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- The Sint-Truidense V.V $STV Fan Token will go on sale on blockchain-based fan voting and rewards app Socios.com on Wednesday December 09th at 13:00 CET.
- A total of 1 million $STV Fan Tokens have been created, with 50,000 to be made available in the initial sale at €2 each. The initial sale will be open for a maximum of 2 weeks.
- Fan Token benefits include the right to influence club decisions in exclusive polls. $STV holders will be able to take part in the first poll to choose a unique fan-created message to go inside the captain’s armband straight away.
- Fan Token owners can also connect with other fans in Socios Chat, access exclusive club and sponsor-related promotions, enjoy VIP rewards and take part in games, competitions and quizzes on the app.
- STVV will be the first Belgian club to launch a Fan Token, joining 18 major sporting organisations including FC Barcelona, Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain.
SINT-TRUIDEN, DECEMBER 07TH 2020: Koninklijke Sint-Truidense Voetbalvereniging (STVV) have announced that their $STV Fan Token will go on sale on blockchain-based fan voting and rewards app Socios.com on Wednesday December 09th at 13:00 CET.
$STV Fan Tokens will be priced at €2 each with 50, 000 of the total 1 million supply to be made available in the initial sale.
$STV Fan Tokens will give owners many benefits, including the chance to directly influence club decisions in exclusive polls. Fans will be able to take part in the first poll to choose a unique fan-created message to go inside the captain’s armband for the rest of the season as soon as the Fan Token launches. The club have also promised to create an extra captain’s armband that will be given to an $STV Fan Token holder as a reward.
$STV Fan Token holders will be able to influence multiple club decisions each season on Socios.com and access other benefits and engagement opportunities through the app including the chance to connect with other supporters in Socios Chat. Fans can also look forward to VIP rewards, exclusive club and sponsor related promotions, in-app games and competitions and the chance to be crowned the number one fan in their region/country through an in-app leaderboard.
STVV will become the first Belgian club to launch their own Fan Token. The $STV Fan Token sale will be the first in a series of six Fan Token offerings in six days on Socios.com, with İstanbul Basakeshir, esports organisations Team Alliance and NAVI, BSC Young Boys and Novara Calcio all set to launch their Fan Tokens on the platform.
Additional Socios.com partners include FC Barcelona, Atlético de Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain, Juventus, AS Roma, Galatasaray, Trabzonspor, Apollon Limassol, CA Independiente, Universidad de Chile, Novara Calcio and esports organisations Team Heretics and OG. Socios.com also has a global fan engagement partnership with UFC, while the Professional Fighters League (PFL) will launch a Fan Token early next year.
Shinnosuke Murata, COO of STVV, said:
“We are proud to be the first Belgian club in the Socios.com community.
“We have been thinking, just like any other clubs , about what we could do for our fans while the stadium is closed. Socios.com and its team will help us keep our fans closer to STVV.
“We’ll be starting with the message on the captain’s armband, with propositions created by the fans and that will reflect the identity, not only of the Club, but also of the City of Sint-Truiden on the pitch.”
Alexandre Dreyfus, CEO and founder of Chiliz and Socios.com, said: “We’re really pleased to kick off our Fan Token season with STVV.
“STVV will become pioneers in Belgian football, as the first club to increase engagement with their supporters through Fan Tokens and I’m sure many more will be keen to follow their example.
“STVV fans can now look forward to a closer relationship with their club, starting with the first poll to choose a unique, inspirational message for the captain’s armband.”
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For Further Information:
Chiliz / Socios.com
Andrew Clarke – Head of PR
For more information please visit www.socios.com /
About Socios.com
Socios.com launched in late 2019. To date, 18 major sporting organisations, including FC Barcelona, Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain have partnered with Socios.com in order to launch Fan Tokens . Fan Tokens are digital assets that provide owners with engagement opportunities, such as voting rights, the ability to compete in leaderboards and forthcoming features including Chat and Games. Fan Tokens also enable holders to earn club-related rewards, as well as discounts and other benefits linked to their clubs and club sponsors – a USP boosted by the launch of the Socios.com ‘I Am More Than A Fan’ VISA Debit Card. Dozens more organisations from football and other sports are primed to launch Fan Tokens before the end of 2020, with many more IP holders set to join the Socios.com roster of partners which already includes MMA giants UFC and the Professional Fighters League (PFL). We expect Fan Tokens to become the next generation of transactional based engagement for sports fans.
