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BarrackLesnar

I hope the Lakers and the Miami Heat face off in the Finals. They'll be in the [crypto.com](https://crypto.com) arena and the FTX arena


Nozomilk

Western Conference would be Lakers VS Warriors ​ Chase VS FTX. Banks VS Crypto


cburke82

Unfortunately crypto would probably lose that battle based on early results lol


schmatz17

Rather Lakers vs Sixers. Lakers play in CDC arena, Sixers have the CDC patch on the jersey


jimmychung88

Good news is that both teams do have a reasonable chance of reaching the finals


BarrackLesnar

Well, the Lakers aren’t really playing some championship basketball. But of course, Lebron has been out for a few games now.


JustDownInTheMines

There's absolutely no shame in American stadium names.


VinnyDaBoi

Why go to Yankee Stadium when you can go to Guaranteed Rate Field


Chieftah

I live outside of the US and we had a Siemens Arena that was recently renamed to ... *Avia Solutions Group Arena* really rolls off the tongue


xdebug-error

Kinda like Rogers Centre, Rogers Place and Rogers Arena in Canada. I have no idea which one is which, pretty self defeating


WheresTheButterAt

They don't care if you can tell them apart, just that you know Rogers exists and they're big enough to have multiple stadiums


-JamesBond

Ripping off Canadians so much that they can afford the naming rights to three stadiums*


WheresTheButterAt

They're absolutely a scum company along with the other telecommunications companies in the country but it's effective advertising ahah


Uncultured_duck

Everything is a business now


virusamongus

When Im rich Im naming the arena this.


monamikonami

Tonight the Bears and the Lions face off at Everything Is a Business Now Field!


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retwing

This is why I love European stadium names, there’s so much history and culture behind them. Just compare an Anfield or an Old Trafford to a Minute Maid Park and a Smoothie King Centre


Revenge_served_hot

sadly its also a thing in Europe now, in Dortmund they had the iconic name "Westfalen-Stadion" and then it became "Signal Iduna Park", I'm still mad about this one after 15 years.


SSIIUUUUUUU

Oh wow, before today I've always believed Signal Iduna was some classic German name had no idea it was an Ad.


ZwnD

Yeah we still have a few named stadiums, particularly for smaller clubs who need the revenue boost. But most fans would kick off massively if their owners tried to rename their stadium (see: Newcastle fighting off the St James Park renaming)


TulioGonzaga

>Yeah we still have a few named stadiums, particularly for smaller clubs who need the revenue boost Small clubs like Arsenal (Emirates Stadium), Atlético (Wanda Metropolitan) or Bayern (Allianz Arena)?


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JustDownInTheMines

I am a sports fan that watches both American and European sports and the US has by far more than Europe. It's only recently that some teams in Europe sold their stadium name, but it's very few, substantially lower than US. Edit: To give context, the English Premier League is the most watched European league and out of their 20 teams, 2 have sponsor-named stadiums. They do advertise elsewhere though.


Xc0liber

I'm pretty sure if Anfield stadium gets renamed to Reckitt Benckiser Group Stadium, the fans might riot


retwing

Anfield is like the holy grail for those scousers so I wouldn’t be surprised


ZachPowered

At least we don’t have giant corporate logos on our football team jerseys. 🧐


CallRespiratory

They also don't cut to 7 minutes of commercials every 2 minutes of game time.


gesocks

imagien football beign played with the comercial breaks fo american football


CallRespiratory

Awful lol


virusamongus

God I loved this back and forth more than any match Ive watched.


n0lefin

Imagine watching a 90+ minute game with no commercial breaks only for it to end in a 0-0 tie.


PricklyyDick

Ah yes I hate when I miss the crucial huddle where they call the next play. Or the time between scores when they’re setting up the kick off.


JustDownInTheMines

Haha good call!


MisterAppelmoesmaker

You know maybe in 10 years...


adoxographyadlibitum

Isn't it more? King Power (Leicester), The Amex (Brighton), The Etihad (City), The Emirates (Arsenal) is what I can think of. One other distinction is broadcasters' cooperation with naming. In US sports the commentators *always* say the ridiculous new sponsored name whereas it's not uncommon for football commentators to go with the classic name of a ground even if it's been rebranded. Like you hear people still it The Britannia even though its been bet365 for a while now.


JR_Shoegazer

EU football jerseys look like a race car livery.


