Bayern Munich joins the blockchain-based fantasy soccer trend
The Ethereum blockchain-based fantasy soccer game Sorare has signed on its latest top European club. German soccer club FC Bayern Munich, which plays in the country’s Bundesliga, is entering the world of blockchain-based fantasy soccer.The Ethereum blockchain-based fantasy soccer game Sorare, which Bayern joined this week, already counts over 100 participant clubs, including high-profile names such as Paris Saint-German, Juventus, PSG, and Atletico Madrid.FC Bayern Munich is itself no stranger to collaborations with blockchain projects, having partnered last fall with Stryking....
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The German Football Association will create player NFT cards that can be used in Sorare’s Global Fantasy Football game. The German Football Association (DFB) has officially announced the debut of national soccer team nonfungbile tokens (NFTs) in partnership with a major blockchain-based fantasy soccer game provider Sorare.As part of an official license agreement, the DFB will create digital collectible cards on the Ethereum blockchain of 18 players on the German national team through Sorare’s platform. According to an announcement from Sorare, the cards will be available for use in....
The appetite for blockchain-based fan tokens appears to be limitless amongst big-league soccer clubs across the globe. İstanbul Başakşehir, last season's winner of the Turkish Süper Lig, has joined the Socios platform and will launch its own fan token ($IBFK) by the end of 2020.$IBFK, like other fan tokens in the Socios ecosystem, confers voting rights and rewards upon holders and is designed to boost fan engagement, and to monetize various fan experiences, both on and offline.Token holders can vote in polls on club decisions and earn points that, once accumulated, can be cashed in in....
Sorare is reportedly closing in a half a billion dollar funding round with a valuation of at least $3.8 billion. Reports have surfaced that French NFT-based soccer trading card game developer Sorare is closing in on a $532 million funding round with a valuation of at least $3.8 billion. According to unnamed sources in Business Insider, the latest funding round is expected to be led by Japanese telecommunications giant SoftBank, along with participation from European venture capital firm Atomico. Other backers thought to be in the mix include European investment firm Eurazeo, and Blisce, a....
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