The soccer player Lionel Messi decided to invest part of his fortune in the MatchDay platform, a startup that works with football games in NFT (non-fungible tokens). the application of BRL 105 million (at current prices) was carried out through Messi’s investment company, Play Time. This is not the first time that the number 10 has invested in the NFT market, nor is it Match Day’s first investment.
NFT games
MatchDay is a startup that receives millions of dollars in investments and has even been officially licensed by FIFA to create an NFT game related to the Qatar World Cup. They develop projects focused on NFTs, metaverse and cryptocurrencies. In addition to Messi’s Play Time, other companies have also invested in MatchDay, such as Courtside Ventures, Greylock, HackVC, Capricorn Investment Group and Horizon Ventures.
The co-founder and CEO of MatchDay, Derrick Ko says that the focus of the startup is games for casual users. Sebastien de Halleux, co-founder and game director, says: “Our games will be accessible to all players and centered on true ownership of digital items that all players will be proud of”. De Halleux has a background in football games, previously working on FIFA releases for Electronic Arts.
NFT that Messi launched during the 2022 World Cup
Football Players and NFTs
This is not the first time that Messi has entered the world of cryptos: During the 2022 world cup, the star released a collection of commemorative NFTs. He has also already received his salary in cryptocurrencies and is an ambassador for Sister, a football gaming blockchain platform. Another soccer player who is very fond of “web 3.0” projects is Neymar Jr. By the way, how much are the NFTs that Neymar bought at the beginning of 2022 costing today? Click here to find out.