The Southampton FC matchday rights acquired by Sportsbet could be put to use even amid the COVID-19 lockdown — with the help of Bitcoin and virtual reality. Premier League football club Southampton FC has entered into a partnership with cryptocurrency betting website Sportsbet.io. The new venture will give Southampton fans the chance to take in…
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The club’s men’s and women’s teams will be featured along with Man City-owned Melbourne City FC. Animoca Brands has teamed up with Premier League football club Manchester City and Australian club Melbourne City FC to develop games and collectibles based on the two teams. A Dec. 21 post on the official Man City Twitter account…
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Brazilian soccer club CR Vasco da Gama and crypto exchange Mercado Bitcoin are looking to tokenize early-career transfers in the soccer world. Vasco da Gama, one of the leading teams in Brazilian football, and Mercado Bitcoin, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in Latin America, have announced plans to tokenize the rights of the solidarity…
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Crypto and blockchain matter for the global soccer community. A Japanese professional soccer player is launching his own cryptocurrency to boost fan engagement. Keisuke Honda, former Japan midfielder and currently a captain of the Brazilian professional league team Botafogo, has launched his own token to build new connections with his fans, Cointelegraph Japan reported on…
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There is a way for crypto exchanges and soccer clubs to work together. Another major soccer club is entering the cryptocurrency industry by tapping a partnership with a cryptocurrency exchange. SS Lazio, an Italian professional sports club, signed a multiyear deal with crypto trading platform StormGain. Announcing the news on Wednesday, StormGain said that it…
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Fan token adoption heats up as Trabzonspor joins the craze. Turkish football club Trabzonspor is the latest team to issue their own fan tokens using the Blockchain voting and rewards app, Socios.com, which will be available via the Chiliz exchange. According to the announcement, $TRA token holders will be able to vote in various polls…
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BtcTurk joins forces with the Turkish Football Federation on the road to the UEFA European Championship 2021. Major Turkish crypto exchange BtcTurk has become the main sponsor of both the women’s and men’s Turkish national soccer teams via an agreement with the Turkish Football Federation, Cointelegraph Turkey reported on Aug. 20. According to the official…
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Chiliz is entering one of the world’s best football countries by listing CHZ token on the largest crypto exchange in Brazil. Chiliz (CHZ), a major sports-focused digital currency, is getting its first listing on a Brazilian cryptocurrency exchange. Mercado Bitcoin, the largest crypto trading platform in Brazil, will soon roll out Chiliz trading against the…
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Sales were expected to last 48 hours. Spanish soccer giant FC Barcelona has sold out its first FC Barcelona Fan Tokens (BAR), which were sold via sports-focused token platforms Chiliz.net and Socios.com. The $1.3 million sale ran its course in less than two hours. At its peak it sold $777,000 of tokens in less than…
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A Singapore-based sports blockchain venture begins trading a token released by Italian soccer club, Juventus. Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) are not new to the sports industry. Some NBA teams began accepting BTC as payment for tickets as early as 2014. Since then, the relationship between sports and crypto has been rapidly evolving. Today, a firm…
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