Professional football defender Alex Barrett, from one of the most prestigious teams in California, has become the first player in the renowned league to choose to collect his income 100% in cryptocurrency through Bitwage, the company announced in a press release to Cointelegraph.
Alex Barrett will be the first athlete from the well-known American Football League (NFL) to choose to receive his salary 100% in Bitcoin.
According to the information received, the athlete bets on Bitcoin as a way to preserve the value of his income while being able to collect your earnings and be able to use it freely whenever you want.
“I stumbled upon Bitwage on Twitter Spaces a few months ago when they announced that they would support UFC fighter Matheus Nicolau and help him get paid in Bitcoin”Alex Barrett said.
“I was surprised by the effectiveness of Bitwage that in such a short time and so easily they managed to get him to receive his payments in Bitcoin, seeing this I thought why not me?”he claimed.
“When I decided to put my money in Bitcoin, I didn’t know how or with whom to do it. Fortunately, I found Bitwage, who got me exactly where I needed to be. My desire to learn and delve into the Bitcoin world is relentless and I finally found a similar company of the same”, he added.
Bitwage allows users registered on its platform to choose to receive payment of their fees in cryptocurrencies, after generating an invoice to be sent to the employer or client who can transfer the funds to a bank account assigned to Bitwage and located in Europe, United States United States or United Kingdom.
About this new achievement, Jonathan Chester, CEO of Bitwage pointed out that “Seeing Alex’s enthusiasm was exciting for us.”.
“We are proudly devoted to education. Part of our Concierge service is to educate, help set up backups, and have you try the service on your own. We care about spreading knowledge and educating our clients to become truly sovereign individuals. This treatment is not exclusive to athletes and VIP clients: it is available to anyone. Alex represents our exponential growth trend for more athletes to get paid in Bitcoin.” Chester said.
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