Sports
Cricket NFT Marketplace to Raise $100M in Series A Funding Round: Report
FanCraze is built on Flow, the same blockchain that hosts NBA Top Shot, the digital collectibles platform that won widespread popularity last year.

Digital Assets Can Boost Revenue for Sports Teams, PwC Says
Token sales and metaverse events have the potential to become major revenue streams for teams and leagues.

The NBA’s Web 3 Innovation Dilemma
The pro basketball league led the way with NBA Top Shot. But is it ready for the bigger implications of Web 3 for fan engagement and ownership?

DraftKings Becomes Polygon Validator After NFT Marketplace Clocks $44M in Sales
Zero Hash is providing the technical chops for the sports betting platform to become one of Polygon’s largest governors.

Mickey Mantle Baseball Card NFT Sells for $471K in OpenSea Auction
The NFT iteration of the coveted 1952 baseball card racked up a bidding war in the sale’s final hour, making it one of the priciest sports NFTs ever sold.

Manchester City Soccer Club Signs Deal With Crypto Exchange OKX
The partnership gives OKX a presence at the English Premier League champion's Etihad Stadium.

FC Barcelona to Create Its Own Cryptocurrency and Metaverse
Owned and operated by fans, Spanish soccer club FC Barcelona has rejected offers from crypto enterprises with the ambition to create its own cryptocurrency and metaverse.

FC Barcelona Plans to Create Its Own Cryptocurrency: Report
The club has rejected offers to be associated with crypto enterprises because it wants to develop its own cryptocurrency and its own metaverse.

Two European Soccer Clubs Cancel Sponsorship Deals With Bitci: Report
Sporting Lisbon pointed to the Turkish crypto firm's failure to make its payments.

Fast Break Labs Raises $$6M in Seed Funding Round
The Web 3 startup founded by two ex-Meta Platforms employees is developing a blockchain-based fantasy basketball game.

