Bitcoin payments in sport - the opportunities and risks for clubs and players
Bitcoin was first introduced to the world on 31 October 2008 through the ‘White Paper’ published online by its pseudonymous creator, Satoshi Nakamoto. On 22 May 2010, Laszlo Hanyecz (in Florida) infamously agreed to pay 10,000 Bitcoins for two delivered pizzas, in what is considered to be the first commercial transaction using bitcoins.