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Sport’s embrace of NFTs presents tricky regulation challenge

Fan NFT images
Fan NFT images on display. Photo: Brett Davis/Fan Controlled Football/Getty Images

Expert evidence raises alarm over the marketing of volatile financial products to sports fans.

The use of NFTs and blockchain technology is on the rise, with sport providing arguably one of the most fertile grounds for the digital assets to be marketed in. As the uptake of digital assets becomes more mainstream due to increased exposure to the mass market, lawmakers and regulators are