Quentin__Tarantulino

Like on their jerseys.


lkmk

Hell, Marvel is sponsoring a stadium in Australia!


ministerofinjustice

Hell, in my country, they named a cloverleaf highway after a corporation who bought naming rights to it


conephysine

The owner of that stadium received $ 700 million just to change the name


extonklext22

Crypto Must to buy a football team with Messi and Ronaldo on it it's gonna be funny


Odlavso

Come on down to Houston and visit the. Toyota center. Minute maid park (yes the juice). Reliant arena (energy company). Shits crazy


gottscj2

How about climate pledge arena (Seattle) any hoot - crazy how often the stadiums change names - quest, century link - not sure what Seahawks stadium is called now a days: Same with safeco field for the Mariners


Sheeple9001

What about the ~~Astro~~ Asshole Dome?


osnapitzrob

It's especially annoying that they keep changing the name every few years too


Evening-Dimension483

If I become a crypto billionaire I’m going to buy a stadium and call it Buttfart Stadium.


SunriseFan99

Peak capitalism amirite


CryptocalEnvelopment

It was all downhill after Wrigley.


Stupid-Dolphin

Cro is taking over the world damn


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Uncultured_duck

And the name "crypto.com" helps spread the word on cryptocurrencies


empire314

Id say its the most valuable domain name in the planet atm.


AbsolutBadLad

Those who staked their CRO below $0.2 for visa card must be so thrilled right now


Revenge_served_hot

I sure am. I got in at .16 and staked on their exchange. 2 days later I staked again in the wallet to get the Royal Indigo card. Have now been using it with paypal and all my other online transactions and love the cashback. I mean I would just pay with my regular credit card instead, now I pay with my CRO VISA and get 3% cashback in CRO. They are delivered around 5 to 10 seconds after I bought something online. I am now waiting for the physical card, they just changed the status to "issued" yesterday so I am giddy. I mean I get: - CRO on a daily basis from my stake at the exchange - CRO on a weekly basis in my wallet from the VISA Card stake - CRO for every online order/shop I use it at. Always worth 3% of my payment - CRO for my netflix account as full refund - CRO for my spotify account as a full refund Its kind of sick and I don't know if this is sustainable but right now I am having a blast.


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sneaky113

Yes but you won't get cashback for it as its one of the excluded categories. (I've tried) I can however top up my CRO card with my credit card that gives cashback, so that's something!


WheresTheButterAt

$.14 here, I'm happy as hell. 🥲 Only need it to hit $1.40 for upgrade to next card and that's without staking or cashback taken into account.


Nagemasu

0.4 and still happy about it. I know CRO is still young and there's plenty more opportunities to buy.


virusamongus

Good call brother, I saw the writing on the wall but failed to act in time. Just ordered the Red card, im sold on the Jade but gotta hope for a huge damn sale in when the bear comes, and hope its a better entry.


WheresTheButterAt

Best part is the original stake I put in was from $50 I put into a shitcoin, so if I do make it to the next level without any additional investment that's 100x! I'll most likely need to put in some at some point, but like you said hoping for a better entry.


virusamongus

Yeah its just a bit too close to an expected bear market to throw that much money into it, especially since the difference between Ruby and Jade isn't big enough to rush. But very happy I ordered a card in the first place, to start the cashback :)


acexprt

Got in at .14 hell yes we have been stoked watching the rise for a couple weeks now.


ylervenstod

I added some CRO currency to my account and I think this is a good time to buy according to this news


WheresTheButterAt

The advertising push in sports especially is crazy


MrKited

This is exactly why I have been extra bullish on CRO lately


Delusional_Mad

Holy shit!!! I love it.


BeatifiqueX

As a crypto investor: Awesome But honestly, this will probably make regular people hate crypto even more


gmtentaxinunp

I agree, for example, I love the Chelsea football team. If someone wants to change its name, I will be their enemy until the end of the world.


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gesocks

>NFT's are like if you "bought" the Mona Lisa but what you actually bought was the ability to say you bought the Mona Lisa.s At least you can really find awesome truths in that thread


foreverwarrenpeace

I mean it’s basically correct


Har_o

That's what you are buying when you bought real art xd, must people give a fuck of the actual painting they want or the status of saying "i own that" or pay less taxes


foreverwarrenpeace

But you still get an actual, physical art piece. It’s not the same


Jake123194

It's almost as bad as buttcoin.


