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The Funkari team member Neks posted, "NFT Paris has announced the cancellation of the 2026 NFT Paris and RWA Paris events, which have been held since 2022. The reason is that funds have run out, and the organizational costs exceed the sponsorship and ticket revenue. Ticket buyers are promised a refund within two weeks.Below the announcement, sponsor @serc1n shared an email received: 'According to Article 12 of our agreement, the non-refundable expenses related to the event exceed the total sponsorship fees received, so we cannot provide a refund.' Another sponsor, Okay Bears founder Kais, also confirmed receiving the same information.Sponsors pay for exposure opportunities at the event. Most of the purposes are to achieve profitability, sell products, acquire users, or enhance brand awareness. Now that the event is canceled, the sponsorship fees are gone. NFT Paris listed 61 sponsors for 2026. It is estimated that sponsors paid a total of over 500,000 euros. One more detail: it is said that the core team that has been operating NFT Paris for three years left shortly before this happened. If true, this is purely criminal behavior."

Infinex announced on platform X that there are issues with the sales mechanism and announced significant adjustments.Removal of the cap. The previous cap of $2500 has been eliminated, allowing users to decide their own investment amount.Change from random allocation to "maximum-minimum fair allocation," also known as "water injection allocation." Each person's allocation will increase equally until the cap is reached or sold out. Any investment exceeding the cap will be refunded.Retention of sponsor priority. Sponsors will still have priority in allocation, and the specific allocation method will be finalized after the promotional event ends, based on actual total demand data (rather than estimates).

According to Decrypt, FC Barcelona previously signed a global sponsorship agreement worth $22 million with the crypto company Zero-Knowledge Proof (ZKP) for a duration of three years, becoming the club's official crypto protocol partner. However, this move has sparked criticism from the public.Former club board member Xavier Vilajoana stated that the agreement with this crypto startup is a sign of financial "desperation," pointing out "danger signals" in the company's background, and called the decision "extremely concerning." ZKP is a little-known blockchain company registered in Samoa, which has been listed by the EU as a tax haven. ZKP launched its social media accounts and white paper in early November this year, and at the time of the agreement, ZKP had only 33 followers on its account on the X platform. Its website does not provide detailed information about ownership and financing structure, and it is currently conducting an Initial Coin Offering (ICO).FC Barcelona clarified in an official statement that the club "has no association with the company's tokens," and that the club never discussed the existence or issuance of the tokens during the sponsorship negotiations. The existence and issuance of the tokens are not part of the previously signed sponsorship agreement with the club.

The globally leading digital asset trading platform CoinW will appear as a platinum sponsor at the TOKEN2049 summit held in Singapore on October 1-2.As one of the most influential events in the global cryptocurrency industry, TOKEN2049 will bring together Web3 builders from around the world. CoinW's participation will not only showcase its eight years of technological accumulation and platform strength but also convey the "spirit of the crypto marathon" to global industry partners: to face industry challenges with resilience and to plan for future development with a long-term vision.During the conference, CoinW will witness the continuous breakthroughs and innovations in the crypto industry alongside global partners through various forms such as venue displays, keynote speeches, and official parties.

ChainCatcher news, BNB Chain announces the welcome of DeFi protocol UpTop and AI health technology platform Bitring as the new official sponsors of the BNB Hack hackathon. This addition not only brings two new bounty challenges for developers but also further expands BNB Hack's technical exploration in cutting-edge fields such as AI, DeSoc, DeSci, and DePIN.UpTop is a decentralized liquidity protocol built on BNB Chain that lowers the entry barrier for DeFi users through one-click BNB single-sided staking and IL protection mechanisms. UpTop has launched an $8,000 bounty challenge to encourage developers to innovate contract expansions and governance mechanisms around next-generation liquidity pools.Bitring is a wearable health platform that combines AI biomonitoring, on-chain incentives, and smart contract insurance. Its core product is a 999 gold smart ring that provides 24-hour health data analysis and on-chain protection. Bitring has set up 10 Genesis smart rings (each valued at $1,199) as development rewards to encourage the creation of AI modules that can recognize dietary and nutritional analysis.Since the launch of the event, BNB Hack has attracted hundreds of teams from around the world to submit projects, including several early projects that have gone live or received investment, such as Tokrio, Stitch AI, PlayAI, and BINK AI. Currently, 37 projects are still receiving support from ecosystem mentors and have the opportunity to win subsequent awards.

ChainCatcher news, the Ethereum Layer 2 network Arbitrum officially announced the launch of the gas fee sponsorship program "ArbiFuel," aimed at helping early teams deliver faster, test freely, and not worry about gas fee expenditures. Initially, ArbiFuel will last for three months, from May 30, 2025, to August 30, 2025, and will be open to eligible Arbitrum development teams.

