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Polymarket announced on Thursday that it has signed an exclusive partnership agreement with the Berlin digital football platform OneFootball, which will connect the prediction market to OneFootball's 200 million monthly active users and 645 million fan ecosystem about two weeks before the start of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Polymarket will be the only prediction market partner within the OneFootball app, and competitors like Kalshi will not be allowed to enter this product.This is Polymarket's seventh major football partnership this year and the first collaboration aimed at media application distribution channels, having previously signed agreements with MLS, LaLiga, Serie A, Lazio, and DAZN.According to analysis by the Pew Research Center, since July 2024, sports have accounted for 39% of Polymarket's total trading volume. The 2026 World Cup champion market has seen a cumulative trading volume of over $1.2 billion since its launch last July, while the broader World Cup category market totals approximately $1.3 billion.OneFootball has previously launched the OFC token based on Base and Ethereum, as well as the points system BALLS. The integration with Polymarket will convert user engagement into actual transactions. OneFootball has raised over $300 million in funding, with investors including Liberty City Ventures, Animoca Brands, and Adidas.

According to on-chain data monitored by Catcher Predict, significant capital movements are predicted in the market Polymarket. A large whale invested $212,520 in a single bet on the event "Nottingham Forest Football Club vs Newcastle United Football Club," specifically targeting "Newcastle United Football Club." Based on the current transaction price, the latest corresponding winning probability for this bet is 46%.

According to on-chain data monitored by Catcher Predict, significant capital movements are predicted in the market Polymarket. A large whale fund made a single purchase of $79,644.8 on "Arsenal Football Club" for the event "West Ham United Football Club vs Arsenal Football Club." Based on the current transaction price, the latest corresponding winning probability for this target is 64%.

OKX will open OneFootball Credits (OFC) deposits on April 9, 2026, at 10:00, with a collective auction from 17:00 to 18:00. Spot trading for OFC/USDT will start at 18:00, and withdrawals will open at 20:00. Users can prepare for trading by depositing USDT.

BTCC Exchange announced a strategic partnership with the Argentine Football Association (AFA), officially becoming the regional partner of the Argentine national team. This cooperation will cover the entire cycle of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.BTCC stated that through this partnership, it will deepen its global layout, improve the trading ecosystem, and strengthen user trust, while launching a series of activities for users, including signed jersey giveaways and trading competitions. Founded in 2011, BTCC is one of the oldest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world.

CoinList posted on platform X that it will support the OFC token TGE conducted by the football media platform OneFootball on April 9, and the tokens will be distributed to the non-custodial CoinList wallets of the sale participants.

The sports prediction app Football.Fun tweeted that it will conduct the FUN token TGE on January 15.

The public sale of the FUN token for the sports prediction application Football.Fun on the Base chain has been completed on the Legion platform, with an oversubscription of 3.38 times, total funds exceeding $10 million, and over 4,600 participating addresses. A review application is underway, and participants will be notified of the allocation results via email.Previously, Football.Fun announced the economics of the FUN token. The total supply of the token is 1 billion, with 25% allocated to the community, of which 4% is for the genesis airdrop; 25% belongs to the team; 24.8% belongs to investors; 17.7% belongs to the treasury; and 7.5% is for the public sale.

The sports prediction application Football.Fun on the Base chain will launch its public sale on December 16 at Legion, and users need to participate using Ethereum mainnet USD1.

According to CoinDesk, the plan for stablecoin issuer Tether to acquire the Italian football club Juventus has encountered setbacks.The major shareholder Exor's board unanimously rejected Tether's all-cash acquisition offer, which aimed to purchase the 65.4% stake held by Exor. Exor stated in a press release on Saturday that it "has no intention of selling any of its shares in Juventus to third parties, including but not limited to Tether, which is headquartered in El Salvador." Exor is a holding company controlled by the Italian Agnelli family, whose business empire includes Fiat Automobiles.Tether had previously announced that if the acquisition was successful, it planned to invest an additional $1 billion for the club's development. Currently, Tether holds a 11.53% stake in Juventus, making it the second-largest shareholder after Exor.

According to the official announcement, Tether has submitted a binding all-cash acquisition offer to Exor, intending to acquire its entire stake in Juventus Football Club, which represents 65.4% of the issued share capital. The completion of the transaction is subject to Exor's acceptance, the signing of final documents, and obtaining necessary regulatory approvals.After the transaction is completed, Tether plans to launch a public tender offer for the remaining shares at the same price per share, with all funds coming from its own capital, and commits to making a long-term commitment to the club. If the transaction is completed, Tether is prepared to invest €1 billion to support and develop Juventus Club.According to market news, informed sources revealed that the Agnelli family, which holds the controlling stake in the club, does not intend to sell its shares.

The sports prediction application Football.Fun on the Base chain announced in a video that it will conduct a token public sale on the Kraken and Legion platforms.

ChainCatcher news, the commercial department of the Dogecoin Foundation, House of Doge, has announced the acquisition of a controlling stake in the Italian football club U.S. Triestina Calcio 1918.The club is currently at the bottom of Italy's third-tier league, Serie C, and has recently been deducted 13 points due to administrative penalties. As part of the acquisition, House of Doge has appointed Toronto Blue Jays Vice President Roger Rai as a member of its advisory board to assist with sports operations.

ChainCatcher news, the parent company of the sports prediction application Football.Fun on the Base chain, Sport.Fun, will launch the token FUN in Q4, which will enjoy revenue sharing from the company's prediction markets. In addition, the platform plans to expand its products to the basketball and rugby markets.

ChainCatcher news, according to a post by Moonbirds official on social media, the project has reached a partnership with the sports prediction application Football.Fun on the Base chain.By connecting or delegating the wallet holding Moonbirds to the user's Football.Fun account, users can receive a Pro Pack card pack and 2000 reputation points for free. After connecting the wallet for 48 hours, the card pack and points will be automatically credited to the user's account.ChainCatcher news, according to Dune data, the sports prediction application Football.Fun on the Base chain currently has a total of 10,738 active user wallet addresses with a reward mechanism, the platform's total value locked (TVL) has reached 10.79 million USD, and the cumulative revenue has reached 1.54 million USD.

ChainCatcher message, according to the Web3 asset data platform RootData X tracking data, in the past 7 days, the Dream Sports platform Football.Fun has been the project with the most new X (Twitter) top influencer followers. New followers of this project include well-known cryptocurrency trader Ansem (@blknoiz06), Cold Blooded Shiller (@ColdBloodShill), and airdrop blogger Hebi (@hebi555).In addition, the project with the most X top influencer followers also includes heaven.

ChainCatcher news, according to Dune data, the sports prediction application Football.Fun on the Base chain currently has a total of 10,738 active user wallet addresses, with a total value locked (TVL) of 10.79 million USD and cumulative revenue of 1.54 million USD.According to official website data, the total market capitalization of Football.Fun player tokens is currently reported at 93.19 million USD, with a 24-hour increase of 12.9%.