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Gamper trophy friendly match at Nou Camp between FC Barcelona and Arsenal on August 04, 2019 in Barcelona, Spain. Crypto is poised to set a new record for the biggest private round fundraise ever. The France-based fantasy soccer game and non-fungible token trading platform Sorare has reportedly completed a $532 million funding round at a $3.8 billion valuation. this year collectively raise more than $1.9 billion.
The round is reportedly led by Japanese telecommunications company SoftBank with participation from London-based venture capital firm Atomico, according to anonymous sources who spoke withEuropean investment firm Eurazeo and venture capital company Blisce are also potentially involved. Sorare did not reply to requests for comment by publication time.
The rumored fundraising would follow a $50 million series A round in Feb, which was led by venture capital firm Benchmark with participation from venture capital firm Accel Partners and soccer legends themselves including Barcelona forward Antoine Griezmann and Rio Ferdinand, the former captain of Manchester United and the English national team.
Sorare is an ethereum-based fantasy soccer game where players trade and manage a virtual team with digital player cards in the form of NFTs. In addition to gaming applications, the digital player cards are officially-licensed collectibles featuring superstar soccer players like Alphonso Davies or Mark McKenzie. Since its founding in 2018, Sorare has partnered with 142 soccer clubs including Real Madrid S.F., Liverpool F.C. and Sporting Clube de Portugal, to issue new player cards.
So, WTF does Griezmann have to do with this🤔🤔🤔🤔
The image though Is that supposed to be an applause
The image is confusing
what does that have to do with Griezmann ?