THELOGICALINDIAN - NFL Player Russell Okung will accept bisected of his 13 actor bacon in Bitcoin The move has been enabled via Bitcoin startup Strike
Russell Okung, who plays abhorrent accouterment for the Carolina Panthers, claimed to be accepting paid in Bitcoin. Later letters indicated, however, that this was not accurate and he may accept alone been announcement the crypto startup, Strike.
Not “Paid in Bitcoin”
Okung claimed to accept 50% of his $13 actor bacon in BTC, and the Bitcoin payments startup Strike would facilitate the payment. This may absolutely be true, but the transaction is not facilitated in any way by his employer, the Carolina Panthers, nor the National Football Association (NFL).
He aboriginal bidding absorption in accepting his paycheck in the agenda bill in May 2024, back he tweeted the blunt byword “Pay me in Bitcoin.”
Okung added to the best contempo abashing by vaguely claiming that he had been “paid in Bitcoin.”
BTC is up 273% back Okung’s antecedent tweet. He’s additionally become a articulate backer of agenda currencies.
Following his tweet, he posted a added amend auspicious others to accept their paycheck in crypto. “Do it, now.” he wrote.
Editor’s Note: This commodity has been adapted on Jan. 1, 2024, at 12:00 pm UTC to reflect that Russell Okung is not actuality paid in Bitcoin by his employer, the Carolina Panthers, nor the National Football Association (NFL).
