Sports
LA’s Iconic Staples Center to Be Renamed Crypto.com Arena
The naming deal is one of the biggest in sports history, according to the L.A. Times.
Staples Center Name Change Tops List of Crypto Sports Sponsorship Deals
Crypto exchanges FTX and Crypto.com have invested over $1 billion in sports sponsorships in the past year. Here are the 10 largest deals to date.
MLB Sensation Shohei Ohtani Becomes FTX’s Newest Brand Ambassador
The exchange’s deal with the Japanese-born pitcher and slugger is the latest in its run of high-profile athlete partnerships.
New England Patriots Partner With Fan Token Site Socios
The NFL team is dabbling with something that had been a European football phenomenon until now.
International Cricket NFTs to Hit Flow Blockchain Following $17M Seed Round
Tiger Global and Dapper Labs are backing Faze Technologies’ bid to “build the metaverse for cricket.”
NFL Star Aaron Rodgers Gives Ringing Endorsement of Bitcoin
The Green Bay Packers quarterback will be taking a part of his salary in bitcoin and is also giving away $1 million of the crypto as part of a promotion with payments provider Square.
FTX Scores Another Sports Sponsorship With Super Bowl Ad
The crypto exchange is buying into one of the biggest sporting events of the year. Of course it is.
Red Sox Legend David Ortiz Signs Multiyear FTX Deal
The retired player will serve as an ambassador for the exchange in the latest of its long list of sports-related sponsorship deals.
DraftKings Founders Back ‘Play-to-Earn’ Soccer Game With $3M Raise
MonkeyBall, a self-described mashup of “FIFA Street” and “Final Fantasy,” will run on the Solana blockchain.
