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FTX buys Super Bowl ad slot to promote crypto to a TV audience of 92M

FTX exchange will advertise for the first time during the Super Bowl LVI to reach mainstream football fans. Cryptocurrency exchange FTX, has secured an advertisement spot in one of the most watched events in America — the championship game of the National Football League, to be held in Feb. 2022 According to a report in…
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NFL quarterback Tom Brady gives fan 1 BTC for his historic 600th-touchdown-pass ball

The GOAT rewarded a Tampa Bay Buccaneers fan after wide receiver Mike Evans mistakenly handed him the ball following the historic touchdown. Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady nearly lost ownership of the ball behind his 600th touchdown pass, but now he’s paying for it… in Bitcoin (BTC). In Sunday’s game between the Buccaneers and…
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Green Bay Packers Running Back Aaron Jones Joins Crypto Exchange FTX’s Ambassador Team

On Tuesday, the crypto firm FTX Trading Ltd, announced that the Green Bay Packers running back Aaron Jones has joined the company as an FTX Ambassador in a long-term partnership. The collaboration with the NFL player follows the firm’s partnership with seven-time Super Bowl winner Tom Brady and his wife Gisele Bündchen. FTX Inks Long-Term…
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Sorare scores $680M funding led by SoftBank to grow its NFT sport portfolio

Sorare attained a $4.3 billion valuation with a Series B funding round led by the Tokyo-based holding company. Sorare, a marketplace for nonfungible token (NFT) trading cards, has raised $680 million in a Series B funding round led by Japanese fintech giant SoftBank, resulting in a revised valuation of $4.3 billion for the platform. According…
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NFL reportedly bans teams from crypto advertisements and NFTS sales

The NFL has reportedly restricted cryptocurrency and NFTs until the league establishes a strategy “for sports digital trading cards and art.” The United States National Football League (NFL) has reportedly barred all teams and members from crypto-related sponsorships and advertisements, as well as nonfungible token (NFT) sales.  According to a report by The Athletic, the…
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NFL quarterback Tom Brady hints at owning Bitcoin

The GOAT’s Twitter profile picture now shows him with laser eyes. Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady, arguably one of the most talented American football players of all time, has hinted that he’s a Bitcoiner. On Monday, Brady changed his Twitter profile picture to one with laser eyes, potentially implying to his 1.9 million followers…
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Manchester City soccer club launches fan token with Socios

English Premier League soccer club Manchester City is debuting a blockchain-based fan token, promising free tokens for registered Cityzen fans. Major English football club Manchester City is the latest sports club to launch its own blockchain-based token to power new tools for digital fan engagement. According to an official announcement Friday, Manchester City has partnered…
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Blockchain sports firm Chiliz to expand in US with $50M investment

Chiliz is setting up a New York office following years of fan token experience in Europe. Major blockchain sports venture Chiliz is planning a $50 million expansion into the United States, CEO Alexandre Dreyfus announced Tuesday. Dreyfus told Cointelegraph that the firm is setting up an office in New York and will start working with…
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Soccer fan tokens on the march as Poland’s biggest club adopts crypto

Blockchain-based soccer fan tokens are all the rage of late, and now Poland’s most successful club is getting in on the action. The spread of blockchain-based soccer fan tokens across Europe continued on Feb. 22, as Poland’s most successful soccer club partnered with sports fintech firm, Chiliz. Legia Warsaw, which holds the record for the…
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