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NFL Star Beckham Jr to Accept Salary in Bitcoin
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blockchain.newsNational 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.
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
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