Category: Blog
January 8, 2019

THE FUTURE OF ETHEREUM

By Joe Grech, Social Media and Content Manager It’s been an epic couple of years for Ethereum, from being the platform of choice during the ICO mania of 2017 to unique Ethereum addresses increasing from ~13,000,000 (December 2017)  to now over 50,000,000 (January 2019). According to this CCN article, 94 out of the top 100 […]
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November 27, 2018

SOCIOS.COM TO STRENGTHEN ITS ASIAN OPERATIONS WITH NEW OFFICE IN SINGAPORE

November 27th 2018, Singapore: chiliZ, the team behind the Socios.com tokenized fan-voting platform for sports, is proud to announce that it has opened a new office in Singapore. This new location strengthens their presence in the South-East Asian (SEA) region, to capitalise on one of the fastest-growing sports fan bases in the world. The SEA […]
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November 22, 2018

chiliZens Update #6 — $250k + token schedule

Dear chiliZens, What an incredible few days it’s been. Welcome to another chiliZens update capturing what we’ve done so far and so fast here on the Blockchain Island. Last week saw us launch the first chiliZ rewards contest giving away $250,000 USD worth of chiliZ. This gives fans the chance to get their hands on […]
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November 15, 2018

chiliZ strengthens its leadership team by promoting Emma Diskin to Chief Marketing & Communications Officer

Malta, November 15, 2018 — chiliZ is delighted to announce that Emma Diskin has been appointed as Chief Marketing & Communications Officer. Emma will continue to report directly to CEO Alexandre Dreyfus, and will oversee the global marketing and communications for the company, a blockchain-based voting platform for sports fans which includes Socios.com. Emma joined […]
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November 15, 2018

CHAIN ACCELERATOR JOINS CHILIZ BLOCKCHAIN CAMPUS

Malta, 15 November 2018: Chain Accelerator, Europe’s first accelerator for blockchain startups, today announces the opening of an office in Malta in partnership with chiliZ and the chiliZ Blockchain Campus. The move forms part of a reciprocal relationship whereby Chain Accelerator clients can use the facilities of the Campus when in Malta, and Campus clients […]
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October 29, 2018

chiliZens Update #4 — Token Generation Event

Dear chiliZens, I’m very pleased to announce that last Friday, we created our 8.8 billion chiliZ tokens, marking a major milestone for the chiliZ team, who have been working incredibly hard to get to where we are today. This is also a fantastic achievement for our development team, who used the latest OpenZeppelin 2.0, which […]
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October 17, 2018

Going Global — Socios.com coverage surpass 12 million readers

We are incredibly delighted by the massive press attention garnered by our first two major announcements that we became the official fan tokens for Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain. The international coverage we received spanned the globe, from football and sports media, to prime-time TV, cryptocurrency/blockchain media and major news agencies, Socios.com was everywhere. The combined […]
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September 20, 2018

Podcast Interview: Meet chiliZ CEO Alex Dreyfus

CEO of chiliZ, Alex Dreyfus It was pure perseverance that secured Malta’s blockchain intentions this year, chiliZ CEO Alex Dreyfus has explained in a podcast interview. Armed with an unwavering belief that Malta could lead the European charge into blockchain exploration, Alex began chasing the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world. He was determined to showcase […]
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September 17, 2018

SOCIOS.COM MAKES HEADLINES ACROSS THE WORLD

Last week, as the news broke of our partnership with Paris Saint-Germain FC,we were delighted by the attention from media across the world, with over nearly 300 news outlets covering the story in the UK, Spain, Italy, France, Germany, Russia, Japan and China. From football and sports media, to prime time TV, cryptocurrency/blockchain media and major […]
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September 14, 2018

#insidechiliz #contributorupdate2

Socios.com at Parc des Princes, in Paris Dear Contributors, Since my last update a month ago, we’ve made fantastic progress in every aspect of our adventure. We are now a team of 35 colleagues, spanning 17 nationalities, with the latest addition to the chiliZ family being Saelomi, our Korean Content & Communications Executive in Malta, who started this […]
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September 13, 2018

chiliZ team welcomes two new members

The chiliZ team is happy to announce the addition of two new members this week to the tech and finance and administration departments. Lara Xuereb, the first female Front-End Developer in the tech team, joined us after 8 years as a developer within the gaming and banking industries. Lara will be a part of our […]
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September 7, 2018

WHY FAN TOKENS SHOULD NOT REPRESENT OWNERSHIP

In launching our Socios.com platform, a new category of token has emerged — the Fan Token. Once onboard the Socios.com platform, our (yet-to-be-announced) club partners host what we have termed a Fan Token Offering (FTO). Fans must purchase $CHZ via a cryptocurrency exchange in order to acquire Fan Tokens. These tokens — which are specific to a team or […]
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September 7, 2018

WHAT IS A FAN TOKEN AND HOW DO THEY WORK?

