BlockFi Raises $50M From Universities, NBA Star, Others as Crypto Lending Soars
BlockFi, a major player in the crypto-lending sector, has now raised nearly $100 million in the past 12 months.
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Aug 20, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
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NBA's Spencer Dinwiddie, Andre Iguodala and More Join Dapper Labs $12M Funding Round
Dapper Labs raised $12 million in its newest funding round led by NBA stars Spencer Dinwiddie, Andre Iguodala, JaVale McGee, Aaron Gordon and Garrett Temple.
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Aug 6, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
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NBA Player Spencer Dinwiddie's Token Sale Hits 10% of $13.5M Goal
Spencer Dinwiddie has sold just nine of 90 shares of his contract, raising $1.4 million instead of the $13.5 million he'd intended.
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Jul 22, 2020 at 10:01 p.m. UTC
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CryptoKitties Creator Debuts NBA Game on Its Own Blockchain
Blockchain meets basketball in the newest game from Dapper Labs, the developers of CryptoKitties.
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May 27, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
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NBA Team Auctioning Basketball Star's Jersey on Ethereum Blockchain
The Sacramento Kings plan to auction off Buddy Hield’s jersey from Wednesday’s game against the Dallas Mavericks using an ethereum-based platform built by ConsenSys.
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Jan 15, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. UTC
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Narrative Watch: The Hunt for Crypto's Killer App
As a Brooklyn Nets player tokenizes his contract, are income share agreements poised to break out as one of crypto’s killer apps?
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Jan 13, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. UTC
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NBA Player's Contract Tokenization Plan Can Move Forward: Reports
Spencer Dinwiddie intends to begin selling tokenized shares of his contract starting Monday, Jan. 13.
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Jan 10, 2020 at 3:31 p.m. UTC
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NBA's Sacramento Kings to Reward Loyal Fans With Crypto Tokens
Based on the ERC-20 standard, the Kings Token will be a first for a U.S. professional sports team.
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Oct 7, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. UTC
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NBA Says Basketball Player Can't Tokenize His Contract After All
Spencer Dinwiddie took a shot at tokenization, but the National Basketball Association blocked him.
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Sep 28, 2019 at 2:00 a.m. UTC
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Spencer Dinwiddie Could Decentralize Pro Sports – If Accredited Investors Want In
Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie aims to raise $13.5 million by tokenizing part of his NBA contract. Will investors take the shot?
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Sep 26, 2019 at 8:45 p.m. UTC
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