Chiliz re-enters CoinMarketCap Top 100 as SportFi roadmap advances

Beincrypto reports Chiliz ($CHZ) has re-entered the CoinMarketCap Top 100 in early 2026, marking a return for the sports-focused protocol amid a reshaped market. The outlet notes the Top 100 has become dominated by institutional capital and short-lived hype: comparing March 2021 to January 2026 shows a sharp cleansing, with stablecoins growing from about 5% to more than 16% of the list and 25% of current entries launched in the past 18 months.

Legacy projects from 2021 have a survival rate near 32%, and re-entering the Top 100 now requires roughly three times the market strength it did in 2021. Chiliz’s tokenomics are highlighted as a differentiator: its vesting schedule ended in 2022, there are no team or seed allocations awaiting liquidation, and SportFi staking reportedly yields around 17% on publicly available network data, even as infrastructure and user metrics sit high while valuation remains near multi-year lows.

Looking ahead, the article says Chiliz’s 2030 strategy, unfolding in Q1 2026, shifts the project from Fan Tokens to a broader SportFi protocol that will pursue tokenized team equity and RWA integration, re-engage the NBA and NFL under a favorable 2026 regulatory climate, overhaul 80+ partner tokens including PSG and Man City into yield-generating assets, and expand national-team involvement ahead of the 2026 World Cup.

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