In the spring of 2021, the Turkish football club Göztepe S.K. and the world's leading sports and entertainment fintech blockchain services provider Chiliz announced their partnership and the launch of the GOZ fan token on Socios.com. Göztepe are the fourth Turkish club to present fan tokens on the Socios platform, joining Galatasaray, Trabzonspor and İstanbul Başakşehir.
Chiliz (CHZ) offers sports and entertainment organizations blockchain-backed products, services and tools to attract and monetize a global audience. The company was established in 2018 and opened one more office in Turkey in early 2021.
By purchasing GOZ and joining the community, token holders get access to voting rights in club polls, VIP rewards, partner and sponsor promotions, chat forums, games and much more.
The pre-sale took place in two stages on April 27, 2021, GOZ tokens were only available to a limited circle of fans and investors.
Who Are the Founders of Göztepe S.K. Fan Token?
Turkish football club Göztepe S.K. (Göztepe Spor Kulübü) or simply Göztepe was founded on June 14, 1925 in İzmir. The club became famous domestically when the team won the Turkish championship in 1950. In fact, Göztepe is the first Turkish team to play a semi-final in Europe in 1969.
The home stadium is called Bornova Aziz Kocaoğlu Stadı and has a capacity of about 12,500 spectators. Göztepe's main rival is Karşıyaka S.K. (or just Karşıyaka) — one more Turkish sports team located in Karşıyaka, İzmir. Göztepe S.K. also known as a multi-sport club, because in addition to football, athletes are engaged in fencing, triathlon, handball, sailing, swimming and windsurfing.
Alexandre Dreyfus (CEO of Chiliz and Socios.com):
Dreyfus is a skilled web entrepreneur with over 20 years of digital experience. In the 90s, he developed an interactive travel guide, Webcity, and later in the 2000s founded online poker projects Winamax and Chilipoker. In 2013, he became an owner of the Global Poker Index and The Hendon Mob. In 2017 he founded Chiliz, a digital currency for sports & entertainment platforms. And in 2018, Socios.com was founded, with the goal of providing football and sports clubs with an opportunity to monetize their fan bases by introducing blockchain technology.
What Makes Göztepe S.K. Fan Token Unique?
Göztepe fan token generates income for the football club, and token holders receive a range of rights and advantages, for example: vote for club decisions, participate in chats, win gifts from sponsors, and enjoy VIP privileges.
The unique features of GOZ include:
A fan must have at least one $GOZ to join the community, participate in the life of the team, take part in contests and receive Fan Rewards;
Token owners get access to exclusive content, up-to-date information, quizzes, tournaments and VIP events. The list of privileges can also be supplemented by VIP access to the home stadium, presence at important games of the season, attending autograph sessions;
Due to Socios, Göztepe aims to get closer to the fan base and collect opinions on some issues. Token holders can vote in one poll once, but the number of tokens of each user is taken into account;
Socios.com is a social platform that brings together people with similar interests. Anyone can join from anywhere in the world.
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How Many Göztepe S.K. Fan Token (GOZ) Coins Are There in Circulation?
GOZ is the name of the fan token of Göztepe S.K. (Göztepe Spor Kulübü) — a Turkish professional football club based in the city of İzmir. GOZ deployed on Chiliz Chain — a proof-of-authority (PoA) sidechain built on Ethereum. GOZ is a digital asset with an unlimited expiration date.
GOZ, fan tokens in general, are regarded as a membership that can be obtained by purchasing tokens. Then, token owners get access to the club life of their favorite team, acquire the right to vote in making official decisions (the weight of the vote depends on the number of tokens), and most importantly, they get the opportunity to earn Fan Rewards by participating in polls, chats, games and contests on Socios.com.
GOZ allows users to become part of the football community by showing entry to VIP experiences and exclusive products/content/events.
As of April 2022, the total supply of $GOZ is 7,000,000 coins. There are 1,100,000.00 $GOZ (16%) in circulation among the fans of Göztepe S.K.
How Is the Göztepe S.K. Fan Token Network Secured?
The Socios.com platform is protected by the Ethereum blockchain with a smart contract algorithm and a proprietary crowd control mechanism. Socios ensures the transparency and security of digital revenue streams, acting as a connecting link between the football club and its fans.
As for Chiliz Chain, the blockchain securely stores data through a set of programming codes and a public registry of information.
Where Can You Buy Göztepe S.K. Fan Token (GOZ)?
As of April 2022, Göztepe S.K. Fan Token (GOZ) can be purchased and traded on Chiliz and Paribu. Plus, like most of the fan tokens, $GOZ can be obtained through the Socios.com app with $CHZ.
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