Okung’s contract calls for $13 million a year in U.S. currency. He is planning on converting half to Bitcoin. Okung has long extolled the virtues of Bitcoin and his official Twitter bio even reads “life, liberty and #bitcoin.”
Estimated reading time: 0 minutes, 26 seconds
NFL Pro Bowl Tackle Okung Taking Part of Salary in BTC
Russell Okung of the Carolina Panthers has long said he wants to be paid in Bitcoin. Now, he is going to be able to do that thanks to Zap’s Strike product that converts the digital currency into U.S. dollars. So reports Bloomberg.
Most Read
-
-
Apr 27 2019
-
Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced the concept of digital…
-
-
-
Jan 09 2019
-
Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said cryptocurrency and blockchain stand to…
-
-
-
Sep 03 2020
-
Written by FinTech News Brief Staff
The IRS issued new guidance indicating cryptocurrency earned from crowdsourcing-based…
-
-
-
Sep 21 2018
-
Written by Jacob Roberts
Online software vendor Kashoo is forming focus group to react…
-