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Rams player Odell Beckham Jr. will accept NFL salary in Bitcoin

November 22, 2021No Comments


Odell Beckham Jr., wide receiver for the Los Angeles Rams soccer team, has said that he will take his entire $ 4.25 million salary from the National Soccer League in Bitcoin.

In a November 22 post on his Twitter account, Beckham said would partner with Cash App to receive his next NFL salary in Bitcoin (BTC). Ian Rapoport, National Insider reporter said Earlier this month, Beckham would be earning a base salary of $ 750,000 in addition to a signing bonus of $ 500,000 in addition to $ 3 million in other incentives, for a total of $ 4.25 million for the 2021 season.

According to data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro, Beckham's total salary would be worth roughly 75.66 BTC given a price of $ 56,103 at press time. Although the crypto asset hit the highest price of all time close to $ 69,000 on Nov. 10, since then it has dropped below $ 60,000.

Beckham, who currently has a CryptoPunk-style image as his Twitter profile picture, currently plays for the Rams in Los Angeles. The city's Staples Center, not the home of the Rams, but of other sports teams, including the Los Angeles Clippers, has recently been run by fans and social media personalities after the Crypto.com platform signed a $ 700 million deal to change the name of the arena.

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Beckham joins other professional sports players embracing cryptocurrencies as the space seemingly becomes more mainstream. In October, Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady said he would be compensating the fan who had his 600th career touchdown football with 1 BTC along with some signed sports memorabilia. Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, recently in the national spotlight after misleading the public about his COVID-19 vaccine status, also said it would be receiving part of his salary of $ 22 million in BTC.