Ronaldo is first player to be rewarded with Cryptocurrency Tokens

By Our Reporter On Mar 22, 2021 0

Cristiano Ronaldo has been given 770 Fan Tokens $JUV – becoming the first footballer to be rewarded with cryptocurrency.

The Juventus superstar was formally presented with the tokens prior to Sunday’s Serie A clash with Benevento.

Per Marca, fan tokens allow supporters to interact with the club and make a number of decisions through an app named Socios.

Ronaldo was given the sum of 770 to mark the numbers of goals he’s scored in his career – alongside a ‘GOAT’ shirt

Cryptocurrency is currently making strides in football and 24 elite teams have started to use crypto tokens.

Among those are Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain with Manchester City being the most recent adopters.

Socios claims you can become part of a ‘community of superfans’ when signing up to the app and receive regular updates about the club’s future.

Ronaldo’s party was however dented when Juve slipped to a shock 1-0 defeat by Benevento

Adolfo Gaich’s second half effort condemned Juve to their fourth defeat of the season and they now sit third in Serie A.