FTX: NBA's Miami Warmth to terminate relationship with crypto big, will get new area title

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The NBA’s Miami Warmth and Miami-Dade County have terminated their relationship with bankrupt cryptocurrency trade FTX and can seek for a brand new naming rights associate for his or her area in downtown Miami.

The announcement got here after the FTX group earlier on Friday filed for chapter in america and its CEO resigned, marking a shocking downfall for one of many greatest and strongest gamers within the crypto trade.

Miami-Dade County and Miami Warmth stated in a joint assertion Friday night time that the studies about FTX are “extraordinarily disappointing” and that they'll work collectively to discover a new naming rights associate for the sector, which was solely renamed as FTX Enviornment final 12 months.

Like different crypto firms, FTX has invested closely in sports activities sponsorships. FTX had reportedly inked a reported $135 million, 19-year deal to rename the Miami area in June 2021.

Additionally, Main League Baseball struck a five-year deal in 2021 to call FTX as its official cryptocurrency trade. FTX can be the official cryptocurrency trade associate of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Method One Group.

Even faculty sports activities has ties to FTX, with the College of California, Berkeley, signing a $17.5 million, 10-year naming rights partnership in 2021 for the college’s soccer stadium.