NBA Star Spencer Dinwiddie Just Tokenized His Own Contract

The news that Brooklyn Nets star Spencer Dinwiddie was to roll out an Ethereum-based investment vehicle for his own contract took the NBA and crypto communities by surprise. Disregarding an NBA threat to ban him from the professional basketball league, the 26-year-old point guard – who tellingly describes himself as “a tech guy with a … Read more

The Daily: Poloniex Drops 8 Coins, New Exchange Licensed in Estonia

Cryptocurrency trading platform Poloniex has delisted eight coins with low liquidity, while another US-based exchange, Gemini, is adding litecoin to its offerings. Also in The Daily, Ironx has been licensed to offer exchange services from Estonia, and Bitmain’s Antpool will sponsor NBA team Houston Rockets with bitcoin cash. Also read: Coinbase Denies Self-Trading, Kraken Gets … Read more

The Daily: Luxury Car Dealership Accepts Bitcoin, Basketballers to Earn Crypto

In today’s edition of The Daily we cover stories about a famous American billionaire’s luxury car dealership accepting bitcoin payments, GBP trading pairs on Coinbase Pro, an additional avenue for basketball players to earn crypto, and new features added to Robinhood app. Also Read: Bitcoin ATM Maker Develops Payment Solution for Cannabis Dispensaries Luxury Car … Read more

NBA Team Mines Ethereum

The Sacramento Kings are now mining Ethereum, the team announced on Wednesday. They are the first sports team entering the crypto space, and in doing so are introducing crypto to sports fans and offering a local group that supports black communities to buy and sell ether. Also read: Coinbase Founder Launches Cryptocurrency Fueled Charity ‘Givecrypto’ Tech-Savvy … Read more

Mark Cuban Confirms Dallas Mavericks Will Accept Bitcoin For Tickets

Mark Cuban, a billionaire investor and the owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks, has confirmed that his organization will begin accepting Bitcoin for tickets starting next season. Billionaire investor and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban says fans will be able to purchase tickets with #Bitcoin starting next season.https://t.co/ZXee3ewM3F — Joseph Young (@iamjosephyoung) January 16, 2018 In … Read more

Mark Cuban’s NBA Team Mavericks to Sell Tickets for Bitcoin “Next Season”

The NBA has hundreds of millions of fans all over the world, and at least some of them will soon be exposed to the mainstream use of cryptocurrency for payments for the first time. This is thanks to one famous team owner that now promises that bitcoin can be used to buy tickets starting the … Read more