作為歐洲最著名的職業(yè)足球俱樂部之一,巴塞羅那足球俱樂部(FC Barcelona)計劃推出一系列與過往的光輝歲月相關(guān)聯(lián)的數(shù)字代幣。
每枚非同質(zhì)代幣(NFT)都將展示該俱樂部成立122年以來,某個關(guān)鍵時刻的簡短視頻片段或圖像,所采用的數(shù)字總賬系統(tǒng)與加密貨幣以太幣(Ethereum)相同。該系列NFT將在今年早些時候成立的以色列NFT平臺Ownix上對外出售。
最近兩年間,大量收藏者和投機者涌入了這一新興市場,NFT的受歡迎程度正在迅速攀升。包括美國國家籃球協(xié)會(National Basketball Association)在內(nèi)的一眾美國運動隊和聯(lián)盟都推出了NFT,將傳統(tǒng)的交換收藏卡和21世紀加密貨幣交易的“淘金熱”心理巧妙結(jié)合在了一起。
該俱樂部的主席霍安·拉波爾塔在一份聲明中表示:“俱樂部一直在尋找與球迷們建立聯(lián)系的新方法,而我們認為,創(chuàng)造這些NFT,重現(xiàn)那些讓巴薩球迷心馳神往的特別時刻,讓巴薩成為從各種意義上來說都聲名顯赫的俱樂部,就是持續(xù)發(fā)展并鞏固巴薩之名的良機。”
雖然在發(fā)布的新聞稿中,巴塞羅那足球俱樂部聲稱自己是“首個推出”與俱樂部歷史息息相關(guān)的NFT的“主要(足球)俱樂部”,但從諸多層面來看,它都算不上是先行者。截至目前,推出過數(shù)字代幣的歐洲足球隊已經(jīng)超過了20個。在新冠疫情引發(fā)的封鎖政策之下,球迷們無法到場觀賽,急于創(chuàng)造收益、與球迷保持緊密聯(lián)系的俱樂部都特別喜歡數(shù)字代幣。
今年早些時候,超級巨星萊昂內(nèi)爾·梅西宣布自己將離開巴薩,加盟巴黎頂級球隊,這讓球迷們大吃一驚。而事實上,梅西早就發(fā)布了自己的NFT,而且相當成功。
2020年6月,巴塞羅那足球俱樂部就發(fā)行過一種特殊的數(shù)字代幣,在NFT平臺Socios.com上對外出售。全部60萬枚代幣在開售數(shù)小時后就被搶購一空,總交易額達到了120萬歐元(約合140萬美元)。Socios使用的是自己的區(qū)塊鏈技術(shù)(被命名為Chiliz),而非更廣泛意義上的以太網(wǎng)絡(luò)。
或許是因為目前在球場上的表現(xiàn)讓球迷失望,巴塞羅那足球俱樂部才迫切地想要推出全新的懷舊款數(shù)字代幣:這支曾經(jīng)的冠軍隊伍在西甲聯(lián)賽(LaLiga)的積分榜上目前排名第九位,戰(zhàn)績?yōu)樗膭偎钠饺摗#ㄘ敻恢形木W(wǎng))
譯者:殷圓圓
作為歐洲最著名的職業(yè)足球俱樂部之一,巴塞羅那足球俱樂部(FC Barcelona)計劃推出一系列與過往的光輝歲月相關(guān)聯(lián)的數(shù)字代幣。
每枚非同質(zhì)代幣(NFT)都將展示該俱樂部成立122年以來,某個關(guān)鍵時刻的簡短視頻片段或圖像,所采用的數(shù)字總賬系統(tǒng)與加密貨幣以太幣(Ethereum)相同。該系列NFT將在今年早些時候成立的以色列NFT平臺Ownix上對外出售。
最近兩年間,大量收藏者和投機者涌入了這一新興市場,NFT的受歡迎程度正在迅速攀升。包括美國國家籃球協(xié)會(National Basketball Association)在內(nèi)的一眾美國運動隊和聯(lián)盟都推出了NFT,將傳統(tǒng)的交換收藏卡和21世紀加密貨幣交易的“淘金熱”心理巧妙結(jié)合在了一起。
該俱樂部的主席霍安·拉波爾塔在一份聲明中表示:“俱樂部一直在尋找與球迷們建立聯(lián)系的新方法,而我們認為,創(chuàng)造這些NFT,重現(xiàn)那些讓巴薩球迷心馳神往的特別時刻,讓巴薩成為從各種意義上來說都聲名顯赫的俱樂部,就是持續(xù)發(fā)展并鞏固巴薩之名的良機。”
雖然在發(fā)布的新聞稿中,巴塞羅那足球俱樂部聲稱自己是“首個推出”與俱樂部歷史息息相關(guān)的NFT的“主要(足球)俱樂部”,但從諸多層面來看,它都算不上是先行者。截至目前,推出過數(shù)字代幣的歐洲足球隊已經(jīng)超過了20個。在新冠疫情引發(fā)的封鎖政策之下,球迷們無法到場觀賽,急于創(chuàng)造收益、與球迷保持緊密聯(lián)系的俱樂部都特別喜歡數(shù)字代幣。
今年早些時候,超級巨星萊昂內(nèi)爾·梅西宣布自己將離開巴薩,加盟巴黎頂級球隊,這讓球迷們大吃一驚。而事實上,梅西早就發(fā)布了自己的NFT,而且相當成功。
2020年6月,巴塞羅那足球俱樂部就發(fā)行過一種特殊的數(shù)字代幣,在NFT平臺Socios.com上對外出售。全部60萬枚代幣在開售數(shù)小時后就被搶購一空,總交易額達到了120萬歐元(約合140萬美元)。Socios使用的是自己的區(qū)塊鏈技術(shù)(被命名為Chiliz),而非更廣泛意義上的以太網(wǎng)絡(luò)。
或許是因為目前在球場上的表現(xiàn)讓球迷失望,巴塞羅那足球俱樂部才迫切地想要推出全新的懷舊款數(shù)字代幣:這支曾經(jīng)的冠軍隊伍在西甲聯(lián)賽(LaLiga)的積分榜上目前排名第九位,戰(zhàn)績?yōu)樗膭偎钠饺摗#ㄘ敻恢形木W(wǎng))
譯者:殷圓圓
FC Barcelona, one of Europe’s most storied professional soccer teams, is planning to launch a series of digital tokens linked to some of the most celebrated moments from its past.
