This week we dig into the weird possibly entirely fictitious companies that sports teams around the world are partnering with to build NFT and metaverse products. Fake CEOs, weird non-office storefronts, shady international rights management services, and bizarre Chinese masterclass education platforms — this episode's got it all!
SHOW NOTES:
https://twitter.com/waxpancake/status/1480990948972658689
https://www.theguardian.com/games/2022/jan/11/wordle-creator-overwhelmed-by-global-success-of-hit-puzzle
https://www.youtube.com/c/thisisashville/videos
https://defector.com/what-the-hell-is-this-company-the-76ers-just-partnered-with/
https://twitter.com/dhm/status/1472958413009268738?
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/color-star-technology-co-ltd-nasdaq-cscw-announces-ceo-handover-to-lead-company-into-technology-era-301445266.html
https://www.color-star.cn/
https://colorstarinternational.com/
https://www.fun88.co.uk/
https://cryptopotato.com/fc-barcelona-to-launch-iconic-historical-moments-as-nfts/
https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/barcelona-ownix-nft-partnership-cancelled-digital-collectibles-moshe-hogeg/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-10372971/Manchester-City-end-partnership-mysterious-crypto-firm-3Key-Technologies.html
https://3key.com/#c401dc5d
https://www.socios.com/
https://twitter.com/uglygame/status/1453671235330707464
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/color-star-technology-announces-strategic-partnership-with-bole-information-technology-to-further-empower-the-color-world-platform-301078432.html
http://redphoenixentertainment.com/about/
https://www.thegamer.com/john-terry-chelsea-fc-monkey-nft/
These Sketchy Sports NFT Companies Might Not Exist