{"id":24506,"date":"2025-04-30T12:16:37","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T12:16:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=24506"},"modified":"2025-04-30T12:16:37","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T12:16:37","slug":"fifa-shifts-nft-platform-to-new-ethereum-compatible-blockchain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=24506","title":{"rendered":"FIFA shifts NFT platform to new Ethereum-compatible blockchain"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p style=\"float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjUtMDQvMDE5Njg2OGUtYzY4Ni03OGJjLTljZDctMGE0M2RlNzg4ZTBh.jpg\"><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjUtMDQvMDE5Njg2OGUtYzY4Ni03OGJjLTljZDctMGE0M2RlNzg4ZTBh.jpg\" alt=\"FIFA shifts NFT platform to new Ethereum-compatible blockchain\"><\/p>\n<p>The Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) plans to launch a new blockchain network to support its non-fungible token (NFT) collectibles, the organization announced on April 30.<\/p>\n<p>FIFA will <a data-ct-non-breakable=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/collect.fifa.com\/migration-faq?referrer=walix\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" text=\"null\" title=\"https:\/\/collect.fifa.com\/migration-faq?referrer=walix\">launch<\/a> its \u201cFIFA Blockchain,\u201d with Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) compatibility and aims to provide \u201cbetter performance, future features, and improved scalability.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As part of the move, FIFA Collect\u2014its official NFT collection\u2014will migrate from the Algorand blockchain to the new FIFA Blockchain. The migration is scheduled to begin no earlier than May 20, FIFA said.  <\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2025-04\/01968693-fcc0-7515-a086-5c01dbf99d88\" title=\"\" alt=\"FIFA shifts NFT platform to new Ethereum-compatible blockchain\"><figcaption style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>FIFA announces new blockchain for FIFA collection migration. Source: collect.fifa.com<\/em><br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAt this stage, no immediate action is required. When the migration process begins, we will provide clear, step-by-step instructions on what (if anything) you need to do,\u201d the announcement stated.<\/p>\n<p>The collection\u2019s migration will take place \u201cnot earlier than\u201d May 20, 2025, FIFA said, adding that it will confirm the exact date and provide clear instructions for NFT holders.<\/p>\n<p>Following the migration, external Algorand-based wallets such as Pera and Defly will no longer be supported. Instead, users will be able to connect to FIFA Collect via MetaMask or other EVM wallets that support WalletConnect.<\/p>\n<p>Other listed collectibles will be automatically listed on the new platform, unless users delist them before the migration date.<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-content__disclaimer\" type=\"\">This is a developing story, and further information will be added as it becomes available.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Related: <\/strong><\/em><a data-ct-non-breakable=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/bitcoin-volatility-563-day-low-hayes-predicts-1-m-btc-2028\" rel=\"null\" target=\"null\" text=\"null\" title=\"null\"><em><strong>Bitcoin volatility lowest in 563 days, Hayes predicts $1M BTC by 2028<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><template data-name=\"subscription_form\" data-type=\"defi_newsletter\" label=\"Subscription Form: DeFi Newsletter\"><\/template>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) plans to launch a new blockchain network to support its non-fungible token (NFT) collectibles, the organization announced on April 30. FIFA will launch its \u201cFIFA Blockchain,\u201d with Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) compatibility and aims to provide \u201cbetter performance, future features, and improved scalability.\u201d As part of the move, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,4,5],"class_list":["post-24506","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-crypto","tag-doge","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24506","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=24506"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24506\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=24506"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=24506"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=24506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}