{"id":5830,"date":"2022-12-14T04:41:57","date_gmt":"2022-12-14T04:41:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/?p=5830"},"modified":"2025-12-30T08:15:37","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T08:15:37","slug":"fifa-announces-altcoin-preference-for-metaverse-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/fifa-announces-altcoin-preference-for-metaverse-game\/","title":{"rendered":"FIFA Announces Altcoin Preference for Metaverse Game"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>During the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Qatar announced the selection of Hedera as the blockchain platform for the FIFA metaverse game. This game will utilize Hedera&#8217;s Hashgraph technology, often referred to as &#8216;blockchain 2.0&#8217;, in the Metaverse. This announcement has generated considerable excitement within the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reality+ is set to offer fans the opportunity to win a limited number of NFTs along with real-world rewards. In partnership with OTZ Sports for the &#8220;Own The Zone&#8221; Web3 game, Reality+ allows players to receive two of the eight on-court zones for free with each \u201cMatch Card.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the conclusion of the game, the activity within these zones will accrue points for participants, with the scores being backed by official data. Increasing the number of zones a player holds enhances their chances of winning rewards. These rewards include \u00a35,000 per match day and tickets to the FIFA Football Awards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moreover, the results from the \u201cMatch Card\u201d influence the rarity level of the Own The Zone digital collectibles. These collectibles are awarded to all participants as a form of participation incentive and are characterized by various visual combinations, creating unique NFTs within the football metaverse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today, we\u2019re excited to announce the launch of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/playOTZ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@playOTZ<\/a>, the officially licensed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FIFAcom?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@FIFAcom<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WorldCup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#WorldCup<\/a> game built by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealityPlusWeb3?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@RealityPlusWeb3<\/a> on the carbon-negative <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hedera?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@Hedera<\/a> network for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Qatar2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#Qatar2022<\/a>  \ud83c\udfc6 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MetaverseIsHedera?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#MetaverseIsHedera<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZQrkxEyvPk\">pic.twitter.com\/ZQrkxEyvPk<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Hedera Foundation (@HederaFndn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HederaFndn\/status\/1601578250857234433?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">December 10, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FIFA Uses Metaverse Selection Over Hedera Network<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/FIFA-Metaverse.jpg\" alt=\"FIFA Announces Altcoin Preference for Metaverse Game\" class=\"wp-image-4529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/FIFA-Metaverse.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/FIFA-Metaverse-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/FIFA-Metaverse-768x404.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FIFA Announces Altcoin Preference for Metaverse<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Metaverseplanet.net, the FIFA World Cup 2022 licensed metaverse game will be powered by the carbon-negative network Hedera and its Hedera Token Service (HTS). This implementation ensures seamless wallet creation and coin minting through the blockchain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alex Russman, Vice President of the HBAR Foundation, commented on the initiative, saying, \u201cOwn The Zone not only commences with the world\u2019s favorite global sporting event, the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, but it also brings state-of-the-art technology and gameplay to the world\u2019s largest fan bases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201d This statement highlights the integration of advanced technology with popular global sports events to enhance fan engagement and experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">You may also like this content<\/h3>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Qatar announced the selection of Hedera as the blockchain platform for the FIFA metaverse game. This game will utilize Hedera&#8217;s Hashgraph technology, often referred to as &#8216;blockchain 2.0&#8217;, in the Metaverse. This announcement has generated considerable excitement within the community. Reality+ is set to offer fans the opportunity to &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5514,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"googlesitekit_rrm_CAown96uCw:productID":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[322],"tags":[318],"class_list":["post-5830","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-metaverse1","tag-metaverse-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5830","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5830"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5830\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5514"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5830"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5830"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5830"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}