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NFL Star Beckham Jr to Accept Salary in Bitcoin - Blockchain.News

NFL Star Beckham Jr to Accept Salary in Bitcoin

Aaron Limbu Nov 23, 2021 06:30

National Football League's star Odell Beckham Jr has become the latest high-profile athlete to accept his salary in Bitcoin from his team Los Angeles Rams.

NFL Star Beckham Jr to Accept Salary in Bitcoin

National Football League's star Odell Beckham Jr has become the latest high-profile athlete to accept his remuneration in Bitcoin from his team Los Angeles Rams.

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Beckham Jr's new payment deal comes as part of an arrangement with Square Inc-backed mobile payments service Cash App.

“It’s the start of a new era I’m looking forward to the future,” he wrote in a video embedded tweet.

Reports suggest Beckham Jr’s total salary for the 2021 season would be worth roughly 75.66 BTC at an average price of $56,103. Beckham Jr also stated that he will be taking all of his $4.25 million NFL salary in Bitcoin.

Digital wallet Cash App allows users to send and receive money, invest in stocks and trade Bitcoin.

Beckham Jr also owns a CryptoPunk-style NFT image titled CryptoPunk 3365, which he set as his Twitter profile picture; the price of that NFT is unknown.

Enthusiasm for cryptocurrency among athletes was seen earlier this month when Green Bay Packers star Aaron Rodgers announced a similar tie-up with Cash App, saying he would receive part of his salary in Bitcoin.

While on October 27, Blockchain.News reported that a Tampa Bay Buccaneers fan has rewarded a Bitcoin from Tom Brady after the fan returned the ball following Brady’s 600th touchdown pass, which Mike Evans completed.

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