ChainCatcher news, ETH Beijing Hackathon 2025 will be held in Beijing. Co-hosted by the Peking University Blockchain Association (PKU Blockchain DAO) and WTF Academy, focusing on public goods and the AI+ blockchain track. TRON appeared as a sponsor, and the sharing from the BitTorrent Chain (BTTC) spokesperson sparked heated discussions.TRON industry researchers introduced that the TRON public chain adopts DPoS consensus, with a block time of only 3 seconds, TPS exceeding 2500, and no transaction fees for regular transfers. As of May 2025, user accounts exceeded 307 million, transaction volume surpassed 10.3 billion, and TVL reached 23 billion USD. The scale of USDT-TRC20 exceeded 75 billion USD. TRON cooperated with T3 FCU to freeze 126 million USD of involved funds, strengthening compliance. In terms of DeFi, JustLend locked nearly 6 billion USD, and products like SUN accounted for nearly 80% of DEX trading volume.The BTTC spokesperson emphasized that the BTTC cross-chain solution supports mainstream chains such as TRON and Ethereum, with transaction confirmations in 2-3 seconds and costs below 1 cent, compatible with EVM and combined with the TRON zkEVM testnet, facilitating DeFi and NFT applications. The BTTC ecosystem has over 37 million users and supports cross-chain for more than 100 types of tokens.TRON injects innovative momentum into the conference through sponsorship, collaborating with PKU Blockchain DAO to promote Web3 education and deepen the collaboration between the Ethereum and TRON ecosystems. In the future, TRON will focus on AI, RWA, and Web3 identity, working hand in hand with developers to create a new chapter in the digital economy.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, BitTorrent has announced its sponsorship of ETH Beijing 2025. This event, led by @PKUBlockchain, will take place from May 16 to May 18, 2025, in Beijing. The event aims to empower the next generation of blockchain developers and continuously promote groundbreaking innovations in cutting-edge fields such as cross-chain technology, artificial intelligence, and decentralized infrastructure. It is expected to attract over 500 blockchain developers from around the world.As an important part of the TRON ecosystem, BitTorrent Chain has successfully built a cross-chain bridge connecting Ethereum, TRON, and BNB Chain with its EVM-compatible Layer 2 model. The latest data shows that the network has over 14 million active addresses, has processed a total of 290 million transactions, and has successfully deployed over 7.6 million smart contracts.

ChainCatcher news, TRON appeared as the title sponsor at the TEAMZ Summit 2025 held in Tokyo, Japan. During the conference, TRON community ambassador Sam Elfarra delivered a keynote speech titled "The Future of Decentralized Economy - TRON Building a New Web3 Ecosystem," introducing TRON's innovative achievements in stablecoins and global payments. The circulation scale of TRON stablecoins has exceeded $70 billion, with an average of 8 million transactions per day, and the total number of global accounts recently surpassed 300 million. TRON is revolutionizing cross-border payment services by providing low-cost, fast, and borderless transfers, transforming the global financial payment system, and promoting economic growth in developing and underdeveloped regions. TRON will continue to drive the Web3 ecosystem through technological innovation, leading the future of commercial payments.

ChainCatcher news, Orbiter Finance will hold the TGE on the day of Trump's inauguration speech and announce sponsorship for Trump's inauguration. The first donation has been made through the Orbiter OmniChain interoperability protocol to the Trump WLFI smart contract, and it is committed to continuing donations during Trump's term.

ChainCatcher news, TRON has become a sponsor of the Crypto Ball event celebrating the inauguration of Donald Trump and Vance through its non-profit organization "Digital Sovereignty Alliance" (DSA), and will send a delegation to officially attend the presidential inauguration on January 20. This initiative further solidifies TRON's leadership position in the global blockchain industry. DSA stated that participating in the crypto ball aims to promote policy innovation in blockchain technology and advocate for the critical role of decentralized frameworks in the future technological development of the United States.TRON founder Justin Sun expressed excitement about the opportunities presented by the forward-looking crypto policies that the newly elected President Donald Trump is expected to introduce, which are anticipated to drive growth and innovation in the blockchain industry both in the U.S. and globally.

ChainCatcher news, according to Decrypt, Coinbase has signed a sponsorship agreement with the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers, becoming the official partner of the Los Angeles Clippers. This collaboration marks the beginning of a multi-year partnership that will provide fans with exclusive experiences, limited edition merchandise, and unique digital and physical collectibles. The financial details of this partnership have not been disclosed. Coinbase will offer new and existing users $5 worth of Bitcoin, as well as seasonal benefits for creating a Coinbase account. The Coinbase brand will be prominently featured on signage within the Intuit Dome venue, which is being used as the Clippers' home for the first time this year.

ChainCatcher news, Premier League clubs have reached sponsorship agreements totaling nearly £130 million with crypto companies in 2024, marking a resurgence in the crypto market and a surge in sports partnerships.SportQuake data shows that crypto companies have invested nearly £130 million ($170 million) in sponsorship for the Premier League this season, a year-on-year increase of 30%. This figure may further increase as more deals are expected in the 2024/25 season.

According to ChainCatcher news and CoinGecko data, the sports projects that have received the most sponsorships in the crypto industry since 2021 are: football (33 sponsorships), motorsports (21 sponsorships), esports (16 sponsorships), basketball (8 sponsorships), fighting (3 sponsorships), baseball (2 sponsorships), American football (2 sponsorships), and cricket (2 sponsorships).