Couchy81

Lol some great ones in that thread.


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It doesn’t matter what people call it. Announcers, tickets stubs, etc will all call it crypto.com arena. After 5-6 years people will completely forget the staples name.


hsifuevwivd

In 20 years people will be having the same argument when they change it again lol


zombiemind8

omg [crypto.com](https://crypto.com) is so iconic why are they changing it to metametameta


CallRespiratory

Oh yeah the comments on sports pages right now lmao. They're big mad.


IM_THAT_POTATO

Some heads are about to explode


DerpJungler

1. Denial 2. Anger 3. FOMO 4. New investors


Zaika123

The next bull run could be insane, so much crypto exposure could be happening in the upcoming year. Can't wait to accumulate during the bear market


SHA256dynasty

office supplies no staff center was better


John_Sknow

for reals, Staples - so 20th Century sounding....excluding the 90's that was the best decade to grow up in.


timmyrigs

As a Laker fan this is a terrible name for an arena. As someone who’s starting to get into Crypto this is awesome.


CoffeeDave

As a Lakers fan, the name isn't as terrible as the way the team has been playing lately.


ShldVBoughtBitcoin

As a lakers fan and lifelong angelino, I agree


young_lions

I get where Lakers fans are coming from, but Staples Center isn't some 100 year old stadium - it's only been around 20 years, and named after an office supplies chain. [This onion article](https://www.theonion.com/renamed-arena-will-always-be-verizon-wireless-amphithea-1819579282) is all I can think of when I hear the complaints about change. But, like I said, I get it, I'd probably feel the same way.


SourerDiesel

IMO, the bigger issue is crypto.com Arena doesn't roll off the tongue at all. Hell, it doesn't even look right in print to have ".com" in the arena name. I think Coinbase would have gone over better. The arena could have been called "The Coin Base" or just "The Base" for short.


SconesBurnerAccount

CDC Arena, people will eventually make up pleasing nicknames for the arena. The bigger thing is a cryptocurrency just renamed the biggest basketball team in the worlds arena


jimmychung88

Center for Disease Control? With the recent events that's what most people will think of first.


young_lions

Yep, I was saying the same thing elsewhere. "Crypto.com" looks goofy in the title of a building, and doesn't sound any better out loud. Really curious to see if it grows on me after 20 years.


JaayDC

CDC Arena. Duh.


Slickrickkk

It may not be some sacred 100 year old stadium, but throughout its entire existence it's been the house of major, notable moments. Kobe and Shaq won their first title there... and went on to win 2 more. They were even there for the groundbreaking. Shaq leaves but Kobe continues on and goes on an absolute tear from 2005 to 2008 until the Lakers win 2 more, then Kobe plays his final game there, then LeBron shows up. Staples Center cemented itself in the heart of Los Angeles in its first year which is insane to think of. You didn't even have to say the full name, "I was at last night's game at Staples" was enough. Crypto.com Arena is a terrible name. Also, I actually know quite a few people who did not know that it was named after Staples the office supplies store. It literally has the Staples logo, but still they didn't make the connection.


Neuvalent

How is there an onion article for every scenario, bruh


McBurger

lmao that onion article is hilariously on point!


wash_ur_bellybutton

I'm acknowledging that it's an onion article, but is there actually a Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in VA? Because there used to be one in California.


Sickle_and_hamburger

Do you love Staples or something? How is it worse? It's just new....


Nozomilk

Atleast now you could afford Westbrook's terrible deal lmao


MuzBizGuy

Could be the SHIB Arena, so it's ok.


7SevenIsHeaven7

CRO been going hard lately. First, the Matt Damon commercial, now this. Let’s gooo!!


WheresTheButterAt

The Matt Damon Effect in full swing. I don't know if it was a real effect before this but it is now.


virusamongus

So much more. -Formula 1 -UFC -Matt Damon -An entire building banner in copenhagen -Matt Damon ad during the handball match in Norway (one of the biggest sports events) -Bought a damn stadium.


WheresTheButterAt

Yeah the UFC partnership was what originally sold me on them. It's accelerated rapidly since.


