Australian baseball club Perth Heat has announced a partnership with Bitcoin payment processor OpenNode to accept and make payments in Bitcoin (BTC). The partnership allows Perth Heat to pay professional players and staff in Bitcoin. According to the announcement, the professional sports club will send and receive payments in Bitcoin over the Lightning Network. In addition, the … [Read more...] about Australian baseball club Perth Heat to pay athletes in Bitcoin
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DOGE pumps 14% as American baseball team announces Dogecoin plans
Dogecoin surged by 14% yesterday to all all-time highs after Oakland Athletics, a Major League Baseball (MLB) team, announced it would accept DOGE for selling pairs of plaza infield tickets.Only DOGEMLB is an American professional sporting league and is one of the most popular sporting events in the world. Teams have previously put out their own cryptocurrency acceptance plans, … [Read more...] about DOGE pumps 14% as American baseball team announces Dogecoin plans
Topps baseball card maker and MLB will issue official NFTs
A set of nonfungible tokens will be issued by the United States’ leading trading card maker Topps in partnership with Major League Baseball and MLB Players Inc.Topps’ flagship annual baseball card collection, now to circulate in NFT form, reflects the company’s pivot toward a digital transition and awareness of the growing and significant appeal of blockchain-based … [Read more...] about Topps baseball card maker and MLB will issue official NFTs