Pro Football Star Receives Half of His $13 Million Salary in Bitcoin
Carolina Panthers offensive lineman Russell Okung said he has been paid in bitcoin after asking to be paid in the cryptocurrency for almost two years. The Panthers is reportedly diverting half of his $13 million salary to the Strike wallet, which converts the payment into bitcoin for Okung. Russell Okung ‘Paid in Bitcoin’ Pro football player Russell Okung is now reportedly receiving half of his salary in bitcoin. Okung has been a staunch bitcoin advocate for years and he has been asking to be paid in bitcoin since May 2019. Then he tweeted on Tuesday that he was “Paid in....
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The wide receiver will take his new salary 100% in bitcoin, joining a cohort of NFL players paid in BTC.