Ed Carpenter Racing Will Run A Bitcoin Car In The Indianapolis 500, Raising M...
A black-and-orange, bitcoin-adorned Chevrolet will compete in this year’s Indianapolis 500, with a mission to raise funds for development.Millions of viewers will see a Bitcoin car compete for first place in this year’s Indianapolis 500.IndyCar Series team Ed Carpenter Racing (ECR) has announced that it will enter the No. 21 Bitcoin Chevrolet, a black-and-orange race car adorned thoroughly with the Bitcoin logo, in the upcoming Indianapolis 500, to be held on May 30, 2021. It will be driven by 2020 NTT IndyCar Series Rookie of the Year Rinus VeeKay. Source: Press release ECR has also....
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“This isn’t the Strike car, the Coinbase car, the Kraken car [...] this is the Bitcoin car,” said Jack Mallers. A car and driver branded with the Bitcoin logo will be racing in circles against 32 others in this month’s Indianapolis 500.According to a blog post from Zap CEO Jack Mallers, U.S. racing driver Ed Carpenter will be in control of the “orange-spotted, Bitcoin-covered, engineering beast” scheduled to appear at the Indy 500 on May 30. Carpenter, who became a Bitcoiner over the last year, reportedly forfeited all traditional sponsors in favor of driving the Bitcoin (BTC) car, #21 in....
Can you go to the moon on a racetrack? One team in the Indy 500 wants to find out. Announced this week, Ed Carpenter Racing will be donning a Bitcoin-themed Chevy in this year’s race. The Inspiration Ed Carpenter Racing teamed up with payments platform Strike, but unlike your traditional sponsorship, this one was a […]
Blockchain technology is hitting the raceway lately. This week, IndyCar team Ed Carpenter Racing announced their Bitcoin-themed Chevy to race in this year’s Indy 500. Now, NASCAR’s Roush Fenway Racing is putting their foot on the gas with their own fan token. More Fan Tokens Just last week, the UFC elected to partner with Socios.com […]
Crypto has been hitting the raceways in full force this month. Last week, IndyCar’s Roush Racing became the first U.S. sports team to launch their own fan token. Additionally announced last week is that this year’s Indy 500 will feature a Bitcoin-branded racecar, courtesy of Ed Carpenter Racing. Now, Red Bull is teaming up with […]
On Thursday, McLaren Racing announced the British motor racing team selected Tezos as the organization’s official partner across the Indycar series, Formula One, and esports. Tezo will create a non-fungible token (NFT) platform for McLaren Racing in order to showcase the motorsport group’s world-class drivers and “illustrious racing heritage.” McLaren and Tezos Team up to Construct an NFT Platform The non-fungible token (NFT) economy has exploded and world-renowned automakers and motor racing teams are jumping in on the action. This week the German carmaker Porsche....