{
  "id": 5087611,
  "title": "NYSE-listed Securitize offer football club shares on blockchain with Socios",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/nyse-listed-securitize-offer-football-club-shares-on-blockchain-with",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-02T13:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "City AM",
    "slug": "city-am",
    "url": "https://www.cityam.com/nyse-listed-securitize-offer-football-club-shares-on-blockchain-with-socios/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Securitize, a New York-listed tokenized asset firm, plans to offer shares in football clubs on the blockchain in collaboration with fan token company Socios. The partnership aims to establish a regulated investment infrastructure for tokenized sports club equity, according to a statement made as the New York market opened. Securitize, with $5 billion in assets under management and a market cap of $1 billion, will lead regulated securities issuance, investor onboarding, ownership-record administration, transfer controls, and ongoing servicing through its affiliated entities.\n\nSocios, which has provided fan tokens for Arsenal, Aston Villa, and Paris Saint-Germain, has been criticized by supporter groups for its \"pay to have a say\" operations. It remains unclear whether the offered equity will be in UK clubs, but discussions are reportedly underway with teams in Europe's Big Five leagues (England, France, Spain, Italy, and Germany).\n\nBlockchain technology has been employed before to purchase stakes in football clubs, with Italian team Rimini FC selling a 25% stake in a Serie C club using cryptocurrency Quantocoin. Watford also experimented with blockchain, offering fans token rewards for investing in the club at a £175 million valuation in 2024, though the scheme was discontinued in 2025. English non-league team Real Bedford accepts crypto payments for merchandise and matchday tickets, having sold a 45% stake to Bitcoin entrepreneurs Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss using traditional payment methods. Both Securitize and Socios assert that their collaboration will create the world's first regulated investment infrastructure for tokenized sports club equity.",
  "summary": "New York-listed tokenised asset firm Securitize is to offer shares in football clubs held on the blockchain in partnership with controversial fan token firm Socios. A “strategic partnership to develop regulated equity offerings involving minority interests in professional sports teams” was announced as the market opened in New York, with Securitize – which has $5bn [...]",
  "key_points": [
    "Securitize, a NYSE-listed firm, partners with Socios for blockchain-based football club shares.",
    "Collaboration aims to create regulated investment infrastructure for tokenized sports club equity.",
    "Socios previously faced criticism for 'pay to have a say' operations in fan token offerings."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}