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Great difficulty for young footballers with great potential to fund their careers. Funding mechanisms are currently monopolized in very few hands. Clubs and communities lose retention and value.
Through Cardano, fans and communities invest in a % of players’ image income in the world’s most popular sport—Argentina’s star powerhouse—with transparent payouts in ADA or native stablecoins
This is the total amount allocated to Empowering Future Stars: Cardano Footballer Tokens.
Please provide your proposal title
Empowering Future Stars: Cardano Footballer Tokens
Enter the amount of funding you are requesting in ADA
90000
Please specify how many months you expect your project to last
9
Please indicate if your proposal has been auto-translated
No
Original Language
en
What is the problem you want to solve?
Great difficulty for young footballers with great potential to fund their careers. Funding mechanisms are currently monopolized in very few hands. Clubs and communities lose retention and value.
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Does your project have any dependencies on other organizations, technical or otherwise?
No
Describe any dependencies or write 'No dependencies'
No dependencies
Will your project's outputs be fully open source?
Yes
License and Additional Information
We will provide a public repository for findings and more available information
Please choose the most relevant theme and tag related to the outcomes of your proposal.
Tokenization
Describe what makes your idea innovative compared to what has been previously funded (whether by you or others).
It turns fans into co‑funders of talent from youth levels via collective investment in image‑income, without interfering in sporting decisions.
Cardano provides transparent, periodic payouts in ADA or native stablecoins. We ship legal templates and reusable technical components to build a scalable sports vertical that benefits fans, clubs, and communities while reducing historical gatekeeping.
Describe what your prototype or MVP will demonstrate, and where it can be accessed.
Testnet MVP: issuance of participation tokens (native assets) tied to commercial image income; a web dApp for sign‑up, purchase, holdings, and payment history; a first pro‑rata payout in ADA or a native stablecoin, automatic and public. A guided demo, metrics dashboard, and public repository will let the community verify the end‑to‑end flow.
Describe realistic measures of success, ideally with on-chain metrics.
≥1 pilot issuance; ≥1 payout executed without failures; ≥100 unique wallets; on‑time rate ≥99%; tx‑ids and public dashboard; monthly growth of new wallets from the sports vertical; ≥1 letter of intent for a regulated pilot; pipeline of ≥5 athletes post‑MVP.
Please describe your proposed solution and how it addresses the problem
Fans and communities drive players’ futures from youth divisions by investing on Cardano, systematizing collective investment (crowdfunding) behind each player with the transparency provided by Cardano’s blockchain.
Purpose and thesis
Our thesis is straightforward: when fans and their communities can invest early in a player’s commercial image income, careers accelerate and value is shared with those who support talent from its earliest stages. Cardano offers the right mix of public traceability, predictable costs, and open governance to turn that intent into a clear, auditable, and scalable instrument.
End‑to‑end flow
Scope of the asset: included vs. excluded
Included: the player’s commercial image income—personal sponsorships, campaigns, own licensing, and commercial appearances—per contract and rulebook. Excluded: club salaries, transfers or federative rights; sporting bonuses are excluded unless expressly classified as commercial and assignable in the rulebook. Strict separation: participation tokens carry economic rights; community tokens, if issued, do not carry financial rights.
Instrument design and economics
Base parameters. a percentage of **commercial image income **(adjustable by profile/risk) is channeled to the vehicle. The initial issuance uses 10,000 participation tokens for clarity and fractionability. Quarterly distributions are pro‑rata on net amounts (trustee, audit, insurance, ops). Payout currency: investor distributions are made in ADA or Cardano‑native stablecoins, as stated in the rulebook. The design aligns incentives: transparency for fans, certainty for players, and useful reporting for clubs and communities.
**Functional architecture on Cardano **
User journeys
Governance and roles
Governance spans four layers: Trustee (estate administration, reporting, compliance),** Platform Operator** (product, security, support; coordination with Pago TIC), **External Auditor **(review of contracts, processes, and reconciliations), and Admission Committee (athlete eligibility, reputation, and image‑rights verification). The community has access to information and feedback channels.
