NFT Companies Renegotiate Marquee Sports Licensing Deals
Two years after launching NFTs into the sports industry’s consciousness, Dapper Labs has thus far had a challenging 2023. The company has laid off 20% of its staff for…
Two years after launching NFTs into the sports industry’s consciousness, Dapper Labs has thus far had a challenging 2023. The company has laid off 20% of its staff for…
The legal system is cracking down on NFTs. Last week a federal judge preliminarily concluded that NFTs of game highlights created by Dapper Labs, a Vancouver-based…
Had Caty Tedman not moved to Vancouver in 2014, maybe collectible music clips or Marvel superheroes—rather than NBA highlights—would have introduced millions to the…
In a recently filed motion to dismiss, the company behind NBA Top Shot “Moments” insists its digital basketball cards are not securities and are instead like trading…
After nearly 12 years at Meta and Facebook, Nick Grudin is leaving the social-media giant. Grudin next month will join NFT digital-collectibles company Dapper Labs as…
Kevin Durant will create NBA Top Shot moments as part of a wide-ranging deal between the NBA star’s business arm and Dapper Labs. Boardroom, the media brand co-founded…
NBA Top Shot maker Dapper Labs announced its latest round of funding Wednesday, taking in $250 million from new and existing investors. A source familiar with the deal…
Even before Dapper Labs executives launched NBA Top Shot, they knew to expect volatility. Such is life in the early days of blockchain technology. Through the ups and…
Today’s guest columnist is Santiago Jaramillo, chief product officer at GameOn Entertainment Technologies. At times over the past six months, it’s felt like people have…
NBA Top Shot achieved mainstream recognition in the second half of Q1 2021 (see: CBS Sunday Morning segment), helping to drive parent company Dapper Labs’ valuation up…
A new lawsuit charges that the sale of NBA Top Shot “Moments” violates the federal Securities Act of 1933, a law designed to both safeguard investors in the purchase of…
On Feb. 23, the combined market cap value of all moments on NBA Top Shot was roughly $1.9 billion—greater than the median value of an NBA franchise, according to…