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German esports organisation Berlin International Gaming (BIG) has announced a partnership with global cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase. The deal, which is based on creating digital activations through community engagement, will see Coinbase become a partner of BIG’s CS:GO roster. Credit: BIG and Coinbase. RELATED: BIG expands partnership with...

Russian esports organisation Virtus.pro has signed a three-year partnership with cryptocurrency platform Bybit. As a result of the deal, Virtus.pro players will take part in WSOT 2021, a crypto trading tournament that features a $7.5m (~£5.46m) prize pool. Image credit: Bybit, Virtus.pro RELATED: Astralis agrees three-year deal with...

North American esports organisation Panda has recruited Sheri Simonson and Justin Varghese to its partnership team. Simonson will become the organisation’s Vice President of Partnerships and Activations while Varghese has joined as a member of Panda’s Sales and Marketing Partnerships department. (ESI Illustration) Image credit: Panda RELATED: Panda appoints Thomas Tischio as Competitive Content...

UK-based esports organisation Guild Esports has partnered with Difference Makers, an initiative from the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).  According to the release, the partnership seeks to promote STEM (science, technology, engineering, and maths) education concepts and sustainability through competitive gaming.  Image Credit: Guild Esports RELATED: Carleton...