The non-fungible tokens (NFTs), each displaying a short video clip or still image of a key episode in the soccer club’s 122-year history, will be underpinned by the same digital ledger system that powers cryptocurrency Ethereum. They will be available for sale on the Israeli-based NFT platform Ownix, which was founded earlier this year.
NFTs have grown rapidly in popularity over the past 24 months, as both collectors and speculators have poured into the nascent market. A number of U.S. sports teams and leagues, including the National Basketball Association, have launched NFTs, which combine aspects of old-fashioned trading cards with the 21st-century gold rush mentality of cryptocurrency trading.
“The club is constantly looking for new ways to connect with its fans, and we believe that creating these NFTs is a unique opportunity to continue growing and consolidating the Bar?a brand by bringing unique moments that have made Bar?a fans dream and FC Barcelona a well-known club on every level,” Joan Laporta, the club’s president, said in a statement.
While FC Barcelona noted in its press release that it was the “first major [soccer] club to launch” an NFT tied specifically to moments from throughout its entire history, the club is in many ways late to the party. There are already more than two dozen European soccer teams with digital tokens. They proved especially popular with clubs eager to generate revenue and stay engaged with fans during COVID-19 lockdowns that prevented fans from attending matches.
In fact, one of Barcelona’s biggest former stars, Lionel Messi, who stunned fans earlier this year when he announced he was leaving the club to play for a top Paris team, already has his own successful NFT.
And Barcelona itself has a different digital token, available on the Socios.com NFT platform, that it launched in June 2020. All 600,000 of those tokens were snapped up for a total of €1.2 million ($1.4 million) within hours of being made available. The Socios platform uses its own blockchain technology, which it calls Chiliz, rather than the larger Ethereum network.
It might be that Barcelona is so keen to create this new nostalgia-soaked digital token because its current play has hardly excited fans: The once-perennial champions are currently stuck in ninth place in Spain’s LaLiga, with a record of four wins, four draws, and three losses.