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Fans Can Buy Game Moment NFTs In Person at the NBA Summer League Games in Vegas
5.8.2021
Attendees of the upcoming NBA Summer League games in Las Vegas at the Thomas & Mack Center will be able to purchase NBA Top Shot non-fungible token (NFT) collectibles in person. For the first time ever, NBA Top Shot fans will be able to buy an NFT moment from a game they saw in person....
Leader of Nigerian Crypto Stakeholders’ Body Welcomes the E-Naira — Says It ‘Comes With No Magic Wand’
1.8.2021
Nigeria’s proposed digital currency, the e-naira, is likely to be a welcome boost to ongoing efforts to reduce the number of Nigerians that are financially excluded, a leader of a stakeholders’ body has said. However, according to Senator Ihenyen, the president of Stakeholders...
The NBA’s Cleveland Cavaliers to Collaborate With Blockchain Firm Socios.com
27.7.2021
Following the announcement from the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) Boston Celtics, the Cleveland Cavaliers has officially partnered with the blockchain firm Socios.com. The partnership is aimed at increasing the Socios brand and awareness via the Cavaliers’ global asset...
Banks in Kazakhstan to Open Accounts for Registered Crypto Exchanges
27.7.2021
Companies providing trading services for digital assets will be able to open accounts with banks in Kazakhstan, local media reported, quoting the country’s crypto industry association. The service should allow Kazakhs to legally invest in cryptocurrencies and cash out their profits. Crypto...
Russian Crypto Industry Scrambles to Attract Miners as Kazakhstan Overtakes Russia in Mining Volume
19.7.2021
An industry association representing the Russian crypto sector has launched a project to entice bitcoin miners. Despite its abundant sources of cheap energy, Russia is now lagging behind Kazakhstan, another Eurasian Economic Union member, in terms of cryptocurrency production. Russian Project Aims...
Argentinian league rebrands to Torneo socios.com with new partnership
16.7.2021
The partnership will see the country's top soccer league, previously named “Primera Division,” dubbed the “Torneo Socios.com” for the 2021/2022 season
The Week In Games: Skyward Sword (NOW IN HD)
12.7.2021
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD is out this Friday on Nintendo Switch and is one of the biggest games releasing this week. Read more
NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers Partner With Crypto Cashback Company Stormx
3.7.2021
In 2021, there’s been a plethora of cryptocurrency-related announcements about professional sports teams, leagues, and famous athletes. On July 1, the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) Portland Trail Blazers announced the professional basketball team has partnered with...
Iran government reportedly bans local blockchain association
21.6.2021
A crypto warning list is the main cause of the ban, according to the head of the Iran Blockchain Community
Tehran Government Bans Iran Blockchain Association
20.6.2021
The Ministry of Interior of the Islamic Republic has suspended the Iran Blockchain Association (IBA). The measure comes after the organization allegedly breached government regulations. IBA unites participants in the country’s growing crypto sector who are engaged in blockchain technology...
Camarasal Poll Shows Entrepreneurs Are Worried About Bitcoin Law in El Salvador
18.6.2021
Camarasal, a well known entrepreneur association in El Salvador, announced the results of a poll made this month. The poll shows almost 100% of Salvadorans worry about the implementation of the bitcoin tender law approved recently. Most criticize the obligatory character of receiving bitcoin...
Antoine Griezmann Is Playing Football Manager The Hard Way
8.6.2021
Barcelona and France striker Antoine Griezmann is currently getting ready to try and win Euro 2020 with his national side, but on the way to the tournament he’s been showing off his skills in a different game: Football Manager, where he’s been doing very well indeed.Read more
E3 Fan Registration Opens Up Next Week
24.5.2021
Following a year off as a result of the covid-19 pandemic, E3 will return next month as an all-digital event. It’s free—despite what some earlier reports suggested—but you’ll still have to register if you want access to what passes as a show floor at an online event without an actual show...
Nigeria Bureau De Change Association Boss Accuses Speculators of Destabilizing the Naira— Says Central Bank Funding Will End Currency Woes
22.5.2021
According to the head of the Nigerian group of bureau de change operators, the naira’s continued fall on the parallel market is down to the activities of speculators. However, Aminu Gwadabe, the president of the Association of Bureau de Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON), suggests that only...
Konami, Please, This Is Excruciating
21.5.2021
Euro 2020, the planet’s biggest football tournament outside the World Cup itself, was supposed to take place last year. It was instead postponed to this Summer for obvious reasons, and to celebrate, Konami’s official PES version of the tournament will begin by featuring...woefully inaccurate and/or...
Restrictions on Crypto Trading to Deprive Nation of Opportunities, Iranian Fintechs Warn
18.5.2021
Startups have spoken out against government attempts to curb the operations of crypto exchanges in Iran. Cryptocurrency trading is not illegal, Iranian fintechs insist, calling on lawmakers and regulators to develop rules that would allow the sanctioned country to continue to take advantage...
FIFA 21 Will Feature A Player Tragically Murdered In 2006
18.5.2021
At just 15 years of age, talented footballer Kiyan Prince—part of the academy at London club Queens Park Rangers—was murdered outside his school. This week, he is being symbolically resigned as a player by QPR, and will also be appearing tomorrow (May 18) as a player in FIFA 21.Read more
Facebook-Backed Crypto Project Diem Moves to US, Unveils New Launch Plan
13.5.2021
Facebook-backed cryptocurrency project Diem, formerly Libra, is moving from Switzerland to the U.S. In collaboration with Silvergate Bank, the association, which oversees the development of the diem cryptocurrency, has unveiled a new launch plan. Facebook-Backed Stablecoin Has New Launch Plan...
South Korean Banking Association Concerned Over Surge of the Altcoin Trading Frenzy
12.5.2021
A banking association in South Korea recently added weight to regulatory discussions across the country, raising concerns about the high altcoin trading volume. The Korea Federation of Banks (KFB) requested its members to audit trading volumes through their crypto exchanges’ customers’...
South Korea's banking association alarmed by altcoin trading mania
10.5.2021
South Korea’s banking body wants crypto exchanges to be wary of the risks of being overexposed to altcoins