what's chiliz?
Chiliz is a blockchain platform focused on sports and entertainment, enabling fan engagement through tokenized experiences. It powers the Socios.com platform, where users can purchase fan tokens using the native CHZ token to participate in team polls, access rewards, and influence decisions. Launched in 2018 by Mediarex, Chiliz has partnered with over 70 elite sports teams including FC Barcelona, Juventus, and Paris Saint-Germain. The Chiliz Chain is an EVM-compatible blockchain designed for SportFi applications, supporting self-custody and innovative fan ownership models. Recent developments include acquisitions like OG Esports and expansions into real-world assets (RWAs) for enhanced fan tokens.
Chiliz ranks as the 3rd top weekly gainer with a +30.61% price increase on CoinMarketCap.
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Ranked as the 3rd top weekly gainer with a +30.61% price increase according to CoinMarketCap's weekly top gainers list.
Decentral launches a $1M USDC RWA liquidity pool on Chiliz Chain backed by sports media-rights contract receivables, offering approximately 12% APY.
A new protocol on Chiliz tokenizes football club future media and broadcasting revenues into onchain assets to provide clubs faster access to liquidity.
An announcement drops on Monday for a new SportFi product that enables users to tap into the sports economy onchain.
Week 2 of the Iceberg campaign opens and runs until December 14, featuring updated rewards including Man City 23/24 jersey and Pepper merch alongside 3,000 CHZ for 4 winners and Tangem wallets.
Ankr becomes a validator for the Chiliz network infrastructure.
Chiliz Iceberg campaign launches with layer-by-layer ecosystem exploration format, offering rewards of 3,000 CHZ, Tangem wallets, merchandise, and Italy 25/26 home jersey.
The project launches SportFi, a new initiative to tokenize sports private equity and build financial infrastructure targeting the $500B+ sports franchise market, representing an evolution beyond Fan Tokens 1.0.
CHZ is included in the Coinbase 50 Index since its launch. A Cyber Monday competition runs until December 7, offering 8 prizes of 10,000 CHZ each and 7 merch packs to participants staking minimum 1000 CHZ.
Cointelegraph's CTDG Dev Hub goes live with Chiliz as one of eight supported chains, enabling developers to propose and build cross-ecosystem governance upgrades on the network.
CHZ ranks #7 on LunarCrush AltRank for top performing assets based on social and market activity.
Chiliz launches Black Friday competition with 18 prizes of 10,000 CHZ each, requiring participants to hold or stake minimum 1000 CHZ and answer trivia questions about Chiliz Chain.
South Korean payment giant Naver Pay reaches 500,000 users in its Chiliz initiative.
Chiliz tokens can be used to book travel on travelswap platform.
$PEPPER token on Chiliz chain lists on MEXC exchange.
The first Chiliz Playoffs Livestream showcases 12 projects including 6 Paris Hackathon winners and 6 Greenhouse projects focused on sports and prediction markets, featuring teams like prediction_live, Sokai_Fc, and FanIndexes.
Binance delists the CHZUSD coin-margined perpetual contract on October 21.
CHZ tokens are distributed as rewards for creating $PEPPER memes during an anniversary festival running from October 13-23, 2025.
A protocol hard fork called Snake8 launches on October 14, 2025 at 9 AM UTC.
New US administration brings regulatory clarity that allows team token launches, enabling a full comeback to the US market where $80M was previously invested in 2021-2022.
Plans to invest directly in football clubs, expanding into Real World Assets within the sports sector.
25% of CHZ tokens are currently staked on the governance platform, indicating significant community participation in network governance.
Plans to disclose 2026 projects focused on the US market, expanding beyond current operations in EU/EEA and Asian markets.
The first-ever K-Pop concert NFT ticket gets minted on the chain through Naver Pay Wallet integration, giving 400K+ South Korean wallet holders access to NFT ticketing starting with a September 27 concert.
