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Despite the Crypto Winter and other scandals, blockchains seem here to stay in the sports betting market

TechCrunch

According to Grand View Research, the global sports betting market is expected to grow to $182.12 So we are seeing a number of startups throng around this market. Thus, HotStreak , a web3 platform for daily fantasy sports (DFS) contests, is betting that a decentralizing payments is an ideal solution for DFS platforms.

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Sports venues advance goals, enhance fan experience with data analytics

CIO

Sports fans today have more ways than ever to watch their favorite teams beyond the traditional, live stadium experience, including television, streaming services, even highlights on social media. In response, sports teams and venue operators are working hard to improve and differentiate the in-stadium experience.

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Niantic tries its hand at sports with NBA All-World

TechCrunch

Niantic, the company behind the mega-hit Pokémon GO, has reached an inflection point. Why’d the studio choose this sport for its next AR venture? The bigger-picture question is whether All-World has staying power — and indeed, whether it can make enough noise to stand out in the ultra-crowded mobile market.

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“Link-in-bio” company Linktree raises $45M Series B for its social commerce features

TechCrunch

Linktree’s latest funding will be used on tools that make social commerce easier. This is in partly because people have been spending more time on social media and e-commerce shopping during the pandemic. Linktree raises $10.7M for its lightweight, link-centric user profiles.

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VUZ raises $20 million to scale its immersive social app

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VUZ , a social app that allows users to stream and experience immersive realism in extended reality (XR) and metaverse digital experiences, has raised $20 million in Series B investment. The platform offers over 20,000 hours of content covering entertainment, creators, sports, and XR, VR, and AR experiences virtually anywhere in the world.

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How 2 Australian sporting brands leverage human-centric digital innovation to drive new fan experiences in and out of the arena

CIO

Creating new revenue streams, identifying untapped audiences and better engaging fans onsite and all year-round are just some of the wins iconic Australian sporting events are chalking up thanks to human-centric digital innovation. Helping AGPC was strategic technology partner, WONGDOODY, the global human experience company of Infosys.

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Black Swan analyzes social media to predict which products will be successful

TechCrunch

Consumer packaged goods companies — think PepsiCo or Nabisco — face steep challenges from the rising cost of living and distribution. While founded long before the pandemic, Steve King says that Black Swan Data , the data science and tech company that he helped co-launch in 2011, is well-suited to the current environment.

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