Russell Okung to Be First NFL Player Paid in Bitcoin

Russell Okung to Be First
NFL Player Paid in Bitcoin.
Carolina Panthers offensive tackle
Russell Okung will be receiving Bitcoin as part
of his contract with the team. .
According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport,
half of Okung’s 2020 contract will be paid
in the form of the popular cryptocurrency.
With a contract worth a total of $13 million,
that’s approximately $6.5 million in Bitcoin.
The two-time Pro Bowler initially signaled his desire
to be compensated in Bitcoin in May 2019 on Twitter.
At the time, he sent out a simple
message saying, “pay me in Bitcoin.” .
On Tuesday, he confirmed that he got
his wish by quote-tweeting the original post
with the message, “paid in Bitcoin.”.
Okung is no stranger to Bitcoin, as he constantly
references the cryptocurrency on social media. .
When we are all paid in Bitcoin,
no one can tell us what to do with
the value we create, Russell Okung, via Twitter