Naver Pay's wallet integration is exclusive to Chiliz, positioning it as the sole crypto platform in Naver's payment ecosystem.
OG Fan Token becomes the exclusive showcase for Fan Tokens 2.0 featuring enhanced fan engagement and revenue buybacks, while RWA initiatives will expand to major football teams beyond the current esports focus.
Chiliz Group acquires OG Esports with support from the organization's co-founders, presenting new opportunities for the OG Fan Token.
Socios receives full MiCA Crypto-Asset Service Provider license for EU/EEA operations and CHZ token gains official utility token registration under European Securities & Market Authority, while announcing plans to expand into Real World Assets in sports.
A hardfork occurs today to enable the merge of Paribu blockchain into the network, advancing beyond the previously announced partnership.
OG Esports becomes the first esports team to reach $100M fully diluted value for their fan token on the platform.
DappRadar integrates Chiliz chain into its portfolio tracking system, enabling users to monitor fan tokens and NFTs in a multi-chain dashboard.
Expands operations in Korea and partners with Turkish exchange Paribu to integrate over 250,000 wallets into Chiliz Chain.
Network records 473% surge in active addresses over 7 days, ranking second among fastest-growing chains.
Network records 42% increase in fee revenue over 7 days, ranking 5th among fastest-growing chains
Receives MiCA pre-authorization from Malta's financial regulator for crypto-asset services.
eToro adds asset to US trading platform as part of 100+ crypto expansion.
Trading competition offers $10K in rewards across top 20 traders per Fan Token, with bonus rewards tied to real match outcomes.
City of Jeju and NAVER Pay launch NFT-based discount promotions powered by chain infrastructure.
Network achieves 40% weekly transaction growth, leading all major chains in both transaction surge and active wallets.
Network active addresses surge 450%, indicating significant user growth.
Network fees surge 142% week-over-week, ranking second highest among major chains in fee growth.
AS Roma Fan Token ($ASR) surges 57% in 24 hours, indicating strong Fan Token momentum.
New US regulatory framework creates pathway for FanToken expansion
New liquidity farming program launches for PSG, VERDAO, and FLU token pairs on FanX, running until July 19.
Network active addresses surge 1,884% over 7 days while maintaining low transaction fees, leading all major chains in weekly user growth.
Active addresses surge 3,023% to 31K in 24 hours with daily transactions reaching 79K.
Korean NAVER Pay NFT minting userbase grows 50% to reach 300,000 users.
Transaction count increases 198% over 7 days, ranking second among major chains.
Fan token ecosystem reaches 2M+ wallets with 70+ elite clubs participating.
Over 200,000 Naver Pay users have minted NFTs on the chain in South Korea, demonstrating significant adoption.
Weekly active address growth drops to 15%, indicating cooling network activity.
Active addresses surge 246% in 7 days, leading all chains tracked by Nansen in growth rate.
Biconomy integration enables gasless transactions and wallet-free digital collectible claims, streamlining fan engagement for sports partnerships.
NFT ticketing system implementation expanded to Korean sports market.
NFT ticketing system launches at KLPGA golf event in South Korea, marking first implementation in professional golf.
Fan Tokens await classification as Digital Commodities in US market, signaling potential regulatory clarity and market expansion.
New exchange listing on Cube with $15,000 USDC trading incentive program running May 2-9.
Active addresses surge 612% in past week, ranking second highest among major chains.
Plans $100M investment for U.S. market expansion, pursuing SEC compliance for SportFi and fan tokens across major sports leagues.
Strategic US market expansion scheduled to align with 2026 World Cup.
Active discussions with SEC crypto task force regarding US market reentry plans are underway.
SEC Crypto Task Force discusses market reentry plans with potential $50-100M US market investment.
Fan Tokens achieve 100% presence in Champions League semifinals, marking major adoption milestone.
Fan Token platform relaunches with $700M FDV ecosystem, establishing dedicated infrastructure for global growth.