NBA Team Sacramento Kings to Accept Bitcoin For Tickets, Merchandise
In the first move of its kind in the professional sports world, the Sacremento Kings (an NBA team (National Basketball Association), will be accepting bitcoins in exchange for tickets and Kings merchandise, according to a number of reports. As mentioned, they're the first sports team of any to do this, so it's a milestone for the digital currency, without a doubt. The Kings have partnered up with digital currency payment processor BitPay to make this happen, and customers can visit the Kings' retail store in Sacramento, California right now to buy their wares. For those not in the area,....
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SACRAMENTO, CA – Today, the Sacramento Kings announced they will become the first major professional sports franchise to accept Bitcoin, a popular online currency. The bitcoin purchases will be processed through BitPay – the world’s largest payment processor for virtual currencies. Since purchasing the Kings earlier this year, majority team owner Vivek Ranadivé has directed a business philosophy coined “NBA 3.0,” which focuses on investments in technology, globalization and deep community partnerships. The BitPay relationship marks another manifestation of the 3.0 philosophy in Sacramento.....
The Sacramento Kings NBA Franchise has officially launched a bitcoin-only marketplace on BitDazzle, a purchasing platform for online merchants that specializes in bitcoin. The news follows the announcement that the Kings would become the first US professional sports team to accept bitcoin this past January, when the team inked a deal with Georgia-based merchant processing specialist BitPay. The new website, KingsBitcoin.com, is a co-branded effort between the two organisations that will allow Kings fans to purchase gear, merchandise and tickets using bitcoin. In an official statement,....
The Sacramento Kings (NBA) made news in mid-January when they announced they'd be accepting bitcoin for everything from merchandise to game tickets, and now another sports team is hopping on the boat. They are the San Jose Quakes (MLS), a California-based professional soccer team. Team President, Dave Kaval, announced on SiliconANGLE's 'TheCube' that his team would begin to accept bitcoin payments at the start of the next season. Like the Kings' acceptance, fans of the Quakes can use bitcoin to purchase merchandise and game tickets. "In May, we are actually taking Bitcoin in our stadium....
The Sacramento Kings became the first team in the NBA to accept Bitcoin in January of this year. In the first months since the announcement, the team only allowed season ticket holders to use Bitcoin for purchases at the arena, but last week the team announced their partnership with BitDazzle to launch KingsBitcoin.com. KingsBitcoin.com, powered by BitDazzle, is the first online marketplace to accept the virtual currency in the NBA. Launched April 3, the website allows customers to pay for game tickets, memorabilia and special fan experiences using Bitcoin. The co-branded online store....
The Sacramento Kings NBA franchise has officially announced plans to accept bitcoin for products including tickets, jerseys, hot dogs and beer, beginning 1st March. The team says it will accept the currency online and at the Sleep Train Arena, its home stadium. Georgia-based payment service provider BitPay revealed that it will process the team's transactions, adding to its network of 10,000+ bitcoin-accepting merchants. Vivek Ranadivé, owner of the Sacramento Kings, said: "We are maniacally focused on creating the most seamless experience for our fans in all facets. With BitPay, we are....