A platform every sports fan needs to know about, Chiliz is the number one place to go for sports-related fan tokens. CHZ is the token behind the platform, and the platform is the gateway for fans to tap into unique experiences with their favourite sports team.
What is the Chiliz Network?
Chiliz is the company that owns Socios.com, and CHZ is the token that fuels the platform. Through the Socios NFT marketplace, traders can buy their favourite fan tokens, using CHZ to facilitate all transactions.
Built on Ethereum, Chiliz provides users with an opportunity to buy branded NFT tokens using the ERC-20 and BEP-20 CHZ tokens. Fans can also earn NFTs through contests or exchange them for team-specific merchandise and benefits. Some fan tokens reward fans with access to meet the players and vote on club decisions. The platform currently supports over 50 different sports and entertainment-specific fan tokens.
Leveraging blockchain technology, Socios directly engages fans with the team/entertainer, a step up from just watching games or buying team merchandise. Chiliz allows each team that partners with them to design unique experiences for their Fan Token holders. These Fans Tokens also give the holder sway over decisions usually left up to the team, like what songs play when a goal is scored, new uniform designs, and even which players start in some games.
Additionally, Chiliz helps sports franchises make money from fans in new ways, while providing unique experiences to their most loyal supporters.
Who created the Chiliz Network?
Chiliz was founded in 2012 by Alexander Dreyfus, its acting CEO. The company falls under the Mediarex Group, an international sports and entertainment organisation, and holds esteemed partners including Sam Li, former Vice President of the NBA, Nicolas Maurer, CEO of esports team Vitality, and Dr. DisRespect, one of the world’s largest video game streamers.
In 2018, the blockchain-based Socios platform was launched, alongside the CHZ token. Following funding of $66 million by Private Placement in 2019, the platform launched its website and app. Today, the company also has offices in France, Turkey, Spain, South Korea, and Brazil.
How does the Chiliz Network work?
The CHZ token can be used on both the Ethereum blockchain as an ERC-20 token and on the Binance Smart Chain as a BEP20 token. Fans looking to engage on the platform can buy CHZ tokens from Chiliz.net, the platform's own exchange, or from other cryptocurrency platforms.
Users can then purchase Fan Tokens using CHZ from the Socios marketplace. The platform supports a wide range of sporting teams, from Formula 1 teams to FC Barcelona to Golden State Warriors basketball team. Each team that partners with the platform can dictate the fan tokens prices, distribution and supply, as well as unique opportunities they wish to give to fans. Based on the token's performance, they can be burned in order to make a winning team's tokens more valuable.
As an example of the privileges offered with fan tokens: for eight years, the Juventus soccer club played Chelsea Dagger in the stadium whenever the team scored a goal. Recently, however, fan token holders chose Blur's Song 2 as the new victory song, and Juventus made the switch. The more fan tokens one holds, the bigger their vote.
The blockchain network is built on Ethereum and uses a Socios sidechain to create and verify all fan tokens. This process utilises the Proof of Authority (PoA) consensus mechanism which relies on a small group of authorised verifiers. This consensus model leans towards business structures looking to be scalable and efficient.
Chiliz is also partnered with the decentralised oracle network Chainlink, through which it creates unique non-fungible tokens (NFTs). These NFTs are used to celebrate special events such as championships or player milestones.
What is CHZ?
CHZ is compatible with both the Ethereum and Binance Smart Chain platforms. The token is used as a medium of exchange on the Socios platform, allowing fans to buy Fan Tokens.
There is a maximum supply of 8,888,888,888 CHZ in existence, and at the time of writing roughly 70% are in circulation.
Where can I get CHZ?
Users looking to acquire CHZ tokens will need to do so through a cryptocurrency exchange. Ensure that you do your own research prior to buying the coin, and that you use a reputable and licenced exchange.
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