Nelkovski said the deal did not need to be ratified by Baseball Australia, which has been supportive of the move. “The entire process is very similar to the traditional payments process with one added variable which is how much of their salary they would like to keep in bitcoin.” “We are giving the players the freedom to decide what is best for their unique situation,” Nelkovski said. There is also the option to be paid partially in bitcoin and traditional dollars. Should a player wish to opt out, they can still be paid in the traditional manner, with their salary transferred to Australian dollars and sent to their bank account as with any other direct debit process. The bitcoin payments were not mandatory, Nelkovski said, but all current employees of the club were on board with the scheme. “This is the first time a sports club has decided to go all in on a bitcoin standard,” the club’s CEO, Steven Nelkovski, told Guardian Australia. Heat players and staff will be able to be paid in bitcoin from Friday, while the club is also expected to accept bitcoin payments for sponsorships, merchandise and ballpark concessions on game days.
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Australian Baseball League club Perth Heat will pay its players in bitcoin, after partnering with a cryptocurrency payment company in a deal it claims to be a world first for professional sport.