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DOGE Adoption on the Rise. Dallas Mavericks to Accept Dogecoin for Tickets, Merchandise
The team will soon be accepting the crypto as part of a deal with payment services provider BitPay.
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Russell Okung of the Carolina Panthers
Panthers’ Russell Okung Becomes First NFL Player to Be Paid in Bitcoin
Okung’s $13 million salary is being split 50-50 between bitcoin and fiat by way of Zap’s Strike product.
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Miami Heat’s Tyler Herro Lends Voiceover Chops to Dapper Labs’ NBA Top Shot
The Miami Heat's Tyler Herro is the first NBA player to provide a voiceover for a crypto game.
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Sorare investor and Spanish soccer player Gerard Piqué.
FC Barcelona Footballer Invests $4.3M in Fan Token Platform Sorare
Sorare, the platform for digital soccer collectibles, said FC Barcelona's Gerard Piqué is investing $4.3 million in the NFT site.
Sorare investor and Spanish soccer player Gerard Piqué.

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Dapper’s NBA Top Shot Launches Out of Beta With Samsung Galaxy Store Deal
After selling more than $2 million in digital basketball cards during its private beta, NBA Top Shot is launching to the public.
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Milwaukee Bucks player Giannis Antetokounmpo (Credit: Shutterstock/Ververidis Vasilis)
CryptoKitties Creator Debuts NBA Game on Its Own Blockchain
Blockchain meets basketball in the newest game from Dapper Labs, the developers of CryptoKitties.
Milwaukee Bucks player Giannis Antetokounmpo (Credit: Shutterstock/Ververidis Vasilis)

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Blockchain E-Sports TV App to Ship on Samsung S20 Phones in US
THETA.tv will soon be available on Samsung's flagship Galaxy S20 smartphones shipped to the U.S.
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Surveying the Carnage: Movies, Sports and Education in Crisis
As the COVID-19 crisis grows, some industries will recover quickly, but some won’t recover at all. In this episode we help you understand which is which.
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NBA Player Spencer Dinwiddie Taps Broker-Dealer in Push to Tokenize Sports Contracts
The move follows a three-month tussle with the NBA, which initially claimed it represented a league violation.
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ETHER DOWNS: You'll soon be able to breed, race and bet on virtual horses. (Credit: Unikrn)
Fake Horses, Real Bets: Unikrn Is Putting Racetrack NFTs on Ethereum
The Unikrn esports platform is partnering with ZED RUN to bring horse betting to the ethereum blockchain.
ETHER DOWNS: You'll soon be able to breed, race and bet on virtual horses. (Credit: Unikrn)