Oxford City Football Club (FC), an English division six football franchise, was the first accept Bitcoin will be used to pay for matchday when the season begins on August 6th.
Bitcoin Adoption Gains Momentum
In addition to purchasing tickets, club supporters can also use BTC via the Lightning Network to pay for food and beverages at Oxford City’s RAW Charging Stadium.
To bring this vision to life, the team signed a multi-year deal with Isle of Man-based Bitcoin company CoinCorner. The back of the team’s shirts will feature a large Bitcoin logo along with the company’s native branding.Danny, CEO of CoinCorner, said the deal would make Oxford the first adopter of Bitcoin at the national level. and added:
“We believe this move will set a trend across the non-league and football league sectors as digital currencies establish themselves as the new normal for sports fans and event attendees across the UK.”
Recently, football club Real Bedford, a crypto investor and Peter McCormack backer, announced that it would accept bitcoin for match tickets. It participates in a local league called , which is not affiliated with the national football ecosystem.
Oxford City FC football director Justin Merritt said over 3.3 million UK residents now own BTC, an increase of 1 million in the last 12 months alone. rice field. Fans of the club don’t have to get involved with technology, but he believes Bitcoin payments are becoming ‘n’.It’s normal in English football.”
More Sports Teams Accepting Crypto Payments
On May 14, RCD Espanyol became the first Spanish football club to accept cryptocurrency payments. The team currently participates in Spain’s premier football league, La Liga. RCD Espanyol announced A partnership with Barcelona-based Crypto Snack allows fans to purchase game tickets, merchandise, food and drinks in several cryptocurrencies.
Cryptocurrency payments aren’t just left to football teams, the NHL’s San Jose Sharks will allow fans to pay for season tickets, sweet leases and partnerships for the 2022 season in Bitcoin, Ethereum and Dogecoin in June 2021. announced that it will
Finally, the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks announced a partnership with BitPay in March 2021. This will allow fans to use Dogecoin along with several other crypto assets to pay for tickets and merchandise. In the same month, MLB’s Oakland Athletics also revealed it would accept bitcoin payments to reserve suites inside the stadium.
