Fan Tokens™ Go Omnichain: Coming soon to Solana and Base 

Chiliz has announced that Fan Tokens™ will expand to Solana and Base, marking one of the biggest structural changes to the Fan Token ecosystem since the first club tokens launched in 2019.

The move will allow Fan Tokens™ to be accessed and traded across three major blockchain environments: Chiliz Chain, Solana, and Base.

According to the announcement, the expansion will be powered by LayerZero’s Omnichain Fungible Token standard, allowing Fan Tokens™ to exist across multiple chains while maintaining a single unified supply.

That means Chiliz is not creating wrapped versions of Fan Tokens™ on Solana and Base. Instead, the same Fan Token™ will be able to move across supported chains without fragmenting supply into separate token versions.

The integration will also use LayerZero’s multi-DVN, or Decentralised Verifier Network, security model, meaning cross-chain messages will be verified by multiple independent networks.

For Chiliz, the move is intended to open Fan Tokens™ to a much wider crypto audience while keeping Chiliz Chain as the core infrastructure layer for the asset class.

Chiliz Chain will remain the purpose-built home of Fan Tokens™, where clubs build, governance, and core utility continue to live. Solana and Base will act as distribution layers, extending Fan Tokens™ into larger DeFi and trading ecosystems.

Fan Tokens™ Expand to Solana and Base

The choice of Solana and Base gives Chiliz access to two of the most active blockchain ecosystems in crypto.

Solana is known for low transaction costs, fast settlement, and a highly active DeFi trading community. Fan Tokens™ will initially be available through Jupiter and Meteora, two of Solana’s main trading and liquidity platforms.

Base, the Ethereum Layer 2 network incubated by Coinbase, gives Chiliz access to another fast-growing DeFi market and a network closely linked to one of the world’s largest crypto exchanges.

Fan Tokens™ on Base will initially be available through Aerodrome, one of the leading decentralised exchanges on the network.

The move means crypto users already active on Solana or Base will be able to trade Fan Tokens™ without needing to leave their existing wallets, platforms, or preferred blockchain environments.

What the Move Means for Fan Tokens™

Since 2019, Fan Tokens™ have largely operated within the Chiliz and Socios.com ecosystem, used by supporters to vote on club decisions, access rewards, take part in fan engagement campaigns, and connect with major sports teams through blockchain-based products.

More than 70 Fan Tokens™ have launched since the category was created, generating more than $700 million in new income for sports organisations.

The omnichain expansion is designed to add a new financial layer to that existing utility, and become more accessible to DeFi users, liquidity providers, and traders who may not previously have interacted with Chiliz Chain or Socios.com.

This could open the door to deeper trading markets, more liquidity, and new use cases around liquidity provision, decentralised exchange trading, and future DeFi integrations.

The core utility of Fan Tokens™ will not change. Holders will still be connected to club decisions, rewards, and Socios.com experiences. What changes is the market structure around them.

Chiliz Links Fan Token Growth to $CHZ Buy-Backs

Chiliz also confirmed that 10% of revenue generated from Fan Token™ sales on supported chains will be allocated to $CHZ buy-backs. Those tokens will then be permanently removed from circulating supply.

The mechanism links ecosystem growth directly to $CHZ supply reduction. The more revenue generated from Fan Token™ activity across supported chains, the more $CHZ is bought back and removed from the market.

The move also reflects the broader Chiliz 2030 strategy, which sets out the company’s ambition to build SportFi into a major category at the intersection of sports, fan engagement, and decentralised finance.

Why This Matters for SportFi

With the global spotlight set to be focused firmly on football this summer amid the 2026 World Cup, the timing of Chiliz’ omnichain expansion couldn’t be better.

By making Fan Tokens™ available on Solana and Base, Chiliz is positioning the asset class closer to the crypto communities most likely to trade, use, and experiment with them during major sporting events, such as the one kicking off this summer.

The move also gives Chiliz a stronger path toward the U.S. market, particularly through Base and its connection to the wider Coinbase ecosystem.

For years, Fan Tokens™ has been one of the clearest real-world consumer products to emerge out of the blockchain space. Fan Tokens™ have active sports partners, existing holders, direct fan utility, and a proven revenue model. The challenge has always been distribution.

With Solana and Base now added to the ecosystem, Chiliz is attempting to solve that problem without moving away from its own chain.

Chiliz Chain remains the core home of Fan Tokens™. Solana and Base extend its reach.