Global talent and entertainment agency UTA has announced the signing of North American esports organisation FaZe…
Month: February 2021
Nerd Street Gamers raises $11.5m in addtional funding
Esports infrastructure company Nerd Street Gamers (NSG) has raised $11.5m (£8.48m) in additional funding, with the round led…
Esports Insider announces its ESI Events calendar for 2021
We are proud to announce the return of our ESI Digital series, with our first esports…
Reddit trades besides GameStop also crater — AMC, silver take big hits
Shares of AMC Entertainment, which rallied nearly 300% last week from a major short squeeze, was…
Microsoft’s next-gen console has been out of stock for almost three months. Here’s what we know…
BroadcastHER Academy returns to help women enter esports
Not-for-profit organisation The 1,000 Dreams Fund (1DF) has launched its third annual BroadcastHER Academy, an esports and gaming…
Anzu raises $9m in latest funding round
In-game advertising platform Anzu has raised $9m (£6.56m) in its latest round of funding, with the likes of BITKRAFT…
Britain is cracking down on the $3.7 billion ‘buy now, pay later’ industry
The U.K. Treasury said buy now, pay later firms would come under the supervision of the…
BLAST Premier appoints Andrew Haworth as Commissioner
Esports tournament organiser BLAST has named Andrew Haworth, the firm’s Director of Operations and Production, as the Commissioner…
Britain is cracking down on the $3.7 billion ‘buy now, pay later’ industry
The U.K. Treasury said buy now, pay later firms would come under the supervision of the…
The endgame may be near for the GameStop squeeze trade as enthusiasm and volume wanes
Signs have emerged that the endgame may not be far off for GameStop after its massive…
The Winklevoss’ bitcoin exchange is pushing into banking with a new savings product
Gemini is adding a new service called “Earn” that lets clients move their holdings in bitcoin…
JOIDATA enters data-focused partnership with Moonton
Esports data service provider JOIDATA has entered into a partnership with Chinese video game developer and publisher Moonton. The…
Destruction AllStars and Control: Ultimate Edition are available to download.
Hitmarker expands into APAC through RGF Recruitment partnership
Esports and gaming job platform Hitmarker has expanded its hiring footprint in Asia-Pacific by way of a…
Seyna is building an insurance-as-a-service startup for the French market
French startup Seyna is getting a new CEO. Stephen Leguillon is joining the company as chief…
Mono, a startup that wants to build Plaid for Africa, gets backing from Y Combinator
Prakhar Singh and ex-Paystack employee Abdul Hassan have known each other for seven years, building different…
NHTSA said if Tesla did not initiate a recall, it would face penalties. Late last month,…
What’s in the new “targeted” stimulus check proposal and why are some lawmakers warning that a…
Robinhood CEO explains to Elon Musk why his platform restricted trading last week
Robinhood co-founder Vlad Tenev explained the move and defended his platform in a discussion with Elon…