Visca Crypto! Top Exchange Signs 5-Year Agreement With Spanish Giant FC Barcelona

bitcoinistОпубліковано о 2026-04-24Востаннє оновлено о 2026-04-24

Анотація

European cryptocurrency exchange WhiteBIT has renewed its strategic partnership with FC Barcelona for an additional five years, extending their collaboration until 2030. As the club's Official Cryptocurrency Exchange Partner, WhiteBIT will expand its role across Barça's men's first team, women's team, and basketball team, while also partnering with the Barça Innovation Hub. The alliance aims to integrate cryptocurrency into the sports ecosystem by developing practical applications for millions of fans worldwide. Initiatives include a co-branded debit card, fan engagement programs, and digital education efforts. The partnership seeks to bridge the gap between technology and sports, moving crypto beyond the industry into everyday use.

European crypto exchange WhiteBIT has unveiled a five-year agreement with FC Barcelona to extend its strategic alliance, aiming to take digital assets beyond the industry and support global innovation in sports.

WhiteBIT Until 2030, Here We Go!

On Friday, Spanish football giant FC Barcelona and crypto exchange WhiteBIT announced the renewal of their partnership. The club, also known as Barça, has signed a partnership agreement with Europe’s largest crypto exchange by traffic volume for an additional 5 years.

WhiteBIT has collaborated with Barça since 2022 and will remain one of the club’s Global Partners and its Official Cryptocurrency Exchange Partner until 2030. Last year, the exchange displayed the name of its first International Crypto Trading Cup (ICTC 2025) winner on the LED boards during El Clásico, Spain’s biggest football match between Real Madrid and Barcelona.

According to the announcement, the strategic alliance will bring together the crypto world and FC Barcelona to “set new standards for how technology is integrated into global ecosystems and how the future relationship between digital finance, fans and sport takes shape.”

WhiteBIT and FC Barcelona's CEOs unveil five-year partnership agreement. Source: WhiteBIT

Following the partnership extension, WhiteBIT will also take on an expanded role across FC Barcelona’s men’s first team, women’s team, and basketball team. In addition, it will partner with the Barça Innovation Hub (BIHUB).

Manel del Río, CEO of FC Barcelona, affirmed that the renewal strengthens Barça’s commitment to strategic alliances with globally leading companies:

This renewal highlights the strength and appeal of our brand, as well as our ability to connect with innovative sectors. In this case, the cryptocurrency sector, a growing field with significant strategic potential for the coming years.

Meanwhile, Volodymyr Nosov, President and Founder of W Group, which includes WhiteBIT, emphasized the exchange’s mission to support mass crypto adoption “by bringing technology to everyone, everywhere.”

Taking Crypto Beyond The Industry

The alliance seeks to make cryptocurrencies a “practical, everyday tool for millions of fans around the world,” the announcement noted, moving the partnership beyond visibility to execution by developing real-world crypto applications designed to scale across the sports industry.

Therefore, both brands will collaborate on new initiatives, including fan engagement, digital education, and interactive experiences, with the goal of bridging the gap between technology and the global audience.

“Together with Barça, we are taking crypto beyond the industry and into everyday life—creating experiences that millions of fans can actually use. This is how adoption happens,” Nosov stated.

Notably, they will introduce an FC Barcelona-themed design for the exchange’s WhiteBIT Nova debit card, allowing fans to personalize their card with the club’s visual identity. The card will also offer benefits beyond the design update, including special features and future partner advantages linked to the collaboration.

Moreover, WhiteBIT has launched a promotion to give away 52 Spotify Camp Nou tickets for El Clásico on May 10, 2026. Users must complete a series of actions on the exchange between April 24 and May 4 for a chance to win.

As of this writing, WhiteBIT’s token, WBT, is trading at $55.4, a 1.1% increase in the monthly timeframe.

WBT's performance in the one-week chart. Source: WBTUSDT on TradingView

Пов'язані питання

QWhat is the duration of the renewed partnership between WhiteBIT and FC Barcelona?

