In 2020, Carolina Panthers offensive tackle Russell Okung announced that half of his $13 million salary would be converted into bitcoin.
The NFL would not pay him directly in bitcoin. He had to use a third-party service who converted approximately $6.5 million of his salary into bitcoin.
The purchase occurred when bitcoin was around $27,000 per coin, resulting in roughly 240 bitcoin.
At today’s price, that amount of bitcoin would now be worth approximately $19,600,000.
🚨🔵⚪️ José Giménez to Deportivo de A Coruña, here we go! Agreement reached now with Atlético Madrid.
One year loan with part of the salary covered by Depor. 🇺🇾
Covid crash: $1.2B in liquidations
FTX crash: $1.6B in liquidations
Yesterday 10/11: $19.14B in liquidations
The first 2 were literally the best days of the last decade to buy.
Yesterday will probably be the third.