FIFA Doubles Down on Web3 Ambitions by Building Its Own Avalanche-Powered Blockchain

FIFA, soccer’s world governing physique, plans to make use of Avalanche’s community to energy its personal devoted layer-1 blockchain.

The FIFA Blockchain is an Avalanche L1, a customizable blockchain that makes use of Avalanche’s know-how (additionally beforehand often called a subnet). The information comes because the Avalanche community lately went by its main Avalanche9000 improve, geared toward attracting new builders and inspiring them to create custom-made L1s.

Thursday’s announcement just isn’t FIFA’s first foray into the world of blockchain and crypto. In 2022, the soccer physique launched a non-fungible token (NFT) assortment on the Algorand blockchain forward of the Qatar World Cup. FIFA additionally teased this transformation in April, noting that it could shift its assortment to an EVM-compatible blockchain whereas persevering with to pursue Web3 initiatives.

The NFT craze, which noticed giant establishments and firms leaping into the pattern, has now largely vanished after the brutal crypto winter that dampened business sentiment for a number of painful years. However, a big entity comparable to FIFA’s continued focus on blockchain seemingly indicators that the use case for the know-how hasn’t died down, and large enterprises are nonetheless seeking to dabble within the business.

“Avalanche is designed for enterprises and organizations looking to build custom, high-performance blockchain solutions,” mentioned John Nahas, chief enterprise officer at Ava Labs, in a press launch shared with CoinDesk . “FIFA’s decision to launch its L1 on Avalanche is a testament to our technology’s ability to support global-scale applications with speed, flexibility, and security.”

While FIFA at the moment solely has a World Cup NFT assortment and a digital collectibles market, it didn’t share what else it’s planning to launch on its new blockchain.

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