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Fan Tokens Booming at Japanese Pro Football Clubs
22.7.2021
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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...
Arsenal FC to launch AFC Fan Token on Socios
19.7.2021
Socios will become the digital meeting place for “Gooners,” the term used since the 1980s to describe Arsenal fans
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
New York Giants’ Saquon Barkley Plans to Convert Endorsement Revenue to Bitcoin
15.7.2021
Another pro athlete in the National Football League (NFL) is planning to convert some of his earnings into bitcoin. The 24-year-old running back for the New York Giants, Saquon Barkley, discussed converting his endorsement revenue into bitcoin during a recent interview with the Morgan Creek Digital...
The Best Sports Video Game Of All Time
12.7.2021
The latest sports games are not always the best.Read more
It’s kick-off time: Enjoy Euro 2020 finals the crypto and blockchain way
11.7.2021
As one of soccer’s largest events, the Euro cup comes to a close, here’s how you can use your crypto to enjoy the upcoming final
Valve Finds A City Willing To Host DOTA 2's The International
8.7.2021
Already delayed from 2020, this year’s The International was supposed to take place in Sweden, until Sweden looked at the continuing global pandemic and said no thank you. So Valve had to scramble to find a city that would take the event, and in Bucharest, they’ve found it.Read more
Dutch Professional Football Club AZ ‘Confident’ About Bitcoin’s Future, Keeps BTC on Balance Sheet
2.7.2021
Dutch professional football club AZ has formed an exclusive partnership with a regulated cryptocurrency exchange platform, Bitcoin Meester. Part of the sponsorship amount is paid in bitcoin and AZ will leave the cryptocurrency on its balance sheet during the collaboration. The club says it is...
Dutch Football Team AZ Alkmaar to hold Bitcoin and pay players in BTC
2.7.2021
AZ Alkmaar is set to become the first professional football club in the Netherlands to pay player salaries in Bitcoin
Socios partners with Turkish soccer club union to explore digital revenue models
1.7.2021
Turkey’s union of soccer clubs partners with Socios to improve fan engagement in the Turkish Süper Lig through technology and innovation
Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen take equity stake in FTX crypto exchange
29.6.2021
Both Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen will take equity stakes in FTX Trading and receive crypto as part of an endorsement deal with the crypto exchange
Portuguese national football team launches fan token with Socios
24.6.2021
The platform reported the sales of all its fan tokens have generated more $150 million this year
Germany commemorates Euro 2020 soccer team with NFTs
22.6.2021
The German Football Association will create player NFT cards that can be used in Sorare’s Global Fantasy Football game
DOTA 2's The International Is Probably Moving Because Sweden Doesn't Think Esports Are Sports
22.6.2021
If it wasn’t for the global Covid pandemic, DOTA 2's big championship, The International, would have been held in Sweden in 2020. Now, in 2021, it’s not going to be held in Sweden again, but this time for more administrative reasons.Read more
Basketball Players in Canada to Be Paid in Bitcoin
19.6.2021
CEBL, the Canadian men’s basketball league, will offer its professional basketball players the option to receive a portion of their salary in cryptocurrency. The new payment option has been enabled through a partnership with the Canadian cryptocurrency exchange Bitbuy. Bitbuy to Convert...
Crypto fan tokens a mixed bag for game-deprived soccer fans
16.6.2021
The COVID-19 lockdown incentivized sporting organizations to adopt fan tokens, but how useful are they for supporters?
French Football Federation launches official player NFTs with Sorare
14.6.2021
Les Bleus players and their sports stats will be tokenized on the blockchain for trading and playing in fantasy games
FootballCoin Launches Euro 2020 Fantasy Game With Collectable NFTs and XFC Prizes
11.6.2021
PRESS RELEASE. FootballCoin has launched a new version of its fantasy football game for EURO 2020, with a host of new features, NFT cards, and prizes. 11th June 2021, Dubai, UAE — Pioneering Football Fantasy Blockchain platform FootballCoin has launched the new version of its game for EURO...
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
Mexican Football Federation Shows League Club’s NFT Equity Sale Red Card
3.6.2021
The Mexican Football Federation appears to have thrown up an insurmountable roadblock for a pro club that was hoping to sell a percentage of its equity as a non-fungible token (NFT) – in a move that would be unprecedented in world sport.
The football team in question is Club Nexaca of the Liga...