By Nathan Ferguson
Aaron Rodgers, a professional player of football, turned out to be subsequent in his profession to move forward in the direction of the crypto industry. The player, being the quarterback from Green Bay Packers, declared to transfer some of the NFL earnings thereof into Bitcoin (BTC). This step could become possible following his collaboration with Cash App (a provider of mobile payment facilities).
Bitcoin and its future gains
On the official Instagram page thereof, Aaron Rodgers, considered to be the extremely appreciated player during 2020’s National Football League, declared that he will get a percentage of his salary (up to $33.5M) in BTC. In addition to that, the player is earning about $22M signing as well as roster bonuses, a few of which can be converted by him to the principal cryptocurrency as well. Rogers appears to be an ardent proponent of Bitcoin from the time when he yelled the famous phrase “Bitcoin-to-the-moon.” Moreover, he mentioned that the respective crypto asset is to become the money’s future, and subsequently placed laser eyes on the photo thereof for signaling his bullishness.
He added that he is enthusiastic about BTC due to his belief in Bitcoin becoming the future of finance. He moved on to incorporate some of the fans thereof to become the participants of his initiative in which he promised to provide a cumulative amount of up to $1M in BTC to a few among them. BTC is the latest therefore it can be an intimidating concept, thus to turn it into a comparatively more accessible asset to the fans thereof, he will provide the above-mentioned amount.
Moving on the track of other players of the NFL
Saquon Barkley counts as another exalted player of the NFL (National Football League) entering the crypto bandwagon. He announced during this summer that he would utilize the payment application of Strike to transfer the total of his profits gathered from marketing and endorsement deals into BTC. As per the player of New York Giants, this would be the most suitable approach to preserve the wealth thereof during the period of mounting inflation. While speaking about crypto and NFL, Tom Brady pops as one more popular name. The seven-time champion of the Super Bowl is dedicated not just to Bitcoin but to Ethereum, and Solana also. Hence, he acknowledged that he would be pleased if get paid in those coins.