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Malta Blockchain Firm Is Behind ‘Fan Tokens’ PSG Paid to Messi
Lionel Messi during a news conference at Parc des Princes stadium, in Paris, on Aug. 11.
Photographer: Stephane de Sakutin/AFP/Getty Images
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A blockchain company based in Malta is behind the “fan tokens” that Paris Saint-Germain handed to superstar Lionel Messi when he signed for the French soccer powerhouse.
Under the terms of his move from FC Barcelona, the Argentine player received “a large number” of the tokens, the club said in a statement. They’re issued by Chiliz, a firm headquartered on the Mediterranean island that’s also teaming up with some of Europe’s other top soccer brands from Barcelona to Manchester City and AS Roma.