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17.02 / 20:17

Sport Gaming Bakkt FBI Crypto Unit, Sequoia Doubles Down on Tokens, Universal Music NFTs + More News

Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.

17.02 / 06:05

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Brisbane-based crypto exchange Swyftx has penned a major three-year sponsorship deal with the Australian National Rugby League (NRL).

16.02 / 17:49

Adoption NFT Sport Non-fungible tokens Deal Bybit Enters USD 150M Deal with Red Bull F1 Team; Plans Fan Token, NFT Collaboration

Bybit, one of the top 10 crypto exchanges by spot volume, has entered into a major sponsorship agreement with the Formula One team Oracle Red Bull Racing, with the exchange now taking on a new role of the “Issuance Partner” for fan tokens and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for the racing team.

16.02 / 14:22

business Adoption Sport partnership Red Bull Racing scores $150M sponsorship with Bybit

Following Red Bull Racing's most recent wins at Formula One (F1), the racing team scores a three-year partnership with Singapore-based crypto trading platform Bybit for $50 million per year. According to the announcement, the fee will be paid in a combination of fiat and BitDAO (BIT) tokens.

16.02 / 13:15

Adoption Sport Central Bank Winter Olympics Here’s how much digital yuan used at Olympics, according to PBoC

The 2022 Winter Olympics participants, visitors and organizers could be spending more than $300,000 in China’s digital yuan every day, according to new reports citing officials from the People’s Bank of China.

16.02 / 00:11

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The link between Latin American football and crypto is continuing to deepen this year – with a flurry of activity surrounding some of the region’s biggest football teams, star players, and its most heavily backed crypto exchanges.

15.02 / 15:35

Adoption Sport Entertainment Bitcoin Canadian Rapper Drake Nets USD 300,000 From His Bitcoin Bet on the Super Bowl

Massively popular Canadian rapper Drake has profited USD 300,000 from his three bets cumulatively worth USD 1.26m worth of bitcoin (BTC), on the Super Bowl match between the Los Angeles Rams (LA Rams) and the Cincinnati Bengals.

14.02 / 20:37

Sport UK Post Office scandal: 'People thought we were thieves', hears inquiry into wrongful convictions

A former British post office manager broke down in tears as he gave evidence to a public inquiry on Monday into an IT scandal that resulted in hundreds of wrongful convictions in one of the biggest miscarriages of justice in UK legal history.

14.02 / 17:23

Art Sport 'Business as usual': Western firms in Ukraine resist calls for expats to leave

The message from Western businesses operating in Ukraine appears to be very much "business as usual" -- at least for now -- despite intensified warnings from international governments of a potentially imminent Russian invasion.

14.02 / 14:33

Adoption Sport coinbase eToro Super Bowl Crypto Ads, Which One Was the Most Interesting?

The 2022 Super Bowl was inundated with crypto ads as four crypto trading platforms and one decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) aired ads promoting the nascent industry.

14.02 / 13:25

Blockchain Sport coinbase Bitcoin Super Bowl 2022: Here’s the scoreboard of crypto ads

Super Bowl commercials have always been an intrinsic part of the annual National Football League (NFL) championship and for business, a fair sign of making it in the real world. This year, however, marked a new milestone for the crypto community as FTX, eToro, Crypto.com and Coinbase debuted crypto ads in Super Bowl 2022.

11.02 / 14:29

Adoption Sport Betting Bitcoin Drake bets $1.3M in Bitcoin on Bengals vs Rams Super Bowl match

Drake spends his time betting more than a million in Bitcoin (BTC) on Super Bowl matches when he's not running through the six with his woes.

11.02 / 04:43

regulation Sport Gaming Winter Olympics Official Winter Olympics P2E Game Is a Non-Starter in the Games’ Host Country

Crypto is making its presence felt through its absence at the Winter Olympics, currently underway in China. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has struck a partnership deal with nWay, a subsidiary of the play-to-earn (P2E) gaming giant Animoca Brands, which has released the “official video game” of Beijing 2022. The snag? It’s banned in the Olympic host nation.

10.02 / 15:33

business Blockchain Sport Tezos Training Man United onboards Tezos as its official Web3 and training kit partner

Manchester United, one of the oldest soccer clubs globally, has confirmed the partnership with blockchain firm Tezos as the official training kit and technology partner.

10.02 / 00:01

Sport Bitcoin Paris attacks trial: 'I didn't kill or hurt anyone,' main defendant tells court

The main defendant on trial over the Paris terror attacks has told the court that he "did not kill or hurt anyone".

09.02 / 23:09

Sport coinbase eToro Bitcoin crypto trading platforms 5 Crypto Trading Platforms and 1 DAO are Set to Air Ads During Super Bowl

The upcoming Super Bowl in the USA, the annual playoff championship game of the National Football League (NFL), will be inundated with crypto ads as at least five crypto trading platforms and one decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) have paid up to USD 7m each to reserve a 30-second ad slot.

09.02 / 23:01

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Pope Francis said he hopes that the diplomatic process will help avoid armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine because "war is insane."

09.02 / 19:41

cryptocurrency Sport Winter Olympics Bitcoin Darya Dolidovich: Belarusian skier flees to Poland after Winter Olympics ban

A cross-country skier has fled Belarus for Poland after being banned from competing at the Winter Olympics due to their political views.

09.02 / 19:41

cryptocurrency Sport Football Bitcoin reserves Germany's gas reserves are at 'worrying' levels, admits government

Germany's gas reserves have fallen to "worrying" levels, the government admitted on Wednesday, amid tensions with Russia and a delay over approval of the new Nord Stream 2 pipeline.

09.02 / 19:41

cryptocurrency Sport Bitcoin foreign Ukraine crisis: Hungary won't accept more NATO troops on its soil, says foreign minister Szijjártó

Hungary will not accept further NATO troops on its soil as part of manoeuvres over the Ukraine crisis, its foreign minister has told Euronews.

08.02 / 15:49

Adoption Sport Bitcoin National US national figure skating body adopts Bitcoin donations

The United States national governing body for the sport of figure skating, the U.S. Figure Skating, is the latest organization in the country to enable donations in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC).

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