Fan Tokens
SportFi’s next act: onchain markets built around match-day results
An area of blockchain-based finance focused on increasing fans' engagement with sports teams, SportFi uses tokens to grant access to privileges such as limited voting rights and exclusive rewards.
Juventus Fan Token Slides Over 13% After Tether Bid Rebuff, Even as Club Shares Surge
Juventus Football Club shares surged after stablecoin issuer Tether made, and was rebuffed on, a €1.1 billion takeover bid, while the club’s fan token saw a double-digit pullback.
Fan Tokens Surge Following Tether’s Juventus FC Investment
JUV rose 200%, with tokens like LAZIO and PORTO also experiencing significant price jumps.
Fan Tokens Have Much Larger Market Than NFTs, Says Chiliz CEO as Blockchain Prepares New Memecoin 'Pepper'
Chiliz CEO Alexandre Dreyfus called out the disproportionate hype around NFTs in comparison to fan tokens in an interview with CoinDesk.
ARG Token Doubles as Argentina Enters Copa America Final
The Argentina Football Association's ARG is the largest soccer fan token by trading volume, according to CoinMarketCap.
A Closer Look at Fan Tokens
As part of CoinDesk's Culture Week, CoinDesk Indices Senior Index Research Analyst Max Good shares insights into fan tokens and their use cases and takes a closer look at whether the performance of soccer team tokens align with on-the-pitch performance.
Fan Tokens: A Bet on Your Favorite Soccer Team?
Does the performance of soccer team tokens align with on-the-pitch performance? Max Good, from CoinDesk Indices’ team, breaks down the match stats.
Fan Token Project Chiliz Sets Up $50M Incubator Backed by Jump Crypto
Chiliz Labs will invest in early-stage Web3 projects in the sports and other entertainment sectors that will build on the layer 1 blockchain.
Fan Token Project Chiliz Rolls Out Layer 1 Blockchain; Token Surges 20%
The EVM-Compatible blockchain will allow token holders to stake (delegate) their tokens to receive rewards.
Sports Fan Tokens Rally Ahead of FIFA World Cup, Defying Crypto Market Gloom
Socios.com’s CHZ jumped 11% in a day, while fan tokens of national soccer teams of Portugal and Argentina are up 50% and 28%, respectively, amid mounting anticipation for the soccer World Cup.
