San Jose Earthquakes Kick Off In-Stadium Bitcoin Payments
The San Jose Earthquakes, a soccer club from California, is banking on the growing popularity of bitcoin in Silicon Valley as it prepares to launch bitcoin payments at its stadium box office, concession stands and gift store. Bitcoin integration at the team's Buck Shaw Stadium will take place on 25th May, in time for the Earthquakes' match with Houston Dynamo. Coinbase is acting as the stadium's bitcoin payments processor, leveraging the exchange's tablet app to accept payments. Team President Dave Kaval told CoinDesk that the the organization became interested in bitcoin thanks to nearby....
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At the start of April, we learned some really interesting news with regard to the San Jose Earthquakes - and Major League Soccer sports team out of California. The news was that them team would "soon" be accepting bitcoin for everything from team merchandise to game tickets. The day has come. The team today announced that they are the first professional sports team to accept bitcoin payments at the Buck Shaw Stadium where the Houston Dynamo will be hosted on Sunday, the 25th of May. This will mean that sports fans can purchase tickets, merchandise, and yes, even concessions at the....
In a ground-breaking move, Californian soccer team, the San Jose Earthquakes, will start accepting bitcoin payments in the upcoming US season. The Earthquakes' president Dave Kaval told SiliconANGLE that fans will be able to use bitcoin to pay for items from the team's merchandise store and to buy tickets. However, hotdogs and popcorn don't appear to be on the list just yet. Winning titles. The 'Quakes' are a major soccer team, having already won two Major League Soccer Cup titles back in 2001 and 2003. However, they aren't the first major US sports team to accept bitcoin. The NBA took....
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....
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A new paper from Deloitte re-imagines the sports stadium concept in light of a number of developing technologies. Notably, Deloitte gives the example of a fantasy sports-style interaction — a "game within the game" — where bets are placed using bitcoin "on in-game events, or use stadium-provided technology for other micro-transactions". The consultancy sees the sports stadium experience as one ripe for technological innovation, building on what's already taking place on the court or field. The paper explains: "While a team is focused on delivering the best possible....