São Paulo FC, one of the biggest clubs in both Brazil and the world football, has made history by becoming the first Brazilian team to accept bitcoin (BTC) and altcoin payment for match tickets.
As reported, the club announced that it would begin the program late last month after striking a deal with the Brazilian arm of the Mexican crypto exchange Bitso. That latter became one of the club’s sponsors in January, with the two parties striking a three-year partnership deal, but decided to take their relationship to the next level in late May.
The deal allows fans to buy home tickets for games played at the Morumbi Stadium using BTC and other coins – using an interface provided by Bitso. As well as BTC, fans can pay in dogecoin (DOGE), shiba inu (SHIB), bitcoin cash (BCH), ethereum (ETH), wrapped bitcoin (WBTC), litecoin (LTC), and five USD-backed stablecoins including DAI.
The crypto pay program is currently only available for official fan club members, the club revealed on its...
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