Compliance and investor protection
**KYC/AML **for all participants; sanctions/PEP checks and per‑profile limits. Public documentation includes rulebook, prospectus, data policy, and operating manuals. Athlete eligibility requires 18+ or legal representation and verification of current contracts to avoid double assignments. Personal data stays off‑chain; only minimal proofs are recorded on‑chain.
Integrated risk management
Regulatory — fiduciary vehicle, standard documentation, periodic audits. Sporting/commercial — athlete diversification (mid‑term), reserves for insurance and seasonality. Operational — reconciliation with Pago TIC, segregation of duties, automated testing. Liquidity — secondary market with **windowed trading **and potential buybacks. Reputational — public metrics, proactive communication, incident handling.
Privacy, data, and transparency
Privacy‑first: encrypted storage and least‑privilege access off‑chain. On‑chain we publish stats and tx links and maintain internal integrity logs for audits.
Responsible secondary market
Access restricted to verified wallets, with windowed trading to protect liquidity. Anti‑manipulation limits and order‑book disclosure apply. We provide investor education on risks, horizons, and suitability.
Product metrics and platform economics
Tracking on‑chain (tokens issued, unique wallets, payouts, on‑time rate, cost per payout, ADA/stablecoin split), business (buybacks, retention, repeat issuance per athlete, conversion), and community (NPS, engagement, referrals). These guide product and communication.
Maturity path (MVP → regulated pilot → scale)
Technical scalability (mass payouts)
Optimized transactions for hundreds or thousands of outputs per cycle with predictable costs. Use of reference scripts and aggregation to minimize friction. Explore channels for seasonal peaks without degrading UX.
In addition to Plutus contracts, the project will progressively integrate Aiken for improved developer ergonomics and maintainability. This dual approach ensures future scalability, aligns with Cardano’s tooling ecosystem, and makes it easier for new developers to contribute.
Communication and public narrative
Community‑centered story: fans and neighborhoods propel players from youth levels with Cardano transparency. We publish milestone reports, progress stories, and distribution results, and coordinate press and clubs with co‑branded materials and an activation calendar.
Please define the positive impact your project will have on the wider Cardano community
**_For Argentine football. _**Fans funding talent from youth levels means more nutrition, staff, and performance without affecting careers; supporters move from spectators to participants with accessible tickets. Clubs gain a tool for retention and commercial professionalism. Local communities benefit from development and economic activity around clubs.
**_For Cardano. _**A paradigm shift visible on‑chain: new wallets, auditable periodic payouts in ADA or native stablecoins, and media‑friendly narratives (“fans fund their players”). Cardano positions itself as transparent crowdfunding infrastructure for real‑world assets. The fans‑clubs‑communities flywheel creates network effects and an onboarding channel at scale.
**_Impact indicators and dissemination. _**We track new/active wallets, on‑time and cost per payout, retention, and NPS. Communications follow an editorial line from day one (videos, reports, notes) and culminate in a launch campaign, reinforcing Cardano as production‑ready infrastructure.
By focusing on football image rights in Argentina, the project creates one of the first large-scale real-world asset tokenization use cases on Cardano, in the most popular sport worldwide. It will onboard new non-crypto native users (fans, athletes, clubs) into the Cardano ecosystem through wallets, payouts in ADA or native stablecoins, and verifiable smart contracts. The legal templates, compliance framework, and reusable payout infrastructure will serve as open building blocks for other industries (music, e-sports, influencers), multiplying Cardano adoption across verticals.
The project will actively engage with the Cardano community by presenting milestones and progress in Catalyst Town Halls, sharing updates on the official Cardano Forum, and opening feedback channels on GitHub and Discord. This will ensure transparency, allow early technical contributions, and reinforce alignment with Catalyst’s community-driven governance.
Impact indicators and dissemination. We track new/active wallets, on‑time and cost per payout, retention, and NPS. Communications follow an editorial line from day one (videos, reports, notes) and culminate in a launch campaign, reinforcing Cardano as production‑ready infrastructure.
What is your capability to deliver your project with high levels of trust and accountability? How do you intend to validate if your approach is feasible?
