The Dutch Alkmaar becomes the first football team to start paying the salaries of its players in Bitcoin, announcing the beginning of its cooperation with the Bitcoin Meester who will become the official partner of the team in cryptocurrencies.
According to the club’s announcement, the agreement stipulates that all cryptocurrency transactions will be made with Bitcoin and that Alkmaar will start paying the monthly earnings of its footballers with the well-known cryptocurrency.
The group’s commercial director, Michael Koster, said: “The cryptocurrency market is booming, with rapid growth in recent years.”
It is noted that Alkmaar finished in 3rd place in this year’s Eredivisie championship.
It is recalled that the “opening” of professional sports in the cryptocurrency market has been intensifying recently, with Formula 1 recently announcing the launch of an advertising agreement with the Crypto.com exchange.
