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NBA All-Star Baron Davis on Empowering Underrepresented Communities Through NFTs

Baron Davis, former two-time NBA All-Star and serial entrepreneur, is launching the “More Than Us Venture Studio” to empower underrepresented communities to develop and create non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in the Web 3 space. Davis shares insights into the new infrastructure for NFTs, his investment thesis, and crypto journey.

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‘People Want to Work Smart, Not Hard’: Introducing ‘New Money’

Spencer Dinwiddie and Solo Ceesay discuss their new CoinDesk show, “New Money With Spencer and Solo.”

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Under Armour Enters the Metaverse With 'Wearable' Steph Curry Sneakers

To celebrate Golden State Warriors star guard Steph Curry’s new record as the NBA's all-time top three-point shooter, Under Armour has announced digital replica NFTs of the “Curry Flow 9″ sneakers that can be worn in the metaverse. All proceeds will go to children's sports charities. “The Hash” squad discusses what this means for the “open metaverse” concept and the importance of philanthropy in the digital asset space. 

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Under Armour Steps Into the Metaverse With ‘Wearable’ Steph Curry Sneakers

The NFTs, which are digital replicas of the sneakers Curry wore when he broke the all-time NBA record for three-point shots, will be the first wearable, cross-platform metaverse shoe, UA said.

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FTX Strikes Sponsorship Deal With NBA’s Golden State Warriors

The deal is a multiyear agreement worth about $10 million, according to a report citing people familiar with the matter.

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Most Influential 2021: Roham Gharegozlou

The man behind CryptoKitties and NBA Top Shot has big plans for digital sports and the open metaverse. The future is meow.

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Staples Center Name Change Tops List of Crypto Sports Sponsorship Deals

Crypto exchanges FTX and Crypto.com have invested over $1 billion in sports sponsorships in the past year. Here are the 10 largest deals to date.

Staples Center no more. The iconic Los Angeles venue will be known as Crypto.com Arena starting in December. (FG/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)

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Coinbase and NBA Sign Partnership Deal

Another tie-up for the crypto-forward sports league.

NBA Star Steph Curry Joins Tom Brady as FTX Ambassador

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