According to Foresight News , Decrypt reports that FC Barcelona has signed a three-year, $22 million global sponsorship deal with crypto company Zero-Knowledge Proof (ZKP), making ZKP the club's official crypto protocol partner, but the move has drawn criticism.
Xavier Vilajoana, a former board member of the club, stated that reaching an agreement with the crypto startup was a sign of financial "desperation," highlighting red flags in the company's background and calling the decision extremely worrying. ZKP launched its social media accounts and white paper earlier this month, and at the time of the agreement, its account on the X platform had only 33 followers. Its website does not provide detailed information about ownership and financing structure, and it is currently conducting an initial coin offering (ICO).
FC Barcelona clarified in an official statement that the club "has no connection whatsoever with the company's tokens," and that the existence or issuance of the tokens was never discussed during sponsorship negotiations. The existence and issuance of the tokens were not part of any previous sponsorship agreement signed with the club.