In the blockchain world, the word ‘token’ and ‘coin’ are often bandied about. But what are tokens, how do they differ from coins, and how can you ‘use’ a token? A cryptocurrency is often referred to as ‘coins’ or ‘tokens’. Their purpose is to be items of inherent value that are designed to enable purchases, […]
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August 29, 2018

A TOKEN ECONOMY: HOW BLOCKCHAIN CAN WORK FOR THE FOOTBALL INDUSTRY

Tokenization is a term currently reserved for the crypto space, and yet it’s application — even its ambition — can be applied to virtually any industry where there is a transference of assets. Tokenization has already been embraced by myriad industries, from agriculture to photography, mainly because of the innovative and transparent nature of the technology, but it’s also […]
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August 28, 2018

CHILIZ AT GAMESCOM

In the midst of the uproar over Battlefield V, CyberPunk 2077, Fallout 76 and FIFA 19, last week the chiliZ team showcased our esports platform at one of the biggest gaming events of the year, Gamescom. Held at the Koelnmesse trade fair center in Cologne over a four day period, the event was an ideal arena […]
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August 21, 2018

SPORTS SPONSORSHIP HEAVYWEIGHT JOINS MEDIAREX

Magnus Linder, Head of Partnerships & Business Development, Mediarex SPORTS SPONSORSHIP HEAVYWEIGHT JOINS MEDIAREX Today we welcome Magnus Linder to the team as Head of Partnerships & Business Development. Magnus will take the lead on Socios.com — the world’s first fan engagement and voting platform for the football industry, which helps football clubs achieve digital transformation through blockchain technology. He […]
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August 20, 2018

chiliZ team grows again

The chiliZ team has grown again with two new additions to the Marketing and Communications team. Siana Jennings PR and Events Executive, Siana Jennings, joined us from Ambassador Events which focused on the massive iGaming industry in Malta. Siana was born and raised in Kenya and graduated from university in the Netherlands with a degree […]
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August 14, 2018

chiliZ team around the world from London to Miami

The chiliZ team will be clocking up the miles over the next two months and will be at all major esports conferences across the globe.   Beginning next week, you will be able to meet the team at the Sponsorship Business Summit (SPOBIS) held in Cologne. Run in collaboration with Gamescom, SPOBIS brings together gaming, media and advertising with the […]
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August 13, 2018

#insidechiliz #contributorupdate

chiliZ booth at the Blockchain Partners Summit in Seoul, Korea Dear chiliZ Contributor, As some of you don’t regularly follow our blogs, videos and twitter accounts, I think it’s the right time for me to update you. First of all, thank you — all of you — for having contributed and supported us and our vision. This wasn’t an easy journey but it’s definitely an […]
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August 7, 2018

CHILIZ IS HEADING TO GAMESCOM

From 21st August, the chiliZ team will be attending Gamescom, Europe’s biggest gaming conference, in Cologne, Germany. Typically, the show sees the biggest names in the industry coming together to flaunt their wares, including Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo and developers including Bethesda, Ubisoft, Activision and more. As an exhibitor within the B2B hall, the team will use Gamescom […]
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August 7, 2018

MEET OUR CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, ALEXANDRE DREYFUS

Our CEO Alexandre Dreyfus recently took the chiliZ team to experience one of the biggest esports events on the planet, ESL One at the LANXESS Arena in Köln — the ‘CS:GO Cathedral’. “ESL events are always inspirational and I hope that chiliZ will be alongside some of the biggest brands in the landscape and ecosystem to grow […]
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August 2, 2018

MEDIAREX APPOINTS PRETTYGREEN TO LAUNCH SOCIOS.COM

02 August 2018: Mediarex, the Malta based fintech and sports company, has appointed Sports PR agency PrettyGreen to support the international launch of their new Football Fan Engagement & Fan Monetization Blockchain platform, Socios.com. Socios.com is a new venture from Mediarex — who recently raised $66 million through a private token sale — that aims to use the power […]
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August 1, 2018

CHILIZ PARTNERS WITH THE STORY MOB FOR ESPORTS COMMUNICATIONS

We are thrilled to announce that we have partnered with The Story Mob, the world’s leading communications consultancy focused solely on competitive gaming and their communities, to help us with our esports communications. Here at chiliZ, we’re on a mission to enable both esports and sports entities to tokenize their voting rights to their fan […]
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July 31, 2018

