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Lionel Messi's new contract with Paris St Germain includes a “large number” of crypto $PSG Fan Tokens from Socios.com, which let holders vote on minor decisions

Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi's transfer to French club Paris St Germain included a payment in cryptocurrency fan tokens …

Reuters Simon Evans

Discussion

  • @oscarwgrut Oscar Williams-Grut on x
    The Messi deal is likely to provide huge validation to the fan token idea. PSG's token soared over 130% in just five days amid speculation over Messi's arrival, to an all-time high of over $60 on Tuesday.
  • @oscarwgrut Oscar Williams-Grut on x
    PSG has paid Messi partly in @socios tokens linked to the club. Atletico Madrid, Roma, West Ham, & Barca have all launched their own Socios tokens. Arsenal launch theirs later today. Fan tokens let people vote on small club decisions, like what music to play after a goal.
  • @socios @socios on x
    𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀 𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆: Lionel Messi becomes first player in the world to receive Fan Tokens as part of signing package with @PSG_inside. $PSG ⚡️ $CHZ https://en.psg.fr/...
  • @mdudas Mike Dudas on x
    PSG to partially pay @TeamMessi in @socios' $PSG fan token. Brilliant marketing. https://www.cnbc.com/...