Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo received 770 JUV tokens ahead of Sunday’s match. Ronaldo became the world’s first cryptocurrency-winning footballer before the Benevento match.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick against Cagliari on 14 March, bringing his career total to 770 goals. The 36-year-old beat Pele, who shot 767 goals.
Juventus President Andrea Angelli presented Ronaldo with a jersey that read “G.O.A.T 770”. Another gift given to Ronaldo was 770 Juventus fan tokens (JUV).
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Socios.com users can interact with the club using a JUV token.
The JUV token, which entered the market at $2, now is trading at $15.04. The total value of the tokens awarded to Ronaldo as a reward is $11,580.
The fan tokens of Juventus, as well as clubs such as Barcelona, Basaksehir, Galatasaray, Manchester City and Trabzonspor, were developed by Chiliz.
Chiliz’s cryptocurrency, CHZ, increased 934% in 30 days and is trading at $0.558.
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