#insidechiliz — THE CHILIZ TEAM AT ESL COLOGNE

Earlier on this month, 20 members of the chiliZ team travelled to the LANXESS Arena, Köln — the ‘CS:GO Cathedral’- to experience one of the biggest esports events on the planet, ESL One. Aside from the opportunity to experience the energy and passion that esports fans live and breathe, as a newly-formed team, we felt it was […]
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July 30, 2018

THE CHILIZ TEAM GROWS AGAIN

With two new developers and a Talent Acquisition Specialist, the chiliZ team is growing once again. Nathaniel Portelli FrontEnd Developer Nathaniel Portelli was a Lead Software Engineer at a gaming technology company before joining Mediarex. “The more I read about Mediarex, and the projects they are working on, the more interested I became. The chiliZ […]
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July 5, 2018

Highlights from the PGI Berlin Qualifiers Presented by ESL

Last weekend, the chiliZ esports team joined ESL at the European qualifiers for the PUBG Global Invitational. From hundreds of online qualifiers, just 20 made it through to the offline qualifying round in Leicester, United Kingdom. The calm before the storm, before the masses descended With a captive esports-mad audience, our intention was to meet […]
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June 14, 2018

TWO NEW RECRUITS JOIN THE CHILIZ TEAM

This week, we welcome two new recruits to the global chiliZ team. Joe Grech, Social Media & Content Manager Joining from the UK, Joe Grech joins as Social Media & Content Manager. An avid gamer and esports guru, Joe was previously Chief Operations Officer at Oddshot, the community video platform. Starting with League of Legends, Joe’s […]
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May 25, 2018

New Coding Ninja Joins The chiliZ Team

Senior Backend Developer, Christos Georgiou Here at chiliZ, we really are a multicultural family, with team members from France, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Latvia, Canada, Argentina, the Netherlands, Costa Rica, Lithuania and of course Malta. And now, we welcome a new recruit from Greece. Joining as Senior Backend Developer, Christos Georgiou originally hails […]
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May 24, 2018

Why A Battlefield Battle Royale Is A Real Possibility

Image courtesy of EA When EA revealed Battlefield V yesterday, there was a collective sinking feeling in the hearts of the chiliZ team. It’s not that Battlefield V is historically inaccurate (we know that it’s unique point of view of DICE allows them to have more artistic freedom within the game)— the game is going to be a […]
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May 16, 2018

Meet the newest member of the chiliZ team, Lars Langenstück!

We’re delighted to welcome our newest team member, Lars Langenstück, to the chiliZ team, joining us as Esports Project Manager. Lars is an avid esports fan and whilst studying for his Bachelor’s degree in 2015, founded Esports Business Solutions UG in Germany, the company behind the leading business for the esports industry, The Esports Observer. Since […]
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May 9, 2018

An Endorsement From Wouter Sleijffers, Fnatic CEO

Today, we are delighted to share an endorsement from Wouter Sleijffers, CEO of Fnatic — one of the world’s largest and most successful esports organisations — and a chiliZ advisor. With over a decade of big wins, the Fnatic team is at the forefront of the esports industry. At its core, are Fnatic’s talented professional gamers, who have won […]
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May 3, 2018

Esports Insider: Chiliz’s CEO Alexandre Dreyfus on the $27m investment : Get the fans involved

A strong advisory board with well known people from the esports industry, such as Fnatic’s CEO Wouter Sleijffers, Team Vitality’s CEO Nicolas Maurer, streamer “Dr Disrespect”and former players such as Hong “yellOw” Jin-Ho and a big first investment of $27m with an aim to change the esports industry, certainly raises some eyebrows. We decided we had to find out more […]
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May 1, 2018

Malta: One Step Ahead In Blockchain

Malta equips blockchain companies with a reputable and supportive jurisdiction, while providing a trustworthy and safe haven for digital entrepreneurs Another week, and yet another big name has announced its plans to expand opera­tions to Malta. Neufund, an equity fundraising platform, announced their move last week; OKEx, a leading digital asset exchange, confirmed that they […]
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April 30, 2018

chiliZ in Korea

Presenting the chiliZ stellar Advisory Board In spite of the government’s ongoing desire to regulate the crypto space, South Korean investors’ interest in new blockchain ideas and cryptocurrencies shows no sign of slowing down. Last Friday (27th April), I presented the chiliZ project to over 1,000 investors, all crowded into Seoul’s Intercontinental Hotel, to meet and […]
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April 26, 2018

From Asia With Love

Selfie time — Alex and the chiliZ team at the Osaka meet-up Hong Kong is like a second home to me. Over the last few years, I’ve visited dozens of time. This week, I visited for just two days, to discuss the chiliZ strategy with my partners, and to meet some key blockchain operators, including major exchanges. From […]
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April 26, 2018

