Beijing presses McDonald's to support digital yuan in time for Winter Olympics
Oct 25, 2021 23:23 pm UTC| Digital Currency Sports Economy
China is pressing the fast-food retail chain McDonalds, Visa, and Nike to support the digital yuan in time for the Beijing Winter Olympics in February 2022. A large number of McDonalds restaurants in Shanghai are...
NBA extends multi-year Tissot deal
Oct 22, 2021 23:59 pm UTC| Sports Business Economy
The National Basketball Association (NBA) has extended its multi-year partnership with Swiss watch manufacturer Tissot, whose precision timekeeping system has been used across all 29 arenas since the 2016/17 season. The...
Tencent scraps Boston Celtics’ broadcast after player calls China's Xi 'brutal dictator'
Oct 21, 2021 23:24 pm UTC| Sports Politics Business
The Boston Celtics versus New York Knicks highlights were scrapped on the Tencent Sports app after Celtics center Enes Kanter tweeted a video supporting Tibet and calling Chinese President Xi Jinping a brutal...
Coinbase inks deal to become exclusive cryptocurrency platform for NBA, WNBA, USA Basketball
Oct 19, 2021 23:43 pm UTC| Digital Currency Sports Economy Business
Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has inked a multi-year partnership with the National Basketball Association (NBA) to be its exclusive cryptocurrency platform partner. The deal by Coinbase also applies...
Delhi Capitals' Rishabh Pant inks NFT deal with Rario
Oct 18, 2021 22:54 pm UTC| Sports Digital Currency Economy
Delhi Capitals captain and wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant signed a lucrative deal with cricket NFT platform Rario. The deal will allow Rario to mint exclusive digital collectibles of Pants iconic moments on and off the...
EA Sports braces for FIFA breakup
Oct 18, 2021 01:18 am UTC| Sports Economy Technology
Electronic Arts (EA) Sports is bracing for the possibility of a permanent break with FIFA after its current 10-year agreement ends in next years World Cup in Qatar. Earlier this month, EA Sports registered two...
Betway expands presence in NBA to 6 teams with Dallas Mavericks sponsorship deal
Oct 15, 2021 23:56 pm UTC| Sports Economy Business
Sports betting company Betway inked a multi-year branding rights deal with the Dallas Mavericks, representing its sixth partnership with an NBA franchise. Under the deal, the Mavericks will add the Betway brand...
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