The International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) has announced the launch of its own FIFA blockchain, compatible with the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), to provide “higher performance, new features and improved scalability.”

As part of the transition, FIFA Collect, the official NFT collection, will be migrated from the Algorand blockchain to the new blockchain. FIFA launched its non-fungible tokens ahead of the 2023 Club World Cup in Saudi Arabia in partnership with blockchain company Modex.

There is no immediate action required at this stage. Once the migration process begins, we will provide clear step-by-step instructions on what you will need to do, the announcement says.

The collection will be transferred no earlier than May 20, FIFA said, adding that they will announce the exact date later and provide clear instructions for NFT owners.

Following the migration, external Algorand-based wallets such as Pera and Defly will no longer be supported. Instead, users will be able to connect to FIFA Collect via MetaMask or other EVM wallets that support WalletConnect.