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An Israel-based company focusing on technological innovation in the world of sports, officially declared the roll out of the first sports blockchain accelerator. The project will include an acceleration program that will take 14 weeks, and more than 10 startups from different parts of the world, will participate. This program is scheduled for July - September.

eSports has revolutionized the way in which the world views and digests video games. To the average sports fan, it may seem a bit bizarre to enter a 20,000 person stadium just to watch gamers around the world battle it out on massive screens. But for gamers, the ascension of eSports has provided a platform in which to globally showcase their world-class gaming skills.

Italian Serie A giants Juventus announced the release of their own Fan Token that is to be used for voting. The release is planned for the first quarter of 2018.

Almost 60 years after player-specific ceramic figurines were released, the Dodgers will play a big part in what is described as "the first Cryptocurrency giveaway in sports." The digitised bobblehead giveaway will occur during the LA Dodgers vs San Diego Padres game on September 21.

In August 2018, the Health Coin Net project started its token sale with its position in “Mining for sports activities”.

India's large embattled crypto industry may have just acquired a lifeline from another controversial struggle that seeks to make sports betting legal or to ban it completely in the nation.

Scorum is the first sports ecosystem powered by blockchain that rewards its active users with cryptocurrency. On Scorum Media Platform users can earn on publishing articles, commenting and even upvoting.

Sacramento Kings, an American basketball team reportedly began the mining of Ether 3 weeks back with the help of Nvidia mining rigs.

A giant Swedish sports fashion brand, Björn Borg, has contrived a big campaign to call out Russia and the rest of countries that haven't yet permitted under law gay marriage.