Team & partner. FBA (coordination, blockchain, sports law and capital markets). Pago TIC (founded 2011; 3,000,000+ users; 1,500+ entities; >USD 1B/year): payments gateway, reconciliation/settlement, and operational verification for the pilot.
**Team roles: **project lead; Cardano architect; backend/DevOps; frontend/UX; legal (capital markets/sports); compliance & data; finance/trustee; partnerships (clubs/agents/players).
Feasibility validation. (1) Testnet prototype with first payout to ≥100 wallets. (2) External audit of contracts and processes. (3) Draft rulebook/prospectus and data policies. (4) Letter of intent with a pilot player (and, if applicable, club). (5) Load/seasonality tests. (6) Legal/compliance working group for the transition to regulated stages.
All code, contracts, and documentation will be published in a public GitHub repository under the Apache 2.0 license (https://github.com/BASE-FUTBOL/football-image-royalties)..) This ensures transparency, auditability, and reusability for the Cardano community, and enables other projects to build on top of our components.
Milestone Title
Discovery & integrated design
Milestone Outputs
Scope, risks and assumptions; stakeholder map and value‑proposition canvas; 8–12 interviews (players, club staff, agents, fans) with notes and transcripts; regulatory mapping and trust‑vehicle alternatives; token‑economic scenarios and payout calendar; data‑flow diagrams, security requirements and a threat model; measurement plan (KPIs, telemetry) and comms plan; initial rulebook/prospectus outline and glossary; test strategy and definition of environments.
Acceptance Criteria
All artifacts stored in the repo with versioning; architecture and legal review sign‑offs; prioritized risk register with owners; decision record for the vehicle, payout currency (ADA/native stablecoin) and KYC scope; quantifiable success targets set (on‑time ≥99%, distribution fee ≤1.5%, cost‑per‑payout target); go/no‑go gate from M1→M2 approved and minuted.
Evidence of Completion
Repository links and commit hashes; signed review minutes; interview summaries; value‑proposition and user‑journey artifacts; DFD and threat‑model diagrams; initial rulebook/prospectus draft; test plan and environment manifests; dated public changelog.
Delivery Month
1
Cost
12000
Progress
10 %
Milestone Title
Core Tech & MVP dApp on Testnet
Milestone Outputs
Distribution and access‑control smart contracts (Plutus/Aiken) with unit/property tests; native‑asset minting scripts and metadata; payout engine and oracle module; web dApp with wallet connectors (Nami/Eternl/Typhon/Lace), onboarding and KYC stub; holdings and payment‑history views; monitoring and structured logging; fee‑estimation utilities; developer runbooks and CLI for automated deployment.
Acceptance Criteria
End‑to‑end flow on testnet delivering a pro‑rata payout in ADA or a native stablecoin to ≥100 unique wallets; deterministic cost report (mean and p95) within target; contract test coverage ≥80% (unit/property); reproducible deployment via scripts; tested rollback plan; basic accessibility checks (contrast, keyboard navigation) passed.
Evidence of Completion
List of tx‑ids; screenshots/video of payout and dashboards; coverage reports; runbook and deployment logs; tagged release in the repo; issues closed referencing acceptance criteria; fee/cost worksheet; accessibility report.
Delivery Month
3
Cost
26000
Progress
40 %
Milestone Title
Compliance & Payment Operations
Milestone Outputs
Integrated KYC/AML workflow with sanctions/PEP screening; consent and privacy policy flows; data‑retention and deletion procedures; incident‑response plan and playbooks; back‑office for support and case management; reconciliation pipeline with Pago TIC (webhooks/files), mismatch handling and SLA; metrics dashboard with ADA/stablecoin split; configurable reserves/insurance parameters and reporting cadence.
Acceptance Criteria
Quarterly distribution executed in ADA or a native stablecoin without failures; on‑time ≥99%; distribution fee ≤1.5%; reconciliation variance <0.1% and resolved within SLA; simulated exceptions (chargeback, late sponsor payment, invalid address) handled per SOP; support workflows approved; documentation validated by internal audit.
