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Top NFL Prospect Kayvon Thibodeaux Taps Rally to Launch Own Cryptocurrency

The highly touted edge rusher out of Oregon is the first football player and second college athlete to do so.

Kayvon Thibodeaux of the Oregon Ducks (Abbie Parr/Getty Images)

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Dapper Labs Said to Reach $7.6B Valuation in $250M Funding Round

The firm behind NBA Top Shot and the Flow blockchain also announced a deal with Spain’s top soccer league, LaLiga.

Dapper Labs CEO Roham Gharegozlou

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European Football NFT Platform Sorare Raises $680M Series B

European fantasy soccer and digital collectible platform Sorare announced a $680 million Series B raise Tuesday, the largest ever in the non-fungible token (NFT) space, valuing the company at $4.3 billion. “The Hash” crew discusses the evolving NFT market as it continues to collide with global sports and the lucrative European soccer space.

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Finance

European Football NFT Platform Sorare Raises $680M Series B

The raise values the company at $4.3 billion.

Real Madrid CF v Juventus (Denis Doyle/Getty Images)

Finance

Soccer Powerhouse Paris Saint-Germain Names Crypto.com as Cryptocurrency Partner

The exchange will pay a large part of its sponsorship fee with its CRO token.

Paris Saint-Germain is accelerating its crypto experimentation. (Visionhaus/Getty Images)

Finance

NBA Star Steph Curry Joins Tom Brady as FTX Ambassador

Sam Bankman-Fried’s trading empire adds another professional athlete to its cap table.

NBA player Steph Curry (Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images)

Finance

Inter Milan Signs $100M Sponsorship Deal With Zytara Labs, DigitalBits Foundation

The deal will see the reigning Italian soccer champions sport DigitalBits logos on their jersey sleeves.

San Siro soccer stadium, shared home ground of Inter Milan and AC Milan.

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