One other main soccer membership is coming into the cryptocurrency trade by tapping a partnership with a cryptocurrency alternate.

SS Lazio, an Italian skilled sports activities membership, signed a multi-year cope with crypto buying and selling platform StormGain.

Announcing the information on Sept. 16, StormGain stated that it’s now the “official crypto buying and selling companion” of SS Lazio. In line with the agency, the newly introduced deal will allow StormGain and Lazio to spice up fan engagement by distinctive giveaways like unique VIP suite hospitality at Lazio house matches.

As a part of the initiative, StormGain will probably be offering entry to personal excursions and occasions on the Stadio Olimpico — the principle and largest sports activities facility of Rome, which is the house stadium of Associazione Sportiva Roma and Lazio.

Whereas the announcement offers little data on how precisely crypto is predicted for use inside the partnership, StormGain CEO Alex Althausen hinted that it’s a massive a part of the collaboration:

“By means of this sponsorship, we’re thrilled to hitch the worlds of crypto buying and selling and soccer collectively and provide many thrilling advantages for our shoppers, who can win unique entry to the Roman superstars and distinctive prizes due to StormGain.”

Marco Canigiani, occasion director at SS Lazio, outlined that the partnership will reinforce the membership’s “progressive positioning,” carry extra fan initiatives, in addition to assist them broaden internationally.

Cointelegraph reached out to StormGain to know extra in regards to the partnership with SS Lazio. This text will probably be up to date pending any new data.

In line with information from CoinMarketCap, StormGain was launched in July 2019 and is a centralized alternate registered in Seychelles. The alternate facilitates the buying and selling of main cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), XRP, Bitcoin Money (BCH), and Litecoin (LTC).

SS Lazio’s partnership isn’t the membership’s first foray into blockchain and crypto. In March 2020, the soccer workforce partnered with Sorare, a blockchain soccer recreation supplier, to launch tokenized participant playing cards on the Ethereum blockchain.