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‘I Think XRP Is a Scam’ Says Former UFC Star and BTC Bull Ben Askren
As regulatory concerns over XRP — the world’s third-biggest crypto asset — have intensified, some celebrities are stepping in to voice more FUD about the coin. Ben Askren, former UFC fighter and known Bitcoin (BTC) bull, has driven more scepticism toward XRP with a short tweet on Jan. 28: “I think XRP is a scam.” Askren loves Bitcoin and Litecoin, not XRP Askren’s latest cryptocurrency verdict builds on a background of previous endorsements of other cryptocurrencies. The famous former Olympic wrestler is not only bullish on Bitcoin, but also supports Charlie Lee-founded Litecoin (LTC), the seventh biggest cryptocurrency by market …
Bitcoin / Jan. 30, 2020
Tron to Dedicate Conference to Deceased Basketball Star Kobe Bryant
The Tron Foundation will dedicate its 2020 niTROn Summit to Kobe Bryant, an American NBA superstar who died in a helicopter crash on Sunday. Bryant, a “member of the Tron Family” who is known for participating in Tron’s events, died at age 41 in a helicopter crash near Los Angeles along with his 13-year-old daughter on Jan. 26. Following the tragic news, the Tron Foundation announced that the upcoming niTROn Summit, a major Tron-hosted event that will be held from Feb. 29 to March 1 in Seoul, will be devoted to Bryant. Bryant discussed the future of blockchain at a …
Bitcoin / Jan. 27, 2020
UK’s Lancashire Cricket Club Now Uses Blockchain Platform to Sell Tickets
The United Kingdom’s legendary Lancashire Cricket Club will sell tickets for all domestic and international fixtures at Emirates Old Trafford in 2020 through a blockchain-based platform. In a news release on Jan. 24, the club revealed that it will use a blockchain-powered mobile tickets platform dubbed TIXnGO. The platform has been jointly developed with Lancashire’s ticketing service provider, SecuTis, and was successfully tested during the 2019 season. Eliminating fake tickets By deploying the platform, the club intends to eliminate fake tickets and track ticket distribution among their supporters. Lancashire’s head of ticketing and digital systems, Jonathon Nuttall, claimed that the …
Adoption / Jan. 24, 2020
Chiliz Launches Crypto Exchange for Trading Sports Fan Tokens
Malta-based sports blockchain venture Chiliz is launching a cryptocurrency exchange for sports and entertainment tokens. In a press release shared with Cointelegraph on Jan. 23, Chiliz detailed that the new exchange — Chiliz.net — will roll out in February after the beginning of Fan Token Offerings for all of the Socios.com partner teams . Socios.com is a tokenized fan-voting platform for sports powered by Chiliz tokens (CHZ). Chiliz.net will be fully integrated with Socios.com, enabling users to transfer their fan tokens from a Socios wallet to the exchange, and vice versa. Chiliz and Socios.com CEO Alexandre Dreyfus claimed that Chiliz.net …
Adoption / Jan. 23, 2020
NBA’s Kings Continue Reign Over Crypto-Fan Collab with Live Auction Platform
Though their market is small, their reach is mighty. The National Basketball Association’s (NBA) Sacramento Kings are at it again and will tip off a live auction for gear with a blockchain-based app. On Jan. 15, the team announced its new live auction platform with blockchain development firm ConsenSys. Starting tonight, fans can bid live on in-game sports gear. The platform reportedly authenticates auction items, patching problems that have long bedeviled gear-hungry fans. How it works Fans anywhere can bid on game-worn gear with the new Kings + Golden 1 Center app. The first garb to hit the virtual block …
Blockchain / Jan. 15, 2020
Juventus Soccer Club’s Fans Choose New Goal Song via Tokenized Platform
Fans of Italian professional soccer club Juventus have used the Socios platform to vote on the song to be played when they score a goal in their home stadium. The voting marked the first-ever poll held on Socios, a tokenized fan-voting platform for sports, and a real use-case of the team’s branded token JUV, according to a Jan. 6 blog post. Following the poll initiated in December, fans have chosen Song 2 by Blur as the new song which will play at Juventus’ Allianz Stadium every time the team scores a goal. Giving a voice to fans around the world …
Adoption / Jan. 6, 2020