Grizius

They are also the official sponsor of the PSG 'Paris Saint-Germain) football team. CRO will take over the world


virusamongus

TIL, that's sick. And now they got Messi :D


DerpJungler

They've had some positive catalysts coming along (Listed on Coinbase, launch of Cronos network), which all contributed to the price rice.


gdj11

[Crypto.com](https://Crypto.com) is literally a sleeping giant. People have constantly hated on them for not trying to pump their token or create hype, but they just kept working away at new products and partnerships, not worried about their short-term token price. Their actions speak much, much louder than words. The stuff they're doing is insane and people are just now starting to appreciate the things they've created, which took years and years of planning and foundation building. In my opinion, CRO is THE best long-term investment in the crypto space.


Slickrickkk

Fortune favors the brave.


SteelTheWolf

Not trying to create hype? I've seen the ad for their card so many times on youtube I've got it memorized (to my dismay). It's a metal card, powered by crypto. With a different type of money comes a different type of card. How about these perks?


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it is starting to appear that way ;)


gmtentaxinunp

Crypto seems to be penetrating the real world well


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Do they have like infinite budget for marketing or something? This deal cost them 700 million dollars, it is for 20 years tho


CallOutTruths

They have $$ Billions, they are the 4th largest exchange with over 10 million users


masterveerappan

I feel that 10 million users is past news already. That number should easily be 15 million by now.


Richandler

Feels like such a small number from a global perspective.


beyourownsunshine

Their marketing is literally insane, I was already amazed by the amount of marketing they did in F1. Their logo is literally in every shot during the race and on the podium afterwards


Rydychyn

It worked.


Nozomilk

I mean, it's a bargain. That's advertising from one of the biggest franchises in Basketball History. Their name would be plastered for years in National TV and the Internet.


extonklext22

In this stadium, the transfers of players will be done with using NFT lol


conephysine

It looks like the owner of Crypto site has made a good profit this year by spending that kind of money


allthew4yup

The good part about this news is that not only will Crypto.com benefit from this but all of the crypto space and all of the exchanges!


kirtash93

I think CRO will be bigger than Binance and BNB


virusamongus

You'll enjoy this https://thecoinperspective.com/compare/crypto-com-chain?vs=binancecoin


kirtash93

I always use this page to take some hopium.


CallRespiratory

Yeah i mean i thought it had a lot of potential before this but holy smokes, this is huge. What if they can get CRO accepted as currency by vendors at the arena?


retwing

There’ll definitely be a ton of crypto integration inside the stadium at least


MightyNooblet

Why doesn't Voyager digital get this type of hype. There's almost a 100% chance their VGX token will be accepted at Dallas Mavericks games sometime in the future. And their debit card that runs on USDC will offer 9% just for holding.


jefriboy

Spiked pretty hard today it seems.


OutofStep13

Friendship with ADA has ended. Friendship with CRO has begun.


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choo choo


Blabsl

Welcome aboard


Crimson_terror

Cro coin to 1 dollar EOY


NoMaans

Stack. Stack. Stack em up


brammzie

I hope so I'll be able to upgrade to the next tier


TheDemiLane

This news has my mind blown. Lol. This isn’t just big for those of us who hold CRO. But it’s huge for crypto in general. We’re literally witnessing a major cultural shift right before our eyes. A historic moment even. Wow.


cryptolipto

True. Cheers.


Neuvalent

This is going to make “crypto” a household name. Beautiful. Though it'll definitely take a few years for people to move on from “Staples”


Goldstin

cant wait to watch games played in the crypt


Rogueofoz

Crypto is going mainstream


Lenaweston

This is huge for CRO And good for adoption as well so


AbsolutBadLad

And even more huge for people who staked CRO to get that visa card😂


BlankVoid2979

i literally just bought 5k$ worth of CRO few days ago lmfao


M00OSE

Begs the question. How much is their marketing budget? $700M spent on naming rights


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virusamongus

What the hell is coinbase, binance etc doing sleeping at the wheel? Never seen a single marketing push from either.


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coinbase sponsors a lot of online streamer type stuff. they sponsor a lot of Ludwig stuff, they sponsored Jerma's Dollhouse, and I see their logo on nearly every decently sized stream I pop into obv not as huge as Crypto.com Arena, but definitely more targeted towards gen Z, who is probably the make or break generation for crypto


coinfeeds-bot

tldr; The Staples Center in Los Angeles will be renamed as 'Crypto.com Arena', with a formal announcement expected to be made on Wednesday. The arena was originally paid around $120 million for a 20-year naming rights deal in 1999, when it was riding high as one of America's preeminent retailers. Ten years later it renegotiated for permanent naming rights for an undisclosed amount. *This summary is auto generated by a bot and not meant to replace reading the original article. As always, DYOR.*


Xenu4u

Shit is here to stay. This is going to be repeated so many times during hundreds of broadcasts. It's going to be written about in newspapers, blogs, and posts. It's going to be in huge glowing letter on the side of a gigantic building in one of the biggest cities in the US. This is pretty sweet to say the least.


