trading platform eToro has signed an advertising deal with seven Premier League clubs paid in for the first time, the parties Tuesday, August 21.
According to various sources, UK clubs Tottenham Hotspur, Brighton & Hove Albion, Crystal Palace, Cardiff City, Leicester City Football Club, Newcastle United and Southampton announced they had signed up to host eToro advertisements.
and integration in football stadiums and the industry will also form a focus for the partnerships, eToro so far not giving details as to the nature of the “exploration.”
The move marks a fresh milestone for cryptocurrency integration in mainstream football. Sporadic experiments have already come from clubs elsewhere, including , where Harunustaspor a professional player for bitcoin in January.
“This is very much the first step on a long road to football fully embracing bitcoin and the underlying blockchain technology,” eToro’s UK managing director Iqbal V. Gandham meanwhile said by The Drum.
Last week, the Union of European Football Associations, more commonly known as UEFA, it had deployed a Blockchain-based ticketing system as part of a phased rollout.
Published at Tue, 21 Aug 2018 11:50:00 +0000
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