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This week, a major crypto fraud trial involving over €28 million ($30 million) in stolen funds opened in Nancy, France. The trial is expected to last a month. More than 20 defendants are implicated in a scheme targeting football clubs…
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Crypto companies shelled out a record total of nearly $170 million on sponsorship deals with Premier League clubs for the 2024/2025 season based on data from SportsQuake. According to an Oct. 7 Bloomberg report, sponsorships from crypto firms have come…
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Spain and Argentina’s football fan tokens both plummeted in value recently — despite both teams winning major tournaments. Many of the biggest coins are down more than 90% from all-time highs. You might expect a club’s football fan token to…
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Kraken has announced a partnership with Spanish football club Atlético de Madrid. The deal sees the crypto exchange become the official crypto and Web3 partner of the Madrid-based club, with collaboration set to start in the 2024/2025 season. Kraken will…
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The club, co-owned by Peter McCormack and backed by the Winklevoss twins, will receive payments in Bitcoin as part of the deal. Gemini, the well-known cryptocurrency exchange, just announced a five-year sponsorship deal with Real Bedford, a football club in…
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Football legend Ronaldinho Gaúcho, mostly known as just Ronaldinho, has recently hinted at re-entering the crypto scene, but his controversial past in the industry has cast a long shadow of doubt. In an X post on June 23, Ronaldinho said…
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Tottenham Hotspur is collaborating with Socios.com to unveil an exclusive Spurs Fan Token to enhance fan engagement and offer personalized rewards
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PSG’s latest foray into NFTs comes on the back of a recent dappGambl report claiming that nearly 95% of all non-fungible token collections have no value.
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Football legend Ronaldinho denies involvement in a controversial crypto scheme 18k Ronaldinho, while testifying before a legislative committee. Brazilian football legend and global icon Ronaldinho directly refuted allegations linking him to a cryptocurrency-based financial pyramid. Testifying before a legislative committee…
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The Brazilian football star Ronaldinho failed to testify at a hearing about his alleged crypto scam participation in Brazil. The famous football player could be arrested by the Brazilian authorities and forced to testify over a pyramid scheme. According to…
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Binance has cut ties with the Argentine Football Association (AFA), citing a breach of contractual agreement. Binance Argentina announced its decision to end the partnership deal with the AFA stems in a tweet on July 17. Despite being given ample…
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Swiss investment bank Credit Suisse and the Swiss Football Association (SFA) have collaborated on an NFT collection to support women’s football, featuring 756 digital art portraits of Swiss national team players. In an official press release, the collaboration announced the…
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Football fan tokens continue registering massive gains amid the bullish outlook dominant in the broader crypto markets. Consequently, the combined market capitalization of these tokens has recorded an impressive 8% gain in the past 24 hours, recently crossing the $370…
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First-ever official Manchester United digital collectible found to replicate Lucréce collectible monsters aesthetics.
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The UK advertisement regulator ASA cracks its whip on FC Barcelona, banning its non-fungible token (NFT) ads, in a series of actions against crypto in public space. FC Barcelona becomes the latest soccer club facing the wrath of the advertising…
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Manchester United partnered with Tezos to create an exclusive NFT for their blockchain. The free tokens have already been claimed by 750,000 fans. According to stats provided to crypto.news by Tezos, Manchester United’s NFT transactions have risen by 22.72% since…