Evidence of Completion
Reconciliation reports, exception logs and resolution tickets; screenshots of KYC flows, dashboards and back‑office; signed SOPs/policies; incident drill report; internal‑audit memo; metrics export (CSV) and Grafana/Prometheus snapshots.
Delivery Month
5
Cost
22000
Progress
60 %
Milestone Title
Expanded Technical Pilot & Internal Market
Milestone Outputs
Second distribution with a larger cohort (≥500 wallets); internal market with compliant windowed resale and published rules; buyback procedures and disclosures; UX improvements (ES/EN localization, plain‑language tooltips, accessibility fixes); load tests with 1,000+ outputs; community communications kit (press note, FAQ, visuals) and support playbooks.
Acceptance Criteria
Latency p50/p95 within target; cost per payout within budget; NPS ≥60 from post‑cycle survey; zero critical incidents; resale windows executed with full audit trail; documentation and release notes published; stakeholder review held with Pago TIC and pilot player, action items tracked to closure.
Evidence of Completion
Load‑test report and raw metrics; survey results; incident register (empty or resolved); order‑book and resale logs; signed stakeholder review minutes; release notes and changelog; media kit links; hashes of artifacts anchored on‑chain.
Delivery Month
7
Cost
22000
Progress
90 %
Milestone Title
External Audit & Regulatory Go/No‑Go
Milestone Outputs
Independent security audit (code + infra) and remediation; legal readiness assessment for the regulated pilot; LOI executed by at least one player/club; updated risk and compliance register; scaling plan (multi‑athlete, budget, support model); roadmap for regulatory submissions and investor relations; finalized KPI baseline and monitoring plan.
Acceptance Criteria
Audit rated “approved” or “approved with minor issues” with all critical findings remediated; valid LOI on file; go/no‑go decision recorded with rationale; budget and staffing for pilot approved; compliance checklist complete; pilot governance charter signed by stakeholders.
Evidence of Completion
Final audit report and remediation matrix; notarized LOI; governance charter; compliance checklist; on‑chain notarization of release artifacts; steering‑committee minutes; public summary of next steps and pilot timeline.
Delivery Month
9
Cost
8000
Progress
100 %
Please provide a cost breakdown of the proposed work and resources
The budget prioritizes development, compliance, and audit, ensuring a solid, replicable MVP.
– Smart‑contract development and distribution backend: ₳22,000
– Frontend/dApp, UX & accessibility: ₳14,000
– Operational integration & payments (incl. Pago TIC), orchestration & monitoring: ₳14,000
– Compliance & data (identity, lists, privacy, documentation): ₳12,000
– Legal/regulatory (drafts, policies, initial prospectus): ₳14,000
– External code & process audit: ₳8,000
– Project management, QA, pilot support: ₳6,000
Total: ₳90,000
How does the cost of the project represent value for the Cardano ecosystem?
Efficiency & reuse. Each unit of spend becomes reusable assets: parameterized contracts, standard docs, operating manuals, and a dApp ready for new issuances.
Argentina focus, adoption potential. By anchoring in the most popular sport, we maximize reach and narrative, with a recognized operating partner that adds trust and capillarity.
Measurable transparency. Periodic payouts and public dashboards let the community audit timeliness, costs, and retention—showcasing Cardano as real‑world finance infrastructure.
Path to scale. The MVP lays the groundwork for multiple athletes, with declining marginal costs through component reuse and a communications strategy that amplifies results across media and networks.
Terms and Conditions:
Yes
Project Lead (FBA): overall coordination, football stakeholders, roadmap.
• Blockchain Architect (Cardano): smart contracts, security, standards, reviews.
• Backend/DevOps: oracle, distribution processes, monitoring, deployments.
• Frontend/UX: dApp, accessibility, user education.
• Legal (Capital Markets/Sports): vehicle docs, policies, compliance.
• Compliance & Data: identity verification, lists, privacy, reporting.
• Finance/Trustee: estate governance, reconciliation, reporting.
• Partnerships (Clubs/Agents/Players): athlete pipeline and comms.
• Partner – Pago TIC: payments gateway, reconciliation & settlement, ops/KYC support; broad institutional and user coverage in Argentina.