Fan Tokens

A Closer Look at Fan Tokens
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 whet...
A Closer Look at Fan Tokens

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

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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.
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Chiliz price chart over seven days (CoinDesk)
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)

The 2022 World Cup begins Sunday in Qatar. (David Ramos/Getty Images)
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...
The 2022 World Cup begins Sunday in Qatar. (David Ramos/Getty Images)

Fan tokens associated with football teams are outperforming bitcoin and ether. (Pexels/Pixabay)
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.
Fan tokens associated with football teams are outperforming bitcoin and ether. (Pexels/Pixabay)

Chiliz CFO Julian La Picque (Chiliz)
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)

San Siro soccer stadium, shared home ground of Inter Milan and AC Milan. (tlemens/Pixabay)
European Soccer's Governing Body Signs Up Socios.com as Token Partner
The partnership, financial terms for which were not disclosed, will be in place until 2024.
San Siro soccer stadium, shared home ground of Inter Milan and AC Milan. (tlemens/Pixabay)

Lionel Mess, main figure of Argentina's national soccer team (Gustavo Pagano/Getty Images)
Fan Token Site Socios Sues Argentine Soccer Association for Signing Competing Deal With Binance
A judge issues a preliminary injunction ordering the league to honor its contacts with the site.
Lionel Mess, main figure of Argentina's national soccer team (Gustavo Pagano/Getty Images)

Argentina celebrates its Copa America 2021 victory. (Alexandre Schneider/Getty Images)
Binance to Sponsor Argentina’s National Soccer Team, Professional ​​League
The agreement, which will last five years, is the first the global crypto exchange has signed with a national soccer team.
Argentina celebrates its Copa America 2021 victory. (Alexandre Schneider/Getty Images)