Fan Tokens


Markets

Fan Tokens Surge Following Tether’s Juventus FC Investment

JUV rose 200%, with tokens like LAZIO and PORTO also experiencing significant price jumps.

South Korea's K League will let fans create a sort of fantasy team using blockchain tokens representing players. (Waka77/Wikimedia Commons)

Finance

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.

16:9 Chiliz CEO Alexandre Dreyfus in Singapore during Token2049 (Courtesy: Amitoj Singh/CoinDesk)

Markets

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.

ARG token's price. (TradingView/CoinMarketCap)

Videos

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.

Recent Videos

Opinion

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.

Reiss Nelson, of Arsenal, celebrates scoring a goal in the English Premier League (James Williamson/Getty Images)

Finance

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.

(Damon Nofar/Pixabay)

Finance

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.

Chiliz price chart over seven days (CoinDesk)

Markets

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.

A number of traders and crypto enthusiasts are investing in World Cup-themed tokens. (David Ramos/Getty Images)

Markets

Fan Tokens of Peruvian, Spanish and Brazilian National Soccer Teams Rally as FIFA World Cup Nears

While the tokens don't represent ownership of national teams, they provide holders access to several fan-specific perks.

La Copa Mundial comienza el 20 de noviembre. (Pexels/Pixabay)

Finance

Chiliz, Owner of Blockchain Sports-Fan Platform Socios, Names Julian La Picque as CFO

La Picque joins Chiliz from blockchain platform Covantis having previously founded Geneva-based blockchain consulting firm Uncrypted.

Chiliz CFO Julian La Picque (Chiliz)

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