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 Entertainment to produce digital collectibles of its players.
In announcing its Sorare deal to its fans, FC Bayern Munich noted that the top 20 leagues in the world are now available on the gaming platform, which has become truly global.
New players pick an initial squad of 10 blockchain-based player cards, from which they create their tournament team.
As reported, Sorare also offers players the chance to buy and trade limited edition cards, whose higher score and value is determined by players' real-life performances in soccer league tables and their rarity as digital collectibles.
According to Nonfungible, a ranking site for blockchain games and issuers of collectible, non-fungible tokens, Sorare is inching up the league tables and has been gaining popularity with the global gaming community.
In terms of all-time-sales, Sorare significantly trails behind Axie Infinity, which reports roughly triple the sales of the fantasy soccer market.
In a recent interview with Cointelegraph, Sorare outlined its strategy for expansion to the United States market, where close to 60 million gamers play fantasy sports.
Sorare has recently launched in the United States, where the platform hopes to attract some of the 60 million American fantasy sports players.
Bayern Munich taps the trend for blockchain-based fantasy soccer
gepubliceerd op Nov 10, 2020
by Cointele | gepubliceerd op Coinage
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