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Source: coindesk.com ·
Okung’s $13 million salary is being split fifty-fifty between bitcoin and fiat by way of Zap’s Strike product.
Vijay Boyapati - @real_vijay
2 weeks ago
RT @JackMallers: Unbelievably proud and humbled to have helped @RussellOkung achieve his goal of getting paid in #Bitcoin with @ln_strike.
Russel is a leader. Getting #Bitcoin in exchange for your labor is much more than meets the eye.
He is setting that example on a big stage. https://t.co/7UEcFnpLHG
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Jack Mallers - @JackMallers
2 weeks ago
Unbelievably proud and humbled to have helped @RussellOkung achieve his goal of getting paid in #Bitcoin with @ln_strike.
Russel is a leader. Getting #Bitcoin in exchange for your labor is much more than meets the eye.
He is setting that example on a big stage. https://t.co/7UEcFnpLHG
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Brooke ⚡️ - @bitcoinmom
2 weeks ago
RT @CoinDesk: JUST IN: Half of two-time pro-bowler @RussellOkung’s contract with the @Panthers is getting paid out in #bitcoin via @JackMallers' @ln_strike.
@wsfoxley reports
https://t.co/xR5ZKkYHQE
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Michael Goldstein - @bitstein
2 weeks ago
RT @APompliano: Bang bang! @RussellOkung has been getting paid 50% of his NFL contract in Bitcoin by leveraging @JackMallers' Strike product.
Incredible to see Russ continue to be such a great champion of Bitcoin.
https://t.co/1NhoeXy9DR
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Charlie Shrem - @CharlieShrem
2 weeks ago
I've been noticing a HUGE amount of professional sports players realizing #Bitcoin is the future and jumping on the bandwagon in the last year.
https://t.co/FhWXbSqNAE
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Pierre Rochard - @pierre_rochard
2 weeks ago
RT @APompliano: Bang bang! @RussellOkung has been getting paid 50% of his NFL contract in Bitcoin by leveraging @JackMallers' Strike product.
Incredible to see Russ continue to be such a great champion of Bitcoin.
https://t.co/1NhoeXy9DR
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Pomp - @APompliano
2 weeks ago
Bang bang! @RussellOkung has been getting paid 50% of his NFL contract in Bitcoin by leveraging @JackMallers' Strike product.
Incredible to see Russ continue to be such a great champion of Bitcoin.
https://t.co/1NhoeXy9DR
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Jameson Lopp - @lopp
2 weeks ago
RT @CoinDesk: JUST IN: Half of two-time pro-bowler @RussellOkung’s contract with the @Panthers is getting paid out in #bitcoin via @JackMallers' @ln_strike.
@wsfoxley reports
https://t.co/xR5ZKkYHQE
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boozinf
:Browns: Browns 1 week ago
Kelvin Benjamin Becomes First NFL Player to Be Paid in Pork Belly Futures
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discostuu72
1 week ago
Terrible misleading headline. Also Bitcoin sucks ass buy something else. NANO, ETH,ADA, etc....
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VIJoe
:Bears: Bears 1 week ago
This report was debunked as not true.
Both the NFL and the Panthers told Sean Hollister of The Verge that Okung is receiving his entire salary in U.S. dollars just like every other player, and that “his people are converting some of the money into bitcoin.” So Okung is being paid in Bitcoin in the same sense that I'm paid in pizza a few times a month.
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fathertitojones
:Titans: Titans 1 week ago
Dude, I’ve gotten paid in so many Popeye’s chicken sandwiches. It’s unreal.
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Immediate_Meringue22
:Ravens: :2021_bandwagon: Ravens Bandwagon 1 week ago
That is significantly less interesting lol
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Jwindy1987
:Jets: Jets 1 week ago
Tony Siragusa once choose to be paid in cheese and beefaroni but that's a conversation for another day
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Ballsohardstate
:Ravens: Ravens 1 week ago
Cheese and beefaroni aren’t as volatile in terms of value as Bitcoin is so I’d say that’s less egregious.
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Josefknowsthis
2 weeks ago
Other pro athletes, including unnamed members of the Brooklyn Nets basketball team and baseball’s New York Yankees, have also begun onboarding to the program
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zouhuaguang
1 - 2 years account age. 100 - 200 comment karma. 2 weeks ago
Whales started taking all supply, leave some for us
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toDeathsHeart
Redditor for 1 months. 2 weeks ago
Doesn't make sense. He should take the cash, then pick a good time to invest. He is removing one of his options away.
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quicksoftie
6 - 7 years account age. 88 - 175 comment karma. 2 weeks ago
That's crazy. Can you imagine if this takes off? It may actually push real world adoption.
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ITakeSteroids
Redditor for 1 months. 2 weeks ago
It's not the NFL doing this I'm pretty sure he's just direct depositing his NFL paycheck to the 3rd party who's doing the actual conversion. Based on this article there is nothing here that would make it seem like the NFL has anything to do with this. This is still good for BTC but it's like when all these shitcoin ICOs say things like "Partnership with insert megacorp!"
TLDR: The NFL is not paying Russel Okung in BTC, Russel is diverting his USD NFL paycheck to a 3rd party who is then paying him his own liquidity back in BTC vs USD.
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cryptolebowski
Bronze 2 weeks ago
Follow him on twitter. He's a Bitcoin advocate. He Is the innovator, we need more like him. Congratulations on getting paid in a real currency.
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Nonam3Used
1 - 2 years account age. 35 - 100 comment karma. 2 weeks ago
Reason why bitcoin is going up. Whale investors hoping to make a buck. Not regular folks looking for a way to make purchases online anonymously. It’s a bubble...
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wobblyasp -
@wobblyasp
2 weeks ago
When you have enough liquid capital (see: fiat) to not worry about day to day expenses.
I fail to see how this is any different then someone asking to get paid in another investment vehicle. Why not gold? Why not stocks?
peteradio -
@peteradio
2 weeks ago
How does the US government perceive cryptocurrency from a global political POV? Is it a threat? Can it be harnessed? etc..
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