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Associated Press to Record Basketball Scores on Ethereum Blockchain

Thu, 18/03/2021 - 18:56
AP has partnered with Everipedia to publish March Madness scores on the Ethereum blockchain.
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Associated Press to Record Basketball Scores on Ethereum Blockchain
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The Associated Press has joined forces with tech startup Everipedia to publish the basketball scores and schedules of the March Madness college tournament on Ethereum.

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Everipedia's OraQle dashboard makes it possible to watch how AP records the results on the second-largest blockchain in real time.  

Last week, the esteemed non-profit news agency also sold its first non-fungible token (NFT) for 100 ETH.

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Warren Buffett's $1 million offer 

March Madness is one of the most-watched sporting events in the U.S. The 2019 tournament averaged a whopping 10.9 million viewers across different television networks.

This year, billionaire Warren Buffett is offering a million dollars to any Berkshire Hathaway employee who will correctly guess the outcome of every single game, but the odds of scoring a perfect NCAA bracket are pretty scant. Nevertheless, the one with the most accurate prediction will still get a cool $100,000.    

The very first game will start today at 6 p.m. EST.  

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