AThe renewed partnership between WhiteBIT and FC Barcelona is for an additional 5 years, extending their alliance until 2030.

QWhich specific teams within FC Barcelona will WhiteBIT have an expanded role with following the partnership extension?

AFollowing the partnership extension, WhiteBIT will have an expanded role across FC Barcelona’s men’s first team, women’s team, and basketball team.

QWhat is the name of the FC Barcelona-themed product that WhiteBIT will introduce for its users?

AWhiteBIT will introduce an FC Barcelona-themed design for its WhiteBIT Nova debit card.

QWhat is one of the key goals of the strategic alliance between WhiteBIT and FC Barcelona, as stated in the announcement?

AOne of the key goals of the alliance is to make cryptocurrencies a practical, everyday tool for millions of fans and to develop real-world crypto applications designed to scale across the sports industry.

QWhat promotional activity is WhiteBIT running in relation to the El Clásico match in May 2026?

AWhiteBIT is running a promotion to give away 52 Spotify Camp Nou tickets for the El Clásico on May 10, 2026, where users must complete a series of actions on the exchange between April 24 and May 4 for a chance to win.

Пов'язані матеріали

In Conversation with Ray Dalio: We Are Currently in an AI Bubble, with 1% of My Portfolio in Bitcoin

Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates, warns in an interview that the current AI boom shows classic bubble characteristics, which could lead to significant economic downturns as seen in past cycles like 1929 or 2000. He explains that speculative enthusiasm, fueled by debt and overvaluation, often precedes a crash when rising rates or taxation force asset sales, causing widespread losses and recession. Dalio also outlines his "Big Cycle" theory, describing an approximate 80-year pattern where widening wealth gaps, massive government deficits, and shifting geopolitical power (like China's rise) create internal conflict and global instability. He emphasizes that we are in a late-cycle, transitional phase where traditional powers like the US and UK face decline. For personal wealth protection, Dalio advises diversification beyond cash into assets like stocks, bonds, real estate, and particularly gold, which he prefers over Bitcoin. While he holds about 1% of his portfolio in Bitcoin as a non-printable hard asset, he views gold as more secure from technological or governmental threats. Regarding AI's impact, Dalio believes it will disproportionately benefit capital owners, worsening inequality by replacing both physical and cognitive labor. He suggests that human intuition and emotional intelligence, combined with AI, will be key for future workers. On taxation, Dalio argues that wealth taxes are impractical and risk triggering asset sell-offs, reducing productive investment. He points to the UK as a cautionary example of debt, low productivity, and political strife. Geopolitically, Dalio foresees a more regionalized world, with the US showing weakness in prolonged conflicts like with Iran, akin to past imperial declines. The ideal outcome, he suggests, is coexisting powerful blocs (e.g., Americas, China-Asia Pacific) without major war.

marsbit1 год тому

In Conversation with Ray Dalio: We Are Currently in an AI Bubble, with 1% of My Portfolio in Bitcoin

marsbit1 год тому

Daily 7.2 Trillion KRW: Foreign Capital's Record Net Buying on Friday! Wall Street Says Headwinds for Korean Stock Fund Flows Have Subsided

South Korean stock market sees a dramatic shift in fund flows. On July 31, foreign investors made a record net purchase of approximately KRW 7.2 trillion in KOSPI stocks, marking a fundamental reversal from the persistent large-scale net outflows seen in previous months. This contributed to a significant narrowing of foreign net selling in July to KRW 9.8 trillion, down sharply from KRW 48.4 trillion in June and KRW 44.5 trillion in May. Simultaneously, domestic institutional pressure eased. South Korean pension funds and asset managers turned to a net buying position in July, purchasing KRW 1.0 trillion worth of KOSPI shares, contrasting with net sales in May and June. Market volatility is expected to be dampened by new financial regulations. Effective July 31, the Financial Services Commission tightened access for retail investors to single-stock leveraged ETFs by raising the minimum cash deposit requirement. Trading volumes for these products subsequently dropped to about 50% of their monthly average. Citigroup Research maintains its year-end KOSPI target of 10,000 points. The firm cites several supportive factors: the substantial easing of headwinds from capital outflows, a robust fundamental outlook for the semiconductor sector, historically low market valuations, strong economic fundamentals, and the potential for policy support from financial authorities if needed.

