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Reginald Fowler – age 64 and a former part owner of the Minnesota Vikings football team – has been sentenced to six years in prison for his role in a crypto-related scam. Reginald Fowler Heads to Jail Fowler is alleged to have defrauded the short-lived professional football organization Alliance of American Football. The scam is said to have lost investors as much as $700 million at the time of writing. Originally from Chandler, Arizona, Fowler was found guilty in...

It was just over a year ago that famed bitcoin podcaster Peter McCormack purchased Bedford FC, a professional football club. While the move seemed odd at the time it occurred, it seems to have allowed the team to move in the right direction, proving once again that crypto and sports go hand in hand. Peter McCormack Had a Vision for the Team Bedford is now known as Real Bedford, and the team is on its way to the new South Midlands Football League Division One campaign....

The Tennessee Titans football team made history a few days ago when it announced it would be accepting bitcoin as a method of payment for tickets and other items, making it the first football team to say “yes” to crypto in this way. Titans Say “Yes” to Crypto Digital currencies like bitcoin were initially designed to serve as payment tools that could potentially shove fiat currencies, checks, and credit and debit cards to the side. However, this has been a slow journey...

The National Football League (NFL) is allowing teams associated with the organization to explore limited partnerships with crypto and blockchain companies given how strong, large, and popular the industry is becoming as of late. The NFL and Crypto Are Forming a Stronger Partnership While football clubs will continue to be banned from “directly promoting crypto” according to a recent memo issued by the NFL, professional teams will be able to engage in sponsorship programs...

Football legend and team member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tom Brady has paid a fan an entire bitcoin to get a special football back. Tom Brady Parts with BTC, Gets a Football In a recent interview, Brady recounts throwing his 600th touchdown ball to wide receiver Mike Evans. No player has ever achieved such a touchdown milestone, and this made the ball one of the most special items in the history of the sport. Unfortunately, Evans did not realize the significance of...

Michigan football player Cade McNamara has teamed up with a company called More Management. The clincher? The up-and-coming quarterback is signing a new deal that will allow him to get paid in crypto for appearances and social media posts. Cade McNamara Is Working with More Management More Management deals in crypto membership services and digital collectibles like non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The firm also boasts its own digital asset known as “MORE,” which trades on...

Celebrities have often shown their love of bitcoin and cryptocurrencies in the past. Figures such as musician Kanye West and boxer Floyd Mayweather have all discussed their love of digital money and have even devoted some of their business ventures to it, though very few have ever agreed to be paid in crypto or have converted healthy portions of their salaries into crypto. However, one sportsman – Russell Okung – is taking his love of bitcoin and digital assets to the next level.Okung:...

Watford FC, a major English football club that finished 11th in the Premier League in the 2018-19 season, will be featuring the bitcoin logo every week for millions of football fans. Watford FC Chairman and CEO Scott Duxbury stated: Placing the Bitcoin logo on a Premier League shirt is something that challenges the accepted norm. Mainstream exposure for bitcoin Watford is said to be placing the bitcoin logo on the shirt sleeve of the official Watford FC football jersey as a part of its...