FIFA to Migrate Their NFT Platform to EVM-Compatible Wallets on May 20

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FIFA has confirmed that its FIFA Collect digital collectibles platform will migrate to the EVM-compatible FIFA Blockchain on May 20.

The upgrade is expected to improve scalability and transaction performance, according to FIFA’s official migration FAQ. FIFA said the transition will include a 10-hour platform outage, during which trading and wallet access will be temporarily unavailable.

Asset Transfers and User Action

All user assets will be automatically moved to the new EVM blockchain once the migration is complete. However, FIFA warned that any off-platform collectibles not re-imported by May 20 will become ineligible for trading. 

USDC balances will remain withdrawable, but can no longer be spent on FIFA Collect after the migration. Listings created prior to the transition will carry over automatically, unless users choose to remove them manually

End of Algorand Wallet Support

The switch marks FI…

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