The Love Affair Between Gaming & Crypto

It’s a bold statement, but video games are the forerunners of virtual currencies. Let’s rewind to 2004, when Activision Blizzard released World of Warcraft. As one of the highest-grossing video games of all time, one of WoW’s most beguiling features, and perhaps one of the reasons it’s still being played 14 years after its release, is […]
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April 19, 2018

Global Player League (GPL) Acquires Discord PUBG Channel

Discord, a cross-platform voice and text chat app, is just three years old. In under a year, it has doubled in size, and is now home to 90+ million PC gamers. It’s a place to hang out, to chat, and more importantly, to voice chat and play at the same time. The Global Player League […]
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April 18, 2018

$27 MILLION RAISED FOR THE CHILIZ ESPORTS/BLOCKCHAIN VENTURE

From L-R, chiliZ’s Chief Strategy Officer, Max Rabinovitch; Chief Technology Officer, Thibaut Pelletier; and Chief Executive Officer, Alexandre Dreyfus I’m delighted to be able to announce that we have secured $27 million through early private placement for our chiliZ esports/blockchain venture. To recap, chiliZ is a blockchain-based platform that allows fans to crowd-manage esports teams […]
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April 10, 2018

Will Facebook’s Monthly Subscription Service Steal A March on Twitch?

Over the last year, Facebook has made a considerable effort to lure content creators away from Twitch and other video and streaming platforms. Today, the social media behemoth revealed plans to implement two new monetisation tools for content creators. But will their plans steal a march on Twitch, the Amazon-owned streaming platform? The first tool — a […]
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April 9, 2018

Mediarex’s New Beijing Home

Mediarex Beijing has a new home. Located in the Chaoyang District of the city, the smart new offices are a stone’s throw from the famous Beijing National Stadium or “Bird’s Nest”. The office space is shared with Juzhong Joy, Mediarex’s Chinese poker partner. The building will feature dedicated studio space, with live-streaming capabilities, to support […]
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March 25, 2018

What are Socios?

A quick look into one of chiliZ’ inspirations Crowd-sourcing team decisions been around for a while? (si). The concept of the chiliZ platform itself may be a new one, but the foundation we’re building off of — our belief in the intrinsic power of creating ‘fan controlled’ & ultimately even ‘fan funded’ organizations in sports and esports, isn’t. […]
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March 15, 2018

Meet Jade Cruickshank!

chiliZ’ new Chief People Officer Even though Jade Cruickshank has been a member of the chiliZ family for a few weeks now, we wanted to wait to announce her incoming tenure as chiliZ’ Chief People Officer until she had her own video to work as an introduction. In her 10+ years, this Talent Acquisition vet has […]
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March 14, 2018

Meet Emma Diskin!

Emma Diskin — ready to shout from rooftops about chiliZ. (figurative/ digital rooftops) Strengthening the current team of creatives, developers and gaming industry professionals, we’re happy to announce the appointment of Emma Diskin as our Director of PR & Communications. A senior-level professional, Emma has almost 20 years experience in PR, corporate communications, social media and branded […]
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March 5, 2018

chiliZ FAQ

Answers to the questions that keep popping up in our inbox(es). What is the chiliZ platform? chiliZ is a platform for sports and esports fans to crowd-manage their favourite teams, games, leagues and events. By 2020, we anticipate an esports landscape that is not only shaped by what games, teams and leagues draw the highest […]
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March 2, 2018

Gaming Love Affairs: chiliZ Edition

The chiliZ team lists their favorite games of all time, new and old alike. Basically one in esports or gaming — regardless of what kind of gaming industry we talk about — just “falls” into the job. There’s always something — that one experience or game that really clicks a mental switch and makes gamers, and those who pursue careers based […]
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March 2, 2018

Malta — Little Island, Big Blockchain Plans

Malta leads blockchain adoption and regulation on a government level in Europe Being a small nation definitely comes with its fair share of drawbacks, but it also makes for places whose governments can adopt new economic policy and innovate much more quickly. When it comes to cryptocurrency and blockchain initiative regulation, we can safely count […]
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December 9, 2017

Binance & chiliZ Join Forces To Tokenize Sports Industries

Malta, 5th June, 2018: Malta-based chiliZ has today announced that Binance — one of the world’s largest crypto exchanges with more than 9 million users and $1.5 billion in daily volume — will invest in their new tokenization platform for the esports and sports industries. Inspired by the “Socios” crowd-management concept of Real Madrid & FC Barcelona, chiliZ is a […]
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