5TARS.io to Leverage Concordium's Technology for Web3 Gaming Expansion

Dubai-based web3 sports fantasy gaming platform 5TARS.io has announced its move from the SKALE EVM chain to the Concordium Layer 1 chain. The move aims to facilitate the growth of the 5TARS.io platform, as Concordium provides scalable infrastructure to host the platform’s popular Web3 games. Users will now be able to access their favourite 5TARS.io Football games (Arenas, Penalty Shootout, and Collection) on Concordium once the move is complete later this month.

Additionally, the press release also confirmed that all future releases on the platform will be on the Concordium Layer 1 chain.

Once the platform is ported on Concordium in late March, 5TARS.io players will benefit from the scalability it offers and enjoy other powerful features such as age verification and geo-fencing. Moreover, players can look ahead to a flurry of new gaming titles set to be deployed on Concordium, including a cricket game for India, scheduled for Q3, as well as the existing Starzplay MENA cricket game, which debuted on Concordium last month.

The biggest draw to the 5TARS.io platform, its flagship release, The Football game, will also be ported to Concordium in the coming month. The game boasts over 250,000 registered users and 20,000 monthly active users. The game includes Arenas, with more than 1.72 million arenas already joined by 5TARS Football players, who have also traded 45,000 NFTs, while the game’s social media community exceeds 200,000 across X, Telegram, and Discord. The 5TARS Football game saw peak activity during Euro 2024, attracting 45,000 active players.

Borja Burguillos, Founder & CEO of 5TARS.io, praised the move to Concordium, stating that the Layer 1 blockchain will enable more innovative games to be developed within the 5TARS.io platform. 

“Migrating to Concordium will provide us with a permanent home where we can launch innovative games that will delight and entertain our global gaming community.”

Building For The Future On Concordium 

According to the 5TARS.io team, the selection of Concordium was “a no-brainer”, given the blockchain’s optimized infrastructure for high throughput and performance. Notwithstanding, Concordium supports privacy-focused identity verification and geo-fencing via zero-knowledge proof technology. The platform offers a unique identity layer at the protocol level to ensure verified and private user interactions across DApps.

In addition, the blockchain allows enterprises and developers to leverage its fast and affordable transactions to build innovative decentralized applications while ensuring accountability and compliance as required by new regulatory frameworks. These capabilities of Concordium are crucial in building gaming, gambling and online betting industries, hence the move by 5TARS.io.

Mike Milner, Chief Commercial Officer of Concordium, believes the move will “unlock new opportunities for 5TARS.io” as they brace themselves to become a top Web3 gaming site in the near future.

“We’re pleased to support 5TARS.io as they embark on the next leg of their journey by providing them with the infrastructure and tooling to create best-in-class web3 games that will unlock new opportunities for player ownership and fan engagement,” Milner added. 

A Look To The Future

The migration from the SKALE EVM chain to the Concordium chain is a step towards achieving the futuristic goals on 5TARS.io’s roadmap. It will facilitate 5TARS.io’s strategic expansion across multiple regions, including the challenges that pertain to scalability, performance, age verification, geo-fencing, and compliance.

“The ability to tap into ready-made solutions for privacy and compliance, coupled with the scalability that Concordium provides, will enhance our existing releases and push the boundaries of what can be created within web3 gaming,” Burguillos added.

Finally, the migration aligns with 5TARS.io’s mission to transform sports fandom with the aid of web3 technology to give fans control over digital assets such as NFTs and in-game currency. Its migration to Concordium will enable it to enhance its football and cricket offerings and prepare for the launch of new titles powered by play-compete-earn mechanics.