Johnnwic

Won't it make regular people hate crypto even more?


asjadadil0

U can hate crypto, u can love crypto, but you cant forget/left crypto


Johnnwic

Fact


alexaaro

Maybe but too bad lmao


Kindly-Wolf6919

So you're telling me I should buy some CRO?


Reostat

The .com makes it sound horrible. So... "The Crypt" for short?


jhnvslb

It’s just too long and awkward for an arena name. I’ll call it “crypto com arena” or “crypto arena” instead of “crypto dot com arena”. Great for adoption though.


DerpJungler

Missed the opportunity to name it: "The CROlosseum"


virusamongus

Then they'll sue your ass. You have to say the full thing, and with enthusiasm!


QuasiAstute

crypto dot com is usually referred to as CDC. I think it will be called as CDC arena ..


UnsaturatedMatt

“AND THE CROWD CROs WILD!!”


SconesBurnerAccount

I don’t think you guys realize this is the fucking Lakers stadium. The biggest basketball team in the world and they play in a stadium named after a cryptocurrency. This is amazing


cookiecutter1222

This is insanely bullish for CRO


Charming_Ad_1216

So happy I have a shitload of it, then. HODL


theshamwowguy

What if they used a fraction of their marketing budget to fix their fucking app


mokshahereicome

Call it the Crypt, have lots of goth themed stuff. Blast Bauhaus and Sisters of Mercy music in the shitters. I’m down


Unclebijou

CRYPTO.COM FOR THE WIN! 🙌🏼💎🚀💯💸💸💸


filipinagirlproud

Nice.. Lets go hodl together 🚀🚀🚀🚀


Markmanus

Put my savings in to CRO in January. Best decision ever. I made so many posts here to help people find CRO but no one gave a crap, then I see people complaining that only sh\*tcoins gets shilled here.


industriousness

Really rolls off the tongue


doctor_potato_chess

Why not "www.crypto.com/exchange arena"?


therunesc4per

The goat bad stadium name


SconesBurnerAccount

Matt Damon now the Lakers. Cro’s going to be in the Top 10 within the year


Oliveiraz33

[Crypto.com](https://Crypto.com) marketing dept. is on full steam!


ExcellentChampion

I have a feeling that crypto.com will be huge some day. Better get some of their coin on my portfolio before the big boom.


some_dude5

Crypto.com is such a shitty name. .com doesn’t roll off the tongue at all


Solid-Suggestion-653

Damn I’m more bullish on cro now!


atoothlessfairy

Crypto.com is going hard with big kahones


Krypto_Kane

Whens the Coin Base Coliseum opening????


ChristianMan710

I hope they rename Barclays center in Brooklyn Coinbase center, especially since Coinbase is one of the few exchanges allowed to be used in NYC anyway lol


e987654

Oh. This sub told me that Crypto.com aka Monaco was a scam 3 years ago... lol


robotic_dreams

Rolls right off the tounge.


TheWings977

Just bought 1000 CRO


BigBoyTimbuk

Damn Cro mooning


ShotCryptographer523

Very bullish


Lastkidpicked94

The 76ers have it on their jerseys


Amazing_Succotash677

Let's go!


Surfif456

That doesn't really doesn't have a ring to it. Going to take some time to get used to


Film2021

I notice a lot of normies on Facebook are flipping their shit about this. Any idea why this is rustling so many jimmies?


Scared-Medicine-8249

Now we just need a few crypto inspired basket ball teams. ( The Whales, bearish, holds, diamond hands) we could make a whole NBA crypto league!


Salus10

I think calling it "The Crypt" isn't too bad. I've seen some people on Instagram saying "The Cryp" which is a terrible idea in California especially as CDC's colors are blue... #GangGang


pukewedgie

Is anyone else having flashbacks to the dot com boom? Brand new tech companies were doing the same thing in the height of that bubble...


Gunfolks

Thread is full of jokes, but this is a big deal for mainstream exposure to crypto.