Sports


Finance

Chicago Bulls to Release NFT Artwork Reimagining Its Iconic Logo

The collection invited NFT artists and designers like Bobby Hundreds, Deadfellaz and Ghxsts to redesign an NBA logo that hasn't changed since 1966.

Art by Varvara Alay

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The Degens' Sports Club

It's like a sportier version of Wall Street Bets, plus bar and NFTs. And it's showing how to build a vibrant community in Web3, says Jeff Wilser.

(Knights of Degen/OpenSea, modified by BeFunky)

Finance

NBA to Develop NFT-Based Fantasy Basketball Game With Sorare

Sorare has become the "Official NFT Fantasy Partner" of the NBA.

NBA (Pixabay)

Finance

Golden State Warriors’ Co-Owner to Start Fantasy Sports-Style NFT Game

The entrepreneur Nick Swinmurn’s foray into NFTs includes Gremlin-style collectibles that let owners predict outcomes in all the major sports leagues.

Hellebore Siber NFTs (Hellebore)

Finance

Crypto.com Pulls Plug on $495M Champions League Sponsorship Deal: Report

Regulatory concerns in Europe prompted the firm to scrap the deal.

Crypto.com pulls out of Champions League sponsorship deal (Janosch Diggelm/Unsplash)

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Betting Platform BetDEX Labs Likes the Odds for Its Decentralized Sports Exchange

Chairman Nigel Eccles wants to cut out the middleman, and thinks a Solana protocol is the way to go, he told CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover.”

Nigel Eccles, in a photo from 2015 (Clodagh Kilcoyne/Getty Images)

Markets

Sports Tokens Surge After Socios.com Gets Regulatory Approval in Italy

The fan token market cap is up almost 100% from last month, according to FanMarketCap data. 

A fan of Liverpool FC during the final match of the UEFA Champions League between Liverpool and Real Madrid (Oleg Dubyna/Flickr)

Finance

Table Tennis Goes Crypto With Plans for NFT, Web3 Crossovers

The event arm of the sport’s governing body is partnering with a non-fungible token startup to build the game.

(Ben Sauer/Unsplash)