Aaron Rodgers, quarterback for the Green Bay Packers football team, has said that he will take part of his salary from the National Football League in Bitcoin.
In a video posted to his Twitter account on November 1, Rodgers, dressed as the fictional character John Wick, probably for Halloween, said that you would partner with Cash App to take a portion of your salary in Bitcoin (BTC). The NFL reported in July that Rodgers would earn a base salary of $ 1.1 million in addition to a signing bonus of $ 14.5 million and a staff bonus of $ 6.8 million beginning in March, for a total of approximately $ 22.3 million.
I believe in Bitcoin & the future is bright. That’s why I’m teaming up with Cash App to take a portion of my salary in bitcoin today.
To make Bitcoin more accessible to my fans I’m giving out a total of $ 1M in btc now too. Drop your $ cashtag w / #PaidInBitcoin & follow @CashApp pic.twitter.com/mstV7eal04
– Aaron Rodgers (@ AaronRodgers12) November 1, 2021
I believe in Bitcoin and the future is bright. That is why I joined the Cash App to take a portion of my salary in bitcoin today.
To make Bitcoin more accessible to my fans, I am now also giving a total of $ 1 million in btc. Leave your $ cashtag with #PaidInBitcoin and follow the account
According to data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro, Rodgers’ total salary would be worth approximately 368.84 BTC at a price of $ 60,636 at the time of this report’s publication. Although the cryptoasset hit an all-time high near $ 67,000 on October 20, it fell below $ 60,000 more than once last week and has mostly moved between $ 60,000 and $ 63,000.
Rodgers joins other professional sports players embracing cryptocurrencies as the space seemingly becomes more mainstream. Last week, Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady said he would compensate the fan who had his 600th career touchdown with 1 BTC along with some signed sports memorabilia.
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