This week’s topic rundown:
Dapper Labs and LA Rams partner for Super Bowl collab
Barnsley scraps deal with HEX
Mark Cuban faces legal trouble after Voyager promo
FC Barca sells off to Orpheus Media
USC and iTrustCapital come together for official crypto platform
Dapper Labs enters Partnership with LA Rams
Dapper Labs has become a vital resource in the creation of sports NFTs, building powerhouse marketplaces like the NBA and WNBA official NFT marketplace, Top Shot, and NFL marketplace, NFL All Day. The NFL is certainly a growth market for Dapper, and the company is taking aim, partnering up last week with the reigning Super Bowl Champion Los Angeles Rams for a season-long partnership this year.
That partnership displayed a limited edition commemorative Super Bowl LVI rings on the NFL All Day platform. Just over 6,000 rings swiftly sold out on the platform, ranging from $9 to $699 in price tiers.
"We are thrilled to team up with Dapper Labs to give Rams fans an opportunity to be part of history and celebrate our Super Bowl championship in an unprecedented way," said Los Angeles Rams Chief Commercial Officer Jen Prince. "This best-in-class partnership is a great case study for how game-changing technology will allow us to reach our fans and engage new fans both here in California and across the globe."
For more information on the partnership and visit NFLALLDAY.com.
Barnsley Looks To Scrap Crypto Deal
Barnsley looks to exit out of crypto Deal with HEX.com. The club released a statement expressing their intent to remove the jersey sponsor, over a week after the partnership was established, following fan backlash from homophobic comments surfaced from firm representatives.
Cuban’s crisis with Voyager
The notorious Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban faces a class action lawsuit over his comments around Voyager Digital, the crypto platform that had a previous partnership with Cuban’s Dallas Mavericks. Voyager CEO Steve Erhlich is also mentioned in the lawsuit as well, the lawsuit states that “Cuban’s enthusiasm over the Voyager/Mavericks partnership was shared by Steve Erhlich, CEO and co-founder of Voyager, who said the company ‘could not be more excited’ about partnering with the Mavs.”
Meanwhile, Cuban spoke on the metaverse land – a category of NFTs that has been apart of the crash in recent months . The sentiment goes against the grain of the actions of Bored Ape Yacht Club ownership, Yuga Labs, of which Cuban holds a stake in. Cuban addressed that directly, saying that he “still believed that investing in real estate was a dumb thing.” He added, “that’s great money for them, you know, but that wasn’t based on a utility.”
USC Athletics Partners With iTrustCapital, Official Crypto Platform of the USC Trojans
iTrustCapital has formed a partnership tp become the official crypto platform of the USC Trojans
As part of this sponsorship, iTrustCapital will have a strong presence through banners, on-site activations and additional advertisements for the football and basketball seasons. Additionally, custom signs will be displayed in and around the iconic Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, the home of USC's football team, and the Galen Center, host to Trojan home basketball games. iTrustCapital will hold special fan-centric events and promotional activities both before and after many events throughout the football and basketball seasons.
"The legacy and community of USC aligns with the values and mission of iTrustCapital. As pillars of Southern California culture, we're proud to work with USC and continually support its long-standing success, both on and off the field," said Trever Gregory, Chief Operating Officer of iTrustCapital. "By partnering with USC Athletics, iTrustCapital aims to empower all Trojans, current students and active alumni, with knowledge and experience in retirement savings and investment."