Fans can compete for $25,000 at blast.tv Open London 2025 without the need for crypto purchase
August 27, 2025 – Blast.tv Open London 2025 is taking fan engagement to the next level with the launch of Nova Shots, a free play prediction game that will change the way Esports fans experience live counter strike matches.
Developed by Nova Wallet in collaboration with Blast.TV and Polkadot, Nova Shots introduces new ways for fans to interact with tournaments in real time.
Here’s how it works: All fans start with 1,000 free blast tokens. As matches unfold, players can trade team tokens in real time, predicting outcomes and taking advantage of in-game momentum. The better your predictions, the greater your reward. At risk is the $25,000 prize pool, with winners receiving payments directly through the Nova Wallet with Stubcoin.
“I will forever cherish the thrill of counter strikes with my first friend over 20 years ago,” said Anton Khvorov, CEO of Nova Wallet. “Today, we’re using Nova Wallet and Polkadot to show you a whole new way to make the CS community enjoy even more fun, competitive and rewards!”
This is more than just a concept. Nova Shots debuted in Austin earlier this year, generating 239.6 million viewers and 563k viewers, expanding in Malta, with 3,000 players making over 400,000 deals. Over 700 winners left with a prize of $25,000.
The next evolution will arrive in London from August 27th to September 7th, with 16 of the two best counter strike teams in the world competing. Esports Powerhouses G2 eSports and Brazilian Pain Game are also participating as official brand partners, bringing even more excitement to fans.
“Following his exciting debut at Wembley last year, he returned to London in September and is excited to raise excitement at the arena with social, broadcast and Nova Shot,” said James Brown, commercial director for Blast.
Nova Shot is built on top of Polkadot and Hydration, combining Web3 technology with user-friendly accessibility. Unlike traditional esports blockchain integration, Nova Shots are completely chained, free to play, and carry skills rather than spending. Fans don’t just watch the game. They become part of it.
eSports organizations around the world are exploring blockchains to enhance the fan experience, but most require purchase or gate access. Nova Shots breaks the mold by being a completely free, completely chained, completely chained, more rewarding skill than spending. The prizes will be paid directly through Stablecoins by Nova Wallet, the official independent wallet partner of blast.tv, to the winner’s blockchain address, providing secure and seamless participation.
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Lina Ronskaya
novawallet.io
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About Nova Wallet
Nova Wallet is a non-resistant wallet for the polka dot and kusama ecosystems and offers multi-chain asset management, token swap, crypto asset buying and selling, MasterCard Crypto debit cards, staking, governance tools and an integrated DAPP browser. Nova Wallet is the official independent wallet wallet partner of Blast.tv.
About the explosion
Blast is a globally competitive entertainment company with a mission to take esports, gaming and other new competitive formats to the next level and bring mega entertainment to the world.
Blast is renowned for pioneering the esports category through incredible high production quality, big creative ideas and game-changing fan-first moments. Gather the biggest teams and brightest superstars and fight it for glory, big names and multi-million dollar prize pools in the world’s largest arenas, from London and Singapore to Austin and Rio.
Blast has offices in Copenhagen (HQ), London, Berlin and Malta, and will soon be Mumbai and New York City. The company currently works with world-leading game publishers Epic Games, Valve, Krafton and Ubisoft to create, sell and offer esports for the popular titles Rocket League, Fortnite, Rainbow Six, Pubg, Dota2 and Counter-Strike 2.