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  • New DAO Projects

    From Fukuoka to the world? The Japanese DAO trying to shake up sports fandom

    In the second installment of Forkast’s <a href="https://forkast.news/bitcoin-real-bedford-football-bear-market">‘Crypto in Sport’ series </a>we head to the land of the rising sun, where J1 League football club Avispa Fukuoka have incorporated a first-of-its-kind DAO into their operations. Can the DAO provide a model for the rest of the sports world to follow? Can it change the way fans engage with their clubs?

    Will Fee

  • Bitcoin News

    Real Bedford — Bitcoin, football and the bear market

    In the first installment of Forkast’s ‘Crypto in Sport’ series, we visit the U.K. and the homeground of Real Bedford — the world’s first Bitcoin-funded football team. Can the team’s rock-n-roll rebrand under Bitcoin evangelist Peter McCormack propel the team up the English football pyramid? Or will the crypto winter put a freeze on its progress?

    Joe Luc Barnes

  • Altcoins

    FTX loses Miami Heat stadium sponsorship

    National Basketball Association (NBA) team Miami Heat’s home arena will soon be renamed after a Florida judge ended the naming rights agreement between the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange, FTX.com, and Miami-Dade County

    Lachlan Keller

  • Crypto Trading and Strategies

    Football most popular sport among crypto investors: KuCoin survey

    Football is the most popular sport among crypto investors and 48% of fans among these investors are interested in trading fan tokens for sports teams during the FIFA World Cup, according to a new survey by Seychelles-based crypto exchange KuCoin. 

    Pradipta Mukherjee

  • NFT Marketplaces

    Sachin Tendulkar joins NFT market Rario’s cricket legends roster

    Sachin Tendulkar, Indian cricket legend and former captain of the national cricket team, has partnered with cricket non-fungible token (NFT) platform Rario to launch exclusive digital collectibles. See related article: 55,000 Meta Cricket League NFTs sell out in nine minutes Fast facts Rario has existing partnerships with cricket icons, like Zaheer Khan, Kevin Pietersen, Jonty […]

    Pradipta Mukherjee

  • Upcoming NFT Projects

    Run-to-earn protocol Stepn announces NFT project colab with Atlético de Madrid

    Web3 lifestyle app Stepn is releasing a non-fungible token (NFT) running shoe collection in partnership with crypto exchange WhaleFin and Spanish soccer club Atlético de Madrid, the company announced on Thursday. See related article: Play-to-earn game developers pivot to engaging fans Fast facts This collection will feature 1,001 Atlético de Madrid shoes that grant the […]

    Lachlan Keller

  • Altcoins

    Chiliz CHZ jumps 25% on Socios, FC Barcelona partnership

    Chiliz (CHZ) cryptocurrency jumped as much as 25% on Monday evening in Asia after announcing a US$100 million investment in FC Barcelona’s Barça Studios for a 24.5% stake in the soccer club’s digital content and distribution hub. See related article: South Korea’s Ifland metaverse dives into play-to-earn Fast facts Under the partnership, Socios.com and Chiliz […]

    Pradipta Mukherjee