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'''Chiliz''' is a blockchain platform developed by Maltese-based sports company Mediarex.<ref name="Bassam">{{Cite web |last=Bassam |first=Tom |date=2018-06-19 |title=Mediarex launches blockchain club voting platform for soccer |url=https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/mediarex-fan-engagement-blockchain-socios-token-sports-tech-fintech/?zephr_sso_ott=WCsHss |access-date=2023-02-13 |website=SportsPro |language=en-GB}}</ref> The Chiliz blockchain powers the Socios.com platform, which offers "fan tokens" to users, enabling them to participate in polls hosted by the clubs, or receive rewards and promotions.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-04-07 |title=Jump Trading backs fan tokens startup Chiliz |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-crypto-currency-chiliz-jump-trading-idUSKBN2BU0Z5 |access-date=2023-02-13}}</ref> The native token Chiliz is used to buy the fan tokens.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2022-08-09 |title=A look at Chiliz: The blockchain behind PSG, Barca, Juventus and numerous other fan tokens |url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/cryptocurrency/crypto-blockchain-chiliz-psg-barca-juventus-fan-tokens-14413552.htm |access-date=2023-02-13 |website=cnbctv18.com |language=en}}</ref> Alexandre Dreyfus is the CEO of Chiliz<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-01 |title=We explain who is behind Barcelona's third economic lever |url=https://www.marca.com/en/technology/fan-tokens/2022/08/01/62e81673ca47418f188b4592.html |access-date=2023-02-18 |website=MARCA |language=en}}</ref> and Beatrice Collet is the managing director.<ref>{{Cite web |title=chiliZ Blockchain Campus appoints MD |url=https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/chiliz-blockchain-campus-appoints-md.691406 |access-date=2023-02-13 |website=Times of Malta |date=12 October 2018 |language=en-gb}}</ref>
== History == Chiliz was launched in 2018 by Maltese-based sports company Mediarex led by CEO Alexandre Dreyfus.<ref name=":0" /> Members of the firm's advisory panel include Dr. Christian Mueller, InFront Sports’ vice president, strategy and business development, and Sam Li, Sina Sports’ head of strategic partnerships; with Perform Group's chief strategy officer of Perform Group, John Gleasure, also a shareholder of Mediarex. Other members of the advisory board are Fnatic's CEO Wouter Sleijffers and Team Vitality's CEO Nicolas Maurer.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=2018-06-08 |title=chiliZ raises $65 million from Binance, other organisations - Esports Insider |language=en-GB |work=Esportsinsider |url=https://esportsinsider.com/2018/06/chiliz-binance-65-million |access-date=2023-02-13}}</ref>
In June 2018, Chiliz raised $65 million in a round led by Binance with other reputed names in the industry like OK Blockchain Capital, FBG Capital, Ceyuan Ventures, and Bancor also investing.<ref name=":1" /> In March 2021, the company announced it will invest $50 million in an expansion to the United States.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Evans |first=Simon |date=2021-03-02 |title=Soccer-Blockchain sports firm Chiliz to invest $50 million in U.S expansion |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/soccer-blockchain-sports-firm-chiliz-invest-50-million-us-expansion-2021-03-02/ |access-date=2023-02-13}}</ref>
In September 2025, the Chiliz Group announced that they had acquired a 51% majority stake in the European esports organisation OG Esports.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nicholson |first=Jonno |date=2025-09-16 |title=The Chiliz Group acquires 51% of OG Esports |url=https://esportsinsider.com/2025/09/the-chiliz-group-og-esports-acquisition |access-date=2025-11-07 |website=Esports Insider |language=en-GB}}</ref>
== Fan Tokens ==
=== Background === Fan tokens are digital coins created on the Chiliz blockchain that sports organisations provide to users via the app Socios.com.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-05-12 |title=Fan tokens changing the face of Football |url=https://editor.guardian.ng/features/fan-tokens-changing-the-face-of-football/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2023-02-13 |newspaper=The Guardian|language=en-US}}</ref> This app allows users to vote on a variety of minor decisions, such as new facilities, kit designs, shirt numbers of new signings, celebration songs, and more.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-21 |title=What are fan tokens? |url=https://www.marca.com/en/technology/fan-tokens/2022/02/21/6213bd4fca474173688b457e.html |access-date=2023-02-13 |website=MARCA |language=en}}</ref> Fan Tokens were first introduced in 2019, with football clubs Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain being the first clubs to launch their official tokens.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-01 |title=Fan Tokens to become second largest source of revenue for sports industry |url=https://www.marca.com/en/lifestyle/2022/02/01/61f91a01268e3e297b8b45a5.html |access-date=2023-02-13 |website=MARCA |language=en}}</ref> Sports clubs including Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Manchester City, Inter, Arsenal, AS Roma, Galatasaray, Flamengo, Corinthians and 60 other teams have launched Fan Tokens through Socios.com.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-12-10 |title=Football fans spending millions on club crypto-tokens |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-59596267 |access-date=2023-02-13}}</ref>
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== External links ==
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