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BIG3 WINS INAUGURAL SPORTS BUSINESS JOURNAL AWARD FOR BEST IN WEB3

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Wednesday, March 8, 2023

LOS ANGELES, March 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the BIG3 announced it has been named the Best in Web3 by Sports Business Journal at the inaugural Sports Business Awards: Tech, for the league's first-of-its-kind Forever Experience Action Tokens (FEATs), which leverage blockchain technology to offer ownership-like benefits in the BIG3's teams. The FEATs, which launched in April 2022, are the first blockchain supported offering by a professional sports team or league that allows the buyer to have utility in a professional sports team, elevating the perks traditionally associated with fan clubs or season ticket holders to include exclusive ownership-like benefits.

Key Points: 
  • "When the BIG3 team began developing this program, we knew we needed to push the boundaries of what Web3 can do to create the best possible experience for our players and fans," said BIG3 CEO and Co-founder, Ice Cube.
  • Games will air live on CBS and Paramount+ with additional broadcast details and venues to be announced in the coming weeks.
  • To learn more about the BIG3 go to BIG3.com and follow @thebig3 on twitter and instagram .
  • The full 2023 schedule, ticket information, and rosters will be announced at a later date.

THE BIG3 RETURNS TO CBS IN SUMMER OF 2023 FOR LEAGUE'S SIXTH SEASON

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Wednesday, October 12, 2022

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the BIG3 announced CBS is returning as the league's primary broadcast partner for the BIG3's sixth season.

Key Points: 
  • LOS ANGELES, Oct. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the BIG3 announced CBS is returning as the league's primary broadcast partner for the BIG3's sixth season.
  • CBS will air more than 20 hours of live weekend games in the summer of 2023, when the league returns to its original touring model with games in 10 different cities.
  • "After the success of last season, it's cool to continue to blow this league up with CBS," said Ice Cube, BIG3 CEO and co-founder.
  • "CBS has been more than an amazing partner by showcasing 2 to 3 BIG3 games every weekend on the number one network.

THE AXIE INFINITY COMMUNITY GOES FOR THE SLAM DUNK WITH BIG3 CHAMPIONS TRILOGY

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Saturday, August 13, 2022

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the BIG3 announced that members of the Axie Infinity community – the token-based online video game– have purchased the majority of the Fire-Tier editions of Trilogy, receiving ownership-like value and utility in the 2021 BIG3 defending champions. This purchase is part of the BIG3's new model of ownership announced in April 2022, which leverages blockchain technology to sell NFTs offering ownership-like benefits. Other BIG3 FEAT owners include DeGods, Gary Vaynerchuk and VeeFriends, Bill Lee and MyDoge/DogeCoin, Krause House, and Snoop Dogg and PayPal Co-Founder Ken Howery.

Key Points: 
  • "We are absolutely thrilled to have the Axie Infinity community, cloudwhite, Artic, Jihoz, Flying Falcon, baronar, Enjoi AxieChat, Coco Bear, RCTech, Aur, freak and AxieDAO on board with Trilogy," said BIG3 co-founder, Ice Cube.
  • Hopefully, with the Axie community behind the team, Trilogy can pull out a win this weekend and go for the Championship 3-peat."
  • "We are coming together as a collective group of Axie community members to usher in a new era of fan engagement through the BIG3," said cloudwhite.
  • The premier global BIG3 league features many of the greatest, most popular and skilled professional athletes of all time.

Holder Launches Out of High Alpha, Powering Customer Data for the Tokenized World

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Thursday, June 16, 2022

The company is led by CEO and Co-Founder Drew Beechler , and is the first web3 business to launch out of High Alpha .

Key Points: 
  • The company is led by CEO and Co-Founder Drew Beechler , and is the first web3 business to launch out of High Alpha .
  • Beechler is a tenured marketing executive and brand-builder, previously leading the marketing organization at High Alpha since its inception.
  • Nothing like our platform exists today to help web3 companies harness the power of their on-chain customer data.
  • Holder is a web3 CRM and marketing automation platform that powers customer data for the tokenized world.

BIG3 ANNOUNCES GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP WITH DAZN, FULL BROADCAST SCHEDULE, PLAYOFFS AND CHAMPIONSHIP

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Tuesday, June 14, 2022

LOS ANGELES, June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, BIG3 announced the full broadcast schedule for the league's fifth season, including the dates and times for the Playoff and Championship games, highlighted by 54 hours of live games on DAZN worldwide (with select territory exclusions*). Specifically in the U.S., 29 hours of those games will stream live on DAZN, alongside availability on VYRE Network and BIG3 YouTube channel.  This global announcement comes ahead of the tip-off of Season Five on June 18th at Credit Union 1 Arena in Chicago, Illinois.

Key Points: 
  • Specifically in the U.S., 29 hours of those games will streamlive on DAZN, alongside availability on VYRE Network and BIG3 YouTube channel.
  • This global announcement comes ahead of the tip-off of Season Five on June 18th at Credit Union 1 Arena in Chicago, Illinois.
  • "We couldn't be happier to have DAZN join our stellar line up of broadcast partners for our fifth season," said BIG3 CEO Chris Hannan.
  • The premier global BIG3 league features many of the greatest, most popular and skilled professional athletes of all time.

