Reef Chain, an EVM-compatible blockchain aimed at opening Web3 up to a regular consumer, has declared one of the biggest three-year Principal Partnerships with Crawley Town Football Club. The deal will start with the 2025-2026 season and be the first significant move by Reef Chain into sports marketing on an international level.
Within the partnership, Reef Chain branding will be on substantial presence on the home and away kits of Crawley Town and visibility within the Broadfield Stadium and the official club digital channels. The partnership is meant to leverage the popularity of football as a global sport to reach new consumers outside of the crypto circles.
A Strategic Move Toward Mainstream Adoption
The partnership is a strategic growth to Reef Chain because it is aiming at integrating blockchain technology into daily lives. The global aspect of football provides an effective means of education and involvement, especially to a blockchain-based ecosystem that focuses on convenience and accessibility.
According to Derek E. Silva, Chief Operations Officer of Reef Chain, the deal represented a milestone to the project. He underlined that it is not just sponsorship, but community alignment, innovation and utility in the real world.
Silva says that football is a perfect platform to showcase the power of blockchain to improve everyday communication because it has the power to bring fans together regardless of their cultural backgrounds.
Deep Community Roots Behind the Deal
This is in contrast to many commercial sponsorships where the connection is established on the basis of long term community participation. Silva is a longtime participant in WAGMI United online community, he has been actively watching games together with other supporters since 2022.
Silva was first introduced by Entitled., the major community manager of WAGMI United, who introduced him to Ben Levin, vice chairman of Crawley Town. These informal relationships eventually culminated into serious talks and negotiations which resulted in the three year agreement. This genuine basis is considered by the club as one of the strengths of the joint venture.
Blockchain-Powered Fan Experiences With Reef Chain
Among the initiatives that Reef Chain intends to launch as a part of the collaboration is the variety of blockchain-enabled projects that will increase the level of engagement between the fans. These are the digital fan experience, which is Web3-based, community-oriented initiatives with local fans and future-oriented match-day activations in Broadfield Stadium.
The collaboration will enable Reef Chain to showcase real-world uses of blockchain that are not related to decentralized finance and trading.
With the emphasis placed on the interaction with fans, digital identity, and engagement tools, the project will demonstrate how blockchain can bring practical value to the process in the real-life context.
Shared Vision of Innovation
Reef Chain has become the logical choice of the Crawley Town FC leadership to fit within the forward-thinking culture of the club. Co-Chairman Preston Johnson said that WAGMI United has always been an organization that focuses on innovation in football operations, and Reef Chain fits well within the vision of the organization.
Both organizations consider the collaboration to be a way of venturing into new technology and also solidifying their relationship with their respective communities. The transaction also contributes greatly to the visibility of the Reef Chain in the European markets where football is among the most powerful cultural forces.
Source: https://blockchainreporter.net/reef-chain-brings-blockchain-to-football-through-a-big-partnership-with-crawley-town-fc/