marsbit1 год тому

Daily 7.2 Trillion KRW: Foreign Capital's Record Net Buying on Friday! Wall Street Says Headwinds for Korean Stock Fund Flows Have Subsided

marsbit1 год тому

Breaking! OpenAI's Next-Gen AI Solves 10 Fields Medal-Level Problems

OpenAI's next-generation AI model Astra achieves breakthroughs in 10 long-standing mathematical conjectures. The results, including constructing the first known infinite, finitely presented non-sofic group—resolving a major question since 1999—and advancing the high-dimensional sphere packing problem beyond a 46-year-old barrier, are detailed in a 249-page paper. Key proofs have been formally verified using Lean 4. The AI also refuted a rigidity conjecture by Fields Medalist Alain Connes. According to OpenAI, generating these proofs cost under $2,000. Experts describe the findings as potentially Fields Medal-worthy and a landmark moment for both mathematics and AI, showcasing the model's ability to produce profound, human-like reasoning across diverse fields like group theory, geometry, and operator algebras.

marsbit3 год тому

Breaking! OpenAI's Next-Gen AI Solves 10 Fields Medal-Level Problems

marsbit3 год тому

How to Make Yourself Irreplaceable by AI Forever

This article argues that the primary threat from AI is not job replacement, but remaining trapped in "wage slavery"—financial dependence on employers. The path to becoming irreplaceable is not resisting AI, but becoming an "unemployable" individual who builds their own meaningful enterprise. The author identifies five key elements for this: Agency (acting without permission), Taste (judging what's worthwhile), Persuasion, Persistence, and Iteration. The solution is to stop being a "pawn" in someone else's game. To start, you must fundamentally change your identity and environment, then engage in rapid, real-world trial and error. While both coding and creating media (content) are powerful, content is more crucial. AI can generate assets, but true value lies in subjective, human-driven content that builds trust and narrative. The actionable advice is to carve out 15 minutes to answer foundational questions: 1) Uncover your "raw material"—what you know deeply or solve effortlessly. 2) Define your contrarian perspective—what common beliefs you think are wrong. The intersection of these answers is your direction. Finally, you must launch by publishing your first core idea immediately, using the feedback to iterate and develop the skills needed for a self-directed life and career.

marsbit3 год тому

How to Make Yourself Irreplaceable by AI Forever

marsbit3 год тому

Thanks to Dice Rolls, Bitcoin Keys Are Stored Offline, But Not Everyone Will Do It

The article discusses using dice rolls to generate secure Bitcoin wallet seeds, providing entropy independent of potentially flawed hardware random number generators. It explains that each fair dice roll offers about 2.585 bits of entropy, with around 50 rolls needed for a standard 12-word seed phrase and 99+ recommended for higher security. This method gained attention after a vulnerability was revealed in some Coldcard hardware wallets, where a faulty firmware RNG (dating back to 2021) compromised generated keys. The analysis notes that while a dice-generated main seed was safe from this specific flaw, other Coldcard functions (like creating paper wallets, backup keys, or passwords) could still be vulnerable if they used the defective RNG. The piece argues that while dice-based entropy is technically robust, the manual process is error-prone, tedious, and unrealistic for most new users, who might make mistakes in recording or inputting rolls. It concludes that while manual entropy generation should remain an option for advanced users, the long-term goal is to develop reliable, user-friendly hardware and software that securely generates randomness without requiring specialized knowledge. Coldcard users are advised to check their firmware version and replace any secondary secrets (like paper wallet keys) created with vulnerable devices, while also considering multi-signature setups with devices from different manufacturers for added security.

cryptonews.ru7 год тому

Thanks to Dice Rolls, Bitcoin Keys Are Stored Offline, But Not Everyone Will Do It

cryptonews.ru7 год тому

Торгівля

Спот
活动图片