FIFA President Gianni Infantino has stated that the group is “studying the chance of launching its personal cryptocurrency.” Infantino showing final week on the World Liberty Discussion board hosted at President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Seaside, Fla., stated, “We’re additionally studying the event of a FIFA token and a FIFA coin — an actual potential world foreign money serving 6 billion soccer followers worldwide” (USA TODAY, 2/21). Infantino beforehand talked about the crypto concept on the White Home Crypto Summit final March, although, he gave no timeline or structured plan (SBJ).
In the meantime, the IOC will take “no motion” towards member Infantino for a “doable breach of political neutrality guidelines over aligning FIFA with President Trump’s Board of Peace.” The IOC on Saturday stated that “the matter is closed and FIFA’s growth work in Gaza is ‘totally in line with the position of a global sport federation’” (AP, 2/21).
