will drive greater fan engagement, but remain opposed to player contract tokenization
NBA’s Kings Continue Reign Over Crypto-Fan Collab with Live Auction Platform
16.1.2020
The NBA’s Sacramento Kings launch an innovative, blockchain-based live-auction app that supports charity by selling gear
NBA Team Auctioning Basketball Star’s Jersey on Ethereum Blockchain
15.1.2020
The Sacramento Kings plan to auction off Buddy Hield’s jersey from today’s game against the Mavericks using an ethereum-based platform built by ConsenSys
NBA Star Spencer Dinwiddie Just Tokenized His Own Contract
14.1.2020
The news that Brooklyn Nets star Spencer Dinwiddie was to roll out an Ethereum-based investment vehicle for his own contract took the NBA and crypto communities by surprise. Disregarding an NBA threat to ban him from the professional basketball league, the 26-year-old point guard –...
Narrative Watch: The Hunt for Crypto’s Killer App
13.1.2020
As a Brooklyn Nets player tokenizes his contract, are income share agreements poised to break out as one of crypto’s killer apps?