API3 has signed a strategic partnership with Royale Finance to supply price data for Royale’s network participants to improve the transparency of cryptocurrency price conversions.

As Royale develops its ecosystem of iGaming & DeFi (iGDeFi) partners and products, there is a requirement for pricing oracles that provide a level of transparency that falls in line with the underlying Royale Kingdom’s core values — those being trust, reliability and verifiable sources of truth. API3 provides price data over Airnode-enabled APIs that can be utilised in currency conversions and are looking into ways of using this to improve the transparency of data sourcing and processing to users.

“The ability of blockchain to provide a transparent, permanent record allows businesses to use it to provide proof of their honest behavior. Airnode can allow this without having to trust third parties to accurately relay the data, and we’re excited to see it used to improve trust levels in the iGaming industry,” Heikki Vänttinen, Co-Founder of API3, said.

“For Royale the transparency that API3 seeks to create fits perfectly into the Royale ecosystem. The first party API3 oracles which are operated by the API providers allows for a tamper free ecosystem that cannot be compromised. I will genuinely admit to being a fan and cannot wait to integrate API3 into our beloved Royale Kingdom and beyond,” Giorgio Andrews, CEO of Royale Finance, said.

Fintech blockchain company Chiliz have announced the listing of the Atletico de Madrid ($ATM) and AS Roma ($ASR) Fan Tokens on leading Turkish cryptocurrency exchange Paribu.

Fans and crypto enthusiasts will be able to buy $ATM and $ASR Fan Tokens through Paribu, one of the biggest Turkish cryptocurrency exchange platform with 1.5 million users, using Turkish Lira (TL).
$ATM and $ASR join the Fan Tokens for Turkish clubs Galatasaray ($GAL) and Tranzonspor ($TRA) on the platform. The Fan Tokens for Paris Saint Germain ($PSG) and Juventus ($JUV) were listed on Paribu in December of last year.

Fan Tokens are digital assets that allow owners to access benefits on the fan engagement app Socios.com, including voting in club polls, VIP rewards, exclusive promotions, games and chat forums.

A total of 20 sporting organisations have partnered with Socios.com to launch Fan Tokens, including the aforementioned clubs and the likes of FC Barcelona, AC Milan and Istanbul Basaksehir in Turkey. More major clubs are poised to launch Fan Tokens on Socios.com, including many more in Turkey. The total Fan Token market cap currently stands at $200M USD.
Socios.com recently opened a new Turkish office and plan to recruit up to 20 staff to increase their presence in the market significantly.

Yasin Oral, CEO of Paribu said: “Socios.com has done very important work with clubs so far and has ensured the integration of fans with their clubs. With fan tokens, fans can have a say in club decisions and support their teams in this way. This makes sports fans the supporters of tomorrow. Users will now be able to purchase $GAL, $TRA, $JUV and $PSG, as well as $ATM and $ASR in Paribu, and perform their transactions 24/7 without interruption.”

Altug Ozturk, Director of Socios.com Turkey said: “We’re delighted to strengthen our relationship with Paribu by adding two more Fan Tokens from world famous clubs to those already listed on the platform.
“These latest listings will further increase trading opportunities in the growing Fan Token ecosystem on Paribu.”

According to the SoftSwiss Game Aggregator 2020 corporate report, “the absolute and relative value of cryptocurrency gambling traffic has increased threefold in 2020, compared to 2019”, said Andrey Starovoitov, COO at SoftSwiss.

Moreover, SoftSwiss Game Aggregator statistics further highlight that cryptocurrency is currently actively used by the whole world, with increasing interest in Canada, Russia, and Latin America.

The SoftSwiss Game Aggregator supports several of the most popular cryptocurrencies, but the undoubted leader was and still is bitcoin with a dominating 90%, and other cryptocurrencies (ETH, LTC in second and third place respectively) holding the remaining 10%.

Finally, the report concludes that the rapidly growing popularity of cryptocurrency as a means of payment leads to a rising interest in crypto gambling, a marketplace previously dominated by fiat. “Bitcoin is no longer exotic. In the coming years, we expect to see even more gaming studios supporting cryptocurrencies in their games, as well as casino operators integrating new crypto payment methods for their players”, adds Andrey Starovoitov.

The SoftSwiss Game Aggregator partners with over 70 game studios globally, providing more than 10,000 different games, 3,000 of which support crypto in-game. This extensive portfolio can be added to any gaming software platform through simple API integration. Furthermore, the solution has a unique customer service model, providing ongoing technical support, as well as a personal account manager with SoftSwiss.