Chinese Crypto Fitness App Reportedly Under Investigation for Fraud
A Chinese cryptocurrency fitness app has reportedly been placed under investigation for allegedly illegal fundraising practices and financial fraud. Nikkei Asian Review reported the news on Dec. 18, citing documents ostensibly accessed by its affiliate publication, KrASIA. Investors in limbo According to the report, the market regulator in Changsha, the capital of Hunan province, is investigating a fitness app that promised to reward users with cryptocurrency “candies” in exchange for being active. By clocking 4,000 steps a day for 45 days, users of the app, dubbed “Qubu,” could purportedly earn 15 candies, which could then be traded in for cash …
Blockchain / Dec. 18, 2019
Juventus Soccer Club Releases Blockchain Token for Fan Voting
Italian professional soccer club Juventus has released its own token to enable fans to participate in voting and polling. Following a year-long development, Juventus’ branded token is now available on Socios.com, a tokenized fan-voting platform for sports, according to a Dec. 2 announcement. The token’s initial price is 2 euros ($2.22) per token, while a limited amount of free tokens will be available through the augmented reality feature of the Socios.com app, "Token Hunt." Fans who hold the token will be able to vote in a range of club-related decisions, the first of which will determine the club’s song for …
Adoption / Dec. 3, 2019
Lamborghini Now Uses Salesforce Blockchain to Certify Heritage Cars
Italian luxury sports car brand Lamborghini is using Salesforce Blockchain to authenticate heritage Lamborghini cars. Salesforce, a major global customer relationship management firm, announced on Nov. 19 that Lamborghini can now trace, certify and authenticate heritage cars faster and more securely using its blockchain platform. Launched in May 2019, Salesforce’s Hyperledger-based blockchain platform will now be implemented to create a trusted network between multiple participants for certification checks during a Lamborghini’s resale. Each Lamborghini vehicle will now come with an immutable record of service Typically, when a Lamborgini is resold, the vehicle goes through 800 or 1,000 certification inspections that …
Blockchain / Nov. 19, 2019
Dallas Mavericks CTO: Crypto Payment Option Still ‘A Cottage Industry’
The Dallas Mavericks pro basketball team’s cryptocurrency payment option has not yet caught on with the majority of fans, the team’s chief technical officer said in a recent interview. As sports business-focused media outlet Front Office Sports reported on Nov. 14, Mavericks CTO David Herr said that the team wants to provide its fans with a more flexible way to purchase tickets and merchandise, thus enabling them to pay with cryptocurrencies. However, Herr pointed out that the demand for such an option is still very low, saying: “[Users] are pretty low, I don’t want to say infancy, but it’s a …
Adoption / Nov. 14, 2019
‘Should I Bring My Ramp?’ Tony Hawk to Speak at SF Bitcoin Conference
Bitcoin (BTC) has cemented Tony Hawk as one of its long-term fans as the skateboarding legend prepares to speak at a major conference. Hawk HODLing BTC for at least 5 years Accepting the invitation to next year’s Bitcoin 2020 conference in San Francisco, Hawk confirmed previous statements he made about being a Bitcoin investor. “Looking forward to it! I’ve been riding the Bitcoin transitions for over 5 years now. Which reminds me... should I bring my ramp?” he responded in a tweet on Oct. 31. Hawk has given mixed hints about his exposure to Bitcoin. In another Twitter post earlier …
Bitcoin / Oct. 31, 2019
Sacramento Kings Pro Basketball Team Launches Crypto Collectibles
The Sacramento Kings NBA basketball team has partnered with CryptoKaiju to launch crypto-collectibles. In a press release on Oct. 16, the Sacramento Kings announced a new collaboration with the creator of Ethereum-based Kaiju toys, CryptoKaiju. The companies will give away 100 limited-edition Kaiju collectible toys throughout the 2019–2020 basketball season. Each collectible is backed by a non-fungible token, meaning that no two are the same. 15 of these toys will come with a unique experience or prize, such as courtside seats, VIP tours, and signed merchandise, among others. Sacramento Kings CTO Ryan Montoya said: “We are thrilled to bring these …
Blockchain / Oct. 17, 2019