NFL football star Odell Beckham Jr is giving away $1 million in Bitcoin and will take his new salary in BTC – News

US soccer star Odell Beckham Jr. is accepting his new salary in Bitcoin and giving away $1 million in the cryptocurrency in collaboration with Square's Cash App. “To all my fans out there…I’m giving back a total of $1 million” BTC now,” he wrote.

Soccer star Odell Beckham Jr. takes his new salary in Bitcoin and gives away $1 million in crypto

Odell Beckham Jr., also known as OBJ, announced via Twitter Monday that he will receive his new salary in Bitcoin through Square's Cash App. He also told his 4.1 million Twitter followers that he was giving away $1 million in Bitcoin.

OBJ is an American football wide receiver for the Los Angeles Rams of the American National Football League (NFL). He signed a one-year contract with the Rams two weeks ago after the Cleveland Browns released him. His contract reportedly includes a base salary of $750,000 and a signing bonus of $500,000, with an additional $3 million available in team-based incentives.

At the time of writing, some people on Twitter posted screenshots of themselves receiving Bitcoin from Odell Beckham Jr. Most people received around $20 in BTC.

Last month, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers also said he earns a portion of his salary in Bitcoin. Besides, he also has 1 million dollars given away in BTC to its fans in collaboration with Cash App.

Cash App has also partnered with American rapper and hip-hop artist Megan Thee Stallion December last year gave away $1 million in Bitcoin on Twitter.

A growing number of professional athletes are demanding payment in Bitcoin, including Russell Okung, Tom Brady, Saquon Barkley, and Sean Culkin.

Last week, Perth Heat, a major baseball team in the Australian Baseball League, announced that it would operate under a Bitcoin standard. The team called: “Perth Heat will pay players in Bitcoin, pay employees in Bitcoin, accept Bitcoin payments for sponsorships, merchandise and baseball concessions. [and] hodl Bitcoin on the club’s balance sheet.”

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