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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

and gets some PSG tokens as part of the deal. Read more here: https://coinmarketcap.com/... #CoinMarketCap #Crypto #Cryptocurrency #Bitcoin #Ethereum #Dogecoin #Altcoin #DeFi @reuterssports : Soccer star Lionel Messi's signing on fee at Paris St Germain includes some of the French club's cryptocurrency fan tokens, in the latest big name endorsement of new digital assets. More here: https://www.reuters.com/... https://twitter.com/... Mason Nystrom / @masonnystrom : Players will be much more willing to socialize with Fans or participate in other events/Fan token perks if they financially benefit. https://www.reuters.com/... Christian Ott / @footballelixir : 4/ I would conclude that: 1. He hasn't received his tokens on-chain yet - probably a cold-storage address has to be set up first. 2. Or he received them in an exchange account. I will be on the look-out for large PSG transactions in the next weeks and will keep you updated! Christian Ott / @footballelixir : 1/ Leo Messi receiving a large number of fan tokens is amazing for crypto and fan token adoption! I was curious to see how many he received, so I did some chain analysis work, although I couldn't come up with an address unfortunately. Thread: https://en.psg.fr/... Oscar Williams-Grut / @oscarwgrut : 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. Oscar Williams-Grut / @oscarwgrut : 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 : 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/... Mike Dudas / @mdudas : PSG to partially pay @TeamMessi in @socios' $PSG fan token. Brilliant marketing. https://www.cnbc.com/...

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  • @reuterssports @reuterssports on x
    Soccer star Lionel Messi's signing on fee at Paris St Germain includes some of the French club's cryptocurrency fan tokens, in the latest big name endorsement of new digital assets. More here: https://www.reuters.com/... https://twitter.com/...
  • @espnindia Espn India on x
    Lionel Messi's transfer to Paris Saint-Germain included a payment in cryptocurrency fan tokens https://www.espn.in/...
  • @coinmarketcap @coinmarketcap on x
    The wait is over! Lionel Messi joins Paris Saint Germain — and gets some PSG tokens as part of the deal. Read more here: https://coinmarketcap.com/... #CoinMarketCap #Crypto #Cryptocurrency #Bitcoin #Ethereum #Dogecoin #Altcoin #DeFi
  • @masonnystrom Mason Nystrom on x
    Players will be much more willing to socialize with Fans or participate in other events/Fan token perks if they financially benefit. https://www.reuters.com/...
  • @footballelixir Christian Ott on x
    4/ I would conclude that: 1. He hasn't received his tokens on-chain yet - probably a cold-storage address has to be set up first. 2. Or he received them in an exchange account. I will be on the look-out for large PSG transactions in the next weeks and will keep you updated!
  • @footballelixir Christian Ott on x
    1/ Leo Messi receiving a large number of fan tokens is amazing for crypto and fan token adoption! I was curious to see how many he received, so I did some chain analysis work, although I couldn't come up with an address unfortunately. Thread: https://en.psg.fr/...
  • @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/...