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Lionel Messi – one of the world’s biggest and most popular soccer players – has signed a $20 million deal to promote the crypto company Socios.com, which establishes fan tokens for sports lovers. Lionel Messi Is Joining Hands with Socios.com Messi is now joining a long list of famous and renowned athletes – including LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers basketball team and Tom Brady of the NFL’s New England Patriots – to take part in some sort of crypto promotion that...

The Barcelona Athletics Club – otherwise known as Barca or Barcelona FC – is looking to establish its own cryptocurrency so it has a fighting chance against foreign investors and corporate clubs. Barca Is Headed for the Crypto Space President Joan Laporta explained at the Mobile World Congress that he is also looking to launch a new string of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to bolster the club’s presence in the crypto industry. While Barca has turned down several...

The worlds of sports and crypto are now only separated by a very thin, blurry line. Both arenas are finding more ways to become connected, with the most recent example coming in the form of the Alabama women’s softball team and its new partnership with popular cryptocurrency exchange FTX. FTX Is Blurring the Line Between Sports and Crypto The trading platform has recently announced a new NIL offer that was made to the team. This is the second partnership of this kind to...

Dozens of sports players have turned to crypto to earn their keep, and now Odell Beckham Jr. – a wide receiver for the Los Angeles Rams – is joining the ranks. Odell Beckham Jr. Says “Yes” to Crypto The player recently announced on social media that he has partnered with Square’s Cash App to receive his entire salary in bitcoin. He will also be donating approximately $1 million in BTC funds to fans everywhere. Initially, Beckham played for the Cleveland Browns up until...

Football player Aaron Rodgers is taking part in a new cryptocurrency contest that will see roughly $1 million worth of BTC go to his Twitter followers. Aaron Rodgers Is Pushing BTC Ahead Last Halloween, Rodgers – who plays as a quarterback for the Green Bay Packers in Wisconsin – released the following message on social media: I believe in bitcoin, and 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...

Michigan football player Cade McNamara has teamed up with a company called More Management. The clincher? The up-and-coming quarterback is signing a new deal that will allow him to get paid in crypto for appearances and social media posts. Cade McNamara Is Working with More Management More Management deals in crypto membership services and digital collectibles like non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The firm also boasts its own digital asset known as “MORE,” which trades on...

Lionel Messi, the famed soccer player, has become the latest athlete to accept at least part of his salary in cryptocurrency. Messi Will Be Paid in PSG Tokens Messi has signed a two-year contract to join the French team Paris Saint-German. There is also a clause that could potentially see his contract expanded by an additional 12 months. It is estimated that he will garner as much as $25-$35 million by being one of the team’s new kickers. But the real clincher behind...

Elon Musk has been attracting some negative press in the crypto world as of late, and now Russell Okung – a former NFL player for the Carolina Panthers and a big bitcoin fan – is joining the angry crowd. The Anger Towards Elon Musk Continues Okung recently erected a billboard which took aim at the South African entrepreneur, particularly his position as CEO of SpaceX. Okung posted the following on the billboard: Stick to space. Clearly, he wants Elon Musk out of the...

Apparently, the NFL (National Football League) really does not care much for bitcoin. Either that or they just did not need Sean Culkin, the tight end of the Kansas City Chiefs. Culkin made headlines not too long ago when he announced that he was set to receive his entire annual salary as a football player in bitcoin, though now it looks like this dream is not going to become a reality. Sean Culkin Cut By the Chiefs At 27 years of age, Culkin signed a future contract...

Bitcoin has come quite far over the past year. So far, in fact, that many people say they would not mind getting paid in it. Some, such as Elon Musk – the South African entrepreneur behind billion-dollar companies such as SpaceX and Tesla – have stated that they want their salaries paid in BTC, but some are now taking steps to make sure that this happens. One of those figures is Sean Culkin of the Kansas City Chiefs. Sean Culkin Wants a BTC-Based Salary In a recent...