The Metaverse in South Korea: TopGoal Brings Football to Klaytn Blockchain

The metaverse isn’t merely tech jargon. It’s a whole new virtual reality, evolving rapidly to change lives and industries. Beginning as a sci-fi fantasy two decades ago, the metaverse has now become intertwined with modern life. The estimations of it being a $1 trillion revenue opportunity is thus no surprise. The excitement also gripped corporates recently, with the Facebook rebranding to Meta and launching metaverse-focused initiatives in 2021. But above all, the metaverse is Web3’s poster child. It’s critical to the internet’s new era, leveraging technologies like blockchain, crypto, NFTs, and DAOs. Thus, quite naturally, its scope is expanding across domains. The sports sector, in particular, is witnessing a dramatic upheaval, with significant sporting events going virtual. Even VR-based sports gaming is quickly becoming a popular pastime among sports enthusiasts. Many projects have already launched their NFT-based sports game. One such GameFi protocol is TopGoal. It’s a football fantasy metaverse with a built-in digital marketplace for fans to access official NFT-collectibles of their favorite players, clubs, and moments. TopGoal’s association with Binance, football institutions, and world-famous players has made it a reputed metaverse project recently. And now, it has announced a strategic partnership with the Kakao-powered public blockchain, Klaytn, to expand its sports gaming ecosystem. Exploring the Asian Crypto Land ...