Spain takes on Austria at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on July 2, and the match matters for more than just football. It’s one of the first high-profile knockout games where every layer of the crypto-sports stack, from fan tokens to prediction markets to exchange sponsorships, is running live at scale during a World Cup.
Kraken, Chainlink, and the crypto infrastructure behind the tournament
On June 9, 2026, Kraken was named FIFA’s Official Crypto Exchange Supporter. That’s a first. No crypto exchange had ever landed that tier of partnership with the governing body of world football.
Then there’s the infrastructure layer. Chainlink oracles are powering FIFA’s official prediction markets, and those markets have reportedly generated billions in cumulative trading volume tied to World Cup outcomes.
Spain’s $SPAIN fan token and the Yamal effect
