Chiliz adds Galatasaray to Socios.com platform

Galatasaray has become the first Turkish football club to join the Chiliz blockchain-based fan engagement mobile app, Socios.com.

It takes its place on the venture’s platform alongside the likes of Paris Saint-Germain, Juventus, West Ham United, AS Roma and Atlético de Madrid. Further details here.

Dorukhan Acar, Board Member, Galatasaray Spor Kulübü, says: “This new partnership opens a world of new opportunities for us with respect to our fan engagement and global reach as well as being another milestone in our digital transformation strategy.”

“We know that Turkey is a very digitally savvy country – a Statista report earlier this year indicated that the Turks are early adopters of digital innovation, including cryptocurrencies – and we also know that Turks are enthusiastic football fans,” says Alexandre Dreyfus, CEO and Founder, Socios.com.

“Our product combines the two greatest passions of the Turkish people and we’re delighted to partner with Galatasaray, a giant of the Turkish football scene, to offer Fan Tokens to their millions of fans. This partnership marks another great step forward in opening up cryptocurrencies and Chiliz to millions of fans around the world.”

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