MLB team Oakland Athletics sells tickets with bitcoin for first time

The Oakland Athletics became the first team in the American National Baseball League to sell tickets for cryptocurrency. This sale with cryptocurrency occurred about 3 weeks after the team put the tickets on sale.

Bitcoin Is In Baseball!

The “Oakland A's,” as they are popularly known, submitted an offer on March 15 that allowed their fans to buy suite tickets in exchange for Bitcoin.

The East Bay Club in San Francisco said the ticket's buyer was Voyager Digital Ltd, a publicly traded crypto entity based in New York. he announced that he was. The financial technology firm announced that in exchange for a Bitcoin- $ 58,873 – the team would buy 6-person suite tickets for all of the games they host in 2021.

Private suites for six for each game sell for about $ 600, according to the team's official website. The official price of the package for the entire season is also currently $ 64,800, some more than a single Bitcoin.

The fact that they became the first team in the American National Baseball League to sell tickets in exchange for cryptocurrency is seen as a turning point in the history of the Oakland Athletics. 

“Cryptocurrency is a tangible and viable currency model, and we know that other forward-thinking individuals and companies will also join Voyager digital by using this payment to buy and sell tickets, " said Dave Kaval, the team's president, congratulating the buyer.”

Steve Ehrlich, CEO and co-founder of Voyager Digital, announced that the team has close ties to outfielder Stephen Piscotty and that the suite will be shared with the firm's customer base.

Friday (March 26th), team president Dave Kaval announced in an interview that the team will retain every BTC it gets as a result of ticket sales. And he added: "We believe in Bitcoin and hope it continues to rise. Maybe we can find some great representatives with some of the income.”