For the first time, Fan Tokens™ will be available beyond the Chiliz Chain – unlocking new liquidity, new audiences and the next phase of growth for the world’s leading sports digital asset class.
London, 28th April 2026:— The Chiliz Group, the world’s leading blockchain provider for the sports and entertainment industry, today announced that Fan Tokens™ will launch on Solana and Base, two of the most active blockchain ecosystems in the crypto space, with large, and highly engaged communities of developers and traders. The expansion marks the first time Fan Tokens™ — the most successful digital asset class in sports, listed on more than 170 global exchanges with a peak market capitalization exceeding $1 billion — will be available on chains beyond Chiliz Chain.
The move, made possible through LayerZero’s technology, brings Fan Tokens™ to the platforms and communities where a lot of the crypto users are already active, expanding liquidity, distribution and DeFi opportunities for the asset class. This integration features a multi-DVN setup and a modernized smart contract stack, incorporating specialized governance controls designed to maximize security.
Ahead of the planned Fan Token™ launch in the United States, and in the lead-up to the FIFA World Cup in the U.S., this expansion marks a strategic step toward broader distribution across the Base and Solana ecosystems. It will give users in these communities access to both existing Fan Tokens™ from leading global sports brands across Europe, LATAM, and Asia, as well as upcoming U.S.-based Fan Tokens™ that the company plans to announce later this year. Chiliz has already launched national team Fan Tokens™, including Argentina and Portugal, with more expected to follow as momentum builds toward the tournament. Chiliz Chain network token $CHZ and community token $PEPPER will be the first available cross-chain, with top Fan Tokens™ from leading teams set to follow.
“Fan Tokens™ have generated more than $700 million in new income for sports organizations and created an entirely new asset class. But until now, they’ve lived on a single chain,” said Alexandre Dreyfus, CEO of The Chiliz Group. “Launching on Solana and Base is about meeting fans and traders where they already are. Our vision is to make Fan Tokens™ the most widely distributed and most useful digital asset class in sports. Going omnichain is how we get there.”
More chains, more liquidity, more utility
Since the launch of the first Fan Tokens™ in 2019, and more than 70 Fan Token™ launches afterwards, many global sporting organizations have partnered with Chiliz, including Paris Saint-Germain, Juventus, Manchester City, FC Barcelona, Inter Milan, AC Milan, AS Roma or Atlético de Madrid, with these assets generating peak daily trading volumes of over $800 million across 170+ exchanges worldwide. This expansion to Solana and Base represents a strategic shift from a single-chain model to an omnichain architecture.
The integration leverages advanced interoperability technology to connect over 150 blockchains. By using an Omnichain Fungible Token (OFT) standard, Fan Tokens™ will exist on each supported chain with a unified supply, eliminating the need for wrapped tokens or fragmented liquidity pools.
Chiliz Chain will remain the purpose-built blockchain for sport at the center of the ecosystem, while Solana and Base will significantly extend the distribution layer around Fan Tokens™. The result is a more open and scalable model for the asset class, one that gives partners wider reach and gives users more ways to access Fan Tokens™ across the on-chain economy. As part of this model, 10% of the revenue generated from token sales across all supported chains will be allocated to buying back $CHZ and permanently removing them from circulation (burn).
Solana and Base were selected as the first expansion chains due to their high throughput, low transaction costs, large and active user bases, and thriving DeFi ecosystems. On Solana, $CHZ and $PEPPER will initially be available on Meteora & Jupiter, $CHZ arriving through Sunrise, their day-one asset gateway. On Base, they will be listed on Aerodrome, offering deep retail accessibility through one of DeFi’s most widely used trading platforms.
Building the next era of Fan Tokens™ and SportFi
The omnichain expansion is a cornerstone of Chiliz 2030, the company’s recently published manifesto outlining the path to a $1 trillion opportunity at the intersection of sports and decentralized finance.
Under Chiliz 2030, Fan Tokens™ are entering a new phase of growth – one that goes beyond engagement and toward financial infrastructure for global sport. That includes omni-chain distribution, new tokenomics, deeper DeFi connectivity and, over time, a broader role for Fan Tokens™ in the ownership economy within sports.
More details about the expansion will be released in the coming days.
