From a breakthrough sports partnership to a mystery app for Tron’s BitTorrent, here’s a look at some of the stories breaking in the world of crypto.
Bitcoin (BTC)
Crypto investment platform eToro has signed a landmark agreement bringing Bitcoin to the world of football. eToro has signed a sponsorship agreement with seven Premier League clubs and paid for the deals entirely in Bitcoin.
Ethereum (ETH)
The next hackathon in the EthGlobal series of worldwide events has started accepting applications. Eth San Francisco will take place from October 5th through the 7th, and you can apply here.
Tron (TRX)
Tron’s BitTorrent is teasing a new mystery app for iOS. Tron founder Justin Sun has said the Tron protocol will likely be integrated directly into the file-sharing platform, and it remains to be seen if this will be a first step in bringing the platform’s vision to light.
Ripple and XRP
Ripple has wrapped up its ask-me-anything with CEO Brad Garlinghouse. Among other things, Garlinghouse addresses institutional investments in blockchain, government regulation and what’s in store for 2019.
The NEO Game Development Competition has announced a strategic partnership with Cocos, a mobile gaming platform that develops a popular open source 2D game engine. The two will work to create a joint developer ecosystem to help developers build games on the NEO blockchain.
Neo.Game will also be announcing the winners of its recent game developer competition on August 31st.
VeChain (VET)
The VeChain foundation has posted its new live chat session with CEO Sunny Lu. The stream covers the latest on the platform’s mainnet launch, transactions, VeChainThor wallet and efforts to engage with the community.