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MLB Team Washington Nationals Partners With Terra Blockchain Community, Ballpark Plans to Accept UST

On February 9, the American professional baseball team based in Washington, D.C., the Washington Nationals, announced the team has partnered with Terra, the open-source blockchain platform and decentralized autonomous organization (DAO). The Washington Nationals detail that the team is a “leading innovator” and is “consistently introducing new technologies to enhance the fan experience.” Washington Nationals Ink Long-Term Deal With Terra Major League Baseball (MLB) team the Washington Nationals has partnered with the blockchain platform and DAO Terra, according to an announcement published by the team on Wednesday. The deal with Terra follows a slew of sports-related deals with crypto firms, but the MLB team will be the first to partner with an open-source blockchain project. In addition to the partnership, the algorithmic stablecoin UST that’s issued on the Terra blockchain will be “accepted as a payment method at Nationals Park as early as next season.” “The Nationals continue t...
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Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX to purchase Miami Heat arena naming rights

Last purchased for $2 million per year, the naming rights will mark a crypto first among major American sports leagues

According to a report yesterday from the Miami Herald, cryptocurrency exchange FTX is preparing to finalize a deal to sponsor the home of National Basketball Association team the Miami Heat — a move that will grant the exchange exclusive naming rights for the 19,600 arena. 

“Miami-Dade County is getting closer to signing a cryptocurrency company to replace American Airlines as the naming-rights sponsor of the Miami Heat’s downtown arena, according to several sources — a deal that would deliver the NBA its first venue tied to bitcoin and other electronic currencies,” reads the report.

The Herald also noted that “Internet breadcrumbs” point to FTX preparing for the move, with the registration of the “ftxarena.com” Internet domain, as well as purchasing FTXarena social media handles.

Reports from 2019 indicate that the county was in the market for a new sponsor, and hoped to rename the arena by 2020. American Airlines previously paid $2 million a year to sponsor the arena.

The move seems to be a part of a larger strategy aimed at popularizing cryptocurrencies and DeFi from SBF businesses and investments.

In this case, the move to acquire a popular arena’s naming rights might be the product of Blockfolio co-founder Edward Moncada. In Cointelegraph’s Top 100 series, Moncada’s profile (he clocked in at #17) made note of his interest in how crypto intersects with various elements of popular culture, including sports:

“Now that he’s integral to marketing at FTX, and given Moncada’s passion for branding and mass communication, Cointelegraph would not be surprised to see major initiatives to bring awareness of both FTX and Blockfolio to a much wider, non-crypto-native audience. Moncada has commented extensively on demographic synergies between sports, music and crypto on occasion, and Cointelegraph will pay attention to see if there is further outreach in these sectors.”
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