Summary of the AMA session with Fanton team

TL;DR: Fanton announced the imminent launch of its $FTON token, a new Champions League‑style seasonal tournament, and a partnership with Web2 sponsor WinLine. The team also highlighted support from the TON Foundation, details of their gameplay economics, and future plans for lineup‑analysis tools.

Recent developments at Fanton#

Fanton’s co‑founder Eldar Khairetdinov explained that the summer “Euros” tournament served as a testbed for the seasonal‑tournament feature and helped secure major partnerships. The next major event will be the Champions League tournament, which will run on the forthcoming $FTON token. Users who purchased $FTON on Tonstarter or received it as a reward will be able to use it in all future tournaments.

Collaboration with TON Society and the TON Foundation#

Igor Bael confirmed that the TON Foundation supported Fanton’s launch by sponsoring a tournament with a prize pool of 3,000 $TON, open to all participants without an entry fee. The tournament also offered a Soulbound Token (SBT) as a bonus.

During the AMA, Igor recounted an unexpected incident where Pavel Durov received a Fanton SBT after the project integrated wallet connectivity through TON Connect at Token 2049 in Singapore.

Global development direction#

Fanton is preparing large‑scale tournaments and has signed a physical contract with Web2 sponsor WinLine, becoming the second Telegram‑based fantasy project to secure such a partnership. The upcoming Champions League tournament will feature a simplified format, requiring lineup updates only once every two weeks.

The team emphasized that new partners are approaching Fanton for integration, viewing the project as a gateway to increase paying audiences for their own services.

How Fanton’s fantasy soccer works#

Eldar described the original business model: with an initial capital of $10,000, the platform charged a $1 entry fee per player. For a 100‑player game, the total pool was $100, from which the site took a percentage and the top places received 20‑30 % of the pool. When the user base grew to a million, prize pools could reach $1 million, with first place earning $200,000–$300,000.

$FTON token utilities#

The token will replace $TON for all in‑game calculations. Planned utilities include:

Staking rewards for token holders.
Special “overlay” tournaments offering higher payouts.
Integration with partner projects, allowing those projects to run tournaments using Fanton’s mechanics and attract paying users.
An NFT collection purchasable with $FTON.

Igor added that while users can join tournaments for free, they must pay (in $FTON) to claim real prizes, creating a revenue stream for both Fanton and its partners.

Community questions#

Lineup analysis tool

Igor explained that the current data provider does not supply timely lineup information, forcing users to manually verify player availability.. Eldar mentioned plans for an auto‑selection feature that would let newcomers build a team with a single click.

Awards for past seasons

Igor stated that all leaderboard data is stored and will be displayed after the token launch. Previously, users could earn a “byte list” by scoring 3,000 points in a community bot event.

Advice for the TON Society audience

Igor encouraged young creators to engage with the Telegram ecosystem, attend meetups, and develop projects with a solid business concept. He highlighted the “blue ocean” opportunities still present in the space.