TokenStars: A Crowdsourced Cryptocurrency Platform That Supports Aspiring Professional A…

In a Nutshell: Talented athletes who lack resources often struggle to succeed, and the traditional sports agencies that could help them are usually highly exclusive. But TokenStars set out to change that dynamic by developing a modern sports agency and cryptocurrency platform that brings fans into the fold to fund elite training. Through TokenStars, fans can support, promote, and interact with sports prospects and stars, and even earn rewards for their efforts. And the innovative crowdsourcing model is poised to end the exclusion of potential star athletes who lack access to resources.

When Olympic medalist and five-time Grand Slam winner Maria Sharapova started playing tennis in Russia as a toddler, her talent quickly became apparent. And when tennis great Martina Navratilova worked with a six-year-old Sharapova in Moscow in 1993, she recommended the young girl pursue training at the famous IMG Academy in Florida. So her father borrowed money to move the family to the United States…