LEVERADE and WBSC will deliver NFT digital trophies to the winners of the Baseball5 World Cup
LEVERADE, a company specializing in sports data and blockchain technology, will deliver trophies and medals in NFT format to the champions of the Baseball5 World Cup, thanks to an agreement signed with WBSC.
In September, the WBSC signed a historic deal with LEVERADE to award the Baseball5 World Cup and the WBSC Virtual Cup with digital trophies and medals in NFT format. The NFT prizes will be handed out in addition to the traditional winners’ medals and trophies.
WBSC is an entity that represents 193 National Federations and 14 Associate Members in 137 countries, embracing a united baseball/softball sports movement that encompasses more than 65 million athletes and attracts approximately 150 million fans to stadiums around the world annually.
Baseball5 World Cup
The WBSC Baseball5 World Cup will take place from 7–13 November at El Zocalo in Mexico City. Top nations in the world will compete for the title of world champion in the first-ever global competition of the WBSC five-on-five, urban discipline.
Twelve national teams will participate in the tournament. Cuba, Hong Kong, Japan, Lithuania, Mexico, and South Africa are in Group A, and Chinese Taipei, France, Kenya, Korea, Tunisia, and Venezuela are in the Group B.
This tournament will be the first in which NFT digital awards will be presented to commemorate the achievements of baseball athletes.
The WBSC has also announced that the inaugural Baseball5 World Cup will grant a fourth individual award for the Social MVP, in addition to the Outstanding Female Player, Outstanding Male Player, and Best Coach. All award winners will receive NFT awards.
The Baseball5 World Cup Social MVP with be presented with the High5 Award in recognition of the power of social media in engaging Baseball5 fans around the world.
Anyone can participate using the hashtag #B5High5 with the award being presented to a Baseball5 fan, national federation, or player who has promoted the Baseball5 World Cup and the sport of Baseball5 through powerful storytelling during the evaluation period from the first to the last day of the competition.
Posts must be made using the hashtag #B5High5 (can also be together with the tournament’s main hashtag #B5WorldCup).
The whole tournament can be followed LIVE and worldwide through WBSC OTT Platform GameTime.
The partnership between LEVERADE & WBSC
The agreement has been possible thanks to LEVERADE’s unique implementation of blockchain technology in sports.
LEVERADE has innovated in the market by being the first sports software company to create official NFTs trophies and medals endorsed by a Sports Federation.
NFT technology authenticates the digital trophies, providing a certificate of uniqueness and ownership to the athlete, recorded in the blockchain forever.
About this historic deal between LEVERADE and WBSC, Riccardo Fraccari, president of WBSC, said:
“This historic partnership with LEVERADE will bring innovation and new revenue streams for WBSC, closing the gap with younger generations whilst attracting new audiences to the sport.
Implementing blockchain technology will bring numerous opportunities to the table. Digital trophies are just the beginning of a new era for our federation.”
In addition, Antonio Romero, CEO of LEVERADE remarked:
“The partnership between LEVERADE and the WBSC is a significant step towards the future of the sport. We are proud to be the technological partner of the first International Federation in the World to deliver digital trophies in NFT format to its athletes.
Rewarding athletes for their achievements have been done for centuries; now it is done digitally”.
The agreement reached by WBSC and LEVERADE is a big step toward the future of baseball and softball and demonstrates the utilities and possibilities of blockchain technology within the sporting world.
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