The zondacrypto cryptocurrency exchange has become the general sponsor of the Polish Olympic Committee and the Polish Olympic Team. The announcement comes at a time when the Olympic Committee led by Radosław Piesiewicz is under scrutiny regarding the spending of money. On October 15, NIK officials entered the POC headquarters.
On Wednesday, October 22, during the conference in Monaco, the zondacrypto cryptocurrency exchange (formerly BitBay) and the Polish Olympic Committee (POC) announced the establishment of a strategic partnership for 2026-2028. The cooperation is to last until the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and will also include the Youth National Team.
As part of the partnership, the name of the headquarters of the Polish Olympic Committee will be changed. A neon sign with the inscription “zondacrypto Olympic Center PKOI” is to appear on the building. Neither party disclosed the exact financial terms of the cooperation.
We are happy to announce that zondacrypto has become the General Sponsor of the Polish Olympic Committee (@pkolpl) and the Polish Olympic Team! 🇵🇱🏅
This groundbreaking collaboration will revolutionize Polish sports and introduce the upcoming Team PL (TMPL) token, which will allow fans… pic.twitter.com/R7LezYSKoa
— zondacrypto Polska (@zondacryptopl) October 22, 2025
Cryptocurrency representation token from zondacrypto
A Polish-based cryptocurrency trading platform with an Estonian license announced that it will issue the official token of the Polish national team called Team PL (TMPL). Its premiere is scheduled for February 2026, shortly before the start of the Winter Olympic Games in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo.
According to the declarations made during Wednesday's conference in Monaco, the TMPL token is to be an additional source of financing for Polish Olympians and sports associations. In addition, zondacrypto is intended to provide Olympic athletes with financial support in the form of performance bonuses and benefits after the end of their careers or during parental leave.
TMPL is also intended to be used by fans to vote on various decisions regarding the POC, for example on how to allocate part of the budget. Token holders will also be able to get national team gadgets and the opportunity to enter exclusive events via the auction module on the zondacrypto platform, which will be launched next year.
Awards for achievements at the Olympic Games
As part of the cooperation between zondacrypto and the Polish Olympic Committee half of the bonuses planned for Polish Olympic medalists will go to them in the form of tokens issued by zondacrypto.
Radosław Piesiewicz announced that in individual disciplines, relays and team competitions from 2 to 6 people, the prize for each competitor for a gold medal will be PLN 500,000. PLN, which will consist of PLN 250,000. in cash and PLN 250,000 in tokens. The Polish Olympic Committee will pay PLN 400,000 for the silver medal in the same way. PLN, and for brown – 300 thousand. The fourth to eighth place winners will also be awarded.
In team competitions, the gold bonus will amount to PLN 4 million (as in previous cases, half of the prize will be tokens). The team will divide PLN 3 million for the silver medal, and PLN 2 million for the bronze medal. For comparison, Aleksandra Mirosław received PLN 250,000 from the Polish Olympic Committee for winning the Olympic gold. zlotys. The Polish Olympic Committee paid PLN 200,000 for silver and gold, respectively. and 150 thousand zlotys.
– There is no shortage of talent in Polish sport. However, there are no funds to allow them to fully spread their wings. As zondacrypto, we consistently provide fuel for Polish sport. Our logo was next to the Polish eagle during the road cycling championships. Now it's time for the next step – we are creating technological initiatives that will actually support the athletes representing us. This is the first cooperation of this type between the cryptocurrency industry and sports. And these will not be just words, but above all, specific actions – commented Przemysław Kral, president of zondacrypto, on the new cooperation, quoted by “Wirtualnemedia.pl”.
Controversy around the Polish Olympic Committee and zondacrypto
On October 15, officials of the Supreme Audit Office entered the headquarters of the Polish Olympic Committee, “Rzeczpospolita” reported. A week earlier, Sławomir Nitras, the Minister of Sport and Tourism, called for an urgent inspection at the Polish Olympic Committee. During the press conference, the KO politician demanded that Radosław Piesiewicz present a list of participants of the Committee's delegation during the Olympics in France and provide information on how to use the money that the PO received from the state budget and from State Treasury companies.
Controversy around the Polish Olympic Committee began to grow after the end of the Olympic Games in Paris. The committee was accused of mismanagement and its management of collecting large salaries while failing to finance athletes. Orlen discontinued its role as a strategic sponsor of the Polish Olympic Committee at the end of 2024. Previously, cooperation with the Polish Olympic Committee ended, among others: National Food Group, Enea, Tauron, Polish Airports and PKP Intercity.
The president of zondacrypto, Przemysław Kral, became one of the heroes of the TVN report Note, whose journalists accused him of being involved in the takeover of the assets of the missing founder of the stock exchange, Sylwester Suszka. The cryptocurrency millionaire disappeared on March 10, 2022, and so far it has not been determined what happened to him. About a year before his disappearance, the businessman sold BitBay, which was then run by his lawyer Przemysław Kral. Later, the exchange changed its name to Zonda and then to zondacrypto.
Przemysław Kral rejects TVN's accusations. In an interview with YouTuber Mike Satoshi, he said that the missing man's sister was responsible for spreading false information about him. “Nicole claims that there is a power of attorney that Sylwester gave me to manage his private property, his entire private property, which is absolutely untrue,” commented the president of zondacrypto.
