Esports

Esports

Polygon Puts Up Prize Money for Esports Tournaments on Community Gaming

Cheyenne LigonJul 12, 2021

The layer 2 solution is putting $10,000 behind a crypto gaming platform that uses its tech.

Esports

Esports Organization FaZe Clan Drops 1 Member, Suspends 3 Following Alleged Crypto Scam

Sebastian SinclairJul 2, 2021

Frazier "Kay" Khattri has gotten the boot, while Jarvis Khattri, Nikan Nadim and Jakob Teeqo have been suspended until further notice.

Esports

FTX Strikes 7-Year Deal With ‘League of Legends’ Riot Games

Sebastian SinclairAug 4, 2021

Riot Games said it was the largest sponsorship agreement the League of Legends creator has signed for an esports tournament to date.

Esports

CoinFund Leads $2.3M Investment in Esports Startup Trying to Bring Crypto to Gamers

Cheyenne LigonJul 1, 2021

Community Gaming's seed round also drew NFT collector WhaleShark, Multicoin Capital and Kevin Durant's Thirty Five Ventures.

FTX

FTX Acquires Naming Rights to Esports Organization TSM in $210M Deal

Jamie CrawleyJun 4, 2021

The deal is the largest in eports history.

Esports

Coinbase

Coinbase Signs Sponsorship Deal With CS: GO Esports Tournament Organizer

Tanzeel Akhtar

Coinbase branding will feature across the BLAST Premier Spring Showdown in April and June.

Bitcoin Gaming

These Gaming Studios Are Bringing Bitcoin Payouts to Everyday Esport Gamers

Colin Harper

Imagine if every shot, goal or win paid real money to everyday players. Welcome to the world of bitcoin esports.

Video Streaming

Native NFTs Look to Boost Engagement (and Monetization) for THETA.tv Streamers

Doreen Wang

The addition of NFTs to the gaming-focused network means streamers can create their own unique items to share with their fans.

BitTorrent

Justin Sun’s BitTorrent to Acquire Esports Platform for New Streaming Ecosystem

Sebastian Sinclair

BitTorrent is evolving into an ecosystem of decentralized storage, data protocols and content distribution, the firm says.

Unikrn

Crypto Esports Startup Unikrn to Pay $6.1M in SEC Settlement Over 2017 ICO

Jaspreet Kalra

Unikrn has agreed to settle the charges, without admitting or denying them, by paying a $6.1 million penalty to be distributed among investors.

Algorand

Online Chess Chooses Algorand Blockchain to Host Player Rankings

Sebastian Sinclair

Algorand was selected to host the digital ratings and titles of World Chess players in a way that's free from fraud or manipulation.

Esports

Fake Horses, Real Bets: Unikrn Is Putting Racetrack NFTs on Ethereum

William Foxley

The Unikrn esports platform is partnering with ZED RUN to bring horse betting to the ethereum blockchain.