Soccer fan tokens on the march as Poland’s biggest club adopts crypto
Blockchain-based soccer fan tokens are all the rage of late, and now Poland's most successful club is getting in on the action.5660 Total views 25 Total shares Listen to article
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The spread of blockchain-based soccer fan tokens across Europe continued on Monday as Poland’s most successful soccer club partnered with sports fintech firm Chiliz.
Legia Warsaw, which holds the record for the most number of Polish league championship wins, will launch a token on the fan engagement and rewards platform Socios
The LEG Fan Token is expected to launch in the coming months and will grant supporters voting rights on various club decisions. Tokenholders will also be eligible to take part in exclusive games, competitions and VIP experiences. The supply of LEG Fan Tokens will be capped at 5 million.
Legia Warsaw joins 21 European football giants to have created fan tokens on the Socios platform recently. Major soccer institutions such as Lionel Messi’s FC Barcelona, Cristiano Ronaldo’s Juventus Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s A.C. Milan
Dariusz Mioduski, CEO of Legia Warsaw, appeared optimistic about interacting with the new technology offered up by blockchain and tokenization.
“Pioneering solutions and new technologies, which additionally give our fans unique opportunities to actively participate in the life of our club, are the exact direction in which we want to develop,” said Mioduski, adding, “We believe that the potential of the most popular sports brand in this part of Europe, which Legia Warsaw undoubtedly is, will allow Socios.com to gain many fans not only in Poland, but also in the international arena.”
The CEO and founder of Socios.com and Chiliz, Alexandre Dreyfus, welcomed Legia Warsaw onto the Socios platform and anticipated it would increase overall fan engagement.
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