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Finance

WNBA 'Moments' Are Coming to Dapper Labs' NBA Top Shot

The league is making its first foray into NFTs as it looks to capitalize on a surge of new fans.

2020 WNBA MVP A'ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces

Finance

NFT-Focused Topps Abandons Plan to Go Public in SPAC Merger

The longtime trading card company pulled out of its deal following the loss of its exclusive contract to make cards for Major League Baseball.

A promo image for Topps' MLB NFT play.

Finance

Top NBA Pick Paid in Bitcoin for BlockFi Sponsorship Deal

Former Oklahoma State star Cade Cunningham's multi-year deal with the crypto lender includes a bitcoin signing bonus.

Detroit Pistons draft pick Cade Cunningham

Markets

Watford FC Sports Dogecoin Logo in Sponsorship Deal Worth Almost $1M

The Shibu Inu meme-inspired crypto's logo appears on Watford's shirts as part of a sponsorship deal with Stake.com.

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Finance

Polygon's New Gaming Studio Launches With Cricket NFT Platform

Rario already has a pair of international cricket leagues signed on.

Zaheer Khan of India bats during a match against New Zealand on Feb. 15, 2014.

Finance

DraftKings Charts NFT Long-Game With Marketplace Debut

Tom Brady’s NFT platform, Autograph, is powering the sports betting app’s foray into the world of digital collectibles.

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Markets

$100K in Bitcoin Up for Grabs as FTX's MLB Team-Up Advances

Sam Bankman-Fried’s sponsorship deal with Major League Baseball now involves giving away free bitcoin.

FTX ad patches have appeared on all MLB umpires since July 13.

Finance

Watford FC Signs Sponsorship Deal With Crypto Betting Platform Stake.com

The partnership extends Watford's association with crypto-related firms, following its prior sponsorship by Sportsbet.io.

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Finance

Tom Brady's NFT Platform Autograph Partners With Lionsgate and DraftKings

Brady's platform has also signed exclusive NFT deals with fellow iconic sports stars Tiger Woods, Wayne Gretzky, Derek Jeter, Naomi Osaka and Tony Hawk.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady.

Policy

US Senators Ask Team USA to Boycott China’s Digital Yuan at 2022 Olympics

“We cannot allow America’s athletes to be used as a Trojan horse to increase the Chinese Communist Party’s ability to spy on the United States,” said Sen. Cynthia Lummis.

Beijing is hosting the Winter Olympics in 2022.