- Thirteen of 20 Premier League clubs have crypto-related sponsors in the 2025/26 season.
- Socios is the most active sponsor, backing six Premier League teams.
- A study shared with The Observer found several sponsors are not registered with the UK regulator, the FCA.
- OKX was fined $500 million in the U.S. for anti-money laundering breaches and is not registered with the FCA.
- Newcastle’s sponsor VT Markets is on the FCA warning list and has no UK licence; the FCA advises consumers to avoid dealing with it.
This season, 13 of the 20 Premier League clubs carry sponsorships from 13 different crypto-related firms, according to reporting shared with The Observer. The change follows last season, when 14 clubs had deals with 15 crypto companies.
League-wide sponsors include well-known names such as Socios, OKX, and Kraken. The clubs without crypto partners this year are AFC Bournemouth, Brentford, Brighton & Hove Albion, Fulham, Manchester United, Sunderland, and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
The study highlights regulatory gaps. It points to Newcastle’s deal with VT Markets, a broker offering crypto CFDs — a contract for difference (CFD) is a product that lets traders speculate on price moves without owning the underlying asset. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has placed VT Markets on its warning list and said the firm has no UK licence. The FCA stated: “[the firm] may be providing or promoting financial services or products without our permission. You should avoid dealing with this firm and beware of scams.”
The research also notes that OKX, which sponsors Manchester City, is not registered with the FCA and has previously been fined $500 million in the United States for breaches of anti-money laundering rules.
Socios — the most frequent sponsor in the Premier League this season — is not FCA-registered and tells users on its learn-more page that losses from falling fan token prices are not covered by investor protection schemes.
For a visual summary of Premier League crypto partnerships, see the full chart here. Follow Protos on X, Google News, or its YouTube channel.
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