CHZ 2.0: Chiliz sentiment, price on rise amid Socios owner’s plan for native chain, FC Barcelona tie-up
14:23, 23 September 2022
Chiliz, the crypto sports and entertainment network that powers fan-token platform Socios, is on a bull run with its CHZ crypto up 31% over the past seven days, as of 23 September.
The upward trajectory of CHZ comes amid new partnerships, network developments and leadership announcements.
CHZ to USD
The network-defining news remains that the mainnet of its layer-one blockchain is set to go live by the end of this year, according to the roadmap on Chiliz’ website.
It was also announced today that Sport Club Internacional, a Brazilian football club, is the latest to join the ecosystem and mint its own fan token.
We are happy to announce that next week we will list the @SCInternacional $SACI Fan Token on the Chiliz Exchange.
— Chiliz ($CHZ) - Powering Socios.com ⚡ (@Chiliz) September 23, 2022
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CHZ’s price surge
Chiliz saw steady growth throughout August, opening the month at $0.12 and closing at $0.21.
It was a significant month for the network, which acquired a $100m stake in Barcelona’s digital studio. FC Barcelona’s BAR remains a notable fan token on the platform.
CHZ managed to harness stronger momentum on 15 September, when Julian La Picque was appointed as group chief financial officer (CFO) at Chiliz.
Based in Switzerland, La Picque previously worked as CFO of blockchain company Covantis, and co-founded the crypto consulting firm Uncrypted. Alexandre Dreyfus, chief executive of Chiliz and Socios.com, said in a Medium post:
More recently, the e-sports group Immortals announced it was launching its own fan token on the Socios platform. Immortals represents the Great Lakes Region in the United States and is now the first American e-sports organisation to have its own token.
Following the news, CHZ was trading at $0.26 as of 23 September, up 31% over the past seven days and 12% over the past month.
What’s in store for the rest of the year?
In March 2022, the network launched the public testnet, under the name Scoville, for the Chiliz Chain 2.0. This marked the first blockchain developed solely for the sports and entertainment industries.
A Medium post said: “CC2 is a secure network-effect driven community that is primed for growth and will expand as Chiliz adds more partners to the Socios.com roster… and entertainment brands build Web3 products, services and experiences on the blockchain.”
According to its roadmap, the mainnet will go live between the third and fourth quarter of this year. Its name will also change from Scoville, a measurement of spiciness, to Habenero.
The FIFA World Cup, which starts on 20 November, could also be a significant event for the Chiliz. Socios announced it would continue to host Argentine Football Association’s fan token until 2026. Dreyfus said:
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