The footballer was awarded 770 JUV Fan Tokens, one for each goal scored in his career.
PlayerJuventus Football Club Cristiano Ronaldo became the first football player in the world to receive cryptocurrency for his career achievements, according to Marca.
The club awarded him 770 JUV Fan Tokens, one for every goal scored in the Portuguese's career.
According to Coingecko, the cost of one JUV token is $ 15.26. Thus, Ronaldo received $ 11.75 thousand from the club as a reward.
Fan Tokens allow Juventus fans to participate in the club's life. They were launched at the end of 2019 by the Socios.com app. Then the cost of the token was estimated at $ 2.2.
The last football club thatjoined Socios.com and issued its own token for fans, became Manchester City. This happened on March 19. Club representatives promised to distribute free tokens to registered users of the Cityzens service, which was created for Manchester City fans. Token holders will get access to promotions, participation in closed voting and other preferences.
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