BIG3 Partners with VYRE Network to Stream Select 2022 Games Live

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Friday, June 10, 2022

LOS ANGELES, June 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, BIG3 announced a partnership with VYRE Network to stream games for its fifth season, which tips off on June 18 at Credit Union 1 Arena in Chicago, Il.

Key Points: 
  • LOS ANGELES, June 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, BIG3 announced a partnership with VYRE Network to stream games for its fifth season, which tips off on June 18 at Credit Union 1 Arena in Chicago, Il.
  • Key Features of the Partnership Include:
    "We are so excited to have VYRE join the BIG3 family," said BIG3 CEO, Chris Hannan.
  • We are honored to have VYRE Network added to the BIG3 journey," said VYRE President and Co-Founder, David Hill."
  • Sports fans and new users can stream free live games and exclusive Pay Per View combat sports events through the VYRE App or vyresports.com.

Krause House secures a Rumble Kong Club NFT for team ownership in the first metaverse sports league.

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Friday, June 3, 2022

Lately, this growing organization, Krause House, has expanded its portfolio by securing a Rumble Kong League Club NFT which grants team ownership in the first metaverse sports league.

Key Points: 
  • Lately, this growing organization, Krause House, has expanded its portfolio by securing a Rumble Kong League Club NFT which grants team ownership in the first metaverse sports league.
  • Another challenge was using community voting among NFT holders to attract community contributors and establish an operating model.
  • Their goal is to highlight the new franchise as the NBA's first metaverse local team.
  • Intending sports and crypto fans must visit the following links and be a part of the healthy crypto community:

Krause House acquired all Fire Ownership NFTs in the BIG3 Ball Hogs.

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Friday, June 3, 2022

In recent developments, the exclusive organization has purchased all 25 Fire NFTs for ownership in the BIG3 Ball Hogs team.

Key Points: 
  • In recent developments, the exclusive organization has purchased all 25 Fire NFTs for ownership in the BIG3 Ball Hogs team.
  • The team of experts behind the Krause House has built out enough of the infrastructure to apply Blockchain technology to sports ownership.
  • Krause Houses goal is to accentuate the franchise within the BIG3 league as a new model for a fan-led franchise.
  • Krause House believes a decentralized organization will outright own a professional sports team in ten years.

BIG3 WILL MINT FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND FOREVER EXPERIENCE ACTION TOKEN - 'FEAT' - IN DROP TO BE HELD ON FRIDAY, JUNE 10, AT 11 AM EDT

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Friday, June 3, 2022

LOS ANGELES, June 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the BIG3 announced that the first-ever landmark Forever Experience Action Token (FEAT) providing the holder with benefits and exclusive access to the BIG3 for the duration of the league's life, will drop at 11 AM ET on Friday, June 10th, 2022 at Mint.Big3.com. This is the first time that FEATs will be available to the public via 375 Gold editions per team priced at $4,500 each. Following the sellout of those 375 editions, the league will drop 100-200 editions at a time for a total of 975 editions for each of the league's 12 teams. Once that inventory is exhausted, FEATS for these 12 teams will never be sold again by BIG3 regardless of how many years or decades the league thrives. Greater BIG3 success and longevity means more years of experiences and action provided by the FEAT NFT regardless of crypto volatility.

Key Points: 
  • Once that inventory is exhausted, FEATS for these 12 teams will never be sold again by BIG3 regardless of how many years or decades the league thrives.
  • Greater BIG3 success and longevity means more years of experiences and action provided by the FEAT NFT regardless of crypto volatility.
  • "We are moving beyond NFTs, we are offering experiences and utilities that will live on as long as the BIG3 does, which could be forever.
  • The premier global BIG3 league features many of the greatest, most popular, and skilled professional athletes of all time.

BIG3 Partners with MoonPay for Groundbreaking Ownership NFT Drop This Weekend

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Friday, May 6, 2022

LOS ANGELES, May 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the BIG3 announced they are partnering with MoonPay, the leading global crypto payments infrastructure provider, to facilitate the purchase of the league's NFTs. The NFT's will be released Saturday, May 7 at 11:00 am EST for select Discord members These NFTs offer ownership-like benefits via two-tier options comprising 12,000 editions – 1,000 for each of the league's twelve teams that include 25 Fire priced at $25,000 each and 975 Gold priced at $5,000 each. MoonPay is facilitating all payments for NFT purchases, lowering the barriers for first-time NFT buyers to participate in the drop. Following the discord member sale, the drop will be open to the public at 11 a.m. ET on Sunday, May 8.

Key Points: 
  • MoonPay is facilitating all payments for NFT purchases, lowering the barriers for first-time NFT buyers to participate in the drop.
  • "We are excited to partner with MoonPay on our trailblazing ownership stake opportunity for fans to join," said BIG3 co-founder, Jeff Kwatinetz.
  • "MoonPay makes buying NFT's easier for everyone and they will be a tremendous resource for our NFT Drop this weekend.
  • Join the BIG3 discord click here and stay updated with the latest news on this NFT drop.