One step closer to Web3. Footballer Lionel Messi, who has already distinguished himself by his openness to projects related to cryptocurrencies, is doing it again. It backs the Matchday gaming platform, which is expected to bring blockchain games to the general public. Focus on this new collaboration.
Lionel Messi invests in a new blockchain startup
The funding round, which reached $21 million, was announced yesterday. Lionel Messi supported Matchday through its venture capital fund Play Time. Other contributors include Courtside Ventures, Greylock, HackVC, Capricorn Investment Group and Horizons Ventures. The exact contribution of Lionel Messi is not known.
Matchday is a blockchain-based video game startup, which focuses on the field of football. It was founded by soccer player Alexia Putellas, who has been awarded the Ballon d’Or several times. The idea is to bring blockchain games to users who don’t particularly use blockchain. Matchday’s other co-founder, Derrick Ko, explains:
“We are building this for a hitherto untapped audience in the football community.»
The team has a certain pedigree, which goes beyond football. In the branch intended for development, we find Sébastien de Halleux, a former employee of the gaming company Electronic Arts (EA). He worked there on the FIFA franchise, a reference among football games. Matchday has also confirmed that it is working in collaboration with the international football federation.
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The many initiatives of Lionel Messi in the Web3
The soccer star – and recent World Cup winner – has shown interest in the Web3 domain. He is already an ambassador for Socios.com, the successful fan token platform, as well as Sorare, the fantasy football game. It Late last year, it also announced a partnership with the cryptocurrency exchange platform Bitget.
Lionel Messi is also not the only one interested in the field: the links between the world of cryptocurrencies and the world of football have gradually tightened in recent years. FIFA, for example, started to offer experiences in the metaverse during the last World Cup. Sport therefore definitely remains a sector that has the wind in its sails as far as Web3 is concerned.
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